GROWING UP AS A ODIYA WAS PERHAPS THE BEST THING EVER 1: You don’t understand food without daali 2: As a kid, you were maniacal for half marks in your test papers. 3: Every New Year calendar starts with…
Tapan Mishra of Odisha to head ISRO application center
Eminent scientist Tapan Misra has been appointed the Chief of ISRO’s Space Applications Centre (SAC) in Ahmedabad. Mr Misra who is the Deputy Director, Microwave Remote Sensing Area in SAC, succeeds AS Kiran Kumar, who was appointed as the Chairman…
Bhubaneswar Tech Mahindra campus to double its headcount this year
Tech Mahindra plans to double its capacity at the city campus in this year. Recently Tech Mahindra had inaugurated a new block at its city campus to house 615 more IT professionals taking the total capacity in the state to 1,111. Among the…
Odisha bags Krishi Karman Samman for 2013-14
Odisha has received the prestigious ‘Krishi Karman Samman’ for 2013-14 as the best performing state in overall agricultural production in the country. The State received the Award for the second time and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the Award…
Music Tree in Bhubaneswar – A way to promote dying instruments
A young dancer from the city, Rabi Ratan Sahu, has found a unique way to promote folk musical instruments of the state. He has conceptualised the ‘Music Tree,’ which is an artificial tree that has huge branches with no leaves.…
Infocom Odisha 2015, business technology leadership conference starts
The daylong conference, that would bring together over 300 delegates, 25 thought leaders and speakers from across corporate India, ICT domain, academia and government, would focus on promoting entrepreneurship through inclusive growth, exploring the business friendly ecosystem in the state,…
Second Year KIITS undergrad Odia girl bags role in Marathi & Hindi Movie
A second-year undergraduate student of KIIT University, Ipsita Priyadarshini, has bagged the lead role in Marathi film-maker Adeeth Bhandarre’s upcoming venture Ek awaaz. The film is a supernatural thriller, portraying a struggle between the everyday world and the sinister beyond.…
Wildlife photography festival ‘Drishtiraaga 2015’ starts in Bhubaneswar
Mushroom, a circle of photographers, organizes the annual wildlife photography festival Drishtiraaga 2015 at Lalit Kala Akademi, Bhubaneswar.It provides a platform to upcoming photographers, showcase the skills of established photographers and at the same time organizes talks of ace photographers. The exhibition…
No Rules, No jury: Bring Your Own Film Festival in Puri this weekend
Jagannath Dham Puri will host the Bring Your Own Film Festival (Byoff), one of the world’s most unique festivals for cinema. The festival begins on Saturday 21st. The festival is the brainchild of a bunch of filmmakers and viewers from all…