The idyllic islands with its wetland sites and rich reserve of flora and fauna in Bhitarkanika national park in Odisha will get a facelift under the central government’s Holistic Development of Coastal Islands Project (HDCIP). Fourteen islands located within the…
The Centre has launched India Handlooms, a brand to promote handloom products and weavers of Odisha, with special emphasis on quality, zero defect and zero impact on the environment. Handloom products such as Bomkai, Kotpad, Baluchari, Muga Silk, Khandua, Berhampuri,…
An unusual but a sweet thing trending on Twitter overshadowed the news about the hanging of Yakub Menon, the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts convict, on Thursday. #RasagolaDibasa was trending on the day when Lord Jagannath, along with his siblings…
Defending champion Odisha women team emerged champion of the three-day long Senior National 7-a-side Rugby Championship in Patna. They defeated West Bengal in the final. Odisha scored five tri and the team pipped West Bengal by 27-5 points.
For a long time it had been my wish to visit Maniabandha, a remote village in Odisha. The reason I wanted to visit this village is the people over there are Buddhists, perhaps only few thousand left in India who…
Given below is a description of Journey of Prachi from her own perspective. Do read and you can buy her novel at Link to buy from Amazon The person I am is the result of finite process of tests with…
A female sprinter barred from international competition because her natural levels of testosterone were judged by track and field officials to be in the range of men must be allowed to compete, the final appeals court for global sports ruled…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has allotted a Twenty20 International against South Africa to Odisha Cricket Association (OCA). The match will be held in the first week of October at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. It…
Where did Rasagola originate from If you answered- Odisha or Orissa, then full marks to you. Many do not know the birthplace of the Rasagola. The popular perception is different. On learning this, some get emotionally charged up, some others…
To improve personal hygiene among adolescent girls, Sulabh International, working on sanitation, has decided to set up a sanitary napkin factory in Odisha. Only 30% adolescent girls in urban areas and less than 1% in the rural belt use…