Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 15 (ANI): Odisha State Cabinet decided to abolish the contractual system of recruitment permanently, on Saturday, which will benefit 57,000 employees.

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 24 (ANI): The Gujarat government has given its nod for the 145th rath yatra of Lord Jagannath in Ahmedabad on July 1 with restricted participation and strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols and guidelines.

Puri (Odisha) [India], June 14 (ANI): Thousands of pilgrims from different parts of the country on Monday huddled at Puri for 'Snana Ustav'.

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 8 (ANI): Following the reopening of schools for classes 8th to 12th in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged the students to strictly follow COVID-19 protocols, further requesting the parents to instil confidence in children to attend schools.

New Delhi Jan 20 PTI Facing flak on social media Nestle India on Thursday said it has already withdrawn from the market packs of its popular chocolate brand Kitkat which depicted images of Lord Jagannath Balabhadra and Mata Subhadra on wrappers and also expressed regret over the incident Nestle India the Indian subsidiary of the Swiss multinational FMCG giant Nestle had to face on social media the wrath of consumers who accused the company of hurting religious sentiments by using the sacred images on Kitkat wrappers The company expressed regret and said that as a pre-emptive action it withdrew those packs from the market last year We do understand the sensitivity of the matter and regret if we have inadvertently hurt anyones sentiment We had already withdrawn these packs from the market last year We thank you for your understanding and support said a Nestle spokesperson According to the company these were travel packs meant to celebrate beautiful local destinations Nestle which owns brands such as Maggi Nescafe Milkmaid Munch and Milkibar said it wanted to celebrate the culture of Odisha with designs on packs representing Pattachitra Last year we wanted to celebrate the culture of Odisha with designs on packs representing Pattachitra an art form uniquely identifiable by its vivid imagery We wanted to encourage people to know about the art and its artisans Our past campaigns have also shown that consumers like to collect and keep such beautiful designs it said Pattachitra is an ancient Odisha-based artworks of cloth-based scroll painting This artform is known for its intricate details as well as mythological narratives and folktales inscribed in it It was originally created for ritual use and as souvenirs for pilgrims to Puri as well as other temples in Odisha Nestle India has nine production facilities with a turnover of Rs 13350 crore in 2021 Last year in April Nestle India had also apologised for wrongly depicting Manipurs Keibul Lamjao National Park to be located in Meghalaya on the packaging of its KitKat chocolate after objection by authorities from the state government The packaging of the particular batch of the KitKat travel break chocolate had also displayed a picture of a Red Panda a species which is not found at the Keibul Lamjao National Park PTI KRH RKL MKJ