Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has highlighted its unique film policy that provides incentives for movie shootings at the 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) being held in Goa. Odisha’s film policy has been designed to boost tourist footfalls to the State and revive the key industry, Nitin Jawale, Managing Director, Odisha Film Development [...]

Bhubaneswar: Cold wave is likely to sweep several parts of Odisha in a week, predicts the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). “With heavy snowfall in the Himalayan regional, the condition is now favourable for the blowing of northerly winds towards the central and eastern region. With no change in the weather condition in Odisha till next [...]

Bhubaneswar: The 32nd annual conference of All India Santali Writers’ Association (AISWA) will be held at Rabindra Mandap here from November 23-24. The conference will be organized by Adim Owar Jarpa, an Adivasi Upliftment Association dedicated to philanthropic, educational, health and cultural activities for indigenous people since 1975. The two-day event aims to bring Santali [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) through its Socially Smart Project will organize a `skill fair’ (mela) here on November 25. The event, to be held at Saheed Nagar BMC Kalyan Mandap in the capital city, aims to bring in both the employability seeking youth and the institutes imparting skill education to a single [...]

Bhubaneswar: Panic flared up in the Utkal University campus when an unidentified man climbed atop the Parija Library and threatened to commit suicide while hundreds of students and staff watching this morning. The man seems to be in his 50s was spotted in a semi-naked state on the Library roof by some staffs who immediately [...]

New Delhi: Direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Dubai is likely to be commenced at the earliest, said Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said here today. Replying to a question from BJD MP Dr. Sasmit Patra, Puri said, “Flights are operated by private carriers. But soon to a request to see from Chief Minister [...]

New Delhi: Odisha MP Dr. Sasmit Patra today demanded the Centre to revise the mining royalty on coal for the State. Raising the issues and demands of Odisha in the Rajya Sabha, the Biju Janata Dal MP said that many issues relating to coal mining are not still addressed. Dr. Patra has specifically highlighted the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today signed three MoUs with different organizations to improve urban service delivery system. The Housing and Urban Development Department has entered into MoUs with different organizations at Kharvela Bhawan here in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, to transform urban service delivery system. These three organisation entering into partnership with [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today nominated four persons as members of Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW). The members are Snehanjali Mohanty, Swarnalata Samal, Arati Singh and Jalina Priyadarshini. The members will remain in the posts for a period of three years from the date of joining the offices and will perform duty as per [...]

Angul: In yet another instance of true love that can mould anyone to choose right path, two ultras gave up guns and tied the knot to join in the mainstream of the society in Odisha. The true love reported from Tikarpada area in Angul district where a young couple Jolly Dehury (19) and Chhotu Ganju [...]