Every year Bhubaneswar comes alive with authors, poets, filmmakers, publishers and literary enthusiasts coming together to celebrate the beauty and power of literature at Odisha Literary Festival. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik supports the festival every year with his presence.…
A nine-year-old boy from Bhubaneswar has made it to Britain Got Talent for his excellent drumming skills. A class-4 student, Abhishek Sahu, developed the passion for music when he got a drum at his home at the age of three.…
Man of the match Sundeep Chirmako netted a brace as Rourkela’s Birsa Munda Vidyapitha edged past Indira Priyadarshini Higher Secondary School of Bhopal 4-3 in the final of the Steelbird Helmet 34th Nehru sub junior hockey tournament trophy at Shivaji…
Canada Odisha Society recently held its event for Kumar Purnima. It was a true celebration of Odia culture. Odias from all walks of life had turned out in huge numbers,although all the events(viz. Chanda Puja,Odissi Dance, Dance Jugalbandi, Gita…
Odisha was battered by a SuperCyclone on 29 October, 1999 that made landfall near Paradip (43976). The estimated maximum wind speed reached 260-270 kmph in the core area which produced a huge storm surge that led to sea-level elevation of…
Before Rani Laxmi Bai.. Before Razia Sultan.. Before Rudrama Devi.. India still had numerous brave women who jumped to battlefields to save their kingdom from foreign forces and massacre. While many names might have been lost in the inevitable fog…
The British Council in association with KIIT University organised an exciting concert by UK band Wild Palms. Wild Palms is among the many bands that are part of The Selector. The Selector is British Council’s awardwinning radio show that covers…
Anupam Nayak, a Bhubaneswar based Contemporary and Salsa dance expert who is a renowned dance choreographer in Odisha has judged Jhoom Odisha Jhoom (Mother’s special) and Little Star Kids reality show in Odisha, is all set to spread Zumba Fitness worldwide.…
Medical Wikipedia is a mobile app which provides offline access to health information on Wikipedia. It is an instance of the Wikipedia arm of Kiwix. On June 10th, 2015 Wiki Project Med Foundation and Wikimedia Switzerland launched an android app…
According to the latest reports from Skymetweather the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is presently situated over 16.5°N and 93.2°E. This position is marked as “x” in the attached Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential (TCHP) map estimated using the…