Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the 10th Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop–2025 at Kalabhumi, Bhubaneswar, calling for collective efforts to preserve Odisha’s cinematic legacy. Emphasising the cultural importance of film preservation, he said, “Our Odia cinema is a symbol of our cultural heritage. Many memories are associated with it. When we are trying…
Bhubaneswar: The 12-day Subhadra Shakti Mela 2025, a vibrant celebration of women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship, concluded at the IDCO Exhibition Ground with remarkable success. Organised by the Mission Shakti Department, this year’s fair achieved record-breaking sales of over ₹12 crore, doubling last year’s business and underscoring the growing strength of women-led enterprises in Odisha. The…
Stockholm: The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024 has been awarded to South Korean author Han Kang, in recognition of her “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life,” as announced by the Swedish Academy today. Best known for her internationally acclaimed novel The Vegetarian, Han Kang has garnered…
Maduru Oya: The 10th edition of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise MITRA SHAKTI began today at the Army Training School in Maduru Oya, Sri Lanka. The exercise, which will run from 12th to 25th August 2024, aims to bolster the joint military capabilities of both nations in counter-insurgency operations within a semi-urban environment. The Indian…
Mussoorie: The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) in Mussoorie has inaugurated its 5th Capacity Building Program on Public Policy and Governance for Cambodian Civil Servants. The two-week program, running from June 24 to July 5, 2024, is organized in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Forty civil servants from the Kingdom of…
New Delhi: Union Rural Development and Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today chaired a video conference with Rural Development Ministers from various states to finalize preparations for a significant event under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G). The highlight of the event, to be held on September 15 in Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), will…
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to alert citizens about the growing menace of cyber fraud, the Commissionerate Police in Bhubaneswar has issued a stern warning regarding a new method adopted by cybercriminals to deceive unsuspecting individuals. The latest scam involves fraudulent calls from strangers posing as officials and soliciting personal details under the guise of updating…
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has issued a stern warning against fraudulent advertisements circulating on various platforms, falsely promising aspiring cricketers admission to the prestigious National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
New Delhi: The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, Government of India, is gearing up to administer the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT) as part of the ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram on March 17, 2024. This nationwide assessment will see the participation of approximately 37 lakh learners…
New Delhi: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), one of the world’s largest social security organizations, has significantly enhanced its member services with the operationalization of a new Standard Operating Process (SOP) for online member data rectification. This move, effective from August 22, 2023, aims to ensure the integrity and consistency of member data, crucial…
