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Bhubaneswar: Toilets have always been a hard-to-discuss topic even as a huge population in the world still does not have access to a decent hygienic place to defecate. According to the sanitation fact sheet of World Health Organisation (WHO) published on its website in February...

New Delhi: The screening committee of Congress would hold another meeting Saturday as the short listing of candidates for 21 Lok Sabha and 147 Assembly constituencies in Odisha is yet to be completed. Sources said the committee short listed the names for 15 Lok Sabha...

Puri: The district administration has made elaborate arrangements to ensure free and fair Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Puri. District Collector Jyotiprakash Das recently convened a press meet to highlight the measures introduced by the administration for smooth conduct of the polls. According to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has drawn up foolproof plans to ensure the security of VVIPs who are expected to visit the state for campaigning in the run-up to the four-phase simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. A high-level meeting chaired by Director General of Police (DGP)...

Bhubaneswar: Internationally acclaimed literary platform, Kalinga Literary Festival, organised its 3rd KLF Corner to engage with the literary community and the youth of the state. Literary youth icon Biyot Pronja Tripathy joined the conversation with living literary legend Devdas Chhotray. KLF Corner in Bhubaneswar was...

Bhubaneswar: Situated only 25 kilometres away from Bhubaneswar City, the Kandalai village has spent 40 years without electricity. The village under Chhatabar Panchayat is situated adjacent to Chandaka-Dampara Elephant sanctuary. The village was established in 1978 but electricity could not reach the villagers for the...

Bhubaneswar: The elections to 21 Lok Sabha and 147 Assembly seats in Odisha will be conducted in four phases starting April 11, said Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the state, Surendra Kumar here, Sunday (see graphic at top). The CEO said that Maoist affected areas...

BHUBANESWAR: The concluding day of ‘She Rocks’ entrepreneur fair was marked by the enthusiastic participation of city folks and insightful talks by women entrepreneurs at Esplanade One here Sunday. The evening was kick started by organisers involving children at the venue in a variety of...

BHUBANESWAR: An open-mic event ‘Jashn-e-Mehfeel 8.0’ witnessed a flock of around 100 hearts passionately sharing the emotions inside them at Galaxia Garden here recently. The event was sponsored by a restaurant chain We The Foodies. The brainchild of Shivam Priyadarshi and co-founders Subhradeep Nath, Swati...

Puri: Residents of Sujata Nagar and Matitota fifth lane in the city here have threatened to launch an agitation if the district administration and the civic body do not find a permanent solution to the issue of waterlogging in the locality. The residents have threatened...