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BHUBANESWAR: In a first, the state will get its maiden book on flora, featuring more than 3,000 exclusive plants and flowers from different parts of Odisha. Researched and complied by a three-member team comprising Sanjeet Kumar, Debjeet Routray and Sweta Mishra, the book is likely...

Bhubaneswar: Cyclone Fani, which wreaked havoc in the state May 3, didn’t spare prominent theatre group Natya Chetana’s Theatre Village (Natya Gram) near Khurda town. Since then, there hasn’t been much progress in the restoration work. Given this situation, Natya Chetana has appealed to theatre...

Bhubaneswar: There hasn’t been much to cheer about in the last one month given that the mass devastation caused by cyclone Fani. However, Raja, a three-day festival that celebrated womanhood, seems to have finally brought back the lost smile on the faces in the people...

Bhubaneswar: To push its demand for special category status for Odisha, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is planning to join hands with the YSR Congress and the JD(U) in Parliament and raise their voice unitedly.The chief ministers of Odisha, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh –...

Bhubaneswar: Tanishq has launched a combo offer for Raja, with discount of up to 25 per cent on making charges of gold and diamond jewellery and 100 per cent value on exchange of old gold jewellery. The offer is valid across Tanishq stores in Odisha...

Mumbai: Weakness in consumer sentiments and softening commodity prices have led India Inc to deliver a six-quarter low revenue growth of 10 percent in the fourth quarter of FY19, a report said Thursday. The revenue growth in consumer-linked sectors was only 3.8 percent in the...

 New Delhi: The government Thursday announced a cut in contributions made by employers and employees toward the health insurance scheme of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to 4 per cent from the existing 6.5 per cent, a move which would lead to an estimated annual...

Melbourne: Adani Enterprises Thursday received the go-ahead to start construction of the controversial Carmichael coal mine in outback Australia, after a state government approved a final permit on ground water management. The Carmichael mine has been a lightning rod for climate change concerns in Australia,...

Puri: The administration has proposed construction of additional cyclone shelters in Puri district in a meeting with a team from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The NDMA team Wednesday visited some cyclone-ravaged villages in Puri and participated in a review meeting on relief and...

Nottingham: Inclement weather and wet outfield has delayed the start of the ICC World Cup game between India and New Zealand here Thursday. An inspection was scheduled for 3 pm IST but was put off after it started raining again. The outfield is pretty wet...