National ‘Emerging player of the Year’ Pyari Xaxa of Odisha scored eight goals and Sakina Nesa struck five goals to help Odisha thrash a hapless Chhattisgarh 17-0 in a match of the 21st East Zone Senior Women’s National Football Championships…
Wipro plans to shift four Major Accounts to Bhubaneswar including Electrolux for ramp up
Wipro has aimed to scale up headcount at its Bhubaneswar centre to 2,000 by April 2016, from around 300 at present. Besides suggesting the Wipro to extend its present centre at Infocity, Naveen Patnaik urged Premji to set up a…
Soon BMC holding tax can be paid via Handholding devices by Ward Officers
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to procure handheld devices which would be used by Ward officers for collection of holding tax. BMC had started online collection of holding tax in tax Ward 11 through Odisha online portal. After the devices…
IRCTC to introduce executive style lounge in Bhubaneswar and Puri Railway Stations
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has been entrusted with the task of setting up Executive Lounges at 49 locations. These Executive Lounges will provide value added services at a charge, offering facilities such as Wifi Internet, buffet services,…
Social Ad-film ‘The ‘Right’ Glass’ by Odia Director receives multiple awards in International Film Festivals
Social Ad-film ‘The ‘Right’ Glass’ written & directed by Biswanath Rath, (from Jeypore, Odisha), and produced by Bhubaneswar based NGO ‘We 4 You” has received multiple awards in the International Film Festival circuit within few months of it’s premiere and…
Anil Agarwal of Vedanta still hopes to create India’s largest University town in Odisha
Here is what he talked about in a recent interview to Business Standard: In Odisha, I want to create the country’s largest ‘university town’ on the lines of Boston. I am putting 75 per cent of my personal wealth into…
Odisha CM proposes Azim Premji to build Wipro Learning Center in Marine Drive
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patanaik on Monday proposed Wipro chief Azim Premji to set up a Global Training Centre at Puri- Koark Marine drive for which land has been identified. During discussion with the Wipro chief, he also proposed him…
Odisha wins best Grasroots Programme in Football in India and best emerging woman footballer
Odisha striker Pyari Xaxa has been voted the “Emerging Woman Footballer of the Year” for 2015 by the All India Football Federation. Also the Football Association of Odisha (FAO) bagged the AIFF Award for Best Grassroots Prorgamme. More details here
Odisha Enters Semi Final of National Cricket Tournament for Blind
Odisha entered the semifinals by a victory in the last league match against Rajasthan by nine wickets in the 22nd National Cricket Tournament for Blind at Civil Service play ground in Delhi on Saturday. Being invited to bat first, Rajasthan…
Odisha Tourism opens Tourist Center and Food Court in Banmalipur Chilika
Odisha Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Panda has inaugurated tourist infrastructure projects at Banamalipur near Chilika. The Minister opened, tourist infrastructure, including reception centre, tourist guide centre, food court, toilet complex, pathways have already been built at cost of Rs 257.89…