Rajarani Music Festival will be held from the 18th to the 20th of January 2017 in Bhubaneswar. Rajarani Temple dating back to the 11th century will form the backdrop against which this culturally rich and dynamic music festival will take…
Chilika Continues to be favorite winter home : Surge in birds recorded this year
The winged visitors continue to throng Chilika. Over the last year, their number has reported a significant increase which validates the fact that the brackish water lagoon remains their favourite winter home. The annual enumeration carried out by Wildlife Wing…
Nissan India appoints Rourkela born Abhishek Mahapatra as CSR head
Nissan India has appointed Abhishek Mahapatra as the Head of Communication and CSR, effective immediately. Mahapatra will be responsible for all of Nissan’s communications in India, including product, corporate and plant communications, and CSR activities, the carmaker said in a…
IIT Bhubaneswar ropes in The Local Train for Starnite at Alma Fiesta : upcoming cultural Fest
As we enter the 2nd week of January we enter to the week of Alma Fiesta, the annual socio-cultural fest of IIT Bhubaneswar and the excitement in the college students is at its peak. Alma Fiesta will kick start on…
Odisha Govt to award people who save life of road accident victims by taking them to hospitals immediately
Odisha govt administration has decided to award those who saves life of road accident victims by taking them to hospitals immediately. Good Samaritans would be awarded on the concluding day of the road safety week to be held from January…
Awesome to see Sambit Mohanty join JWT India as national creative director
J Walter Thompson (JWT) India has appointed Sambit Mohanty as the national creative director. Based out of its Delhi office, he will report to Senthil Kumar, chief creative officer, JWT India. Mohanty joins the agency from DDB Mudra Group where…
Khira Gaintha : An awesome Odia Food Blog by Swetapadma Satpathy
The Amavasya or new moon day of Hindu month Pousa is known as Bakula Amavasya, the day when the newly bloomed mango flowers are worshiped. Mango (Mangifera indica) is the leading fruit crop of Odisha as well as India and…
Meet Arati Devi : From MBA, Banker to Sarpanch in a Odisha village, to represent India in USA in
Last five years were quite eventful for Arati Devi. Elected as country’s youngest sarpanch five years ago from Dhunkapada gram panchayat in Ganjam district, the 31-year-old MBA graduate has become a role model for many women in grass root level…
Bhubaneswar based Agro Scientist sets Guinness World Record by identifying elements of periodic table in fastest possible time
In less than four minutes, P Srinivasa Brahmanand can rattle off all the names of the elements of the periodic table. Yes, the city-based agricultural scientist has created another Guinness World Record by identifying all the elements of the periodic…
Sisir Saras the Handicrafts Fair continues in the city, women entrepreneurs hold sway
The much awaited fair of the year, Sisir Saras, for handcrafts and indigenous rural products has kicked off in the city. The ten day fair has been organized by ORMAS (Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society) with sponsorship from Ministry…