Bhubaneswar: UNICEF Odisha in collaboration with South Asian Women in Media (SAWM) India, a network of women journalists in South Asia has launched the Young Women Journalist Mentorship Program 2022. To mark the occasion, a two-day orientation workshop was held in Bhubaneswar on the 3rd and 4th of September on the theme ‘Working Women and…
Bhubaneswar: A day ahead of its theatrical release, Odia movie Adieu Godard received a shoutout from Bollywood filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on Thursday. Sharing the trailer of the movie on his Twitter account, he wrote, “ The first Odia film to release across India. Great job @platoonfilms. Looking forward to watching it.” The first Odia film to release…
Bhubaneswar: For the systematic tracking of the schemes, projects and various programmes carried out at various Gram Panchayats across the state, the Poverty & Human Development Monitoring Agency (PHDMA), the apex M&E body of the Odisha Government will monitor 6794 Gram Panchayats till 2 October 2023 under the Governance Atlas initiative. In the first phase…
Bhubaneswar: The much-awaited Season 2 of the popular web series Jamtara is all set to enlighten audiences with more new scams and unseen threats. The trailer of the crime drama ‘Jamtara-Sabka Number Ayega’ was unveiled on Thursday. Season 2 will show how the young scamsters of Jamtara, innovated and diversified the phishing business and scammed…
Bhubaneswar: The United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCC) secretariat has enrolled CSM Tech as a participant in its Climate Neutral Now initiative. Climate Neutral Now was launched in 2015 to encourage and support all levels of society to take climate action to achieve a climate neutral (net zero) world by the mid-century, as enshrined…
Itanagar: Tapi Mra the first mountaineer from Arunachal Pradesh to conquer Mount Everest has reportedly been missing for the past seven days while on an official mission to explore the snow-capped Mount Kyarisatam, one of the highest peaks of Arunachal Pradesh. A team has been formed to trace the the 37-year-old Everester. Two Indian Army…
Bhubaneswar: Weightlifter Jhili Dalabehera and shooter Shriyanka Sadangi were conferred with the prestigious Biju Patnaik Sports Award. On the occasion of National Sports Day, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated sportspersons in different categories during an award ceremony held at Convention Centre in Loka Seva Bhawan Bhubaneswar. They were felicitated for their outstanding performance in sports…
Bhubaneswar: With an aim to scout grassroots innovators, women entrepreneurs, and promote entrepreneurship among the youth, Chief Minister Patnaik launched Startup Odisha Yatra 2.0. A flagship initiative of Startup Odisha, the Yatra will cover over 100 educational institutions in 30 districts over 60 days. Odisha has a mission of 5000 Startups by 2025 and Startup Odisha…
Bhubaneswar: To increase the footfall of tourists and boost the tourism sector in Odisha, the state government has decided to develop eco-tourism and nature camps in 13 new places. Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra on August 26 approved 10 new spots for eco-retreats with nigh stay facilities and three new spots for development of nature…
Finally good news for Indian football lovers. FIFA, the apex football body has decided to lift the suspension imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) due to undue influence from third parties. FIFA in a statement said, “The decision was taken after FIFA received confirmation that the mandate of the committee of administrators that…
