Here is a short description of the book Ayesha and the Firefish whose illustrated cover has been designed by Odia girl Devangana Dash. ‘Ayesha thought for a bit. Her parents had told her never to talk to strangers. But they…


After 40 years, India’s only captive white crocodile Gori finally laid eggs at Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha’s Kendrapada district. Gori, who was born at Dangamala crocodile breeding center in 1975, had grabbed the attention of the world for being a whitish crocodile…

Kalinga institute of social sciences KISS bhubaneswar has been placed among the 10 best NGOs of India in the prestigious ranking of world NGOs published annually by NGO Advisor, a Geneva-based independent media organization chaired by Jean-Christophe Nothias, former editor of The…

After Odisha sprinter Dutee Chand on Saturday booked a Rio Games berth at the 26th G Kosanov Memorial Meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Srabani Nanda hopped onboard too. She ran 200 m in just 23.07 sec during the World Athletics Championships…

A determined Dutee Chand dashed to grab a historic place in the Rio Olympics by smashing her own national record on way to winning the 100 metres heats at the 26th G. Kosanov Memorial Athletics Meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on…

Alarnatha Temple is a temple dedicated to Vishnu and located in Brahmagiri, near Puri.It becomes crowded after the Snana Yatra when lord Jagannath cannot be seen in Puri. During this period, popularly known as Anasara or ‘Anavasara’ instead of having darshan in…

Hockey India has announced the junior men’s squad for the EurAsia Cup and a six match tour of England in July. Defender Dipsan Tirkey, Captains the squad which will take part in the EurAsia Cup in Russia in July. The…

It was the best selfie moment for Srikumar Misra, the founder of India’s first venture capital backed agri startup Milk Mantra. Last month, the 39-year-old entrepreneur from Odisha had a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ when he got a selfie clicked with unarguably…