Riyadh: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, represented India during the Ministerial Dialogue on Finance at the 16th Conference of Parties (CoP16) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Addressing the session themed ‘Unlocking Public and Private Finance for Land Restoration and Drought Resilience’, Yadav emphasized…
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to meet the growing demand for travel during the summer season, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has announced the introduction of additional Summer Special Trains connecting various destinations across the country. These special train services aim to provide passengers with convenient and comfortable travel options while ensuring safety and reliability. The…
Goa: Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, flagged off the highly anticipated Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition from the Ocean Sailing Node at INS Mandovi, Goa, marking a major milestone in India’s maritime history. This historic voyage is the first-ever circumnavigation of the globe by Indian women in double-handed mode aboard a…
Bhubaneswar: Popular Sambalpuri actor Atal Bihari Panda passed away in the early hours of Saturday while undergoing treatment at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR). He was 92. He passed away at 3.45 am after multiple organ failure. At the age of 83, Panda debuted in films with ‘Sala Budha’ directed…
The staff of TV Rain, an independent news channel in Russia went off air on Thursday with a symbolic protest against the Ukraine war. During their last broadcast, the anchors and staff walked off from the studio together saying ‘no war’. An old footage from a performance of Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake was displayed on…
Kolkata: Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy inaugurated the National Landslide Forecasting Centre (NLFC) at the Geological Survey of India (GSI), Dharitri Campus, Salt Lake City, Kolkata. The event also saw the launch of the Bhusanket Web Portal and Bhooskhalan Mobile App. The ceremony was attended by dignitaries from various disaster management…
Bhubaneswar: Marking Menstrual Hygiene Day 2026 with the theme “Ending Stigma”, VIEWS organised an awareness and community engagement programme at Sikharchandi Nagar Youth Club in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, bringing together nearly 150 adolescent girls from 40 urban slums of the city. The event focused on promoting menstrual hygiene awareness, dignity and open conversations around menstruation…
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has directed Sambalpur University to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to a private student who was wrongly failed in the Bachelor in Commerce (BCom) course 12 years ago. Justice SK Panigrahi, presiding over a single judge bench, underscored the pivotal role of universities in ensuring the efficient administration of exams…
Shillong: In a major boost to agricultural and technological development in the Northeast, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh announced the expansion of the Mission Saffron initiative, which has successfully introduced saffron cultivation in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and Meghalaya. Large-scale farming is now underway in Menchukha (Arunachal Pradesh)…
Jajpur: In a significant move, Odisha government declared that students in Plus 2 and Plus 3 classes in Odisha will be recipients of scholarships under the NuA-O scheme. The announcement came during V K Pandian, Chairman of 5T and Nabin Odisha, address at the N C College ground in Jajpur on Tuesday. Under this initiative,…
