The 29th Ekamra Walks, the only guided heritage tour of the city, had a surprise gift for all its 36 walkers as the beautiful mascot of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships (AAC-2017), Olly, came as a special guest to cheer…
There are talks of Night Safari to be built around 1,000 hectares of forest land under Chandaka
Intending to make the best use of large forest stretches available on the edge of Bhubaneswar, the Odisha government has mooted setting up the State’s first night safari. Though the night safari plan is at a very nascent stage, the…
Air Asia India to start Bengaluru and Kolkata flights from Bhubaneswar by August 1st
As per a recent update from Odisha Tourism, Air Asia India to start Bengaluru and Kolkata flights from Bhubaneswar by August 1st.
Hirakud Dam and Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary area given IBA Status : Important Bird & Biodiversity Area
Hirakud Dam along with the Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary has been given the status of an Important Bird & Biodiversity Area – IBA. This new IBA qualifies for two of the four laid down Global IBA criteria listed for considering a…
After Tejas, Grand Makeover planned for Rajdhani and Satabdi Trains by october, Bhubaneswar Rajdhani one of them
Trolley service for catering, polite uniformed staff and on-board entertainment are some of the changes slated to be introduced in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains from October this year. Aiming at enhancing the experience of passengers travelling by these premier trains,…
Multiple stations under Khurda Road and Sambalpur all set to get CCTV Cameras installed very soon
In order to keep an eye on the safety of passengers and movement of anti-social elements at the stations, the Railways will install CCTV cameras at 28 more stations coming under jurisdiction of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) spread over…
Raghurajpur – An Open Air Museum : an Awesome blog by Jitu Mishra of Virasat E Hind Foundation
Can anyone ever think of ‘Odisha’ without thinking of Lord Jagannath. No way!! Rhythms of Odiya life deeply revolve around scores of rituals related to Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subadhra throughout the year. The trinity that resides…
ONGC joins hands with UNESCO to declare Chilika Lake as UNESCO’s world heritage site
A press conference was held by Mr. Shigeru Aoyagi, Director – UNESCO for India, Bhutan, Maldives & Sri Lanka and Mr. D. D. Misra, Director (HR), ONGC on the project for conservation of eco-system in and around Chilika Lake area…
After 70 years of independence, Nayagarh District in Odisha gets connected with Indian Railways network
After a long wait, Nayagarh district in Odisha was today connected with railway network and the first train chugged out on the newly laid tracks. The link was established following completion of construction of rail network from Bolagarh Road to…
Mangrove Ecotourism project all set to start at Bichitrapur in Odisha Westbengal Border
According to this article in telegraph, Tourists and nature lovers can now enjoy the beauty of beaches at Talsari, Udaipur and nearby places from the mangrove ecotourism project developed by the state forest department at Bichitrapur on the Odisha-Bengal border.…