Five kiosks were inaugurated at various places across the city today to help women commuters avail pink auto service. The kiosks were set up at Master Canteen Square, Vani Vihar Square, Jaydev Vihar Square, KIIT Square and at the bus…
Pittsburgh based Accion Labs and Singapore based Apart Tech to open Dev center in Bhubaneswar
Pittsburgh headquartered global technology firm, Accion Labs has proposed the state government to set up an offshore development centre in Bhubaneswar. Officials said, the company has sought about 1.5-2 acres of land from Odisha Computer Application Centre for setting up…
Boat Rally in Satpada Chilika to promote tourism in Odisha
The state government has decided to include the cultural extravaganza held at Satapada every year into the state tourism calendar to promote conservation and garner tourism opportunities at Chilika lake. The festival hosted to highlight the flora and fauna of…
BMC bhubaneswar starts using Whatsapp for improving coodination
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation authorities have started using the WhatsApp tool for a faster and effective civic administration. Commissioner of the corporation Krishan Kumar has created a 20-member group on WhatsApp in October. In the past two months, this group has…
India’s Rawstar Winner Rituraj Mohanty first Concert in Bhubaneswar 21st dec
Odisha boy Rituraj Mohanty who just won the India’s Rawstar contest in Star Plus is coming to Bhubaneswar for his first concert on 21st dec.
Koraput in Odisha to be nurtured as Aero Engine Capital of India
Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha today underscored the need to ensure that Koraput in Odisha emerges as the aero engine capital of the country. Speaking at the Golden Jubilee celebrations of HAL ( Hindustan Aeronautics Limited), Koraput Division at Sunabeda…
An Evening at awesome Chandrabhga Beach, Odisha
Year 1982! I was a child then. We were living in Sambalpur in western Odisha, where my father was serving as a lecturer in Zoology at the prime Gangadhar Meher College. Additionally, he also served as the Rector of a…
Varahi Temple at Chaurasi near Konark – important Shakti Pitha
‘Khakra’ is one of three architectural forms of medieval Odisha (the other two are ‘rekha’ and ‘pidha’). Unlike pidha and rekha, temples of khakra order are very rare. It appears like a boat. At Chaurasi, a small village near Konark,…
A story of a road side Vases Vendor in Bhubaneswar in need of help. Will you?
While travelling today, I was stuck by this colorful array of Vases or Gamlas. I stopped to check if I can get a good shot.While I was looking at the vases the owner, Mr Puttan Khan, the man in the…
Bhubaneswar only city in east India having 4 software biggies tries to woo Zensar Mastek
The state IT department has initiated steps to pull in leading IT companies – Mastek ltd and Zensar Technologies for setting up their development centres at Bhubaneswar. In this regard, a high level delegation led by state IT minister Pranab…