Bhubaneswar: Veteran diplomat Dinesh K Patnaik has been appointed as India’s next High Commissioner to Canada, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday. A 1990-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service, Patnaik is currently serving as Ambassador to Spain and will soon take charge of his new assignment. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan…
Thimphu: India and Bhutan have taken another step towards deepening their long-standing partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on agriculture and allied sectors in Thimphu. The MoU was signed between Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India, and Thinley Namgyel, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock…
Bhubaneswar: For the first time in three decades, Odisha will host a national conference of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Parliamentary Committee, beginning on Thursday. The two-day event, slated for August 29 and 30, is expected to draw more than 240 delegates from across the country. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the…
Jammu: A wave of natural disasters has struck Jammu and Kashmir, with a deadly landslide on the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine route in Reasi district killing 30 pilgrims and injuring 14 others, even as floods and cloudbursts wreak havoc across the region. The landslide occurred on Tuesday evening near Adhkwari, forcing authorities to suspend…
Bhubaneswar: Rail traffic at Cuttack Railway Station was briefly thrown out of gear on Wednesday afternoon after a portion of the roof and wall caved in during redevelopment works. Train operations were restored within a few hours following swift clearance and repair efforts. The mishap occurred around 3.45 pm when debris from the old structure…
New Delhi: Veteran India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL), bringing the curtains down on a 16-year-long association with the tournament. The 37-year-old revealed his decision through a heartfelt post on his official ‘X’ account, stating that he now intends to explore opportunities in overseas T20 leagues….
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday released the third installment of the CM-Kisan scheme, providing financial assistance to over 51 lakh small and marginal farmers across Odisha. Each farmer has received ₹2,000 directly in their bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). The Chief Minister released the funds at a state-level function held…
Bhubaneswar: Preparations are underway for a three-day bird census at Bhitarkanika National Park, scheduled from August 30 to September 1, with a focus on assessing the population and nesting behaviour of colonial nesting birds. The enumeration will be conducted at four major nesting sites—Matha Dia, Laxmiprasad Dia, Durgaprasad Dia, and Bali Dia—spread across the Kanika…
Bhubaneswar: Schools and educational institutions across Odisha will observe National Sports Day on August 29, following instructions issued by the Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) under Samagra Shiksha. The annual occasion marks the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand and aims to inspire students to embrace sports and fitness as part of…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has reconstituted the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC) by nominating ten new members to the governing body of the 12th-century shrine in Puri. According to a notification issued by the Law Department, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, the titular king of Puri, will continue as the permanent chairperson of the committee….
