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Bhubaneswar: It was a musical nite with a difference. The Jadumani Dash Memorial Samman, 2018 was conferred on classical singer Keshab Rout and mardal player Jagannath Kuanr at Soochana Bhawan here Wednesday evening. Hosted by Jadumani Dash Memorial Foundation, as part of its Eighth anniversary,...

Bhubaneswar: A fashion show hosted by students of JD Institute of Fashion Technology as part of the Fourth JD Annual Design Awards ceremony generated a sense of excitement in their display of traditional designs and fabrics here Wednesday. Around 120 collections including fashion designs, interior...

Puri: Putting an end to uncertainties over supply of chariot ropes, the Orissa Cooperative Coir Corporation (OCCC) Limited Wednesday delivered the ropes to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA). Srimandir sources said the OCCC has supplied 14 ropes for pulling of chariots and two for...

Bhubaneswar: If sources are to be believed, internet giant Google and the state government are exploring ways for collaboration to provide back-end support to startups in the state. The move assumes significance in the backdrop of Odisha's ambitious plan to emerge as one of the...

Bhubaneswar: A special joint squad of Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) jumped into action Wednesday to solve the waterlogging problem near Iskcon temple at Nayapalli here. The action followed a meeting that was held under...

Bhubaneswar: More than a hundred Congress workers were detained by the Commissionerate Police after they tried to move towards Naveen Niwas, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's residence here, in a bid to gherao it Wednesday. Youth Congress members also took out a bike rally under the...

Bhubaneswar: A day after a vigilance court here convicted IAS officer Vinod Kumar along with six others in the Orissa Rural Housing Development Corporation (ORHDC) scam, the anti-corruption agency raided his residence Wednesday evening. The sleuths carried out raids at A/23, VIP Colony, Nayapalli residence...

New Delhi: A Supreme Court Constitution Bench Wednesday unanimously ruled in favour of the Arvind Kejriwal government saying that the real powers of governance of Delhi rests with the elected representatives. The apex court said the Lieutenant Governor (LG) was bound by the aid and...

New Delhi: Union minister for petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan has written to Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh requesting him to work towards bringing all 66 Regulated Market Committees (RMCs) in Odisha under e-NAM. In a letter written to the minister, the minister...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court would hear a petition on alleged mismanagement of Srimandir affairs and other related issues almost a month after it passed an order curtailing the rights of the temple servitors for collecting donations. The case has been listed to be heard...