Bhubaneswar: An Economic Corridor is to be created in various places in Odisha which are likely to be completed soon. Asit Tripathy, Principal Advisor to Chief Minister and Chairman, Western Odisha Development Council chaired a review meeting on Monday about the development of the economic corridor planning along the Biju Expressway scheduled to be completed by…
The Canadian singer Justin Bieber is set to perform in India again. He will bring his Justice World Tour to New Delhi on 18 October. Known for his tracks like ‘Baby’, ‘Stay’, ‘Sorry’, ‘Ghost’, ‘Love Me’, ‘Lonely’ among others, Justin will tour over 30 countries playing more than 125 shows – from May 2022 through…
Bhubaneswar: Cage Fish Culture is a successful model in the Hirakud Reservoir and it will soon increase the freshwater fish production in the state said Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra. Mohapatra was on a field visit to Hirakud and reviewed the fish farming situation in the cages set up in the reservoir. He even interacted…
Bhubaneswar: The Commerce & Transport Department on Saturday has increased the cash awards for National Road Safety Short Film festival, 2022. Bishnupada Sethi, Principal Secretary, Commerce & Transport Department announced during launching ceremony of the festival that prize money for Best Film is increased from Rs.50000 to Rs. 1 lakh. Similarly, the first runner up…
United Kingdom: A former casino cashier has been awarded over £74,000 (Rs 72 lakh approximately) as compensation after her work colleagues did not invite her for drinks. Rita Leher (51), claimed that she felt ‘shunned’ when staff members from Aspers casino in Stratford, east London went out together and she was the only person not…
Guwahati: With the insistent rain pounding the north-eastern states for the past couple of days, Assam is witnessing floods in many parts of the state. To protect the animals of Kaziranga National Park and other forests from floods, the Assam government has built over 40 scientifically designed highlands to rescue the wildlife. Forest Minister, Parimal…
Bhubaneswar: The makers of Odia feature film Adieu GODARD are on cloud nine as the film received another prestigious award this month. The film won the ‘Dare to Dream’ award at the 24th UK Asian Film Festival (UKAFF) held in London. The festival supported by the British Film Institute (BFI) and the Arts Council of England, is one…
Itanagar: Archaeologists in Arunachal Pradesh have discovered the archaeological remains of a 13th century settlement in the forests of Ramghat under the Tarasso circle in Papumpare district. The fortified settlement spreads over 20 acres. During an excavation carried out by the archaeology section of the state directorate of research, the archaeologists discovered the remains. A…
Bhubaneswar: After the emergence of reports about low attendance of students in offline classes in various schools in the state, efforts are on to bring back all those students who have either dropped out, moved elsewhere with their parents, or lost interest in studies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerned over the low attendance of students…
India beat Denmark by 3-2 points to reach the final of the badminton championship Thomas Cup held in Bangkok on Friday. This is for the first time that the Indian team has assured of a medal in the event. During the semi-final match, Indian Badminton player HS Prannoy defeated Danish player Rasmus Gemke to seal…
