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Bhubaneswar: A recent national-level health status report titled ‘India State-Level Disease Burden’ – which has details of all Indian states and is studied by the government agencies and many other experts — hint that Odisha is still among India’s top 7 states to have high...

Maa Kandhuni temple is just five kilometres from Chhatrapur town, on the bank of Rushikulya river at Podapadar village. Kandhuni Devi’s temple is very popular in Ganjam district of the state BERHAMPUR: As Durga Puja is round the corner, various Devi temples and ‘pithas’ are...

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time since the Lok Sabha elections here Wednesday.  However, the National Register of Citizens (NRC) process did not figure during their discussion which was mostly on developmental issues. This...

Bhubaneswar: The state government is going to conduct a survey of orphan children and children of single parents living in the state to bring them under the protective network of the society through government intervention. Women and Child Development and Mission Shakti (W&CD and MS)...

Bhubaneswar: In its bid to go paperless, the East Coast Railway Wednesday implemented the e-office system which will be a part of the National e-governance programme of the government, an official said. This e-office system will be a great platform towards paperless working of day...

New Delhi: Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant and pacer Navdeep Saini were Wednesday named in the 16-member strong Delhi squad, led by top-order batsman Dhruv Shorey, for the first four games of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, starting September 24. Delhi start their campaign on the opening...

New Delhi: India’s goods and services tax (GST) panel is unlikely to approve lowering the tax for the auto and allied components sector this week, as a study has warned of major revenue losses, two government officials said. A government study, attached to the agenda...

New Delhi: Companies in India will seek exemptions from the government’s planned ban on certain plastic items, fearing the move will disrupt supply chains and raise costs ahead of a festive season. India is likely to impose a nationwide ban on plastic bags, cups, small...

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...