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Janmejoy Sai Babu, a reputed Chhau dancer from Odisha, was recently conferred the 2018 Sangeet Natak Academi award for his contribution to this traditional dance form. Chaitali Shome from Orissa POST interacted with this unpretentious artiste wherein he talked about his journey as a dancer, his...

Bhubaneswar: The enquiry into the Chilika boat tragedy in which six persons, mainly children, died has blamed heavy winds for the mishap. Transport Minister Nrusingha Charan Sahu had ordered a probe into the tragedy. Giving this information to the media Friday Transport Secretary G. Srinivas...

While obesity has been shown to increase breast cancer risk in elderly, for younger women the opposite seems to be true. For pre-menopausal women, a higher body fat was linked to lower breast cancer risk, according to researchers. The study, published in the journal JAMA...

Bhubaneswar: Taking a strong note on the alleged illegal arrest of some tribal families in Ganjam district, Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) here Thursday directed the authorities concerned to submit a report within four weeks. The commission has asked the Collector, the superintendent of police...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Thursday directed all the collectors to instruct the additional district magistrates (ADMs) and other officers concerned to take early and appropriate action on public grievances received through social media. Revenue and Disaster Management department’s Principal Secretary Chandra Shekhar Kumar in his...

New Delhi/ Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir was Wednesday placed under Governor's rule for the fourth time in the last one decade after the BJP withdrew support to its alliance partner PDP, prompting Mehbooba Mufti to resign as the Chief Minister. A Home Ministry spokesman said,...

Puri: Dead people are being doled out benefits of social schemes and scores of beneficiaries are enjoying their allowances from more than one village. These are the two issues which hogged the limelight at a district level review meeting on social schemes here Tuesday. At...

Bhubaneswar: Henceforth the Railway Protection Force (RPF) will register a criminal case whenever there is a rail roko agitation and take legal action. The decision to initiate criminal case in case of rail roko was taken at the meeting of State Level Security Committee for...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Even as the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu Tuesday set in motion the process for election of the deputy chairman of the House, holding talks on the issue with the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, speculations are rife regarding the Biju Janata...

Cuttack: The Crime Branch (CB) has come up with an action plan for police officers asking them to follow certain steps to ensure proper investigation in sensitive cases. The CB has sent letters to all district range Inspectors General (IGs), Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) and...