‘JM Memorial’, a small group of USA based NRIs from Odisha has embarked on a small yet ambitious project to sponsor needy but talented Odia students to pursue their PhD in USA. Odisha’s Dr. Partha Mohapatra started JM Memorial Scholarship…


In the second incident of its kind this month, the carcass of a large whale was found at the Gouda Nuagaon beach under Krushnaprasad block near Brahmagiri in Odisha’s Puri district today. The dead whale measuring around 30 feet…

After riding at Khardung La, Marsimik La and some other highest roads and passes of the World, I wanted to explore Odisha. I am 48 years old and I ride Bajaj Pulsar 200 NS. I am stock sub- broker by…

Padmashree Sudarsan Pattnaik has created two huge sand Santa Claus and Jesus Christ with the message “Global Peace & Merry Christmas” at the beach behind Panthanivas in this tourist town of Odisha. Sudarsan used about 50 tons of sand and took…

This world famous festival which boasts of world’s largest open air theatre will be held fromDec 26 till Jan 5. “Dhanuyatra” happens to be a great mass festival of Odisha which is based on the exploits of Lord Krishna. Whenever the…

The name itself conjures up thousands of memories and for anyone who’s ever been to Cuttack or hails from the same, needs no introduction to this legendary street food – Dahi Bara Aloo Dum and Guguni, mostly known as “Dahi…

Luxury boats worth Rs 4 crore, procured by the state forest department in July for safe and comfortable journey of tourists, are lying idle at Bhitarkanika. Four multi-hulled luxury vessels were bought from the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Programme around…