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Bhubaneswar: The Regional Science Centre here has selected Bolangir district to start a brand new mobile science unit which would contain 20 interactive van mounted exhibits on measurement. The van will cover 11 schools of various blocks from September 16 till the second week of...

The sacred ‘Sankha’, first mentioned in the Atharva Veda, was originally blown to declare the victory of good over evil. In the Mahabharata, Lord Krishna used to blow the conch shell to announce the beginning and closure of battle. Many might know that conch shell...

Bhubaneswar: A special POCSO court Tuesday sentenced a person to life imprisonment for raping his 12-year-old-daughter at Salia Sahi area under Nayapalli police limits here. The convict who originally hails from Kandhamal used to torture his wife after taking alcohol. Subsequently, the lady came to...

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has organised a seminar on Environmental Pollution and Plastic-Free Nation at Rail Sadan here Tuesday. Addressing the seminar, ECoR general manager (GM) Vidya Bhushan stressed upon avoiding single-use plastic on railway premises, trains, residential areas and railway establishments and also...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is preparing its action plan to control the increasing population of stray dogs in the smart city. As per the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme under the Animal Welfare Board of the Government of India, a targeted approach to...

Bhubaneswar: Targeting the state government over its rural housing scheme Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (BPGY), the state BJP Monday alleged that the state government is hijacking Central schemes to gain political mileage. Addressing the media at the party office here, state BJP leader Lekhashree Samantsinghar...

New Delhi: Nushrat Bharucha has said she joined movies as acting is her passion, but she is not delusional about how the showbiz works. However rather than playing a victim she will forge ahead on the path that she has created for herself. The actor,...

A report by ‘State of the Urban Youth, India 2012: Employment, Livelihoods, Skills’ says: in seven years median individual in India will be 29-year-old, making it home to the largest youth population by 2020 DWINDLING NUMBERS In FY 18, unemployment rate in the country stands...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch Monday arrested a dreaded criminal who is suspected to be the kingpin of illegal drugs trade in Odisha. The accused, Sk Raja, 29, is a resident of Gala Pola near Arada Bazar area under Sahadebkhunta...

Known as ‘Cuttacki Tarakasi’, silver filigree is a unique and fascinating art form. However, its origin is not exactly known but evidence suggests that it gained credence and popularity during the Mughal era GI tag for Cuttack’s silver filigree can benefit the struggling artists and...