New Delhi: ‘Water Burial’, a film based on Monpa Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, has won the Best Film National Award in the environment conservation category at the 67th National Films Award, 2021. Directed by filmmaker Shantanu Sen, the film is inspired by the Assamese novel ‘Saba Kota Manuh’ written by Sahitya Akademi award winner writer…
Thiruvananthapuram: Lakshadweep has been in news since the centre has come up with plans for the development of the island with a project Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation (LDAR and new regulations imposed by administrator Praful Patel. However, the proposal has been opposed by locals, bureaucrats and others. 93 retired top civil servants from across the…
Bhubaneswar: In order to enhance the income of farmers farming near watersheds and adjacent areas in Odisha, the state government has decided to develop a watershed program titled Rejuvenating Watershed for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD). A total of around 5.26 lakh hectares of land spreading over 705 micro-watersheds would be developed under the…
Bhubaneswar: A 14 member committee has been formed in Odisha to suggest criteria for the assessment of Plus II Students for Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), 2021. On Friday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the cancellation of the plus II examination in Odisha. The CHSE, Odisha has issued a notification that the committee will…
Bhubaneswar: A documentary film on hockey titled ‘The Mountain Hockey’ made by three Odia film makers is streaming on popular OTT platform Disney+Hotstar. Odisha is known for giving some of the best hockey players at the national level and the state has also hosted the World Men’s Hockey World Cup hosted at Kalinga Stadium in…
Bhubaneswar: Indian railways has selected 15 stations in Odisha to be developed as ‘mini smart cities’. A countrywide project is going on under which railway stations will be redeveloped into Railopolis, a mini smart city where one can live, work, play and ride, thus attracting huge investments and business opportunities. Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation…
Bhubaneswar: Popular Sambalpuri actor Atal Bihari Panda passed away in the early hours of Saturday while undergoing treatment at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR). He was 92. He passed away at 3.45 am after multiple organ failure. At the age of 83, Panda debuted in films with ‘Sala Budha’ directed…
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday provided vaccination for inmates of Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUHs) across the capital city. The drive started in the morning and covered Chandrasekharpur SUH in North Zone, Bhimpur and Ganga Nagar in South West Zone and Ashok Nagar SUH in South East zone respectively. More than 120 people…
Guwahati: The students, academicians, politicians, artists, professionals and others from eight Northeastern states on Friday evening bombarded Twitter, a popular microblogging site with tweets demanding inclusion of a chapter on Northeast region, its geography, history, culture, ethnicity, lifestyle on the textbooks of NCERT. A group of students from Northeast came together to organise a ‘Twitter…
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Yami Gautam tied knot with ‘Uri’ director Aditya Dhar in a private ceremony on Friday. The actress announced her marriage on social media and shared a picture from her wedding venue. She wrote, “In your light, I learn to love – Rumi. With the blessings of our family, we have tied the…
