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New Delhi: The final version of the draft National Education Policy (NEP) has proposed game-changing reforms at the secondary, higher secondary and university education levels in the country. The policy is a refined version of the draft…

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Tuesday announced special trains to accommodate the rush during Chhath Puja. The first train will depart Puri at 1.30 pm on October 30 en route to Hatia. On the return journey, it will start…

Sambalpur: Devotees thronged the Radha Krishna temple in town to partake in the Govardhan puja celebrations on Monday. Also referred to as Annakut puja, it’s celebrated a day after Diwali on the first lunar day of Shukla Paksha (bright…

Bhubaneswar: Internationally-acclaimed filmmaker Nila Madhab Panda’s movie ‘Megha’s Divorce’ was screened at the International Film Festival of Rome recently. The film is a poignant portrayal of a stormy marriage, against the backdrop of…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has asked the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai to identify landslide prone areas in the state, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) and principal secretary, Disaster Management, Pradip Jena said…

Bhubaneswar: BJP on Tuesday urged the Odisha government to carry out a fresh audit of the ornaments of the sibling deities in the Puri Jagannath temple. In a letter to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, BJP leader and leader of the Opposition,…

Puri: The Puri district administration has contacted its Andaman counterpart regarding the handover of Amit Kujur, a castaway sailor, to them. “We will hand over Amit to the Andaman officials after they arrive here with his family members.…

Google has introduced a new messaging protocol that is meant to replace SMS. The new protocol has advanced features such as file transfers, typing indicators, etc. This is somewhat like WhatsApp, albeit with lesser features. A Universal…

Puri: The Puri municipality authorities on Tuesday demolished the Mahodadhi market complex at Mochi Sahi. As many as 58 shops and the office of Sahayog Cooperative Society were razed in the presence of the local magistrate and a platoon of…

Bhubaneswar: A team of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) formed by the Supreme Court arrived in the state on Tuesday to review the utilisation of the Odisha Mineral Bearing Area Development Corporation (OMBADC) funds in mining areas.…