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: Tourists who want to explore Odisha can start planning for their trip, as the much-awaited glamping event of Odisha is coming soon. This year Odisha tourism is going to organise the Eco Retreat in seven destinations in a bigger way at Konark, Satkosia, Bhitarkanika, Daringbadi, Hirakud, Pati-Sonapur and Koraput. Campers at Eco Retreat would…
Australia won the T20 World Cup title at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. They defeated New Zealand in the final by 8 wickets. The New Zealand team had set a target of 173 runs. Chasing the target, the Australian team won the game with seven balls remaining. The half-centuries from Mitchell Marsh and David Warner…
Bhubaneswar: The first ever Physical National Yogasana Sports Championships being organised by National Yogasana Sports Federation (NYSF) in association with Odisha Government has commenced here today. In the three-day championship, 560 bright and young athletes from 30 states will be competing for 50 medals in different categories. The event has been conceptualised with the aim…
Bhubaneswar: Providing relief to the general public from rising fuel prices, Odisha government has reduced Vat of Rs 3 each on petrol and diesel which will be applicable from midnight of November 5. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced it on Friday. This is over and above the reduction in excise duty announced by the centre….
Bhubaneswar: The four Catamaran Luxury Boats at Bhitarkanika which have been non-operational for quite a long time would finally see a new dawn. The department of tourism has engaged New Delhi based Heritage River Journeys Pvt Ltd, one of the leading luxury cruise companies in India to refurbish and operate the boats as luxury overnight…
Bhubaneswar: Tokyo Olympics Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, Paralympics Gold medallist Pramod Bhagat among nine other athletes have been nominated for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award for the year 2021. PR Sreejesh (Hockey), Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing) and Ravi Dahiya (Wrestler) are the three other Tokyo Olympic medalists to receive the award. Sunil Chhetri (Football), Mithali…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to set up 34 Child friendly police stations across the state. The decision has been taken considering the need for a special environment within the police station for children who need to visit police stations for help for various reasons. There are 34 police districts in the state and Chief…
Bhubaneswar: The FIH Odisha Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021 will be held sans spectators, informed Hockey India on Friday. Hockey India and FIH have jointly decided to hold the marquee quadrennial tournament under closed doors. Scheduled to begin on November 24, the event will be a telecast-only affair. The decision has been taken…
Roshni Dada from Arunachal Pradesh has lifted the winner’s trophy of MTV Supermodel of the Year Season 2 on Sunday. Former Miss Arunachal Pradesh beat Sikkim’s super cop, Eksha Subba and Odisha’s Swapna Priyadarshini to win the title. They were judged on the grand finale by Malaika Arora, Milind Soman, Anusha Dandekar and Masaba Gupta….
