Artisans, who were previously engaged only in making earthen lamps, are earning five times more by crafting terracotta and designer lamps BHUBANESWAR: Earthen lamps are essential to almost all festivals celebrated across Odisha. Artisans are engaged in making the artifacts since time immemorial....
Puri: The district administration pulled down the dilapidated and ‘unsafe’ Municipality Market Complex at Market Square here Sunday. The 45-year-old structure will give way to a state-of-the-art multi-storey market complex, said an official. The demolition of the complex that housed 158 shops and nine other...
BHUBANESWAR: Organised by Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts department, annual terracotta exhibition Mruttika 2019 drew flocks of visitors on its second day here Sunday. Inaugurated by development commissioner Suresh Chandra Mohapatra, the expo features earthen lamps, terracotta artworks and home décor items in 100 stalls. More...
BHUBANESWAR: National-level Khadi and Garmoudyog exhibition-cum-sale 2019 was organised by Odisha Khadi and Gramoudyog board here Sunday. Speaking at the event, Ashok Chandra Panda, minister, Science & Technology, Public Enterprises, Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disability, said, “It’s a great initiative by the Khadi board to popularise the product as well as the sincere...
A conventional array of artworks is often exhibited in the galleries of Odisha but, the state has the efficiency of exhibiting a new genesis. Thus, to bring a change, ‘Collection 30’ is designed to give a different vision to viewers BHUBANESWAR: Orissa Modern Art Gallery...
Khurda: Banpur police. Sunday, claimed to have arrested three members of a bike-lifting gang and recovered as many as 15 two-wheelers from them. Santosh Kumar Jagdeb alias Milu, Abhijay Singh alias Muna and Sagar Hati of Kulei under Banpur police limits have been sent to...
Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has come down heavily against the Keonjhar district administration and the state government for their alleged failure to curb cases of illegal mining in the region. The NGT was hearing a petition relating to rampant illegal laterite mining in...
New Delhi: Possibilities of regular supply of vegetables have cooled down their prices in the wholesale market but in the retail market, prices are still disturbing the kitchen budget. Also, the garlic prices have caused the housewives' expenses to double. According to official data, the...
Bhubaneswar: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Friday released a data which revealed that major telecom service providers barring Reliance Jio, have witnessed sharp fall in number of subscribers in Odisha in the month of August. TRAI’s report says, “BSNL lost over 5.25 lakh subscribers...
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the ongoing trade wars and protectionism have generated uncertainties and will ultimately impact the flow of capital, goods and services. She also called for 'concerted action' to mitigate the disruption on account of synchronous slowdown and to...
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