Providing a platform for nearly one hundred young Odissi dancers from across India as solo performers, the second edition of the Nrutya Naibedya Odissi Utsav will be staged at the Bhanja Kala Mandap in bhubaneswar from May 22 to 24.…
With Air Asia to Malaysia operating, Odisha the 6th largest producer of mangoes plans export to SE Asia
After Bangladesh, Odisha’s mangoes are soon expected to find a market in Southeast Asia — thanks to a new flight from Biju Patnaik International Airport here. Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia started its first international flight from the city airport to…
Odisha State Museum in Bhubaneswar got a rare Masks Gallery : to highlight ethnic artefacts and paintings
As per an article in Telegraph, A gallery displaying a range of masks was inaugurated at Odisha State Museum to showcase Odisha’s diversity in the form of ethnic artefacts and paintings. Masks have been made in the state through various eras during the reigns…
BMC in full flow for beautification of Bhubaneswar before Asian Athletics meet to host 45 nations athletes
Bhubaneswar, May 18: To represent a better, beautiful, greener and smarter Bhubaneswar for the coming Asian Athletics Meet at the renovated Sports Complex of Kalinga Stadium, the city authorities have decided to take up major initiatives to beautify the Temple…
What you should know about inspiring story of Tulasi Munda of Odisha : who has taught more than 20,000 children
Tulasi Munda was born on July 15, 1947, in Kainshi, Keonjhar Odisha. While children at her age usually played, and her brothers and sisters went to work Tulasi Munda planned to study and wanted to learn things especially foreign languages…
Defeating UP, Hockey Odisha entered semifinals of Hockey India sub junior National championship
Hockey Odisha entered the semifinals of the Hockey India sub-junior National championship with penalty shootout-win over Uttar Pradesh Hockey at the KSHA Stadium. After being tied 2-2 at full-time, Odisha won 3-1 in the shootout. Hockey Chandigarh thrashed Hockey Karnataka 7-0…
Will Odisha government reconsider Hike In Duty On Captive Power? Well Industry hopes they do
Shocked by Odisha government’s decision to hike duty on captive power by 83 per cent, from Rs 30- Rs 55, industries are hoping to convince the government to reconsider the move. Such a decision, by a government trying to rebuild…
BMC now plans 7 digit Unique Property Tax Index Number to change BMC’s holding tax assessment scenario
Bhubaneswar, May 16: After a record collection of Rs 100.13 crore revenue, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set to make a sea change in its approach by digitising all the holdings and introduction of a third agency to…
1,400 year old Buddha idol found at Govindapur near Banapur in Odisha
Students of Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, have discovered a 1400-year-old idol of Lord Buddha with seven-head snake at Govindapur near Banapur in Odisha’s Khurda district, nearly 100 km from Bhubaneswar. While 80 per cent of the five-foot statue was buried in…
Bhubaneswar Railway Station ranks 13 in Railway station survey : East Coast Railway 2nd best zone in cleanliness
The Visakhapatnam railway station is the cleanest, followed by Secunderabad, among the 75 busiest stations in the country. As per a survey, the report of which was released by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Bhubaneswar railway station got rank 13 among the…