Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s rich architectural and craft heritage can serve as a strong foundation for contemporary and globally competitive design, Rareform Studio Co-Founder Prashant Dwibedi said at a conclave while speaking on the future of the state’s design culture Wednesday. City-based Rareform Studio, recently recognised as...
AJIT KUMAR MOHANTY, OP Puri: Illegal parking and encroachment are narrowing Grand Road in Puri, disrupting traffic along the important thoroughfare. Motorcycles, autorickshaws and buses are being parked indiscriminately on both sides of the road from the Srimandir to the Gundicha Temple, causing traffic congestion....
Bhubaneswar: Scientists from the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA) sensitised farmers in Kataka district on scientific methods of fish production, efficient resource use and diversification of aquaculture, an official statement said. The awareness-cum-input support programme was organised at Nakhara village under the Scheduled Caste...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das Wednesday criticised the Centre over the introduction of Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select UPI transactions, alleging that the move would increase the financial burden on small traders, vegetable vendors and ordinary consumers. Addressing a...
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has become the first Railway Zone in the country to cross the 100 million tonnes (MT) mark in freight unloading during the current financial year 2026-27, achieving the milestone 17 days ahead of the corresponding period of the previous financial...
Bhubaneswar: The redevelopment of Bhubaneswar railway station will introduce improved passenger circulation, upgraded platform facilities and enhanced amenities as part of efforts to transform it into a modern transportation hub, East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Parmeshwar Funkwal said Wednesday. Funkwal reviewed the progress of...
Bhubaneswar: Fire-safety teams Wednesday inspected IRA Hotel and Hotel Durene here as the Odisha Fire and Emergency Services intensified checks under its special campaign, “Surakshita Odisha, Viksita Odisha”. The inspections are part of a month-long statewide initiative launched on September 15 and scheduled to continue...
Brahmapur: Odisha police have registered a fresh case against BJD leader and former Brahmapur MLA Bikram Kumar Panda, who was recently released from jail on bail, for allegedly threatening a witness over the phone from prison, in connection with the murder of senior advocate Pitabash...
Kuanrmunda: Two minor girls were allegedly gangraped in a forested area near Biramitrapur in Sundaragada district Monday evening, police said Wednesday, adding that five people have been detained for questioning. According to sources, the suspects also threatened the victims with a firearm and warned them...
Bhubaneswar: At least 12 people including six children drowned in six incidents, mostly during the immersion of Ganesh idols in Odisha Wednesday, police said. The incidents occurred in Sundaragada, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak and Koraput districts. While four youth were swept away in a canal during...
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