A daily wage labourer’s daughter from a remote village of Kendrapara in Odisha has cracked the coveted Indian Economic Service (IES) exam this year. Aparajita Priyadarshini Behera (24) of Mahanangala village has come out successful in UPSC’s IES examination ranking 13 in all…
National Costume Show official results: ▸ Winner: India – The Lotus Princess of Indian Literature on her peacock pedestal. Designer: Melvyn Noronha ▸ 2nd place: China – Queen Ze Tian. Designer: Adam Lee ▸ 3rd place: Japan – Kimono.…
Rarely does a vehicle cross the National Highway 5 stretch between Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, without stopping at Pahala, Odisha’s biggest market selling rasagollas. Unlike other places in the country where the ubiquitous sweetmeat is spongy and has a rubber-like texture,…
Odisha (Orissa), the land of Lord Jagannath, has a very rich religious culture and this is reflected in the food as well. Odia cuisine is very simple yet delicious, prepared in little or no oil which not only enhances…
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday renamed Bhadrak district’s Wheeler Island after former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. “The Chief Minister has named Wheeler Island after the Missile Man,” said a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office. Mr. Patnaik hopes…
The Centre is committed to ensuring electricity supply to all in Odisha within 18 months where about 50 lakh households remain unelectrified, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said today. Goyal told reporters here that the electrification drive would be executed…
In its plan to position Odisha as next best destination for information technology (IT), the State Government on Wednesday decided to set up a modern data centre at Infovalley-II. State Government has submitted a proposal to the Centre for opening…
Official voting for Miss Photogenic has begun!! Miss India United Continent Sushrii Shreya Mishraa of Odisha needs your love, support & lots of votes to win the sub contest. Click here to vote: Link to the voting site Look…
Odisha has become the first state in the country to launch a mobile app exclusively for investment facilitation. The state government unveiled the latest edition of its industrial policy — the Industrial Policy Resolution (IPR)-2015, and also rolled…
In a renewed effort to pitch itself as the ideal destination for India Inc and new generation of entrepreneurs, the Odisha Government launches a mobile app that will help prospective investors get information on policies, subsidies, incentives, and also help…