Bhubaneswar: Scores of differently-abled children participated in a nationwide event of Special Olympics Bharat (SOB), held at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) on Thursday The event was part of the National Health Fest for Divyangjan conducted by SOB aiming to medically screen 75,000 children with intellectual disabilities in 75 cities of the country between April 5…
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved the establishment of the Bhima Bhoi Chair in the name of the legendary saint, poet, and philosopher from Odisha in Delhi University and Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. In its letter to the University of Delhi’s Registrar, University Grants Commission (UGC) Joint Secretary Jitendra K….
Bhubaneswar: For the development of dairy production, the Odisha government on Wednesday launched ‘Sex Sorted Semen’ under the Artificial Insemination programme at Krushi Bhavan, Bhubaneswar. Launching the programme, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development minister Dr. Arun Kumar Sahoo, stated that sex-sorted semen technology would enhance milk production in the state through the production of around…
Bhubaneswar: With an objective to offer a scientific understanding of the accident investigation processes and its relevance, a State Level Crash Investigation Training programme has been inaugurated by Minister of Commerce & Transport Padmanabha Behera on Monday at Police Commissionerate. It is first of its kind state level programme in Odisha where in officers of…
Puri: In an unprecedented incident, unidentified miscreants have vandalised several chulhas (earthen stoves) inside the Rosaghara (kitchen) of Jaganath Temple in Puri. The incident came to light on early Sunday morning. It is suspected the act was done on Saturday after the preparation of food for evening rituals. As per reports, over 40 earthen stoves…
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday declared emergency in the country. During the period of emergency, the security forces would have the wide authority to arrest and detain suspects with immediate effect. Rajapaksa has issued the ‘Extraordinary Gazette’ declaring a public emergency after hundreds of protesters gathered in the capital and many of…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday has decided to discontinue the orders and guidelines issued in 2020 for containment zones during the COVID pandemic. As per the order issued by the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) today stated that under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the Covid containment issued on March 13, 2020…
Bhubaneswar: With the rise in mercury, the Odisha government has decided on Wednesday to conduct classes in schools in the morning hours only. The Regional Meteorological Centre has issued a heatwave warning, and thus all the schools in the state have been asked to conduct morning classes from April 2. School and Mass Education Minister…
Shillong: The famous Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya have been included in the tentative list of World Heritage Sites of UNESCO. Found in over 70 villages in Meghalaya, the living root bridges highlight the socio-cultural, social, and botanical links between people and nature. Sharing the news, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on his Twitter account…
Itanagar: The Yupia court, has granted bail to advocate Ebo Mili and Assamese artist Nilim Mahanta on Tuesday. The duo was arrested on Monday for defacing the newly painted wall mural near Arunachal Pradesh Secretariat depicting the hydro project. Both of them have been asked to repaint the wall back to its same form before…
