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BHUBANESWAR: Sisira Saras 2020—the most awaited 10-day mega fair organised by ORMAS and Panchyati Raj and the Drinking Water department— was inagaurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the IDCO Exhibition ground in the City,Saturday. During the inaugural ceremony, the CM appreciated the works of...

Bhubaneswar: Over a million migratory birds have flocked to Chilika Lake this winter, as per a survey conducted by Chilika Development Authority (CDA). The total bird population of Chilika lagoon will be in the range of 10.5 lakh to 10.7 lakh. The figure is little...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police will soon have a unified control room (UCR) for better coordination among the officials of both the Cuttack and Bhubaneswar urban police divisions (UPDs). This was revealed by Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay while outlining the future plans of the...

BHUBANESWAR: Abhishek Swain’s Odia short film ‘Few Miles Away’ has been selected for the 13th International Children's film festival of Bangladesh organised by Children's Film Society Bangladesh to be held from Jan 24 to 31. The 14:46 minute short film portrays contrast between life in cities and...

BHUBANESWAR: Odia producer Jitendra Mishra’s latest Hindi feature film ‘The Last Color’, directed by celebrity chef Vikas Khanna, has made it to the list of films eligible for 92nd Academy Awards in the best picture category. Starring veteran actress Neena Gupta, the film was in the list...

BALASORE: Balasore-based lacquer artiste Kesu Das is all set to participate in the 17th edition of ‘Chitra Santhe’, an annual art fair of Bangalore January 5. The highly popular street art fest is renowned as one of India’s largest street fairs celebrating art. The fair...

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Railways has decided to run special trains towards various destinations of the country from and through East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction during the winter season. The decision to run winter special trains was taken experiencing the train traffic movements and rush...

Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya’s engagement to actor Natasa Stankovic did not come as a surprise to many. In the recent past the two have been spotted at a number of dos. Their engagement is yet another association of cricketers and the celebrities of the Mumbai...

Bhubaneswar: In a minor reshuffle in the bureaucracy, the state government Thursday gave the charge of Revenue and Disaster Management department to additional chief secretary PK Mohapatra replacing NK Dhal. Mohapatra will continue as the Agriculture Production Commissioner. Dhal, a 1993-batch IAS officer, has been...

Mumbai: Farhan Akhtar shared his first look from his upcoming boxing drama ‘Toofan’ Thursday. The actor looked absolutely ripped in the photo, taken from the ringside and shared on Twitter. "When life gets harder, you just get stronger. Iss saal #Toofan uthega. Releasing on 2.10.2020,"...