Bhubaneswar:5/1/18;Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is organizing a symposium and photo-exhibition titled “The Mangalajodi Inheritance” at New Delhi on January 6 in association with The Bhubaneswar Bird Walks (TBBW). The objective of the symposium is to promote the cause of the largest brackish water lake to obtain heritage status from UNESCO.  Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development ...

Bhubaneswar;22/12/17;Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s upcoming spy action-thriller Tiger Zinda Hai (TZH), is flying high with the promos of its exotic locales, song sequences and the sizzling chemistry between him and the stunning Katrina Kaif. Jineet Rath, the child artist hailing from the eastern Indian state, will also be seen in this movie.Jineet had done more than 400 commercials and acted in several Bollywood ...

Dehradun:11/12/17; Holding state’s head high, Odisha boy Chandrakant Acharya of Cuttack has been awarded the prestigious Sword of Honour for the best performing cadet at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) on Saturday. He also bagged the gold medal given to the officer who stands first in order of merit. “I know I will have to keep up the hard work in the ...

Bhubaneswar:19/11/17; Sindura Rout is an Indian film actress and model who had featuring in many Telugu film . She was in Swatcha Bharat Ad in 2015 by CNN. In addition to acting in films , She is a trained Odissi , Kathak , folk and western dancer . She had debuting from a Telugu film ” Maro Drushyam” .recently she ...

Bhubaneswar:15/11/17; Odia lad Jineeth Rath continues to brighten up the silver screen with his effortless acting. He will soon be seen in the much-awaited Salman Khan-starrer action film Tiger Zinda Hai slated for year-end release. A child artiste, currently residing in Mumbai, he has done more than 200 commercials, played characters in major Bollywood films and acted in period serials on national ...

Manila:13/11/17: Odisha-born scientist Dr. Kshirod Jena today explained benefits of salt-tolerant rice varieties to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Manila in Philippines during the latter’s visit to International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Jena, a Principal Scientist at IRRI’s Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, elaborated about the benefits of the rice varieties which offer great potential to grow rice on almost 7 million hectares of salt-affected ...

Bhubaneswar: 12/11/17;The Non-resident Odias (NROs) living far off the country and state to earn livelihoods overseas were enchanted by devotional songs dedicated to Lord Jagannath during a cultural programme Spandan in Singapore. Eminent singer Arabinda Muduli made entire atmosphere spiritual with his devotional songs. The NROs amidst their busy schedules attended the programme ‘Odia Sanskrutiru Pade’ held by Odia Society ...

Bhubaneswar:30/10/17It is a  good  news for people of the state as another Odia singer has set his foot in Bollywood. Berhampur’s Asit Tripathy who has lent his voice for Rajkumar Rao starrer movie Shaadi Mein Zaroor Ana scheduled for pan-India release on November 10. When asked about how he is feeling after the break in Hindi Film industry, Asit said ...

Washington/Bhubaneswar14/10/17;: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce earlier this week announced Nisha Desai Biswal’s appointment as the new President of the U.S.-India Business Council. “We are thrilled to welcome Nisha Biswal to the U.S.-India Business Council and to the U.S. Chamber team,” said Myron Brilliant, U.S. Chamber executive vice president and head of International Affairs on Tuesday Biswal served as Assistant ...

Newdelhi:14/10/17: In continuation of the bicentenary celebration of the historic Paika Rebellion of Odisha of 1817 and as a befitting tribute to the glory of this inspiring saga of India’s first uprising against the British, Odia Samaj, a leading non-profit, socio-cultural organization in Delhi in association with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. organised a mesmerizing dance drama titled “Odia Paika” ...