Diplomatic poetic literature: A growing creativity
July 27th, 2012 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) A growing tribe of Indian diplomats is seeking emotional refuge in poetry and creative literature to battle workplace blues and the stress of decision ... Read more...
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Now hear mythological stories on your mobile
December 9th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) After bringing audio cinema to mobile handsets, UTV Interactive is now offering people the chance to hear Indian mythological stories on the move.The digital arm ... Read more...
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Jharkhand governor returns bill to assembly
October 18th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 18 (IANS) Seeking clarifications, the Jharkhand governor has returned to the state assembly a bill granting second language-status to 11 languages, an official said Tuesday.The clarifications are based ... Read more...
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Munda completes one year amid political turbulence
September 11th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 11 (IANS) Arjun Munda completed one year in office as Jharkhand chief minister Sunday, overcoming political turbulence and bickering among the alliance partners.Two key opponents - the ... Read more...
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Jharkhand hikes salaries of ministers, legislators
September 3rd, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Jharkhand assembly Saturday passed a bill raising salaries of legislators and ministers - the fourth hike in the last ten years.With the hike, a legislator ... Read more...
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Jharkhand’s Bhojpuri, Maithili speakers feel denied
September 1st, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 1 (IANS) Bhojpuri and Maithili-speaking people in Jharkhand have sharply reacted for their languages not being accorded second language status in the state.The Jharkhand cabinet accorded this ... Read more...
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NBT should reach the grassroots: Director
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The National Book Trust (NBT) will have to reach down to the grassroots level with everybody's efforts and cooperation, its director M.A. Sikander has said.Addressing ... Read more...
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Bengal to have six more languages for official use
May 26th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) West Bengal has decided to recognise six languages, other than Bengali, as official languages, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Thursday."Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, Oriya, Santhali and ... Read more...
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Singer Chitra’s daughter drowned in Dubai
April 14th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 14 (IANS) Singer K.S. Chitra's eight-year-old daughter Nandana drowned in a swimming pool in Dubai Thursday morning, according to sources close to the family in Kerala.The girl's body ... Read more...
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Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam to hit Muscat Festival stage on Feb 11
February 6th, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Muscat, Feb 6 (ANI): Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam will perform at the City Amphitheatre as part of the Muscat Festival on February 11.Nigam will be accompanied by two actors Minissha ... Read more...
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Singer Chitra set to celebrate three decades in music industry
January 28th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 28 (IANS) K.S. Chitra, popularly known as South Indian Nightingale, has completed three decades as a playback singer with more than 15,000 songs to her credit. Now she wants to ... Read more...
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Kurup, Mahapatra among Padma awardees for education, literature
January 25th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Veteran Malayalam poet O.N.V. Kurup and Oriya poet Sitakant Mahapatra are among 25 people named for the Padma honours in the field of literature and education this ... Read more...
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18 films to vie for Rs.9 million prize money at IFFI 2010
November 20th, 2010 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 19 (IANS) Eighteen films from across the world will vie for Rs.9 million ($200,000) in prize money at the 41st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) scheduled to kick off ... Read more...
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RTI yet to reach Orissa’s tribals, Dalits
November 11th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 11 (IANS) They constitute some of the most neglected sections of Indian society, but Orissa's tribals and Dalits may soon make use of a powerful tool to improve their lot ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha approves Orissa’s name as ‘Odisha’, Oriya as ‘Odia’
November 9th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.9 (ANI): On the first day of Parliament's Winter Session, the Lok Sabha here today passed the Orissa (Alteration of Name) Bill and approved the name of Orissa state ... Read more...
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Orissa is now Odisha, Oriya is Odia
November 9th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Tuesday cleared legislation seeking to rename Orissa as Odisha and the language spoken in the state as Odia from Oriya.The bill to ... Read more...
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IGNOU to provide English course through Nokia phone
September 21st, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) As part of its initiative to integrate modern technology in distance education, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) said Tuesday it would provide a certificate programme ... Read more...
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Cholera spreads to more Orissa villages
September 14th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 14 (IANS) Cholera and other water borne diseases, which have claimed 39 lives since August, have infected 124 more people in Orissa's Rayagada district in the last two days, and ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi wins over tribal hearts in Orissa (Lead)
August 26th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 26 (IANS) Taking a leaf out of John F. Kennedy's book, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi struck a personal chord with thousands of tribals in Orissa Thursday when he ... Read more...
