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…

Bhubaneswar: India’s First Aluminum Freight Rake was flagged off by Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at Bhubaneswar Railway Station on Sunday. A single rake of Aluminum Freight Train can save over 15,000 tonnes of CO2 over its lifetime. It is an ambitious plan to modernise freight transportation and enable large carbon savings for Indian Railways. Stating…

Bhubaneswar: The annual terracotta exhibition ‘Mruttika’ commences at the Ekamra Haat in Bhubaneswar today. The exhibition will continue from 15 October to 22 October where  artisans, SHGs, Co-operative societies are displaying and selling their products. Over 125 stalls have been made and around 250 artisans are participating in the exhibition from 26 districts such as…