Puri: The district administration has put emphasis on the removal of garbage and silt from drains ahead of the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath which is scheduled to be organised July 4. While participating in the first coordination meeting for Rath Yatra here Wednesday,...
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has collected Rs 8.21 crore as fine from around 1,76,493 ticketless travellers in the 2018-19 fiscal, a senior ECoR official said. The national transporter also earned Rs 22.20 crore from irregular travellers (travelling with wrong tickets) and Rs 1.10...
BHUBANESWAR: Freedom of speech and expression is fundamental in any modern democratic setup. People possess the right to criticise their chosen representatives if fail to fulfill their promises. While political satire thrives in western societies, it is often met with opposition and even death threats...
BALASORE: Members of the Bhumij tribes of Nilgiri are reviving their folk dance through an innovative marketing strategy for economic sustenance. Bana Dhulira Phula, a charitable trust, is holding such activities to revive and commercialise the tribal folk dance with Bhumij tribes of Salabani village...
Bhubaneswar: Bad weather, as predicted by the India Meteorological Department, might affect the turnout in the polling booths in four Lok Sabha constituencies which are going to polls Thursday. The state meteorological department Wednesday predicted light rains and thundershowers in these areas. Lok Sabha constituencies...
Bhubaneswar: At least 60 farmers were Wednesday arrested for forcibly trying to enter the office of the CEO to lodge a complaint against political parties accusing them of neglecting farmers, a police officer said. The farmers agitating under the banner of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan...
BHUBANESWAR: Google Crowdsource organised DevExpo, an annual event for developers and designers where they can interact with speakers and industry experts with hands-on experience on certain trending technical topics at Patia here recently. The Developer Student Club team had an amazing execution for the top-notch...
Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance sleuths Wednesday arrested an assistant section officer (ASO) at Office of the Engineer-in-Chief (Civil) here on charges of bribery. “Dillip Kumar Bisoi has been taken into custody after he was caught receiving Rs 8,000 as bribe from Jatiranjan Ganapati Dehury Karanjiapada village...
BHUBANESWAR: In a proud moment for the state, Cuttack girl Aiswarya Sahoo won the gold medal in the eighth national-level school chess tournament in the U-7 category at Raipur in Chhattisgarh recently. Yashita Rout from Khurda district too struck gold in the U-11 category and...
Bhubaneswar: Three persons were arrested Wednesday on charges of snatching a gold chain from a woman on Raj Mahal over-bridge here Sunday, a senior Capital police official said. Debasis Swain of Saguan Bagicha, Swagat Pattnaik of Santrapur and Tapan Routray of Uparsahi under Town police...
Brazil, the largest South American country with a Leftist government, is poised to come within the orbit of the influence...
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The Supreme Court stating on 5 October that it has not approved any modifications to Form 6 being used by...
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India’s air-power shortcomings are becoming harder to ignore. Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, very publicly, flagging Pakistan’s collaboration with China...
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By Aakar Patel While Gandhi Jayanti is still fresh on our minds and the right to peaceful assembly is in...
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