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Bhubaneswar: The National Puppet Theatre Festival, organised by the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi with the support of the Department of Odia Language, Literature and Culture, concluded at Bhanja Kala Mandap, Bhubaneswar Friday. The valedictory ceremony was attended by Odisha’s Minister for Culture, Suryabanshi Suraj as...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Higher Education Department Friday organised a sensitisation workshop on the Odisha Vision Document 2036 and 2047 (Viksit Odisha for Vikshit Bharat) for Vice Chancellors of universities, Principals of colleges and Regional Directors of Education. Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj, who attended the programme...

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the state relies heavily on mining revenue to fund its development initiatives, the government is facing a bizarre situation wherein it is losing mining revenue of several hundred crores. A section of private firms has allegedly devised ways to misappropriate...

Bhubaneswar: Senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat Friday joined a protest rally of All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), demanding interest free loans to women self help groups, and met Commissioner of Police in Bhubaneswar seeking early release of a tribal leader taken to custody last...

Hyderabad/Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has garnered investment intents worth around Rs 67,000 crore during a two-day investor meet in Hyderabad, an official said in Bhubaneswar Friday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi attended the investors meet and road show seeking investment for Odisha in various sectors. “Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD Friday urged Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to reconsider the proposed hike in salaries and allowances of lawmakers in the assembly, a day after ruling BJP MLAs made a similar request to the leader of the House. The Odisha Assembly,...

Bhubaneswar: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) sought a report from the Odisha government, and decided to conduct an inquiry into the alleged murder of a 14-year-old tribal student at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) here. The NCST Thursday took suo motu...

Cuttack: A shocking incident came to the fore from Khuntakata area under the Maniabandha police station in the Cuttack district, where a 14-year-old class 10 student gave birth to a baby boy after being raped. After the incident came to light, the police, along with...

Khurda: The Orissa High Court has directed state authorities to take appropriate legal action in a case concerning the supply of medicinal opium to a Khurda resident, under the Odisha Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1989. The case involves Ramachandra Senapati of Pitapalli, on...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step to support women-led enterprises and strengthen their economic participation, the state government Thursday disbursed over Rs 90 crore as loan interest waivers to more than 1.55 lakh self-help groups (SHGs) across the state. At a programme held at Mission Shakti...