‘Super 22’ to showcase talents of differently-abled on Nov 4

Bhubaneswar: Sabyasachi & team Smile Please – a social welfare organisation – will stage ‘Super 22’ show on Monday here. As part of the show as many as 22 persons with disabilities (PwDs), including eight females having extraordinary talents will showcase their skills. The 22 differently-abeled talents have been selected by the Sabyasachi and team […]

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XEBS-Ahluwalia launches certificate programme in Sports Management

Bhubaneswar: The XEBS-Ahluwalia Center of Excellence in collaboration with Bhubaneswar-based Xavier University, Emlyon Business School, France and Odisha Sports and Youth Services Department and KJS Ahluwalia Group, has started its first certificate programme in Sports Management on Saturday. The first batch comprises about 40 students, including sportspersons and coaches who have brought laurels for Odisha […]

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Khimji announces ‘Khushiyon Ki Diwali’, Dhanteras offer

Bhubaneswar: Khimji, a leading jewellery of Odisha, has announced bouquet of offers and schemes for the customers on the occasion of Dhanteras and Diwali festivals. With buying of gold or silver items during the occasion of Dhanteras, considered auspicious ushering good luck and prosperity, this unique offer is all set to delight the customers opting […]

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INTACH celebrates 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, INTACH, Bhubaneswar chapter organised a public lecture on Mahatma Gandhi’s life and philosophy on Wednesday. A book titled “Jagaran” written by former DGP Amiya Bhusan Tripathy was also released on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, the author said that the tributes being paid […]

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CM launches Mu Safaiwala campaign on Gandhi Jayanti

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation’s sanitation programme – Mu Safaiwala campaign for behaviour change on sanitation on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The initiative will encourage people to take pledge to keep their surroundings clean, involving students and residents’ welfare associations as change agents. […]

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Caught on Camera: Girl thrashes molesters, forces them to do sit-ups in public

Bhubaneswar: Setting an example for women everywhere, a girl on Sunday thrashed her molesters and forced them to do sit-ups in Odisha’s capital Bhubaneswar city. The incident took place at GGP Colony in Jagannath Nagar area under Laxmisagar police station. The entire incident was caught on camera has gone viral in social media. As per […]

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New traffic fines trigger mob fury in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Ever since the new Motor Vehicles Act came into force, police across the country have been slapping hefty fines on people for violating traffic rules. But it’s not just the public who is facing the music for not following rules, the law enforcement officials are also being forced to answer for violating rules. Such […]

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Auto driver fined Rs 47,500 in one go under new traffic rules in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Traffic Police on Wednesday issued a challan of Rs 47,500 to an auto rickshaw driver here under the amended Motor Vehicles Act thereby surpassing the challan of Rs 23,000 issued to a man on scooter by Gurugram Traffic Police on Monday. The challan was issued to Haribandhu Kanhar near Acharya Vihar Square […]

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13 Ganesh puja ‘Chanda’ seekers arrested in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A total of 13 persons have been arrested for forcibly collecting donation (chanda) for Ganesh puja celebrations in the State. According to a communiqué of State Police Headquarters, police have so far registered five cases in Bhubaneswar, Dhenkanal, Sundergarh, Rayagada and arrested 13 persons for collecting donations. While Khandagiri police in Bhubaneswar has registered […]

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