Bhubaneswar: Odisha has the potential to become a leading economic power of the country. However, the state is lagging behind, chairman of the 15th Finance Commission NK Singh said here Monday. After arriving at the Biju Patnaik International Airport, Singh, who heads a team of...
BHUBANESWAR: The negative impact of social media is more profound on girls as per a new study on the subject. This calls for more attention of parents to the subject to check the worrying trend. Researchers at University of Essex and UCL found an association...
BHUBANESWAR: A four-day solo art exhibition of artist Subhamaya Biswal was inaugurated by Padma Shri Sudarshan Sahoo at Soochana Bhawan here Monday. Around 18 charcoal paintings were displayed under the theme of Go Mata or Holy cow. Some other paintings on goat and ox among...
BHUBANESWAR: The 10th cultural evening of Toshali National Crafts Mela was marked by the silken voice of Humane Sagar. The evening’s programme was graced by Sports secretary of state Bishal Dev and Collector Arvind Agarwal along with Subha Sharma, Secretary, Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts Dept,...
BHUBANESWAR: Shoppers and craft connoisseurs were spoilt for choice at Sisira Sarasa fair at Exhibition ground here Monday. Known to be one of the finest crafts fair organised by ORMAS and Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department, the mela witnessed a footfall of around 85,000...
Bhubaneswar: The state taxi and auto-rickshaw union Sunday declared its support to the two-day pan-India strike call given by the different trade unions of the country. Addressing a press conference, the All-Odisha Taxi and Auto Mahasangha Sunday announced that it will join the all-India strike...
BHUBANESWAR: Mystic Kalinga Festival hosted renowned mythological author Devdutt Pattanaik on its second day here, where he delivered a lecture on Bhakti in Indian mythology citing classical Odia texts and songs. “In Bhakti poetry one is even allowed to abuse God, something which...
New Delhi: Hours after Rahul Gandhi accused her of “lying” about procurement orders worth Rs 1 lakh crore for aerospace major HAL, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday called it a matter of “shame” that the Congress chief was “misleading” the country without fully understanding the...
Bhubaneswar: More than 100 dead birds were found in Sorona jetty under Tangi police limits in the district Sunday morning. The dead birds include a large number of migratory species. The birds were recovered during a raid conducted by a team of Forest department officials of...
Puri: Even though there was an attempt to inject glamour into the Mission Shakti conclave by bringing Hindi film and TV actors, one of the celebrities faced an embarrassing moment when he addressed the place as Bhubaneswar instead of Puri. Actor Karanvir Bohra who had...
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