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New Delhi: Facebook has announced the second phase of its 'GOAL' initiative under which the social networking giant is helping tribal girls from across the country to become village-level digital young leaders for their communities. The second phase of the programme, launched by Tribal Affairs...

Bhubaneswar: Workers of a private firm engaged in two mines of Talcher Coalfield in Odisha have halted coal production while operations in another open cast project of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) remained paralysed for the eighth day Thursday. Coal production of at least 16,800 tonne...

Young artists interacted with students of the Munda community to make them understand the local surrounding and ecosystem in an arts education programme titled ‘The Safari Project’ BHUBANESWAR: An arts education programme was organised for some children of the Munda community at a small school...

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...

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...

Cuttack: Hosts Odisha were 133 for the loss of three wickets in their three-day under-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy encounter against Tripura at the Bidanasi ground here, Thursday. Overall Odisha batted 50.2 overs during the day. The match had a delayed start because of wet outfield...

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...

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...

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...

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...