Hatadihi: Nearly 80 years after India gained independence, residents of Kuada village in Kendujhar district’s Hatadihi block are still waiting for an all-weather road -- a basic amenity that villagers say has disrupted daily life and even affected marriage prospects for young men and women....
Sambalpur: The ‘lagna’ or auspicious hour for Nuakhai, the agrarian festival celebrated across western Odisha, was finalised Saturday according to traditional customs and rituals. A group of priests and astrologers calculated the timing based on the zodiac sign and constellation of presiding deity Maa Samaleswari....
Dubai: Young spin twins Shree Charani and Prema Rawat strangled Pakistan with deadly spells as India trampled all over their arch-rivals, winning a lopsided Women's Asia Cup T20 contest by seven wickets in Dubai Saturday. Harmanpreet Kaur, who become the first international captain (men or...
Bhubaneswar: A two-day meeting of the Odisha BJP's executive committee began in Kataka Saturday, with sources saying that it would firm up a three-month roadmap and discuss strategy for the urban local body and three-tier panchayat elections scheduled in March next year. Chief Minister Mohan...
By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Literature, travel, history, food, photography and music came together at the fourth edition of the Walking BookFairs Travel Writing Festival (WBTWF), held at New Community Space, 3rd Space Odisha, here Saturday. The one-of-its-kind curated literary festival brought together authors, journalists,...
Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday asked the state government to declare fresh dates for the Combined Police Service Examination which was cancelled in the wake of a paper leak in 2025. The leader of the opposition in the state assembly also ridiculed the...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government's Higher Education Department Saturday signed MoUs with three organisations to strengthen skill development and digital learning, officials said. The agreements were signed with Gujarat-based CSRBOX, Telangana's Naandi Foundation and the Odisha Knowledge Corporation Ltd (OKCL). The department also launched the 'AI Course...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday renamed the 'Biju Setu Yojana' as the 'Setu Bandhan Yojana' and approved its continuation for another five years from 2026-27 to 2030-31. The Rural Development Department issued a formal notification today announcing both the name change and the extension of the...
Bhubaneswar: Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj and Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan Saturday met protesting teachers in Bhubaneswar and assured them that the government would soon take a decision on their long-pending demands. Harichandan told the teachers that the government had to examine and interpret the...
Bhadrak: A woman’s body was exhumed two days after her death and brought to Bhadrak district headquarters hospital Saturday for a post-mortem examination after her family suspected that she and her husband may have died of snakebite, sources said. Pramila Barik of Tiadi Sahi in...
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