Day: March 23, 2023

Odia Puppeteer Maguni Charan Kuanr Conferred Padma Shri

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New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu conferred the prestigious Padma Shri to Odia puppeteer Maguni Charan Kuanr at a function held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Wednesday. Octogenarian Kuanr was conferred with the award for preserving a dying art like puppet dance. Four eminent personalities from Odisha were shortlisted for the conferment of the 2023 Padma Awards. The three others – Krishna Patel for art, Antaryami Mishra for literature and education, and Patayat Sahu for agriculture, will be conferred the Padma Awards on April 4. The President conferred…

Manmohan Samal Appointed Odisha BJP Chief

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Bhubaneswar: Ahead of crucial 2024 general and Odisha Assembly elections, senior BJP leader and former minister Manmohan Samal has been appointed as Odisha BJP president. BJP national president J.P. Nadda has appointed him as the state BJP chief, party general secretary and in-charge headquarters said in an order. Samal thanked the central leadership for reposing faith on him and giving him the crucial responsibility. “The people of Odisha are waiting for an alternative government. We will all work hard with a collective effort, collective leadership and collective decision to fulfil…

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Scheduled To Meet Naveen Patnaik Today

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Bhubaneswar: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a three-day visit to Odisha, is scheduled to meet her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik at his residence Naveen Niwas at 4.30 pm on Thursday. Chief Ministers of two neighbouring states are expected to hold discussions on various issues, including the construction of a West Bengal guesthouse at Puri. Soon after Mamata arrived in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday evening, she left for Puri and spent two days there. She visited the site for the proposed West Bengal guesthouse in Puri site and…

IMD Forecasts Wet Weekend For Several Odisha Districts

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Bhubaneswar: The regional center of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here has forecast moderate-to-heavy rainfall at many places in Odisha from Thursday due to fresh western disturbances. The effect of the western disturbances is likely to continue till March 26. According to the IMD, there is a possibility of another western disturbance in India on March 23. From the night of March 23, many places will experience rainfall accompanied by hailstorms, thunderstorms and gusty surface wind.   The effect will reach Odisha by March 25 and several parts of Odisha…