Major international airlines keen to fly to Bhubaneswar have sought ‘temporary operating permits’ from the Civil Aviation Ministry to enable them to launch their services from the Odisha state capital. At a meeting with top Odisha government officials here, airlines…
Visitors at the global attraction Konark Sun temple can enjoy Wi-Fi service from today.Konark is among the five major heritage monuments in the country being Wi-Fi enabled by the government-owned BSNL, which has promised speeds of up to 10mbps. The entire campus…
Tourists visiting Odisha will soon have a new destination – a Rock Garden – in line with the one at Chandigarh. The proposed rock garden is to come up in Ambapua locality berhampur and will require about Rs 7 crore. The state…
To encourage people to cycle, the Puri district administration had urged its officers to cycle to office every Monday. This is part of “Monday is my cycle day”- a campaign launched last week jointly by the district administration, police and…
India is the country of origin of Buddhism. Buddhist shrines are concentrated not only in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar but also in Odisha. A visit the Buddhist sites of Odisha will take you to exquisite temples,…
Here is a nice video in Odia on Jagannath Nabakalebara. Do check it out. Also check: Jagannath Nabakalebar depicted via whiteboard animation – a must watch
The minister of state for tourism (independent charge), culture (independent charge) and civil aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma visited the twin hills of Udayagiri and Khandagiri in Odisha, one of the earliest groups of Jain rock-cut architecture in Eastern India. The…
We all know that Odisha is the home of Natural Beauty.There are so many waterfalls in Odisha. Some of themajor waterfalls in Odisha are : Barehipani, Khandadhar, Bhimkund, Badaghagara, Jorandha, Gudguda etc. See the complete article to get the complete…
Odisha tourism has created videos to be aired in various promotional channels, here is one of them. Also Read: Ratnagiri Ancient Buddhist Site in Odisha – hidden potential of Tourism
1. The Mahanadi – Brahmani – Chitrotpala Delta region of Odisha has one of India’s largest concentrations of Buddhist sites dating from 3rd century BC to 11th century AD. 2. In 3rd century BC, Emperor Ashoka fought the great…