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Bhubaneswar: The second day of the fourth edition of the Walking BookFairs Travel Writing Festival offered participants a unique literary journey Sunday, transforming a train ride from Bhubaneswar to Dashapalla into an immersive celebration of reading, poetry, storytelling, conversations and shared experiences. In a departure...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has launched an e-detection system to identify vehicles plying without a pollution under control certificate and insurance for strict enforcement of the rules, an official said Sunday. State Transport Commissioner Amitabh Thakur said the system was activated from September 1. Upon...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Department sleuths Sunday arrested a woman engineer after detecting properties including Rs 7.15 lakh cash, deposits of Rs 63 lakh, and five plots from her possession, officials said. The arrested engineer has been identified as Anupama Sahoo, assistant executive engineer (AEE), drainage...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has asked all district collectors to ensure the uniform and consistent use of revised English spellings of place names in conformity with their Odia pronunciation across all government offices and institutions in their respective districts. Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue & Disaster...

Bhubaneswar: The five-day 32nd Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (GKCM) Award Festival began at Bhubaneswar’s Rabindra Mandap Saturday, bringing together leading exponents of classical dance, music, theatre and cinema. The festival, organised by Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Nrityabasa in collaboration with Sri Sri University, will continue till...

Bhubaneswar: Damana Market remains one of the prominent markets in Bhubaneswar, catering to thousands of residents of the City’s northern neighbourhoods. Spread over 8 acres and 162 decimals, the market currently operates on around 4 acres due to certain legal disputes. Established August 12, 1990,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will undertake a high-level investment outreach to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from September 9 to 11, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, with a strategic focus on attracting global capital, strengthening export-oriented industries and building new investment and business linkages...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has asked every district to develop five to 10 smaller tourism destinations as part of a fresh push to take tourism beyond established hotspots and make it a driver of rural economic growth, employment and local enterprise. Chief Secretary Anu Garg...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police Saturday arrested Pramod Kumar Sahoo, former director of real estate company M/s Mishra Creations Pvt Ltd, in connection with an alleged cheating and fraud case involving its ‘UTOPIA’ housing project at Chandaka. Sahoo was arrested in...

Bhubaneswar: The 17th Odisha Environment Congress (OES), scheduled to be held at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, from November 3 to 5, will focus on climate change, biodiversity conservation, environmental protection, sustainable development and the use of technology to protect natural resources. A...