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: The Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district will remain closed from May 1 to July 31. The decision has been taken in view of the mating and nesting season of saltwater crocodiles. For the next three months, tourists will not be allowed to visit the national park during the breeding season of the crocodiles….
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…
Sundargarh: The district administration of Sundargarh has approved 675 projects for 9 Gram Panchayats under the mining-affected Koira block of the district. The Collector Nikhil Pavan Kalyan made the announcement and directed the district level officials of various departments to initiate the process for the work immediately. A Joint Public Hearing was held on Monday…
Bhubaneswar: In view of the heatwave conditions in the state, the Odisha Government on Tuesday decided to suspend classroom teaching for UG and PG students at colleges and universities from April 27 to May 2. However, other activities at the higher educational institutions such as examination, evaluation, administrative work, research work among others will continue,…
