A Son et Lumiere, or a sound and light show, will soon begin at Odisha’s famous 13th century Sun Temple at Konark in a bid to ramp up tourist footfalls to the state, a minister has said. The Archaeological Survey…
Mangalajodi : A village in Odisha where birds are considered as Guests
Birds as guests? Where in the world would such a strange thing happen? In Odisha, there is a village called Mangalajodi, perched on the edge of the great Chilika lagoon. Come winter, hundreds of thousands of water birds fly in to…
Lalita Prasida Sripada of Odisha nominated by NDTV for Women of Worth Awards
Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai, a Class IX student who hails from Damanjodi in Koraput district in Odisha, won the Community Impact Award at the prestigious Google Science Fair 2015 held in California. She developed a cheap method of cleaning waste…
Watch this hillarious Holi Prank Video in the streets of Bhubaneswar by Freakerz
Empty bucket holi prank in the streets of Saheed Nagar , Bhubaneswar by the FreaKerZ .Do like and comment !! hope ya’ll appreciate our effort . .. . & wish u all very happy n belated holi 🙂
AIIMS Bhubaneswar to get its biggest reinforcement 100 new faculty members to join
The concern of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, over shortage of faculties may go away soon as over 100 new faculty members are likely to join the premier institute shortly. This will be the biggest ever recruitment…
Flood Tolerant Rice developed by CRRI and University of California Berkeley changes lives in Odisha
In the village of Amashpur, 80 hectares of land are nestled between the Birupa and Brahmani rivers. Until 2011, this area was left vacant during the “kharif” or wet season with all hopes of growing the region’s staple Swarna rice…
Odisha tops with 17% share in manufacturing investments, Gujarat 2nd, Karnataka 3rd
Odisha has maximum share of over 17 percent in the total live investments worth about Rs 33 lakh crore attracted by manufacturing sector across the country, according to a study. Gujarat has ranked second (nearly 12 percent) followed by Karnataka…
OPGC installs rooftop solar power project at ITPS at Banharpali based Ib Thermal Power Station
Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (A Govt. Company of the State of Odisha) as a part of demonstration project, has installed a roof top solar project (Photovoltaic) on the top of the existing plant switchyard building at its Banharpali based…
CM Naveen Pattnaik asks Govt Officials to connect with citizens via Social Media
Odisha government has asked all departments to use social media like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to establish a two-way communication between the administration and citizens, officials said on Wednesday. Stating that the state government is committed to openness and responsiveness in governance, Chief Minister Naveen…
SPV for Smart City Bhubaneswar project to have Rs 250 Cr for paid up capital
DNAIndia writes The Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the smart city project in Bhubaneswar would have paid up capital of Rs 250 crore and authorised capital of Rs 500 crore. A government release said the equity of the SPV company…