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BHUBANESWAR: Regarded as one of the finest artist of the country, Paris-based Odia sculptor Gadadhar Ojha will represent India at the International sculpture symposium in Danilovgrad, Montenegro. Ojha will showcase his skills in the symposium where he is invited from 1st September to 30th September,...

Emar Mutt, a medieval monastery which had a key role in the preservation of Jagannath scholasticism, is gone. Similar has been the fate of other monasteries which were razed to the ground in a demolition drive by civic authorities in Puri PURI: The iconic structure...

Bhubaneswar: The state government is contemplating to raise the income of women self-help groups (SHGs) in urban areas by involving them in various schemes under the Housing and Urban Development programmes. Reviewing the performances of State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) here Wednesday, Housing and Urban...

BHUBANESWAR: Srjan is all set to celebrate 25 years of Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra (GKCM) Award Festival from September 5 to 11 at the Rabindra Mandap. The seven-day event will see talented artistes displaying their skills. Srjan held last year’s festival with music recitals featuring...

BHUBANESWAR: Gandhi Peace Foundation of Nepal has appointed Shashanka Sekhar Das as the Gandhi Peace Ambassador for India. GPF, Nepal is an international body which promotes the ideals of the Mahatma, propagating non-violence, tolerance and world peace. Shashanka, popularly known as the Paperboy, is the...

BHUBANESWAR: When we speak of Odisha’s wetlands it is the Chilika Lake that often comes to our mind. However, Ansupa Lake, a beautiful melodic wetland, is almost unknown except to those living in Bhubaneswar or Cuttack. Ansupa is a wetland with lots of floating vegetation,...

New Delhi: The ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Modi government is turning into ‘Fake in India’ due to the large scale production of counterfeit goods, state Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain said Tuesday. Speaking after attending the national consultation meet...

New Delhi: After slumping to an over six-year low, India's economic growth will pick up over the coming quarters but the rebound is expected to be weaker than before, Fitch Solutions said Monday as it trimmed GDP forecast for the current fiscal to 6.4 per...

New Delhi: India Inc's foreign borrowings grew over two-fold to $4.98 billion in July over the same month a year ago, according to Reserve Bank data. Indian firms had raised $2.18 billion in borrowings from overseas markets in July 2018. Of the total money borrowed...

Bhubaneswar: State MSME and Industry minister Dibya Shankar Mishra recently stated that the state government has given high priorities to MSME sector in order to make Odisha a ‘one trillion dollar’ economy. “Government is promised to take MSME not only to the Naxal affected areas...