Bhubaneswar: Odia movie ‘Daalcheeni’ bags the Best Feature Film award at the 7th Shimla International Film Festival. Producer Atish Kumar Rout and writer Jitendriya Pradhan received the award. Directed by Sisir Kumar Sahu and Peenakee Singh, the film is a travel movie with Partha Sarathi Ray and Suryamayee Mohapatra in lead roles. “It’s a youth…
Goa: Japanese Film ‘Ring Wandering’, a film which resurrects memories of Tokyo’s hidden war-torn past, bags the Golden Peacock award at the closing ceremony 52ndedition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). Golden Peacock Award for the Best Movie – ‘The Ring Wandering’ pic.twitter.com/8jIba21GMf — International Film Festival of India (@IFFIGoa) November 28, 2021…
New Delhi: Kiwi fruit from Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh has become the first certified organic kiwi in India. The newly certified fruit was launched at the Aadi Mahotsav- mega National Tribal Festival held in Dilli Haat INA. The launching ceremony was held on Saturday in collaboration with support from the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Arunachal…
Bhubaneswar: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India will set up a 50 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Sambalpur at a total cost of Rs 301.92 crore. It is an initiative to achieve the target of carbon neutrality by 2024. MCL has placed an order to set-up a 50 MW solar power…
Bhubaneswar: Odia feature film Adieu GODARD, written and directed by Amartya Bhattacharyya will be premiered at the prestigious Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (MISAFF) in the first week of December. The film has been produced by Swastik Arthouse in collaboration with FilmStop Entertainment and Les Films de la Haute-Vallée. Shot exquisitely in Odisha, the…
Puri: The foundation stone of the much awaited Jagannath temple heritage corridor project was laid on Wednesday. The project is an effort to transform Puri into a world-class heritage city. However, the quadriplegic actor from Odisha Jitendra Biswal who has been raising the issue of making temple premises wheelchair accessible for a long time has…
Bhubaneswar: Governor of Odisha, Ganeshi Lal declared the much-anticipated FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup, which will see 16 top teams from across the globe compete for the title. The Opening Ceremony held on Wednesday at the iconic Kalinga Hockey Stadium, which has previously hosted marquee events like the FIH Men’s World Cup in…
Puri: Gajapati Dibyashingha Deb laid the foundation stone of Shri Jagannath Temple ‘Parikrama Prakalpa’ (Srimandir Heritage Corridor Project) here in presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday, the last day of 3-day Mahayajna at Jagannath Temple. Puri Gajapati, who is the first servitor of Lord Jagannath had been performing the rituals of Mahayajna as…
Bhubaneswar: For the visitors on the Puri’s beach the sight of a 15-feet long turtle since early morning today till the evening was a delightful sight. However, the big art work made from layered plastics by Delhi-based artist Manveer Singh was a collage of 250 small turtles of the waste plastic with a message on…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that his government would repeal the three farm laws which have been opposed by the farmers. Addressing the country on the occasion of Gurupurab, the birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak, he said, “Despite our best efforts to support our farmers, especially the…
