The International Hockey Federation (FIH) will soon decide on the venue for this year’s Junior World Cup in India and the choice has narrowed down to Bhubaneswar or Lucknow. FIH President Leandro Negre said the governing body was in the…
Did you know Odisha Writer Manoj Das wrote Story of Rama in Chandamama in 1985
Shri Manoj Das wrote “Story of Rama” in Chandamama (English Edition) serially from October 1985 to May 1988. Here are the images of some cover pages of the magazine of that time when the cover pages of this once internationally…
Is Emergence of Bhubaneswar as Education Hub its best achievement to show in 68 years
Emergence of Bhubaneswar as an education hub remains its most noticeable achievement since the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, laid the foundation stone of the modern capital city 68 years ago on April 13, 1948. From nursery to those…
National Conference on Conservation of Eastern Ghats to begin from 16th April
A press conference was organized today in Bhubaneswar for the upcoming National Conference on Conservation of Eastern Ghats is being organized by Council for Green Revolution (CGR) in collaboration with Zoology Department of Utkal University, at Bhubaneswar, on 16th and…
Bhubaneswar based XIMB alumni Sameer Satpathy becomes CEO of ITC Personal Care business
ITC has recast its senior management team, continuing the trend of appointing younger executives in critical roles ahead of chairman YC Deveshwar’s proposed retirement next year. Sameer Satpathy, has succeeded as chief executive of the personal care business. Satpathy joined ITC…
Odisha plans to organise Odisha Travel Bazaar soon to attract tourists and investment
Odisha Tourism is looking at organising the first edition of Odisha Travel Bazaar either this year or probably by 2017, informed Utpal K Pati, OTS, Deputy Director, Odisha Tourism. “Odisha Tourism is yet to announce the details of first edition…
On Hanuman Jayanti Today : Here is an Article from Great Odisha Writer Manoj Das
From the book “Myths,Legends, Concepts and Literary Antiquities of India” by Shri Manoj Das How do the Indians worship Hanuman, a monkey, as a god? Indian mysticism believes in the descent of the Divine Consciousness into human forms and, as…
Today is Bhubaneswar Foundation Day : Some Facts you might not be knowing yet
On Bhubaneswar foundation day, here are some facts on the city collected here The first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, had laid the foundation stone of the city on April 13 in 1948. Bhubaneswar is supposed to have…
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#OdiaNewYear or Maha Bishuba Sankranti or Pana Sankranti : What you should know
In India the months and years are counted on the basis of lunar or solar movements. According to the solar system the month is counted from ‘Sankranti’ to ‘Sankranti’ and in lunar system it is counted from ‘Purnima’ (Fullmoon) to…