Bhubaneswar: The Cyclonic storm ‘Asani’ formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Sunday. The name was given by Sri Lanka, ‘Asani’ means ‘wrath’ in Sinhalese. let us try to understand why cyclones are named. Since 1953, Atlantic tropical storms have been named from lists prepared by the…
Bhubaneswar: Face mask at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) has been made mandatory for fliers. The decision has been taken in view of rising COVID cases in other parts of the country specially in New Delhi. Briefing media personnel on Thursday, Prabhat Ranjan Beura, director of BPIA, informed that the step has been taken considering…
Bhubaneswar: India’s First Women’s Business Mela organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Women’s Entrepreneurship Council (IWEC) was inaugurated by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday at Janata Maidan. The mela is completely dedicated to women entrepreneurs in which several successful women entrepreneurs of Odisha are participating. Over 150 stalls are set up…
Bhubaneswar: The ST & SC Development Department and Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), ICMR signed an MoU on Wednesday for establishing a Tribal Health Observatory (TriHOb) ensuring equity in tribal health in Odisha. Principal Secretary, ST & SC Dev. Dept Ranjana Chopra and Director RMRC, ICMR Dr. Sanghamita Pati signed the MoU in presence of…
Bhubaneswar: Pattachitra paintings of Odisha known for their intricate artwork on a cloth canvas adorn the wall in Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s residence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on a visit to Copenhagen got an opportunity to visit PM Frederiksen’s house where she showed her proud possession. The painting was gifted by PM…
Cuttack: The entries are now open for the National Road Safety Short Film Festival, a first of its kind festival organized in the country. The last date of entry submission is June 3. The festival will be held in Rourkela on18 and19 June, while in Puri it will be held on24-25 June. Winners will be…
Bhubaneswar: Odia feature film ‘Adieu GODARD’, has won the best film award in the competition on Indian Language Film category at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), which was concluded on Sunday. The festival was inaugurated on April 25, where over 163 films from 40 countries were screened across 10 venues. Written and directed…
Chennai: The drones of startup Garuda Aerospace will soon start delivering grocery packages in Bengaluru for food and grocery player Bundl Technologies Pvt Ltd known by its brand Swiggy. The city-based Garuda Aerospace is a drone-as-a-service provider. “This is a pilot project started by Swiggy. We plan to start the pilot during the first week…
Bhubaneswar: In view of the prevailing heatwave, the state government on Saturday rescheduled the timing for schools in Odisha functioning under the School and Mass Education department. As per the notification issued by the department, the schools and educational institutions have been asked to conduct classes from 6 am to 9 am from May 2….
Bhubaneswar: In order to provide uninterrupted and high-speed free internet services to the denizens, the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) has made 1350 internet access points operational in the city where one could avail of free wi-fi service. The Smart City will have another 518 hotspots with 1800 access points under the ‘BhubaneswarMe Wi-Fi’ project…
