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BHUBANESWAR: Denizens of the city celebrated the festival of colours in high spirits despite the looming threat of spreading of the novel coronavirus. Multiple outfits organised grand celebrations of the occasion. Leading the jubilee was Swapna Pati Foundation which organised the ninth edition of Herbal...

New Delhi: In key organisational changes, the Congress appointed Wednesday young face Anil Chaudhary as its Delhi unit chief and named DK Shivakumar, known to be the party’s chief troubleshooter in crisis situations, as the head of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). Congress president...

Bhubaneswar: Denizens here might soon see online approval of their land and building plans and a complete makeover of the capital city as Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has begun preparation of GIS (Geographical Information System)-based Integrated Master Plan scheme. A sub-scheme under AMRUT (Atal Mission...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Sunday announced the creation of a 'Mission Shakti' department, exclusively for the development of the women. “I would like to announce that Odisha will be the first state to have an exclusive department for the self-help groups. This will be...

Women across the world, especially India, are still striving for gender equality. Some courageous women have managed to carve a niche for themselves in spite of various obstacles International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to...

BHUBANESWAR: The 10th edition of Odia Filmfair Awards 2019 will be held at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar, March 15, 2020. Veteran Ollywood actor Ajit Das will be conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award on the occasion for his contribution to Odia cinema, managing director of...

Nila Madhab’s next hindi film shot entirely in Odisha BHUBANESWAR: It is an exciting time for independent Indian filmmakers to showcase their work on screen as interesting experiments are getting accepted and acknowledged. Enthused by the trend, national award winning director Nila Madhab Panda (Padma...

New Delhi: The Centre Saturday lifted the 48-hour ban imposed Friday on two Malayalam news channels for reportage that could ‘enhance communal disharmony’ across the country, sources said. The ban on Asianet News was lifted at 1.30 am, while the ban on Media One was...

BHUBANESWAR: Tribal jewellery stores have become the center of attraction at a state level handicrafts exhibition organised by Directorate of Handicrafts & Cottage Industries. The expo entered its fifth day at Exhibition Ground here Friday. Women from all walks of life are visiting the expo...

Women have been and continue to be integral to the institution of art, but despite being engaged with the art world in every way, many women artists have found opposition in the traditional narrative of art history BHUBANESWAR: More than 30 painters participated at a...