Bhubaneswar: Puri Superintendent of Police (SP), Umashankar Dash, who would soon assume the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for Bhubaneswar would face several challenges like huge pendency of cases at the police stations, poor conviction rate, drug trafficking and loot in the Capital...
Chhatrapur: Amid rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in Ganjam district, the district administration Tuesday started eight fever clinics in Berhampur city. The clinics are situated at Aska Road, Aaga Sahi, Baikunthanagar, Good shed Road, Khodasingi, Ambapua, Uttaramukhi and NST Road. The hospitals will be open...
His paintings under Urban Avatara series represent consumerist culture and human life in a neoliberalised world, says acclaimed artist Birendra Pani Bhubaneswar: At a time when everything seems to have come to a screeching halt due to COVID-19, holding a solo art expo, that too...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Library Academy (OLA) Saturday hosted a webinar here on the theme - Developing Next Generation Library Leaders - which was attended by more 1,500 participants from across the country. For the unversed, OLA was launched in 2015 by a group of young professionals...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the Centre and 12 states including Odisha to declare ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ the barbaric practices like stuffing crackers in food items and chalked off sticks to ward off wild animals. The court said this while hearing...
Bhubaneswar: The ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA) Friday organised a ‘Farmer-Scientists Interaction’ in virtual mode on the occasion of National Fish Farmers’ Day. Saroj Kumar Swain, Director, ICAR-CIFA, briefed the importance of Fish Farmers’ Day. On the occasion experts said, “Fish and fish products...
Nimo/Leh: In a quaint little village with tall poplars swinging gently in the summer bloom against the bare lofty mountains, 1962 war veteran Tsering Tashi giggles with exuberance over the thought that Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his village just a week ago. "I did...
Bhubaneswar: The AMRI Hospitals here has come forward to assist COVID-19 patients who want treatment at home to reduce the chances of infection in hospital. This comes after the government changed the norms and allowed home treatment of COVID-19 patients. The hospital through its ‘Virtual...
Taipei (Taiwan): The imposition of a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong has sent chills through Taiwan, deepening fears that Beijing will focus next on seizing the democratic self-ruled island. China and Taiwan split in 1949 after nationalist forces lost a civil war to...
New Delhi: With its COVID-19 infection tally crossing the 1,00,000-mark Monday, Delhi became the first city in India to surpass the grim milestone, even as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said a drop in the number of daily cases and declining positivity rate indicated an improvement...
Finally, the much-awaited meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is taking place. Trump’s three-day...
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When Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the people in the country on 10 May to curb fuel use, reduce overseas...
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The framers of the Constitution envisaged the office of the Governor as a neutral constitutional authority, detached from partisan politics...
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Every few years, India calls in its envoys for a reality check. At the 11th Heads of Mission Conference recently,...
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