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Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s literary figure and recipient of Padma Shri this year, Binapani Mohanty will be conferred with the prestigious Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman by the Odisha Sahitya…

Fashion designer and rights activist Wendell Rodricks passed away at his home in Goa on Wednesday evening, his family said. Rodricks, a well-known name in the fashion industry in both…

Padma Shri awardee Daitari Naik, who claims he is struggling to make ends meet, has denied reports that he is planning to return the prestigious award. Known as the ‘Canal Man of Odisha’,…

Keonjhar: Daitari Naik, popularly known as the ‘canal man’, who had won the Padma Shri has decided to return the award. It was in recognition of his extraordinary effort in digging out a 3…

New Delhi: Devarapalli Prakash Rao, Daitari Naik and Kamala Pujari from Odisha received the Padma Shri from President Ram Nath Kovind at the 2019 Civil Investiture Ceremony in Rashtrapati…

Bhubaneswar: The BJP on Saturday took strong exception to Gita Mehta turning down the Padma Shri award. "No one should reject the national award as it is an insult to the nation. It is up…

New Delhi: By turning down Padmi Shri, author Gita Mehta, elder sister of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, could have averted a possible controversy. In her statement issued from her…

Bhubaneswar: A day after her name featured among Padma awardees for 2019, Kamala Pujahari was admitted to the Jeypore district headquarters hospital on Friday. She is reportedly suffering…

Bhubaneswar: Renowned writer Gita Mehta on Saturday refused to accept the Padmi Shri, which the Centre announced on the eve of Republic Day. In a press statement issued from New York,…

Cuttack: Devarapalli Prakash Rao is one of the three distinguished personalities from Odisha to be conferred with Padma Shri this year. He is the tea-seller whom Prime Minister Narendra…