Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will launch a statewide campaign from October 2 to November 14 to identify out-of-school children and help bring them back into the education system. The initiative aims to ensure that every child has access to education and the opportunity to learn, grow and build a better future. As part of the…
Bhubaneswar: The Rajdhani Book Fair is scheduled to be held at the Exhibition Ground in Bhubaneswar from November 15 to 22, bringing together readers, publishers, authors and book enthusiasts. The dates were confirmed at a meeting of the fair committee chaired by its President Upendra Kumar Jena. The organisers also announced plans to present awards…
Bhubaneswar: Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian commercial pilot with more than a decade of aviation experience, has drawn international attention after his actions during a serious cockpit incident aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Machchhar was the captain of Flydubai Flight FZ1073, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 carrying 174 people. During the…
Bhubaneswar: Addressing an event marking the centenary celebrations of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India in 2047 would be significantly different from the country of today, with greater urbanisation, a narrower rural-urban divide and higher expectations among citizens, particularly the youth. Modi said these changes were already underway and…
Bhubaneswar: Trufrost & Butler is launching its new 1,800 sq. ft. Culinary Lab & Experience Centre in Kolkata on September 21, 2026, giving hospitality professionals across East India a dedicated space to test commercial kitchen, refrigeration, bakery, coffee and bar equipment before investing. The centre is built as a working environment, not a conventional showroom. Chefs, consultants, entrepreneurs and…
Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has flagged financial irregularities and systemic planning gaps in the management and utilisation of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) funds in Odisha. Principal Accountant General Subu R, IAAS, said the audit found shortcomings in the transfer of funds to local bodies. He said funds released by the…
Bhubaneswar: From time immemorial, travel was considered to be one of the most scholarly exercises. Long before classrooms and degrees, knowledge was gained by walking the earth. Great travellers like Hiuen Tsang and Fa-Hien from China, Ibn Batuta from Morocco, and Nicolo Conti from Venice travelled across continents and wrote detailed memoirs. Those memoirs did…
Koraput, Odisha: A community-led coffee nursery in Ranitota village of Lamtaput Aspirational Block is creating new opportunities for women-led entrepreneurship and sustainable livelihoods. With technical guidance from the Coffee Board and support from the Coffee Development Trust, local women are receiving training to develop and manage coffee nurseries, equipping them with skills that could open…
Bhubaneswar: From now onwards there would be a paradigm shift in ease of adjudication by way of greater co-ordination as the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal and Debt Recovery Tribunals under its jurisdiction are brought under a single roof. Dignitaries of banks and financial institutions attended the inaugural ceremony. The Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal hosted its…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government’s Higher Education Department has signed MoUs with CSRBOX, Naandi Foundation, and Odisha Knowledge Corporation Ltd (OKCL) to expand skill development and digital learning opportunities for students across the state. The initiatives will provide training in Artificial Intelligence, digital literacy, financial literacy, and communication skills to more than 1.25 lakh students, with…