Bhubaneswar: Renowned environmental conservationists, Padma Shri awardee Prof Radha Mohan passed away while undergoing treatment in a private hospital on Friday. He was 78. He was being treated for pneumonia and was in ICU for the past couple of days. An economics professor, he retired as the principal of SCS college, Puri and later became…
Berhampur: Berhampur Municipal Corporation becomes the first ULB in the country to give loan benefits to women safaimitras under Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers Scheme. Under the scheme financial benefits are provided to sanitation workers for their rehabilitation in alternative occupations. Appreciating Berhampur Municipal Corporation, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs tweeted that Berhampur became…
Bhubaneswar: With a hope to see good footfall of tourists when the covid unlock would begin, the artisans of Raghurajpur heritage crafts village in Puri district are busy giving a facelift to their village. The next time a tourist visits Raghurajpur, they would be welcomed with beautiful murals painted on the walls of every house…
Guwahati: Padma Shri awardee Jadav Payeng is all set to undertake a new mission of making Mexico greener. Known as the ‘The Forest Man of India’ Jadav has signed an agreement with an NGO Fundacion Azteca in December 2020 to collaborate with the organisation on an environmental project in Mexico. The ambitious project aims to…
Bhubaneswar: Amidst the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath with his siblings will be held sans devotees in Puri like last year. Except in Puri, the Rath Yatra has been banned in all other places in the state. Only rituals will be conducted within the premises of the temples….
Imphal: Ngangom Dingko Singh, Asian Games gold medalist boxer passed away on Thursday morning after battling prolonged illness. He was 47. He has been battling liver cancer since 2017. Dingko had undergone radiation therapy at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), Delhi in January 2020. Dingko won the gold medal at the 13th…
Shillong: The Meghalaya government on Wednesday has decided to upgrade the infrastructures of 200 schools this year. A budget of Rs 100 crore will be allocated for the upgradation of the schools. The decision was taken after Meghalaya was ranked lowest in terms of education in the NITI Aayog report. The recent rank of Meghalaya…
Bhubaneswar: The four-laning of 174.5 km long Biju Expressway connecting western and southern parts of Odisha has been approved in the state cabinet meeting held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The Biju Expressway project would cost about Rs 448.02 crore. Informing about the project, Chief Secretary SC Mahapatra said a…
Guwahati: The Assam government has decided to institute a series of civilian awards on the line of Padma Awards. The decision was taken after a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday. Every year ‘Asom Ratna’ would be presented to a person for their significant contribution to the society. ‘Asom Bibhushan’…
Bhubaneswar: World number one ace shuttler Pramod Bhagat from Odisha has qualified for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic to be held from August 25 to September 5, 2021. Along with Bhagat, two other players Tarun Tarun and Krishna Nagar have also qualified for the Paralympics. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) in a letter to the Badminton Association…
