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  Very few know that Odisha is one of the rare states which has all the four types of puppetry flourishing, Rod puppetry being one of them. However, the age-old art has been struggling to find audience. And thus, comes the octogenarian Maguni Charan Kunwar...

Bhubaneswar: For the first time ever, the Sambalpuri Day was celebrated in the capital city, here Wednesday. Members of Western Odisha Yuva Mancha (WOYM), a cultural outfit, took out a motorcycle rally which witnessed a participation of around 200 bikers. The rally started from Master...

Bhubaneswar: The latest version of the song Dilbar of the 90’s iconic song Dilbar Dilbar from Sirf Tum (1999) starring Sushmita Sen and Sanjay Kapoor has been topping the charts. Its groovy tunes clocked more than 20 million hits in less than 24 hours, making it the first...

Bhubaneswar: A workshop-cum-training programme on medicinal plants in the state was organised by regional-cum-facilitation centre (RCFC- Eastern) of National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH at a city hotel Tuesday. Delivering the welcome speech, Prof Asis Mazumdar of Jadavpur University who is also the...

Bhubaneswar: Albeit Bhubaneswar has been synonymous with ‘The City of Temples’, still nobody can eschew the fact that multiple places of monumental beauty in the city still remain in history books only, untouched from the modern tourism. One such pulchritude is the Devi Padahara pond....

Bhubaneswar: July 31, is celebrated as Loyola Day to pay homage to St Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, an influential and dynamic religious order. He was an organisational genius. He dedicated the last 16 years of his life in governing, finalising...

Bhubaneswar: Cashing in on the state’s age-old art Pattachitra, an apparel brand ‘G’ by Kumar Guru Mishra was launched at a city hotel here. Mishra unveiled his latest collection ‘Chitraa Assemblage’ and website www.kumargurumishra.com in presence of Odia movie actress Archita Sahu. Mishra, who is...

Keonjhar: Taking a cue from Mumbai Police which has been using popular Hindi film dialogues to promote traffic safety in the megapolis, the Keonjhar police have come up with a plan to use star attraction to create awareness about traffic rules and road safety in the district....

Bhubaneswar: With the onset of the first Monday of the Odia month Shravana, thousands of Bol Bam devotees thronged the temple of Lord Shiva across Odisha. Bol Bam devotees, including women and teens, were seen pouring water on the Lingas of Lord Siva and seeking his blessings in Shiva...

During the 11-day-long expedition, which will start August 2, the bikers will ascend an elevation of more than 18,000 ft on the mighty snow-capped Himalayas Bhubaneswar: A city-based cycling group, Bhubaneswar Cycling and Adventure Club (BCAC), is organising its annual flagship cycling adventure from Manali to...