Of the 21 ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) nominees who contested the recently held Lok Sabha elections in Odisha, some were personally picked party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to contest the landmark polls. Contesting on the conch party’s…
The Women Reservation Bill may still be pending in Parliament, but 33% of the candidates from Odisha elected to the Lok Sabha are women, that too representing different sections of society. Seven of total 21 MPs from Odisha are women.…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqacIsZzNgs A silent portrait of the devastated condition of coastal Odisha after the cyclone Fani Concept-Cinematography-Editing-Direction : Amartya Bhattacharyya Music : Kisaloy Roy
It was awesome to see an email from US house of representative David miller in our inbox where he mentioned he was searching for Polly Singh and Jinda Singh from Bhubaneswar, age 70-80. We are glad he reached out to…
According to this article from Times of India, The All India Football Federation AIFF is understood to have shortlisted five venues, four of which will eventually get the nod to host U-17 Women’s Football worldcup. According to sources, Goa, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar,…
To help innovators convert ideas into viable business offerings with the potential to shape the future of Indian aerospace and defence, Boeing India launched the Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD) programme for university students, faculty and early stage startups.…
Abhay Deol starrer Jungle Cry is based on the real-life story of Indian rugby coach Rudraksh Jena of Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), who guided a team of rural Odisha boys to a historic victory in the…
On January 30, 1948 it was his heroics and courage that caught Nathuram Godse, the man who shot dead the Father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi. But for nearly seven decades the name of Raghu Nayak, who worked as a…
Radio Choklate 104 FM, a leading private FM station in Odisha, was awarded at the third edition of UNICEF Radio4Child Awards in three categories last evening. This year, the awards were given for airing special programmes on two themes -Measles…
Kerala and Odisha have become trophy states for India which is showcasing them at the United Nations global platform for disaster risk reduction (DRR). Both the states have become best case studies on disaster mitigation: Odisha for evacuating more than…