Documentary Film Sambalpuri Weavers has been officially selected in the International Film Festival for the 12th Tasveer South Asian Film Festival, the largest South Asian Film Festival in the USA. This is a Documentary Film by ULB FILMS, about the…
Berhampur Medical College Grad Dr Pinaki Panigrahi now in USA discovers Cure for Sepsis : Deadly Infection seen in newborns
Scientists in the U.S. and India have found an inexpensive treatment that could possibly save hundreds of thousands of newborns each year. And it turns out, the secret weapon was sitting in Asian kitchens all along: probiotic bacteria that are…
Doctor from Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha is now an MP in Kenya
A doctor from the seaside village of Panchupalli under Earasama block of Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha scripted history recently by becoming a member of the Parliament of Kenya after winning the election there. Dr Swarup Ranjan Mishra, who had contested…
Inspiring Journey of Kailash Sahu from a small Ganjam Village to one of World’s leading astronomers
He has grown up watching the night sky. Today the world is looking up to him. Hemanta Pradhan retraces the journey of Kailash Chandra Sahu from a nondescript Ganjam village to one of the planet’s leading astronomers There are more…
Book of Odia writer Ramendra Kumar A Tsunami Called Naani is nominated for SIBF award
Popular children’s writer Ramendra Kumar’s book ‘A Tsunami Called Naani’ has been nominated for the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) Awards, 2017 in the ‘Best International Book’ category. The book is a tale of camaraderie and commitment and guts and…
Justice Dipak Misra of Odisha all set to be the next Chief Justice of India
Justice Dipak Misra, whose name chief justice of India (CJI) J S Khehar recommended Tuesday as his successor, is the second senior most Supreme Court judge. He will be the 45th CJI if the law ministry accepts the recommendation, which…
He Phaguna Tume : A biopic On Maestro of Odia Music Akshaya Mohanty in works in Bollywood
The enigmatic persona of legendary music composer Akshaya Mohanty is set to be immortalised on the silver screen. Mustaque Nadiadawala from the Nadiadawala Grandson Entertainment, a production houses based in Mumbai, is locked in talks with members of the Akshaya…
Part of Team India Manoj Kujur of Odisha wins Gold Medal in Dance world cup 2017 in Canada
Young talent Manoj Kujur from Odisha made the State proud by clinching a gold medal in the Dance World Cup 2017 held in Canada. The Rourkela youth proved his mettle by performing dance under the hip hop category on world…
3 from Bhubaneswar Komedians qualify Zonal auditions of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge
According to this report from Odisha Sun Times, Three members of the group Bhubaneswar Komedians Satyabrat Mohapatra, Chetan Anand Sahu and Alokesh Sinha have cleared the primary zonal auditions, held at Kolkata, for ‘Star Plus The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’ and made…
Women’s contribution to Odia Literature : A must read blog by Debajani Mohanty
Women & Literature Just like any other field, the world of literature has always been dominated by men. So when we have a William Shakespere, a Leo Tolstoy, an Ernest Hemingway and even our home-grown Chetan Bhagat or Amish…