Saturday, February 15, 2025

Sports

Odisha to host 39th National Junior Athletics Championship-2024

Bhubaneswar, December 4: The Sports and Youth Services Department in collaboration with the Athletics Federation of India and Odisha Athletics Association, will host the 39th National Junior Athletics Championship-2024, from December 7-11 at the Kalinga Stadium here. Earlier this year, Odisha hosted the 27th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition, 70th Odisha State Senior & Junior […]

14th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2024: Hockey Association of Odisha secures title

Chennai, November 16: The Final of the 14th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship saw Hockey Association of Odisha emerge victorious over Hockey Haryana to claim the championship title. Meanwhile, in the clash for Third Place, Uttar Pradesh Hockey defeated Manipur Hockey, rounding off an intense final day of competition at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey […]

Entertainment

World’s largest open-air theatre Dhanu Yatra begins in Odisha’s Bargarh

Bargarh, January 15: The ‘Dhanu Yatra’ festival, considered to be the world’s largest open-air theatre, began on Monday in the western Odisha town of Bargarh. Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari inaugurated the 11-day festival which marks the victory of good over evil. The Dhanu Yatra came into existence in Bargarh in 1947-48 as part of the […]

Classical dance connoisseurs throng International Odissi Dance Festival

Bhubaneswar, December 27: The second day of the biggest Odissi ensemble on Wednesday witnessed a beautiful blend of rhythm, movement and music representing the three styles of Odissi. The morning session featured some good performances by the artistes of Odissi Nrutyayana, Berhampur (Group), Tomomi Fukui, USA (Solo), Saswati Soumya Sahoo, Canada (Solo), Sarbani Mishra & […]

Upcoming Telefilm ‘Senrra’ Illuminates ‘Disappearing Art of Pottery’

Bhawanipatna, September 29: The forthcoming telefilm ‘Senrra’ is set to highlight the dwindling tradition of pottery. As modernity sweeps across, heritage crafts are gradually disappearing, leaving the livelihoods of artisans, including proficient potters, hanging by a thread. ‘Senrra’ intends to graphically depict the grim reality confronting the pottery community, comparing their predicament to a sunset […]