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City to host ‘Khadi Bazar’

BHUBANESWAR: On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Khadi and Gramodyog board is all set to organise a national-level Khadi sale and exhibition titled ‘Khadi Bazar’ from October 19 to 28 at Exhibition Ground here. More than 60 stalls will be exhibited at the...

Odia guy develops app to ease consumer pain

NAYAGARH: Smart phone apps making human lives more convenient is commonplace these days. Meet Gyana Ranjan Panda, a worker in CESU, Odisha, who has developed a prototype app promising to make the lives of consumers easier. Panda named his app ‘Google Electrical Map’. In this map, he...

Ecologists urge tree protection

BHUBANESWAR: After Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) fell over 2100 trees in Aarey Colony for the construction of a parking space, environmentalists from the city have urged the state government to take steps to preserve green cover of the state, especially due to the...

Satyapira conferred with Karamveer Chakra award

BHUBANESWAR: Guinness book record holder Satyapira Padhan from Odisha was conferred with the prestigious Karamveer Chakra Award and Global Young Leader Fellowship instituted by United Nations (UN) and ICONGO at IIT, New Delhi recently. Upon his return to the state, he was given a hero’s...

Women outdo males in readying paperwork

BHUBANESWAR: The percentage of female four-wheeler drivers who have completed all paperwork mandated by the MV (Amendment) Act 2019 is comparatively more than their male counterparts in the capital, according to a survey by Bhubaneswar RTO. It has also been found that women are more...

Body of man who jumped into river recovered

Bhubaneswar: The body of a man who had jumped into Kathajodi river, a tributary of Mahanadi, October 9, in the presence of his wife and child, was recovered Wednesday, police said. The decomposed body of Debabrata Mohapatra was recovered from Devi river, another tributary of...

State plans to make PPP Cell as expert directorate

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to strengthen its PPP Cell under the Planning & Convergence (P&C) department, the state government is planning to make it as an expert directorate. This proposal was discussed during a high-level review meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Asit...

State media showed Kim riding a white horse to climb North Korea's sacred Mount Paektu.

Kim visits sacred N Korean peak, vows to fight US sanctions

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to surmount US-led sanctions he says have inflicted "many hardships and trials" on his country, state media reported Wednesday, days after his country's first nuclear negotiations with the US in more than seven months fell apart. State...

Naveen not to celebrate birthday for Fani

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday said that he will not celebrate his birthday Wednesday in view of Cyclone Fani that caused massive damage in the state in May this year. “This year, cyclone Fani has caused a lot of damages. In view of that...

 

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