Nation
Education
Premier of short film, Iskul Dakuche Aa, held
Bhawanipatna, September 18: Amid the concerns over rise in dropout rates in the schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kalahandi district education administration has produced a short-film – “Iskul Dakuche Aa” – to raise awareness among the parents and children on the importance of continuance of education. The film was premiered at a special event […]
Sports
Odisha to host the 40th Junior National Kho Kho Championship from Sept 22-26
Bhubaneswar, September 20: Odisha will host the 40th edition of the Junior National Kho Kho Championship from September 22 to September 26, 2021. Over 700 players from 60 participating teams from states and union territories will vie for the crown in the boys’ and girls’ category respectively in the championship. The teams have been divided […]
Pramod Bhagat, 3 other para-athletes recommended for Khel Ratna Award
Bhubaneawar September 18: The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) has recommended the names of ace para-shuttler and gold medalist Pramod Bhagat, shooter Manish Narwal, high jumper Sharad Kumar and javelin-thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021. All the four has brought laurels for India at the recently held in Tokyo […]
Entertainment
Sabyasachi Mahapatra’s “Sala Budha” to premiere in Germany!
New Delhi, September 18: Multiple National and international award winning filmmaker Sabyasachi Mohapatra’s film Sala Budha has been officially selected for the prestigious Indo-German Film week 2020 in Germany, scheduled from September 24 to 30 at the historic Babylon theatre, Berlin. The film will be screened multiple times including one on the opening day of […]
‘Super 22’ to showcase talents of differently-abled on Nov 4
Bhubaneswar: Sabyasachi & team Smile Please – a social welfare organisation – will stage ‘Super 22’ show on Monday here. As part of the show as many as 22 persons with disabilities (PwDs), including eight females having extraordinary talents will showcase their skills. The 22 differently-abeled talents have been selected by the Sabyasachi and team […]
Kallola-2019: Entries invited for short film competition
Bhubaneswar: UNICEF Odisha in collaboration with Aaina, an Odisha-based voluntary organisation launched Season 5 of KALLOLA, a short film contest on child rights, on the theme of Nutrition – Every child’s right for a healthy life on Monday here. Kallola 2019 invites entries for short films (30, 60 and 90 seconds) on the theme Nutrition […]