As part of Joy of Giving Week, the Bhubaneswar Auto-rickshaw Mahasangha took 59 poor and elderly women on a tour of different temples here on Monday. Some other initiatives like ‘buy one give one’, ‘gift an apple’ and ‘a night…
Odisha braces for Cyclonic threat. Again….After phailin, Hudhud now
Latest picture of hudhud Odisha (major cyclone Invest 99B over bay of bengal) at 955mb suggests Category 3 already. Next 24-48 hours will decide if it develops to Cat4 like Phailin or Cat5 like Supercylone1999. Be prepared. Be safe.Landfall likely Odisha…
Cuttack group starts Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
It’s the start of a new broomance. The Prime Minister’s Swachh Bharat Mission aims to get people to rediscover their roots, and leaves, and other discarded matter so they can make a clean break with the past. This surely is…
Low pressure formed, cyclone threat but…This is no Phailin, not to worry
Low pressure formed, may turn into depression. Rains are coming, everybody remembers last year Durga puja as Odisha bear the brunt of Phailin, but this is not supposed to be of same magnitude. Rains and thunder showers may lash one…
Nandankanan Zoo celebrates Elephant Day
The eight elephants at the zoo were given a special treatment to mark the occasion. Early morning, the keepers at the zoo bathed the elephants and adorned them with specially designed appliqué apparel and the mahouts took them out…
New snake discovered in Odisha – Named after the state Lycodon Odishi
A group of amateur herpetologists from Odisha here on Saturday claimed to have discovered a non-venomous snake in the State. After months of research, these researchers have established clarity around the snake species, which were discovered in Ganjam district. The…
Looks like Its Odisha Era in Narendra Modi’s PMO India
Manmohan Singh’s PMO was dominated by officials from Kerala, including T K A Nair, Shivshankar Menon and M K Narayanan. The buzz in South Block is that, in the new regime, it’s Orissa that dominates. P K Mishra, Additional Principal Secretary…
Odisha takes next step in eGovernance – mulls IT Cadre
For effective implementation of various IT enabled projects in different departments, the state government is contemplating to create a virtual IT cadre. Four to five employees with proficiency in IT will be selected in each department and after training they…
Heard about Bollywood Movie featuring Rangabati Song Yet?
Did you know the recent movie being directed by Odia director Nila Madhab Panda of “I am Kalam” fame has Odia song Rangabati featuring Bollywood star Kunal Kapoor. Recently Kunal visited Odisha to prepare more for the movie. Kunal Kapoor…
Odisha documentary on Sudarshan Pattnaik wins at Kolkata Carnival Film Festival
You must have heard the recent news Documentary maker Raj Sampad’s short filmDreaming With Sand chronicling the inspiring story of sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has officially entered the Sundance Film Festival Dreaming With Sand will compete with other films and if it wins,…