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‘Odisha’ bill introduced in Lok Sabha (Lead)
March 15th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The government Monday introduced in the Lok Sabha a constitutional amendment bill that proposes to rename Orissa as Odisha.
A constitutional amendment bill to change the name ... Read more...
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‘Odisha’ bill in Lok Sabha Monday
March 15th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The government will Monday move in the Lok Sabha a constitutional amendment bill that proposes to rename Orissa as Odisha.
Home Minister P. Chidambaram will table the ... Read more...
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Nandita Das In Kolkata To Shoot For Onir’s Film
March 9th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 9, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): After winning multiple Filmfare Awards for her directorial debut, it was a grand homecoming of sorts for Nandita Das in Kolkata, which is not ... Read more...
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Hanging on a tree branch for a phone call
February 17th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Byomakesh Biswal
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (IANS) Just imagine climbing a 30-foot-high tree and hanging on to a branch to make a phone call. This is a grim reality in Maoist-hit districts of ... Read more...
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Orissa’s first community radio station goes on air
February 13th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 13 (IANS) Orissa's first community radio station has gone on air in Konark.
The radio station, named Radio Namaskar, has been established by non-governmental organisation Young India near the Sun Temple ... Read more...
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Theme parties, cosy dinners on Delhi’s New Year menu
December 30th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee and Nakshab Khan
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The capital is hotting up to the year-end mood and money is no object.While the party-hoppers are checking out the Page 3 ... Read more...
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Stunt choreographer Raju breathes his last
December 16th, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Telugu stunt choreographer, Raju, passed away on Monday morning of heart attack at a private hospital at his hometown Chirala and is survived by his wife and three children.Stunt master Raghavulu's son, ... Read more...
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Santhali literature is booming, but needs government help
November 19th, 2009 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Jamshedpur, Nov 19 (IANS) Contemporary Santhali literature has taken off in a big way since it became an official language of Jharkhand in 2003, but it has not come of ... Read more...
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No trace of soldier missing after 1965 war, High Court told
November 13th, 2009 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Kanu Sarda
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) For Vidyadhar Patri, son of Indian soldier Anand Patri who is suspected to be in a Pakistan jail for the last 44 years, the government's ... Read more...
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Central nod to rename Orissa welcomed
October 24th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 (IANS) The central government's nod to a proposal by Orissa government to re-name the state as Odisha has received appreciation from people in the state.
"This was a long-standing demand. ... Read more...
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Maoists threaten to kill Hindu cleric in Orissa
October 23rd, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (IANS) A Hindu cleric in Orissa Friday said he received a letter from Maoist guerrillas, threatening to kill him like they killed Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmanananda ... Read more...
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UK Government blasts Vedanta for mistreatment of Oriya tribals
October 12th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.12 (ANI): The British Government today blasted FTSE-100 company Vedanta Resources over its treatment of the Dongria Kondh tribe in Orissa, India.The damning verdict came after a nine month investigation into ... Read more...
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Tarun Kanti Mishra takes charge as Orissa chief secretary
August 31st, 2009 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 31 (IANS) Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Tarun Kanti Mishra Monday took charge as Orissa's chief secretary, official sources said.
Mishra who was the state home secretary twice, succeeds Ajit ... Read more...
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New head of CFSI- Nandita Das
August 4th, 2009 - 5:24 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Nandita Das has been appointed the new chairperson of the Children's films Society of India and the tenure of her appointment subject to the provisions of Rule 18 of the aforesaid ... Read more...
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King cobra halts Orissa assembly proceedings (Second Lead)
July 23rd, 2009 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 23 (IANS) The Orissa assembly was forced to suspend its proceedings Thursday after a stray snake was spotted by the staff inside the house. But the reptile, believed to be ... Read more...
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Historian, ex-parliamentarian M.N. Das dead
July 18th, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 18 (IANS) Noted historian and former Rajya Sabha member Manmath Nath Das died here early Saturday, his family said. He was 83.
Das died due to complications related to old age. ... Read more...
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