Villagers take out a cultural procession on Monday Bhubaneswar: As colourful swings sway under mango trees and children gather for traditional games during Raja, a small village in Keonjhar district is celebrating much more than the state’s beloved agrarian festival. In Khajuripada, Raja has become a symbol of social transformation, and a platform to promote…
Varanasi: On the eve of World Environment Day, divisional railway manager of North Eastern Railway, Ashish Jain, along with divisional officers, conducted a plantation drive on Thursday in the circulating area of Banaras Railway Station under the Mission LiFE campaign.Besides, eco-friendly exhibitions, drawing competitions and several other programmes were organised at stations of the Varanasi…
Bhubaneswar: Under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) programme, enumeration forms have been distributed to more than one crore of the total voters in the state within six days of the start of this exercise to make the voter list more transparent, updated and error-free, office of the chief electoral officer (CEO), Odisha, said this…
Mysuru: Mysuru is all set to host a two-day jackfruit festival on May 16 and 17 at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry on Vinoba Road. Organised by Sahaja Samrudha in association with Desi Seed Producer Company and the department of horticulture-Kisan Mall, the festival aims to promote jackfruit as a nutritious, climate-resilient and commercially valuable crop.Farmers from…
