Kalaripayattu Exponent Sankaranarayana Menon Chundayil to get Padma Shri at 93

A living legend of traditional martial art Kalaripayattu, Sankaranarayana Menon Chundayil to be conferred with Padma Shri award in the sports category. 93 year old, Chundayil is the senior most member of the Mudavangattil family and he still runs the Kalari training center in Thrissur. Chundayil who has devoted his life to popularise the martial…

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BSF launches Boat Ambulance service in Malkangiri

Malkangiri: The Border Security Force (BSF) launched a Boat Ambulance service in Swabhiman Anchal of Odisha’s Malkangiri district today. The boat ambulance service will be available on the banks of Balimela reservoir in Jantri,Panasput,Andraplli & Jodambo GP. Around 30000 inhabitants of 35 villages of Swabhimaan Anchal are likely to be benefited with the emergency medical…

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Chum Darang from Arunachal Pradesh shares screen with Rajkumar and Bhumi in ‘Badhaai Do’

Itanagar: Arunachal girl Chum Darang shares screen with Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar in the upcoming quirky comedy ‘Badhaai Do’. The trailer for Rajkummar and Bhumi starrer comedy film was released on Tuesday which also features Seema Pahwa, Sheeba Chadha, Chum Darang, Lovleen Mishra, Nitish Pandey and Shashi Bhushan in pivotal roles. The film explores…

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Six from Odisha to Receive Padma Awards, eminent Odia writer Pratibha Ray to get Padma Bhushan

Bhubaneswar: The ministry of Home Affairs announced the Padma awards 2022 on Tuesday evening. This year six personalities from Odisha will be conferred with the Padma awards.. Renowned Odia writer Pratibha Ray to get Padma Bhushan for Literature & Education. Where Tokyo Paralympics medalists para shuttler Pramod Bhagat, Social worker Srimad Baba Balia, Prof Aditya…

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GPS Installation Mandatory in Trucks in Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar: In order to check the illegal cutting of trees and its transportation, the Changlang district administration on Monday announced mandatory installation of Global Positioning System (GPS) into trucks for monitoring their movement.  The trucks transporting woods have been directed to ply only during daytime. This decision has been taken to curb the massive deforestation…

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Mountaineer Bachendri Pal to lead women expedition crossing Arunachal Pradesh to Ladakh

Bachendri Pal,– the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest is all set to lead a 10-member women’s team on a 5-month long expedition from Arunachal Pradesh to Ladakh along the Himalayan ranges. The expedition ‘FIT@50+ Women’s Trans Himalayan Expedition’ is slated to commence on March 8, 2022 from Arunachal Pradesh. With the aim to…

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