Bhubaneswar, June 28 (Odisha.in) The audience in Rabindra Mandap, Bhubaneswar got mesmerized having been transported to a different world. The occasion was Odissi Dance Recital under Horizon Series by ICCR in collaboration with Department of Culture, Government of Odisha. The promising dancers of Srjan came up with Vinayaka Sarane, an invocatory item to lord Vinayak […]
Odisha conducts state-wide mock drill as monsoon sets in
Odisha on Tuesday conducted mock drill simultaneously across the state to ensure it is fully prepared to deal with disasters like flood and cyclone. The mock drill conducted by Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) on settings akin to simulated situation of flood and cyclone was held at 552 Multi-purpose Cyclone Shelters and 288 Multi-purpose […]
Three-day Raja festival concludes with powerful message on womanhood
Bhubaneswar, June 17 (Odisha.in) A three-day Raja festival concluded on Sunday across Odisha with powerful message on womanhood. The agrarian festival was celebrated in different places including at twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar with girls enjoying on rope swings beautifully decorated and hung from trees. Special cultural programmes and different competitions were the […]
Community toilet helping preserve dignity of urban poor
Cuttack, May 29 (Odisha.in) An innovative community toilet complex opened in the city of Cuttack in Odisha a year ago has been providing improved sanitation services to over 400 urban poor thereby helping them live in dignity. The complex built in Ghasia Sahi under Project Samman has completed one year of operations and people residing […]
Odisha born Jitendra Mishra selected as jury for Zlin film festival
New Delhi, May 22 (Odisha.in) Odisha born film producer and promoter Jitendra Mishra has been named as a jury for the May 25 – June 2 Zlin Film Festival in the city of Zlín, Prague and other towns in the Czech Republic. Zlin Film Festival is considered as one of world’s oldest and largest film […]