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Newdelhi:4/2/25:Sri Madhav Kaushik, President, of Sahitya Akademi, has approved Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in Dogri for Ik Hor Ashwthama (Short Stories) by Late Chaman Arora. The book was selected based on recommendations made by the jury, which was comprised of three members per the rules and procedures laid down for the purpose. The book was chosen unanimously. The names of the Jury ...

Bhubaneswar:3/2/25: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Odisha’s main opposition party, is set to conclude its organizational elections by the first week of April, according to a senior party leader. The announcement was made following a crucial meeting of the party’s coordination committee held at Sankha Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Monday. BJD leader Pradip Kumar Amat disclosed the details after the ...

bhubaneswar:3/2/25:Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday sent a 12-year-old physically disabled boy to the hospital for treatment during the grievance hearing. Shri Majhi met the boy who had come to the CM’s Grievance Cell in Bhubaneswar with a complaint. After understanding his health at the Grievance Cell, the Chief Minister sent him to the medical for treatment. The ...

New Delhi :3/2/25: Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, today addressed a press conference, unveiling key highlights of the 2025 Rail Budget for Odisha, through Video Conferencing from New Delhi. Key Highlights from the Rail Budget 2025 for Odisha: 1. Record Budgetary Allocation: Rs. 10,599 crore has been allocated for railway development in Odisha, marking a 12.5-fold increase from the ...

Newdelhi:3/2/25:The Secretary, of the Ministry of Steel, Sri Sandeep Poundrik, chaired a high-level stakeholders’ meeting today to discuss the upcoming ‘India Steel 2025’ event, scheduled to take place on April 24-26, 2025. The meeting was attended by senior Government officials, Ambassadors of Nations important in the steel value chain representatives of key States, Chairman and Managing Directors (CMDs) of Central Public Sector ...

Newdelhi:3/2/25:The support available to the languages notified as classical languages includes awards in Classical Languages, centers of excellence for studies in classical languages, and creation of professional chairs in central universities. The Government of India had earlier notified the following languages as Classical Languages: Tamil, 2004 Sanskrit, 2005 Telugu, 2008 Kannada, 2008 Malayalam, 2013 Odia, 2014 The Ministry of Education, ...

Newdelhi:3/2/25:The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) hosted a high-level roundtable discussion to foster collaboration in the field of standardization with African and Latin American nations. The event saw participation from Ambassadors, High Commissioners, and representatives of over 25 countries from these regions, along with officials from the Ministry of External Affairs and the Department of Consumer Affairs. Smt. Nidhi Khare, ...

Bhubaneswar: 3/2/25:The members of the Library Sub-Committee, Odisha State Legislative Assembly, led by Mr. Akash Dasnayak, Hon’ble MLA, Korei Constituency visited the Central Library of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar. The main objective of this visit was to see the operations and the facilities available in the Central Library of the Institute. In his remark during the visit, Mr. ...

Puri;2/2/25:The ‘Ratha Katha Anukula’ ritual was performed at the Puri Srimandir on Sunday, marking the beginning of preparations for Rath Yatra 2025. This ritual took place on the occasion of Basant Panchami, also Saraswati Puja, involving the ceremonial worship of a 12-foot ‘Dhaura’ wood for the three gigantic chariots of the Holy Trinity. The ritual signifies the start of traditional ...

Bhubaneswar:3/2/25:At a time when Odisha and the Odia language were struggling for their stability and nationalism, Bhaktakabi Madhusudan Rao brought back the heart and glory of our state by publishing the book Chhabila Madhu Barnabodha, said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on the occasion of unveiling the reprinted edition of ‘Barnabodh’ and its digital copy. The state government has set ...