Eminent scientist Tapan Misra has been appointed the Chief of ISRO’s Space Applications Centre (SAC) in Ahmedabad. Mr Misra who is the Deputy Director, Microwave Remote Sensing Area in SAC, succeeds AS Kiran Kumar, who was appointed as the Chairman…
Odisha bags Krishi Karman Samman for 2013-14
Odisha has received the prestigious ‘Krishi Karman Samman’ for 2013-14 as the best performing state in overall agricultural production in the country. The State received the Award for the second time and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the Award…
Music Tree in Bhubaneswar – A way to promote dying instruments
A young dancer from the city, Rabi Ratan Sahu, has found a unique way to promote folk musical instruments of the state. He has conceptualised the ‘Music Tree,’ which is an artificial tree that has huge branches with no leaves.…
Infocom Odisha 2015, business technology leadership conference starts
The daylong conference, that would bring together over 300 delegates, 25 thought leaders and speakers from across corporate India, ICT domain, academia and government, would focus on promoting entrepreneurship through inclusive growth, exploring the business friendly ecosystem in the state,…
No Rules, No jury: Bring Your Own Film Festival in Puri this weekend
Jagannath Dham Puri will host the Bring Your Own Film Festival (Byoff), one of the world’s most unique festivals for cinema. The festival begins on Saturday 21st. The festival is the brainchild of a bunch of filmmakers and viewers from all…
Maha Shivratri celebrated across various Shiva temples of Odisha
Odisha celebrated Maha Shivaratri across various temples all over the state. Here are some images from across the length and breadth of the the state.
The beauty of Baitarani River Odisha – captured by Ar Shakti Nanda
The fall of Bitarani river just before the Nightfall @ Bhimkund, Keonjhar, Odisha (MGM Calendar 2015)
HBO to feature Odisha Sprinter Dutee Chand and her struggle against IAAF
Odisha sprinter, barred from taking part in any competition after failing IAAF’s controversial new hyperandrogenism test, got a partial reprieve in December last year when the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), where she had filed an appeal in September last year,…
A blog on Hirapur Chausathi Yogini Temple – by Ashish Nayak
My initial part of life was in my village Sagua (Was called as Sakambaripur in ancient times). The nearby village is Hirapur (Was called as Hiradeipur in ancient times). Sagua is a sub-village under Hirapur. The people from the villages…
Ratnagiri, Udaygiri Potential of Buddhist Tourism in Odisha – by Amrita Sabat
Odisha Tourism Department is organizing International conference on Buddhist Heritage from Feb 13 in Bhubaneswar.