Odisha striker Pyari Xaxa has been voted the “Emerging Woman Footballer of the Year” for 2015 by the All India Football Federation. Also the Football Association of Odisha (FAO) bagged the AIFF Award for Best Grassroots Prorgamme. More details here
Odisha Enters Semi Final of National Cricket Tournament for Blind
Odisha entered the semifinals by a victory in the last league match against Rajasthan by nine wickets in the 22nd National Cricket Tournament for Blind at Civil Service play ground in Delhi on Saturday. Being invited to bat first, Rajasthan…
Odisha Tourism opens Tourist Center and Food Court in Banmalipur Chilika
Odisha Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Panda has inaugurated tourist infrastructure projects at Banamalipur near Chilika. The Minister opened, tourist infrastructure, including reception centre, tourist guide centre, food court, toilet complex, pathways have already been built at cost of Rs 257.89…
Bibhu Mohapatra designing a special Saree from Odisha as a gift for Michelle Obama
Fashion designer Bibhu Mohapatra is getting a special nine-yard sari made for Michelle Obama by Odisha weavers. The New York-based Mohapatra, who caters to Hollywood actors and other celebrities, tells Sharmistha Ghosal of The Telegraph on a visit to…
Vizag beach trying to use Konark Wheel to enhance its beauty and attract more tourists
The Hindu writes: A massive replica of the iconic wheel of the Sun Temple of Konark was installed at beach on Friday. The 18-foot diameter FRP installation is an exact replica of the iconic Wheel of the Sun Temple at Konark,…
Bhubaneswar Based Centurion University to aid Center in apprenticeship training
The Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Centurion University of Technology & Management (CUTM) to facilitate for engagement of more than one lakh apprentices over the next three years.…
Odissi Dance : Roots and Culture a video by Revital Carroll with awesome details about it
No Need to go Chandigarh, Odisha to get its first Rock Garden at Berhampur
Odisha’s first rock garden will come up in Berhampur. It would be a State government funded project, which would be executed by the Berhampur Development Authority (BDA). Only solar energy would be used in the garden to create awareness regarding renewable…
Odisha school comes up with unique Idea, wins National Award for Innovations by Union HRD
A district school in Odisha has come up with ‘Drop Everything And Read’ programme in which students go on a reading mode during the seventh period, every Wednesday. This innovative initiative by Ganjam district has conferred the National Award for…
A Startup of a different Kind Koraput Dairy introduces Own A Cow, get returns scheme
Some context on why Koraput Diary started Own a Cow program The milk production in India needs to be 180 million metric tons by the year 2020. At present the total production stands at around 145 million metric tons (source:…