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…
Bhubaneswar: Women entrepreneurs are setting a trend and generating employment opportunities for many. Recognising their achievements and empowering the female leadership to economic growth, 50 women entrepreneurs from Odisha were conferred with Shakti Awards on Thursday. Minister of Industries and MSME Pratap Keshari Deb on Thursday conferred the award to 25 women entrepreneurs and 25…
Cuttack: For the development, management and operation of Vehicle Location Tracking (VLT) application, the State Transport Authority, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Thursday. The agreement was signed by Dhananjaya Senapati, Additional Commissioner Transport (Technical) and Pradeep Kumar Mallick, General Manager, BSNL, Cuttack. Under the Nirbhaya Scheme for…
Bhubaneswar: Its mid-October and the coastal states of the eastern region of the country are bracing up to encounter a possible cyclone that is brewing up in the Bay of Bengal. As per the forecast of India Meteorological Department (IMD) a cyclone is likely to form over west-central Bay of Bengal after October 22. A…
