The much-awaited modern kiosk to sell all varieties of fish, including special ones from Chilika Lake, will open shortly near Siripur Market. Odisha State Fishermen Co-Operative Federation (Fishfed) will start its first modern fish kiosk in the city by the…
A 15-day Odisha Craft Mela was inaugurated on 16th September, 2014 at Dilli Haat by Shri Sanjay Kumar Panda, IAS, Secretary, Textiles, Government of India. Dr. Sunil Kumar Bhargava, IAS, Principal Resident Commissioner, Dr. Tribikram Pradhan, Additional Resident Commissioner, Government…
The state Government has decided to establish a multistoried Tourism Plaza and Visitors’ Centre in Bhubaneswar at an estimated investment of Rs 6.25 crore within next two years. The site selection process has already started and would be finalised soon.…
It seems that for Shipra Mehrotra, a life in dance was always in the making. She began her training in Odissi, one of India’s eight classical dance forms, at an early age. In addition to learning Odissi at Washington D.C.’s…
IT majors Microsoft and IBM have evinced interest in playing a part in providing WiFi connectivity in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha. Microsoft and IBM have shown their interest in implementing the project, which will provide WiFi connectivity to…
You must have heard the recent news Documentary maker Raj Sampad’s short filmDreaming With Sand chronicling the inspiring story of sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has officially entered the Sundance Film Festival Dreaming With Sand will compete with other films and if it wins,…
Set up by Society for Development of Rural Literature, Odisha, the state’s first Folk and Tribal Art Museum, will be ready by March 2015. Spread over an area of five acres, close to the banks of Chilka Lake, Asia’s largest…
In a bid to monitor the activities of newly formed urban bodies online, the state government has decided to facilitate Odisha State Wide Area Network (OSWAN), which ensures intra-departmental online connectivity. Water tax will be collected online from October 1.…
The state government has geared up to make e-learning an integral part of high school curriculum under the e-Vidyalaya programme, which was launched by chief minister Naveen Patnaik in February just before the last general elections.At a recent meeting chaired…