Puri: Parasmani Devi, the last surviving Devadasi of Jagannath Temple in Puri, passed away due to old age ailments on Saturday. She was 87. Parasmani Devi used to sing songs at the 11th century shrine. However, she has not been active as a Devadasi for a long time. She was staying in a rented house…
Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Communications has decided to shut Philatelic Bureaus all over the country. As per the notification issued on July 8, 31 philatelic bureaus will be closed. The decision has shocked to the philatelic community of Odisha as the Philatelic Bureaus at Cuttack and Sambalpur have been notified to be shut from July…
Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown has affected the movie industry severely. Although the cinema hall authorities did their best to help the families of the employees, however the second wave of Covid made the situation worse. Ollywood couple Sabyasachi Mishra and Archita Sahu on Friday supplied monthly rations to the employees of various cinema…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to set up more ecotourism sites in various places in the state to be run in the PPP mode. A high level meeting was held on Friday under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra at Lokseba Bhawan where discussions were held about the providing boating facilities at…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced a cash award for the Olympic medal winners from Odisha at the Tokyo Olympics. As per the announcement, Rs 6 crore would be awarded to the gold medalist, Rs 4 crore to the silver medalist and Rs 2.5 crore to the bronze medalist. This apart an award…
Itanagar: The Yupia special court in Papum Pare district under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) recently granted bail to a man, who is believed to be the biggest supplier of drugs in Itanagar Capital Complex region. On July 2, the west sessions division, Yupia granted bail to Joseph Kino, a native of East Kameng…
Mumbai: Legendary actor Dilip Kumar died after prolonged illness Wednesday morning. He was 98. Known as the tragedy king, he was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Hinduja Hospital on Tuesday. Family friend Faisal Farooqui posted on the twitter account of the actor, “With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital won’t be a venue for the Women’s Asian Cup. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Tuesday changed the venue in view of the Covid pandemic. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 Local Organising Committee (LOC) have confirmed the Mumbai Football Arena – Andheri Sports…
Bhubaneswar: The state High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA), chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, today approved five major industrial projects to the tune of ₹ 1,46,172 crore in metal and metal downstream sectors. These five projects are expected to create employment opportunities for 26,959 persons and likely to create an additional steel production capacity of…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday has approved the proposal to open a fire service center on the premises of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bhubaneswar. A station officer along with 10 fire personnel will be appointed at the station. The state government has already created ten new posts for this…
