New York Times Travels Show will be a big Tourism Fair for NRIs and Americans and it might as well open new vistas of business as well as our cultural heritage of our state. There will be an Odisha Pavilion in…
Discoverture Solutions having US & Bhubaneswar presence acquired by MindTree
Mindtree will acquire US-based insurance solutions provider Discoverture Solutions for $ 15 million (over Rs 92 crore), a move aimed at helping the mid-sized Indian IT firm tap the $ 1.5 billion opportunity in the global P&C services market. Founded…
Sun Temples at Konark and Modhera– A Pictorial Comparison
One of the five major sects within Hinduism is the Saura cult which revolves around the worship of Sun God. However, Sun worship in Ancient India had a connection with Iran. According to Bhavisya Purana, it was Magi sun…
India’s biggest boardsport event: India Surf Festival 2015 in Odisha
coming February 6-8, 2015, the India Surf Festival, an event that will highlight India as one of Asia’s best boardsports destination is now on its fourth year. Located at the meeting point of river Kushavadra and the Bay of Bengal, the…
Harvard, Tufts, MIT students on learning visit to Odisha steel plant
Twenty six students from Harvard, MIT and Tuft University of USA and Sunway University of Malaysia today visited the plant of Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) near Angul in Odisha to get a first-hand view of the steel making process there…
Odisha based NIT Rourkela ranked no 1 among all NITs – By Edurand
NIT Rourkela is now No.1 among all NITs as per EDU-RAND and 8th among all engineering institutes of India including IITs. Institute has now 275 faculty members(almost with PhD) i.e. highest among all NITs. They have now 5750 students including 850…
Automatic Toll Collection on Odisha highways – first between Rourkela Sambalpur
New smartcard system to be introduced in Odisha at all automated tollgates. They would introduce smartcard system for the vehicle owners to pay their toll tax in a smart way. In the first phase, the facilities would be installed in…
Bansal Classes from Kota specializing for IIT now in Bhubaneswar too
Kota-based coaching institute Bansal Classes Private Limited launched its centre Bhubaneswar centre on Saturday. They have decided to accept five student nominations from about 30 city-based schools for free full syllabus test. The students will be enrolled from January 25,…
Girl Power – the India Surf Festival theme this year
“I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men, they are far superior and always have been.” – William Golding, Lord of the Flies India Surf Festival 2K15 has centralized the theme Girl Power this year.…
Craftsmen of world famous Pipili Chandua using Whatsapp for communication with retailers
The craftsmen of Pipili have moved with the times. From being just a village craft, they have put the applique wonders on the global map. The craftsmen have been taking up bigger challenges apart from making articles for use in…