Even as the Buddhist sites in Odisha are yet to catch the fancy of international visitors despite huge potential, the Tourism Ministry has decided to include the State in its new travel project, ‘Buddhist Heritage Trails’, also known as…
Pincon Spirit to consider launch of new whiskey brand in Odisha
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Pincon Spirit Ltd will be held on December 19, 2014, inter alia, to discuss the launch of its new brand of product i.e. “Whiskey in Regular Segment” in the Brand Name of…
UNESCO awardee Surendra Meher from Odisha presents IKAT weaving to Prime minister
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, was today presented a unique portrait created through the technique of “IKAT” or “Tie and Dye.” The portrait of Shri Narendra Modi is a creation of Shri Surendra Meher, made in the style of…
Sandart from Odisha beach by Sudarshan Pattnaik for Nobel Winners
sand sculpture to congratulate Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for Nobel peace prize at Puri beach in odisha on Wednesday.
Puri Police Joins Facebook for interaction before Jagannath Nabakalebar
Puri Police on Tuesday launched a Facebook page for the benefit of the pilgrims and tourists who will visit the Pilgrim Town during Nabakalebara next year. The page contains telephone numbers of police control room and e-mail address of senior…
Swachh Bhubaneswar abhiyan needs your help, will you?
One month ago, one of my friend told me to have “Swachha Bharat Mission” in our capital city, Bhubaneswar as other are following to our popular PM, Narendra ModiJi. But, my answer was- Two years ago, we (SAMPARK-my trust (NGO),…
The Legend Behind Mahaprasad and Nirmalya of Jagannath Temple Puri
Everybody knows that when the ‘Prasad’, cooked in the temple of Lord Jagannath is offered to Goddess Bimala it becomes ‘Mahaprasad’. What is the eagerness of devotees of Lord Jagannath to get this Mahaprasad waiting hours long to get it in the temple…
Champions Trohpy a big hit in bhubaneswar, Hockey world cup will be next big event
It took an entire day to figure out what really was drawing this crowd for an Indian team that has lost both its matches in the Champions Trophy. The mystery grew larger with the crowd when the optimistic fans turned…
e-Pothi of Odisha State Museum ‘Manuscript treasure’ bags Manthan Award – 2014
Online Cataloguing of Manuscripts of Odisha State Museum bagged the prestigious international Award “The Manthan Award – 2014 (South Asia and Asia Pacific)” at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on December 4. e-Pothi’s objective is to facilitate researchers,…
India’s Got Talent Audition in Bhubaneswar on 10th December
Colors TV show India’s Got Talent comes to bhubaneswar 10th dec for audition. Here is the link to register http://colors.in.com/in/indias-got-talent/