Puri: In preparation for the world-famous Car Festival-2024 of Lord Jagannath, East Coast Railway has implemented special measures to ensure a comfortable journey for commuters and to alleviate congestion in regular trains traveling to and from Puri. To accommodate the influx of pilgrims, special trains have been arranged from various parts of the state as…
Goa: Swedish filmmaker Levan Akin’s Crossing has been awarded the prestigious ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). Recognizing films that embody the values of peace, non-violence, and human rights, the award celebrates Crossing for its evocative portrayal of love, understanding, and social equality. Instituted by IFFI in collaboration with…
Bhubaneswar: The 12th edition of Odisha Manaska, a monthly discussion forum dedicated to conversations on Odisha and identity, was held today at Sahid Nagar, Bhubaneswar. The session also featured an engaging interaction with the cast and crew of the upcoming Odia anthology film Indradhanu. Organised by All Things Odisha and hosted at the head office…
Bhubaneswar: Odia feature film ‘Adieu GODARD’, has won the best film award in the competition on Indian Language Film category at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), which was concluded on Sunday. The festival was inaugurated on April 25, where over 163 films from 40 countries were screened across 10 venues. Written and directed…
Bilaspur: In a landmark step towards enhancing affordable healthcare, South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a Chhattisgarh-based subsidiary of Coal India, has inaugurated its fourth AMRIT (Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment) Pharmacy. The new pharmacy, located at the Health Centre in SECL’s Indira Vihar Colony, Bilaspur, marks the 216th AMRIT pharmacy in India and makes…
New Delhi: Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda, inaugurated the Agriculture Integrated Command and Control Center at Krishi Bhawan, Delhi, with the objective of empowering farmers across the country through digital technology. Munda emphasized that this initiative is an innovation by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare under…
Sundargarh: Introduced in April 2017, the Mobile Medical Van (MMV) services in the Sundargarh district have benefited over 19 lakh people over the years to get medical services. Mobile Medical Van is an initiative to provide access to medical services in rural areas, interior pockets, and tribal hamlets in the Sundargarh district. It started by…
Bhopal: In a heartening development for India’s wildlife conservation efforts, a Namibian cheetah named Jwala has recently given birth to three cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. This joyful event follows closely after another Namibian cheetah, Aasha, welcomed three cubs a few weeks earlier. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav shared the exciting news…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will bestow the inaugural World Odia Language Award upon distinguished Odia linguist Dr Debi Prasanna Pattanayak. The ceremony, scheduled to take place during the first World Odia Language Conference, will include the presentation of a citation and a prestigious award amounting to Rs 20 Lakhs. Dr Debi Prasanna Pattanayak, renowned…
Bhubaneswar: The OdiaPreneur Smart Odisha Hackathon 3.0, a state-level initiative aimed at fostering innovation and entrepreneurial skills among young learners, is set to engage thousands of Higher Secondary students across Odisha. The hackathon is being jointly organised by the Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), IIT Bhubaneswar’s Research and Entrepreneurship division, and UNICEF. Marking the…
