Goa: The 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) hosted a captivating masterclass titled “Living Movies: Filmmaking and the Creative Life” featuring acclaimed filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra and renowned music director Shantanu Moitra. Held at the Kala Academy, Panjim, the session turned into a mesmerizing blend of music, storytelling, and creative insights, leaving the audience…
Goa: The 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has taken significant steps toward making cinema accessible to all, reaffirming its commitment to inclusivity under the theme “Sabka Manoranjan” (Entertainment for Everyone). A dedicated press conference on “Accessibility at IFFI” showcased the festival’s transformative initiatives to ensure a welcoming and barrier-free experience for all attendees,…
Goa: The 55th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) honored legendary actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR) in a centenary celebration titled “Centenary Special ANR: Celebrating the Life and Works of Akkineni Nageswara Rao”. Held at the Kala Academy in Panaji, the session featured ANR’s son, actor Nagarjuna Akkineni, in an engaging conversation…
Raipur: The two-day Conference on Good Governance, jointly organized by the Department of Administrative Reforms & Grievance Redressal (DARPG) and the Government of Chhattisgarh, concluded today with a focus on governance reforms aimed at transparency, efficiency, and improving citizens’ ease of living. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, and…
New Delhi: The inaugural edition of the World Crafts Forum 2024, organized by the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) and the Development Commissioner of Handicrafts in collaboration with the World Crafts Council (WCC), began today in New Delhi. The event, running from November 22-24 in New Delhi and November 25-27 in Srinagar, commemorates the…
Kaziranga: The 12th edition of the International Tourism Mart (ITM) is set to take place from November 26 to 29, 2024, in Kaziranga, Assam. Organized annually by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, the event aims to showcase the immense tourism potential of the North Eastern region to both domestic and international audiences. The…
Bhubaneswar: To enhance English communication skills among elementary teachers, the State Institute for Languages and Teachers Training (SILTT), Odisha, in collaboration with Azim Premji University (APU), Bangalore, has initiated the English Language Enrichment Course. This program aims to empower teachers across Odisha with better English proficiency to improve the quality of education in classrooms. The…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Department of Water Resources (DoWR) has signed two significant Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research–Indian Institute of Water Management (ICAR-IIWM), Bhubaneswar, and the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB). The agreements were formalized on November 19, 2024, at Rajiv Bhawan, in the presence of Smt. Anu Garg,…
Bhubaneswar: A Regional Conference to review the major schemes of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare was held today in Bhubaneswar. The event, organized under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, brought together senior officials from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal to discuss progress and strategies in agriculture and farmer welfare…
Bhubaneswar:To ease the examination process for students, the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) Odisha on Friday unveiled a new exam and evaluation pattern for the upcoming Plus-2 exams, scheduled for February 2025. According to the new guidelines, the pass mark for each theory paper without a practical component has been set at 24. This…
