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Naresh Goyal, from ticketing agent to airline mogul

Mumbai: Naresh Goyal, a former ticketing agent who went on to build one of India's biggest airlines, has stepped down as chairman of cash-strapped Jet Airways India Ltd after caving in to pressure from creditors. Jet's board approved resignation of Goyal, 69, and his wife...

Grads relish flutter workshop

BHUBANESWAR: "Developer Student Club - Powered by Google Developers" organised a flutter workshop to build native apps on iOS and Android from a single codebase at Patia here Sunday. Flutter is an open-source mobile application development framework created by Google. It is used to develop...

Modi to visit Odisha for campaign

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha twice in March and April to campaign for the BJP. The first-phase of Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in Odisha is scheduled on April 11. Talking to mediapersons, state BJP spokesperson Golak Mahapatra said the...

Celebrating feminist literature

BHUBANESWAR: Walking Bookfairs, as a part of its celebration of women writers, organised readings and discussions on Jane Austen in Khandagiri here Sunday. Feminist literature covers the canon of nonfiction, fiction, poetry, essays and other writings that relate to women's equality in all fields including...

‘Day of Service’ promotes social cohesion

BHUBANESWAR: Bakul Foundation mobilised hundreds of youth from colleges, schools and IT firms to celebrate ‘Bakul Day of Service’ in 12 slums of Bhubaneswar with a host of fun-filled learning activities here Sunday. There is a lot of buzz around urban slums and youth as...

Literary session in Capitaladvocates women’s rights

BHUBANESWAR: To celebrate the spirit of feminism, Bhubaneswar Poetry Club, in collaboration with Bibliophiles of Bhubaneswar and UN Women, conducted a literary reading session at Ekamra Haat, Kharvel Nagar Road here Sunday. The word ‘feminism’ has been a topic of many speculations, especially in the...

Rohingya refugees gather at a market inside a refugee camp near Cox Bazaar in Bangladesh

UN plans to relocate Rohingya to an island

Yangon: The United Nations (UN) is making plans to help Bangladesh relocate thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island off its coast, documents seen by Reuters show, a move opposed by many refugees and that some human rights experts fear could spark a new...

WEAVING STORIES OF HOPE

Even though Odisha has a rich tradition of some of the best weaving patterns, it is still struggling to reclaim its glories. Here’s an effort to understand the revival need of the handloom sector of Mayurbhanj BHUBANESWAR: At a time when the whole world is...

2 Hindu minor girls in Pak abducted, converted, married

Karachi: Two minor Hindu sisters were allegedly kidnapped and forcibly married after being converted to Islam in Pakistan's Sindh province, triggering protests by the minority community. The two girls were allegedly kidnapped by a group of "influential" men from their home in Ghotki district on...

Global travellers join Ekamra Walks in City

BHUBANESWAR: Ben Lenzner from New York City and Francisco Sanchez from Barcelona participated in the Ekamra Walks here Friday. Ben, a documentary film maker and storyteller feels participating in the Monks, Caves and Kings on early Saturday morning ‘guarantees satisfaction’. He joined the Jain heritage...

 

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