Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday approved a scheme to develop the birthplaces of the state's great sons and daughters, including freedom fighters, poets, social reformers and other eminent personalities in different fields, who are collectively known as 'Baraputras' locally, at a cost of Rs 345 crore. The cabinet of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, in all, approved...

Kendrapara: As part of its conservation measures, the Odisha government has performed satellite tagging on six Olive Ridley Sea Turtles at Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapara district by Wednesday, a top forest official said. Plans are afoot to do the same to three more turtles at the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district in the near future....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government was planning three ring roads, cumulatively 645 km long, as part of the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Region. The plan was made public at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday. A 432-km ring road will be constructed from Paradip to Puri via Tangi, Saptasajya and Rameswar. It will be built...

Vehicle owners queue up to obtain pollution under control (PUC) certificates near Saheed Nagar, Tuesday   Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a Santa Claus using one tonne of apples on Puri beach to mark Christmas   Artists perform concluding day Odissi International Programme at Bhanja Kala Mandap in Bhubaneswar Orissa POST - Odisha’s No.1 English Daily

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday approved proposals for 11 industrial projects, which would entail a total investment of Rs 1,332.80 crore, officials said. The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, approved the proposals, spanning sectors such as food and seafood processing, textiles and apparel, chemicals, green hydrogen and green ammonia,...

New Delhi: India Wednesday expressed concerns over reports of the demolition of a Hindu deity statue in an area affected by the ongoing border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, asserting that such "disrespectful acts" hurt the sentiments of followers around the world. The video of a Lord Vishnu statue, allegedly being demolished by Thai authorities, has gone...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Chandra Prakash Gupta in connection with a large-scale illegal call centre scam operating from the Delhi-NCR region and targeting United States nationals, officials said Wednesday. Gupta was arrested December 13 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, following an extensive probe into tech support fraud involving the...

Indian rail journeys feel easier when you plan the booking step with a clear head. Most problems come from small misses: picking the wrong boarding station, typing a name wrongly, or not checking the latest status before leaving home. Use these tips to keep train ticket booking smooth and your travel day less stressful. Understanding the Indian...

Agartala: Hundreds of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal members staged a protest rally in Agartala, demanding intervention of the Indian government against what they claimed were increasing atrocities on minority Hindus in neighbouring Bangladesh. The protesters alleged that since the removal of the Sheikh Hasina government in August last year, incidents of targeted violence against...

New Delhi: In a decisive move to curb illegal mining and strengthen ecological protection, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) has directed state governments to impose a “complete ban on the grant of any new mining leases in the Aravallis”, covering the entire mountain range from Delhi to Gujarat. The Ministry...