Bhubaneswar: After much awaiting, ‘Garuda’, Odisha’s first luxury houseboat finally sails and sets to give tourists the best experience of Barkul, Chilka lake. Launching the much awaited houseboat on Thursday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that the initiative will certainly improve the tourism profile of Chilika lake and attract national and international tourists to this…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday felicitated Indian men’s badminton team members and coach for the spectacular victory in Thomas Cup 2022. India won this coveted cup for the first time in the history of Thomas cup championship since it started in 1948-49. Chief National Coach Pullela Gopichand, Players Kidambi Srikanth, , Dhruv Kapila,…
Cricketer Mithali Raj, announced her retirement from all forms of cricket on Wednesday. Making the announcement on Twitter, she shared a heartwarming statement about her 23-year-long career. She is the most-capped Indian women’s cricketer, and is the leading run-scorer in women’s international cricket having amassed 10,868 runs from 333 matches. A recipient of the Arjuna…
Itanagar: Researchers at the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have rediscovered the rare ‘Indian lipstick plant’, in the Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh after 100 years. The plant (Aeschynanthus monetaria Dunn) was first identified by British botanist Stephen Troyte Dunn in 1912, based on the plant samples gathered from Arunachal Pradesh by another English botanist,…
Cuttack: India won the match against Bangladesh in the FIBA U 18 Asian Championship 22 SABA Qualifiers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium. India outclassed Bangladesh by 111-47 in the final round. With their second successive win in the 3 team qualifiers, India will represent the SABA sub-zone at the FIBA U 18 Asian Championship…
Bhubaneswar: The trailer of a documentary film ‘Nanda Master’nka Chatasali’ has been recently released. A 70 minute documentary, it is based on the life and struggle of 102 year Padma Shri Nanda Kishore Prusty from Odisha, who selflessly devoted his life, providing free education in his chatasali to the three generations of children of Kantira…
New Delhi: Santoor player, Pt. Bhajan Sopori passed away on Thursday in Gurugram after a prolonged illness. The 73-year-old was diagnosed with Colon Cancer last June. Recipient of the Padma Shri, Sangeet Natak Akademi, and Jammu and Kashmir State Lifetime Achievement Award, Sopori belonged to the Sufiana Gharana of Kashmir where six generations of his…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday approved the beautification project for Maa Sarala Temple at Jhankad in Jagatsinghpur district. A budget of Rs 42 crore has been sanctioned to develop the shrine which will be done under the 5T Initiative of Integrated Development of Heritage, Monuments and Tourist Destination programme. The project is likely…
Jakarta: Under the captaincy of Birendra Lakra, the Indian men’s hockey team won the bronze medal in the Hero Asia Cup 2022 after defeating Japan 1-0 win at the GBK Sports Complex Hockey Stadium here on Wednesday. Rajkumar Pal put India ahead early in the first quarter and the team managed to hold on to…
Itanagar: Two documentaries from Arunachal Pradesh are to be screened at the 17th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) which started on Sunday. The documentary film ‘The Galos of Arunachal Pradesh’ directed by Apak Gadi was screened on May 31, while ‘The song we sing, the drums we beat’ directed by Kombong Darang will be screened…
