New Delhi: Veteran actor Asha Parekh will be conferred with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for 2020. Parekh’s name was announced on Tuesday for the highest recognition in the field of Indian cinema by the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur. The award will be presented during the 68th National Film Awards…
Bhubaneswar: Five edited volumes of the ‘Encyclopaedia of Tribes in Odisha’ published by Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute and Odisha State Tribal Museum have been released. The edited volumes contain 418 research articles covering all the 62 Scheduled Tribe Communities and 13 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups. All the articles were earlier…
Bargarh: To ensure the conservation of winged guests and provide them a safe environment, the residents of Govindpur under Lakhanpur Wildlife Range in Ambabhona block of Bargarh district in Odisha have declared their village as ‘Birds Village’. Tamdei and Ramkhol are the two other villages in the region that have pledged to join the initiative….
Tennis Star Roger Federer played his last professional tennis match at the Laver Cup on Saturday. The 41-year-old played a doubles match alongside long-time rival Rafael Nadal. The duo lost the match. Federer got emotional bidding adieu to the tennis court. Rafael Nadal who has been his tough competitor in the court also could not…
Bhubaneswar: Former India Hockey captain and Olympian Dilip Tirkey have been elected President of Hockey India. Tirkey was elected unopposed after two other contenders Rakesh Katyal and Bhola Nath Singh withdrew their nominations. The player turned politician and administrator, the 44 year old Dilip Tirkey is India’s most capped player with 412 international caps over…
Bhubaneswar: To strengthen the disaster management capacity, Odisha Government has decided to include modern equipment and give training to the frontline units. This was decided in the State Executive Committee meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra. Considering the changing climatic scenario, the committee decided to further strengthen the disaster management…
Bhubaneswar: A workshop on ‘Art of Flower Arrangement’ was organised by the faculty of hospitality and tourism management at the School of Hotel Management, SOA on Saturday. “The presence of vibrant flowers can trigger happy emotions and can instantly affect our mood. Flowers can heighten the happiness in our lives, beautify our surroundings and infuse…
Bhopal: After being extinct for over 70 years, Cheetahs will roam in the forests of India for the first time. A group of 8 Cheetahs have been brought from Namibia for the ambitious Cheetah reintroduction project. Cheetahs were released at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday…
Wasn’t your last chat with a chatbot a bit mundane? And mechanical? But that’s what our experience has been with chatbots, isn’t it? Haven’t we imagined that our conversation with a chatbot can be just as lively as with a friend? A chatbot taking on an anthropomorphic form with sentient abilities is an illusion. But…
Bhubaneswar: To promote Handloom village tourism among tourists, the Odisha government has decided to develop villages known for their weaves in the state. The Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Department and the Department of Tourism have structured interventions plan for the development and promotion of crafts and tourism sector in the state. The state government has…
