Mumbai: Nand Ghar, which aims to transform 14 lakh anganwadis across India, unveiled a national movement – Agar Bachpan Se Poocha Khaana Khaaya, Toh Desh Ka Kal Banaya- with actor Manoj Bajpayee here Thursday. The movement is aimed at nourishing India’s future generation by ensuring holistic healthcare, quality nutrition and ensuring best-in-class preschool education for children. Welcoming...

Bhubaneswar: Anup Paikaray, founder of Newrup Tech Solutions, a state-supported startup that manufactures the most affordable clean energy equipment, recently got an international honour at a programme in Boston. Anup is a graduate of Odisha University of Technology and Research OUTR), with a degree in Electronics and Instrumentation. He was the winner of the Smartideathon contest organised...

Bhubaneswar: With prominent party leaders taking into social media for assembly polls, a wave of misinformation and fake news by unidentified miscreants have filled several platforms. Despite several hundreds of fake videos and posts, hoarding up in social media, the Cyber Cell of Odisha police has kept mum on the issue. Sources revealed that many accounts with...

Bhubaneswar: To provide respite to citizens from the scorching heat, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started installing temporary sheds in all major traffic junctions across the City. However, the move got mixed reactions from a cross-section of people. Taking to social media, one denizen asked, “Why not promote median plantation of big trees for a permanent solution?...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded the highest-ever collection of Gross GST of Rs 5,902.25 crore in April 2024 against corresponding collection of Rs 5,035.74 crore recorded during April 2023, registering a growth rate of 17.21 per cent as against the national average growth rate of 13 per cent, a state Finance department release stated. The state also recorded...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Rae Bareli seat, the constituency held by his mother Sonia Gandhi earlier. Kishori Lal Sharma, a close aide of the Gandhi family, has been fielded from the Amethi Lok Sabha seat, the party said in a statement. Sharma was the key man who...

Aries: Today you will feel like going green, and Ganesha approves. You could plant a sapling, or organise some dustbins to keep the neighbourhood clean. If you wish to make the world a better place to live in, do it but take it step by step. Taurus: You are likely to become too ambitious today and strive...

Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderbad pulled off a nervy one-run win over Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match here Thursday. Nitish Reddy (76 not out) and Travis Head (58) scored half centuries to help Sunrisers Hyderabad post 201/3 after opting to bat. In reply, Riyan Parag (77) and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (67) stitched a 133-run stand after...

Kolkata: Hours after a temporary female staff at the Raj Bhavan filed a written complaint with the police accusing West Bengal Governor CV Bose of 'outraging her modesty', the latter denied the charges Thursday night, calling the accusation an attempt to gain electoral benefits. “Truth shall triumph. I refuse to be cowed down by engineered narratives. If...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP Thursday lodged a complaint to the Election Commission against a senior IPS officer, alleging that the police officer violated the model code of conduct (MCC) and demanding his transfer outside Odisha. A delegation of state BJP leaders submitted a petition before the Odisha chief electoral officer and complained that IPS officer Ashish Singh violated...