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New Delhi: The economic slowdown has dimmed the festive mood with jewellers reporting lower sales on Dhanteras day, the most auspicious day ahead of Diwali. Delhi-based traders' body Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said that business of both gold and silver has registered sharp...

Cuttack: With the improvement in weather condition, cracker sales at several stalls in the Silver City here picked up, Friday. Two days of incessant rain powered by a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal had affected the sale of crackers for the upcoming...

New Delhi: It’s Diwali again and like every year it’s about so many gifts to give and such a bewildering variety to choose from. There’s the acceptable dinner set and the chic candle stand, the new-age beauty hamper and the gourmet food basket, the useful...

Bhubaneswar: Under the 5T initiative of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Odia Language, Literature and Culture department, Friday, signed an MoU to enable online booking of auditoriums under the control of the department. With the implementation of the initiative, people would be able to book auditoriums...

Mumbai: Twenty four women, including two Independents, have made it to the new Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, two more than the outgoing house. Half of these women are first timers. Fourteen women elected in the October 21 polling belong to the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena alliance. The...

Bhubaneswar: To make Odisha Child Marriage free by 2030, the state government, Thursday, launched a Strategic Action Plan (SAP) with the support of UNICEF and UNFPA. The SAP was launched at a conference here organized on prevention of child marriage in Odisha. The State Strategic...

BHUBANESWAR: A TED-Ed Talk on ‘Concoction of Spirituality, Modernity & Art’ was held at KiiT International School here recently. Speakers Sister Deepa, senior member, Awakening India, Bramhakumari Society, Falguni Vasavada, head, strategic management, MICA College, Ahmedabad and Padma Shri Sudarshan Patnaik, sand artist, delivered talks...

BALASORE: At a time when the importance of curbing global plastic usage cannot be stressed enough, Yuva Vikas Foundation from Balasore has come up with a unique initiative to reduce pollution caused by plastic and polystyrene. The step was undertaken by director, Yuva Vikas Foundation,...

Interdependence’, an anthology of 11 films including Nila Madhab Panda’s ‘Megha’s Divorce’, aims to shake the world’s conscience on the matter of tackling climate change     BHUBANESWAR: Nila Madhab Panda walked the red carpet along with other internationally acclaimed filmmakers at the official screening of the...

Bhubaneswar: In a setback to the state government, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has dismissed a petition to reconsider its earlier order directing the government to pay `2 lakh additional compensation to the relatives of the deceased persons in a mistaken firing incident of...