Bhubaneswar: The four Catamaran Luxury Boats at Bhitarkanika which have been non-operational for quite a long time would finally see a new dawn. The department of tourism has engaged New Delhi based Heritage River Journeys Pvt Ltd, one of the leading luxury cruise companies in India to refurbish and operate the boats as luxury overnight…
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway with an illustrious history, has played a crucial role for the development of Indian railways. With an aim to showcase the rich history of railways in the eastern region of the country and to enlighten people about its achievements, the East Coast railways has established the Kalinga Rail Heritage Museum…
Bhubaneswar: In order to promote non-motorised transport and cycling across the Smart City, the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) today organised an exclusive cyclothon of transgenders between Ekamra Kshetra Plaza near Sishu Bhawan Square and Temple Plaza near Ram Mandir Square. Around 50 transgenders participated in the event sponsored by Khimji Foundation. Members of SAKHA,…
Bhubaneswar: Tokyo Olympics Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, Paralympics Gold medallist Pramod Bhagat among nine other athletes have been nominated for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award for the year 2021. PR Sreejesh (Hockey), Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing) and Ravi Dahiya (Wrestler) are the three other Tokyo Olympic medalists to receive the award. Sunil Chhetri (Football), Mithali…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to set up 34 Child friendly police stations across the state. The decision has been taken considering the need for a special environment within the police station for children who need to visit police stations for help for various reasons. There are 34 police districts in the state and Chief…
Bhubaneswar: The FIH Odisha Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021 will be held sans spectators, informed Hockey India on Friday. Hockey India and FIH have jointly decided to hold the marquee quadrennial tournament under closed doors. Scheduled to begin on November 24, the event will be a telecast-only affair. The decision has been taken…
Roshni Dada from Arunachal Pradesh has lifted the winner’s trophy of MTV Supermodel of the Year Season 2 on Sunday. Former Miss Arunachal Pradesh beat Sikkim’s super cop, Eksha Subba and Odisha’s Swapna Priyadarshini to win the title. They were judged on the grand finale by Malaika Arora, Milind Soman, Anusha Dandekar and Masaba Gupta….
Bhubaneswar: Vinit Rai, Victor Mongil and Hector Rodas have been selected as the Odisha FC’s three captains by the players for the upcoming season of the Hero Indian Super League. Speaking about the development, Head Coach Kiko Ramirez expressed, “Vinit is a player with a lot of experience in the Hero ISL. He is also…
Bhubaneswar: As India crossed 100 crore mark of COVID vaccination, 100 archaeological monuments across the country were illuminated with Tricolour on Thursday. The illumination of these monuments was done as a mark of respect and gratitude to corona warriors who have contributed relentlessly in the fight against the pandemic Some of the popular monuments illuminated…
Itanagar: In a major development across the border area, the Indian Army has deployed Bofors guns in a forward area along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh. The latest M-777 Ultra-Light Howitzers along with battle-proven Bofors artillery guns has been deployed. According to reports, the defence guns have been deployed at Bum-La,…
