Registrations for Covid Vaccination for Children Aged 15-18 Begins, over 45K Register on CoWin in Odisha 

Bhubaneswar: CoWin registration for Covid-19 vaccination for children aged 15 to 18 years commenced today across the country. The vaccination will begin from January 3. As per the government guidelines, slots for the vaccination could be registered  by using Aadhar Card or School ID card. Both walk-in and online registration are available for children to…

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Kalinga Art Gallery, the Largest Art Gallery in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Established in the premises of Odisha State Museum, the Kalinga Art Gallery became the largest art gallery in the state. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated the gallery through virtual mode. This apart five Regional Art Galleries have also been set up in five districts namely, Chhatrapur (Ganjam), Puri, Balasore, Sambalpur and Koraput. …

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Picnics, Parties, Fairs, Cultural Programmes Banned In Odisha in January

Bhubaneswar: In view of rising cases of Omicron in the country, the Odisha government has issued precautionary guidelines for the month of January to be followed across the state to curb the spread of the new Covid variant. As per guidelines issued by the office of Special Relief Commissioner’s Office, picnics in parks, nature clubs,…

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Hrushikesh Mallik to receive Sahitya Akademi Awards while Digaraj Brahma to get Bal Sahitya Purskar in Odia

Bhubaneswar: Noted Odia poet Hrushikesh Mallik will get the Sahitya Akademi Award 2021 in Odia for his book ‘Sarijaithiba Apera’. The Akademi announced the award for different languages for the year 2021 on Thursday. Recipient of several awards, Hrushikesh was conferred with Sarala Award in 2016 for his poetry ‘Jeje Dekhi Nathiba Bharat’. He has…

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Bhitarkanika Will Remain Closed for 10 Days in January 

Kendrapara: Bhitarkanika National Park will be closed for 10 days in January to carry out crocodile census. The crocodile census will start from January 2 and continue till January 11. During this period, tourists would be prohibited from entering the national park. Bhitarkanika is home to salt water crocodiles. During the 2021 census, 1768 saltwater…

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