Bhubaneswar: Adolescent girls from different districts of Odisha interacted with a team of representatives from various countries on their journey as champions to End Child Marriage in the state. Twenty girls interacted with international visitors in Bhubaneswar and shared their stories of courage and determination, with many of them, have resisted the pressure from families…
Bhubaneswar: Kuni Dehury from Keonjhar in Odisha is on cloud 9 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised her in his Sunday ‘Mann Ki Baat’ for training women to spin silk yarn using solar energy power machines. “I never expected that the Prime Minister of India would praise me for my work. I am happy that…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday imposed a seven months ban on fishing activities as the season for the nesting of Olive Ridley begins. Every year on the coast of Odisha, the prohibition is clamped from November 1 to May 31 to ensure safe Olive Ridley turtles breeding nd protect them from fishing nets, fishing…
Itanagar: North-east to get its first Fish Museum soon. A fish Museum will be built in Arunachal Pradesh. An amount of Rs 43.59 crore has been sanctioned for the project by the Union Ministry of Fisheries to be built as a part of the Integrated Aqua Park (IAP). Fisheries Minister Tage Taki informed that the…
Indian cricket team registered their second win in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 held in Sydney by convincingly beating The Netherlands. Pakistan, on the other hand, met with a shock defeat against Zimbabwe making it two consecutive last ball losses in the tournament. In another match of Super 12 Group-2, South Africa,…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday announced equal pay for men and women cricket teams of the country. As per the announcement India’s women cricketers will be paid the same international match fee as their male counterparts. BCCI secretary Jay Shah took to Twitter and announced this. He wrote “I’m pleased…
Bhubaneswar: Odia feature film Adieu GODARD, has been selected for the prestigious 10th Asian Film Festival of Barcelona where it will have its Spanish Premiere. Organized by the Spanish Ministry of External Affairs and the city councils of Madrid and Barcelona, the festival will take place from October 26 to November 6. The film is…
Bhubaneswar: Sportspersons of Odisha were felicitated by the Sports and Youth Services Department on Tuesday with cash awards for their outstanding performances at the recently held 36th National Games in Gujarat. Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera, Chairman of Odisha Hockey Promotion Council Dilip Tirkey and Sports Secretary R Vineel Krishna presented the awards in a ceremony…
Bhubaneswar: To help people and youngsters understand the rich cultural history of the state, ‘Odisha Walks’, a guided heritage walking tour to various heritage sites has been started in Bhubaneswar. The ‘Odisha Walks’ will be organised from Friday to Sunday every week from 6:30 am to 8:30 am. An itinerary of five guided tours has…
Jaipur: The Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Jajpur is the first RTO in Odisha to install solar plates on its roof to generate electricity. As most of the offices depend on electricity for most of their energy consumption needs, installing solar panels on the rooftop of the RTO building will reduce electricity bills. “The idea…
