Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Anupriya Patel Saturday said that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major challenge in India and urged healthcare professionals to focus on prevention and early detection. Patel said this while addressing the 6th Convocation of AIIMS...
Thuamul Rampur: A pregnant woman was carried nearly two kilometres on a makeshift stretcher after ambulance failed to reach her village due to badly damaged road in Odisha's Kalahandi district, highlighting the lack of basic infrastructure in remote areas. The incident took place at Ghutiguda...
Puri: Lord Jagannath and the sibling deities are set to enter the Gundicha temple Saturday in a culmination of the first phase of Rath Yatra in Puri, which witnessed a massive influx of devotees for the "Adapa Bije" ritual regardless of the overnight downpour. The...
Bhubaneswar/Puri: Conducting Lord Jagannath's ceremonial movement from inside the Puri temple towards the chariot outside without a traditional floral crown during the Rath Yatra has created a controversy, with the opposition BJD and Congress attacking Odisha's BJP government over the lapse. The incident took place...
New Delhi: The cricketing fraternity united in grief following the passing of Sir Garfield Sobers, legendary West Indies all-rounder, who died at the age of 89 in Barbados. Tributes poured in from across the world as former and current cricketers remembered Sobers' unmatched contribution to...
Sambalpur: The Hirakud Wildlife Division has rolled out an extensive monsoon protection plan for the Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, issuing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that mandates intensive patrolling, anti-poaching surveillance, and emergency response measures from July to October to safeguard wildlife during the vulnerable rainy...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Council of Communist Party of India (CPI) has strongly condemned the reported move by the BJP-led state government to secure the pre mature release of Dara Singh alias Rabindra Pal Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the gruesome murder of...
Pottangi: The annual Rath Yatra was observed in the disputed Kotia panchayat of Koraput district Friday, a day after the festival was celebrated across the state, with local journalists alleging they were not informed in advance by the block administration. Following traditional rituals Thursday, the...
Balangir: A standoff has emerged over the Lower Suktel Dam project in Balangir district, with dozens of tribal families refusing to vacate Kumiapali village despite an official evacuation notice warning that the area could soon be submerged with the rise in the reservoir’s water level....
Bhabanipatana: Internationally acclaimed fashion designer Sujit Meher from Kalahandi district has been invited to showcase his signature Habaspuri silk collection at London Fashion Week, marking the first time the state’s traditional handloom will be presented at the global fashion event. Meher, a native of Chichaiguda...
By Aakar Patel A few thoughts on the Cockroach Janata Party’s protest come to mind. The hunger strike by activists,...
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Bhubaneswar: The Mission Shakti department Friday signed a pact with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)...
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Governments are quick to invoke the rule of law but are less good at living by it. The Department of...
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With the retail inflation in India climbing to 4.38 per cent, tell tale signs of the global economic crisis have...
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