According to a post in Orissa Post, Odisha government has started the construction of six timber cottages at Daringbadi. The cottages are likely to be thrown open to the visitors in next two months. The project spreads over three acres.…
Air India to start a new flight connecting Bhubaneswar to Kolkata and Hyderabad
Air India is starting new flight services connecting Kolkata, Bhubaneswar and Hyderabad from June 10. The Air India flight AI-779 will fly between Kolkata and Hyderabad via Bhubaneswar. The flight will begin at 9.05 am from Kolkata and reach Bhubaneswar at…
Did you know there are actually three Ananta Basudeba temples in Bhubaneswar? Blog by Ashish Sarangi
Basudeba is Lord Krishna, an avataar of Lord Bishnu. The temple of Ananta Basudeba was constructed in the thirteenth century, and the complete murties of Krishna, Balarama and Subhadra are worshipped there. Balarama stands under a seven hooded serpent, Subhadra holds Jewels pot and lotus in her two hands keeping her left foot over…
Survival Run : How is it to drive through Odisha and survive in bare minimum camping and food, watch team Freakyrovers do it
The Unusual Journey to many parts of Odisha that is still virgin. The Freaky Rovers Explored some of the amazing places. It was the survival run as they didn’t have any arrangements. Check out the first video of the series
Odisha Tourism says spent Rs 258 crore over 3 years to improve state, 9% growth YOY over tourists
Over Rs 258 crore was spent in last three years to boost tourism infrastructure in Odisha where foreign tourist arrival jumped by 14 per cent and that of overall visitors by 9 per cent during the period. “The tourist arrival…
Interpretation Center at Khandagiri Caves will be called Eternal Gandhi Peace Center, part of building Gandhi circuits in Odisha
Odisha government has signed a MoU with the Aditya Birla Group for operation and management of the interpretation centre at Khandagiri-Udayagiri caves. The centre, built on an area of five acres in 2013, will now be called as Eternal Gandhi Peace Centre.…
Adventure lovers can enjoy short flying trips with paramotoring in Bhubaneswar now
Adventure lovers in bhubaneswar can now enjoy short flying trips with paramotoring here. The new facility inaugurated at Jatni, in the outskirts of the city, where people can take a joy ride and get an aerial view at a height of…
Ekamra Walks continue to enthrall : Art conservationists, experts and IIT Prof explore monuments this week
Bhubaneswar, May 21: International art historians and conservationists from Jatin Das Centre of Arts (JDCA), professor from IIT Bhubaneswar and tourists from the “God’s own country’’ Kerala, were among the visitors today at the 23rd Ekamra Walks today once…
Picturesque Kandhamal district finally gets a Ecotourism site with well furnished 5 rooms and Japanese Garden
As per a report in Times Of India, picturesque Kandhamal district is now host to newly-developed eco-tourism centre at Mula Gudari. The centre will start functioning in a full-fledged manner by first week of next month. Constructed inside the mega nursery of…
Odisha State Museum in Bhubaneswar got a rare Masks Gallery : to highlight ethnic artefacts and paintings
As per an article in Telegraph, A gallery displaying a range of masks was inaugurated at Odisha State Museum to showcase Odisha’s diversity in the form of ethnic artefacts and paintings. Masks have been made in the state through various eras during the reigns…