IIT-Bhubaneswar Research Park to host Open Challenge for Incubating Start‐ups in AR‐VR 

Bhubaneswar, December 27: The Research & Entrepreneurship Park of IIT Bhubaneswar (IITBBS‐REP) is all set to host an open challenge programme (OCP) in AR‐VR as a part of its endeavour to help creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem in AR‐VR in the country, especially in Odisha by on boarding start‐ups both in physical and virtual mode. The […]

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Smart City organises “Greenathon” to promote NMT across Bhubaneawar

Bhubaneswar, December 26: Continuing it’s efforts to promote Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) practices across the city, the Bhubaneswar Smart City Ltd Sunday organised cyclothon termed “Greenathon” in which around 80 people participated defying the temperature of the chilling winter morning. Senior IPS officer and cycling anthusiast Amitav Thakur inaugurated the event. It started from near HDFC […]

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BJD to provide 40% tickets to OBC candidates in Panchayat, Urban elections 

Bhubaneswar, December 25: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday decided to field at least 40 per cent other backward class (OBC) candidates in the upcoming Panchayat and Urban elections in the State. A resolution to this effect was passed in the party’s executive committee meeting headed by party chief and Chief Minister Naveen […]

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Talk on ‘Implications of Social Science on Health Determinants’ 

Koraput, December 25: The Department of Sociology, Central University of Odisha (CUO), Koraput has recently organised a special lecture on ‘Implications of Social Science on Health Determinants’. The special lecture has been delivered by Dr. Kalyan Brata Saha, a noted scientist from NIRTH-ICMR, Jabalpur. Prof. Sharat Kumar Palita, Vice-Chancellor in charge of the University also […]

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Bhubaneawar Sainik School holds training camp for senior division NCC cadets

Bhubaneawar, December 25: The Annual Training Camp of Senior Division NCC Coy of Sainik School Bhubaneswar was organised from December 15 to December 25. At least 78 cadets participated in the week-long camp. The training programme was conducted under the guidance of Gp Capt S Dominic Rayan, Principal, Sainik School Bhubaneswar. Cdr Usha Sangwan, Camp […]

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Odisha CM felicitates para badminton players

Bhubaneawar, December 24: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday felicitated the Para badminton players who won the medals at the recent Tokyo Paralympics. He congratulated them on their spectacular performance in Tokyo. He felicitated Deepa Malik (President Paralympic Committee of India), Prabhakar Rao (Chairman, Para-badminton India), Gaurav Khanna – Head Coach, Para Badminton Indian team, […]

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Odisha: Fresh draft reservation list for Zilla Parishads released; 12 seats reserved for SC & ST

Bhubaneawar, December 25: Following the Orissa High Court’s order, the State Government revised its seat reservation list for the post of Zilla Parishad chairperson in all the 30 districts for the upcoming three-tier Panchayat elections and released the draft notification on Friday. The Government has reserved 12 seats for SC and ST categories. As many […]

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Sudhir Dhangdamajhi’s book ‘Khangar’ wins Bestseller Award

Bhubaneswar, December 23: Book ‘Khangar’ by young storyteller Sudhir Kumar Dhangdamajhi has been awarded with the Timepass Bestseller Award. Dhangdamajhi was felicitated by the publishing house ‘Timepass’ at the ‘Utsahitya’ function organised at Utkal Rangamancha, Bhubaneswar recently. Noted novelist Bibhuti Patnaik, Hindi writer Dhrub Shukla, eminent story writer Gaurahari Das, Odia Language, Literature, Culture Department […]

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Odisha CM lays stone for 55 bus stands in 22 districts

Bhubaneswar, December 23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday laid foundation stone for 55 Bus Stands in 22 districts of the State on virtual mode. These Bus Stands will be set up at block levels taking into account several factors like distance from district headquarters, economic activity, places of tourist interest, existing communication facility and […]

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Two more Omicron cases detected in Odisha, tally rises to 4

Bhubaneswar, December 23: Two more cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been detected in Odisha, informed the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar on Thursday. With this, the total tally of Omicron in Odisha has mounted to four. The presence of Omicron variant of the virus was confirmed in the two persons following […]

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