Odia shooter bags silver in Asian Sr Airgun Shooting C'ship

In her first achievement in senior category at the international level Odia shooter Sriyanka Sarangi on Friday bagged a silver medal in the 5th Asian Senior Airgun Shooting Championship in China.

Ethnic tribal cottages to be built in Similipal

Tribal ethnic cottages will soon be set up in the famous Similipal National Park to boost tourism activities involving local tribal people.

World's biggest sand ribbon at Konark beach

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Friday claimed to have created the world's biggest red ribbon at Chandrabhaga beach here during the 2nd International Sand Art Festival organised by Odisha Tourism.

Carrying identity cards mandatory

Carrying identity cards will be mandatory for train passengers in all reserved classes from December 1 as part of railways move to facilitate bonafide travellers and to reduce misuse of reserved ticketing system by unscrupulous elements.

Chess player wins Eklabya Puraskar

International Chess player Debasis Das won of the prestigious 'Ekalabya Puraskar' for 2012 in recognition of his outstanding performance in sports.

HC asks govt to make laws to protect water bodies

The Orissa High court today asked the Odisha government to make laws within two years to ensure that the water bodies in the state were protected and preserved properly.Water bodies inside the cities have great use not only to keep the environment cool but they act as water absorbers to keep the city free from water logging, the HC observed while disposing of a PIL filed by advocate Pravat Ranjan Dash.

Migratory birds begin arriving in Chilika

News is out that migratory birds have begun arriving at Chilika lake. "We have spotted birds of different species in the sanctuary," DFO(wildlife) B P Acharya said.

Computer learning gets compulsory in Plus II

The state government has decided to introduce basic computer education ( BSE) course as a compulsory subject in Plus II first year in all the three streams of arts, science and commerce from the current academic session.
The government has decided to impart both theory and practical knowledge in the first year itself contrary to its earlier decision that theory of the course will be taught in first year and practical in second year, Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) chairman Nihar Ranjan Pattnaik  told TOI.
"If the students study theory in first year, by the time they would do practical they would have forgotten it. That is why the government decided to conduct both theory and practical in first year itself," he said.
Patnaik said students who are already in second year now will also study the subject this year as there was no such course when they were in the first year. From next academic session, the course will be offered to first year students only, he said.

The theory course will be taught in 30 hours and practical classes in 10 hours. The respective colleges will conduct examination of 100 marks at their level and award A, B, C or D grade to the students. The government would engage guest faculties or outsource it. A guest faculty would get consolidated remuneration of Rs 5,200 a month. As per the government decision, conveyed to higher education  department and Council of Higher Secondary Education on Friday, the colleges will provide at the rate of one computer for a group of 32 students and create other necessary infrastructure on their own.

Kids rally in Bhubaneswar

The city on Saturday witnessed a unique rally in which children dressed as wild animals spread the message of protection of animals. It was organized by students of DAV Public School on the occasion of Wildlife Week . Starting from the school, the students moved around the city and staged plays at Damana Square, Nalco Square, Sainik School Square, Acharya Vihar Square, Regional College Square, Rupali Square, Ram Mandir, Master Canteen, Raj Mahal, Capital Hospital, Gopabandhu Chhak and Jayadev Vihar squares . Seventy students took part in the rally.

State increases plan outlay

The Odisha government has proposed to raise its plan outlay for the 12th five year plan (2012-17) from Rs one lakh crore to Rs 1,24,373 crore.The move to increase the outlay followed the recommendation made to this effect by a working group on state's finances, official sources said on Sunday.

Prithvi-II ballistic missile test fired

Today, India test-fired its nuclear-capable Prithvi-II ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 km from a test range near Balasore as part of a user trial by the army. "The flight test of the surface-to-surface missile was conducted at around 0907 hrs from a mobile launcher from Integrated Test Range's launch complex-III at Chandipur," defence sources said.

'Theatre Olympiad' to begin in Cuttack

This Millennium city is all set to create a unique world record of sorts in the field of theatre and performing art when the 20th edition of Theatre Olympiad will begin at Cuttack today evening. Organised by 'Utkal Yuva Sanskrutika Sangha' of the city, this mega festival is being held here every year for last 20 years without a break.

CM bid to woo slum dwellers ahead of municipal polls

In a bid to woo slum dwellers ahead of urban polls in state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sought inclusion of four more towns in the Centre's Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) while showing keenness for making the state slum free.

Leaning Temple of Huma

The Leaning Temple of Huma is the only leaning temple in the world and the only one of its kind in India.It is located in Huma, a village situated on the bank of the Mahanadi, 23 km south of Sambalpur in the Indian state of Odisha. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva.
Nobody knows whether this structure is leaning by design or by default. One interesting fact is that while the edifice leans, the pinnacle of the temple is perpendicular to the ground.

Differently able students awarded on International Deaf Day

Thirteen speech and hearing impaired children from Mahaveer School for Deaf and Dumb and Helen Keller Binapani School for Deaf, Blind & Mute of Bhadrak district were awarded for their extraordinary talent in various fields.

Odisha's 1st geo-tube seawall project in Kendrapara

Odisha's first geo-tube sea wall project under World Bank-funded Integrated Coastal Zone Management Program is likely to get underway in Kendrapara district shortly. IIT-Chennai has accorded the 'go ahead' to the much-awaited sea-erosion-control project after its experts conducted wide-ranging scientific and morphological study of the vulnerable sea coast.

AIIMS Bhubaneswar starts functioning

AIIMS Bhubaneswar becomes functional at the Sijua campus on Friday. In the first batch, out of total 50 students enrolled 18 are Odia students. 20 professors have joined the institute.

Sishupalgarh-Lost with the time

Do you see a perfect square of jungle boundry inside the white box?
Once it was the most advanced civilization in Bhubaneswar region around 300 BC to100AD.
A said to be great heritage will remain a mystery forever. 

Will post updates as soon as possible......

Bhubaneswar first International flight expected this summer

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh at New Delhi on Thursday said that international terminal at the Biju Pattnaik Airport in Bhubaneswar would be ready for use by April next year.

The ultimate tourist destination

Puri is a city and the district headquarters of puri district, situated on the Bay of Bengal 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the state capital Bhubaneswar in the Indian state of Odisha. It is also known as jagannath Puri after the 11th century Jagannath temple located in the city. Puri is a holy city of the Hindus as a part of the Char Dhan pilgrimages. According to Hindu teachings, a pilgrimage of the temples of India is not considered complete without a journey to Puri.

Puri is endowed with one of the best beaches for swimming in India and is therefore also a popular beach resort, especially as it is positioned geographically so that both sunset and sunrise can be viewed from the beach.

Happy Nuankhai Bhetghat

ନୂଆଁଖାଇ (Nuankhai) 20-09-2012
It is the most awaited agricultural festival mainly observed by people of western Odisha. Nuakhai is observed to welcome the new rice of the season. According to the hindu calendar it is observed on panchami tithi (the fifth day) of the lunar fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada or Bhaadra (August–September), the day after the Ganesh chaturthi festival. This is the most important social festival of Kosal.

India test fires Agni-IV missile

The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday conducted the developmental test-firing of nuclear capable Agni-IV missile from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. The surface-to-surface missile is capable of a strike range of 3,500-4,000km and can carry a warhead of one tonne.

Mystery of Hirakud dam

Cattle Island

Cattle Island otherwise known as garu tapu is located in one of the extreme points of Hirakud Reservoir, a natural wonder. Completely inhabited by wild cattle, without any trace of humans. It is near Kumarbandh village of Belpahar-Banharpali range which is about 90 km from Sambalpur. It can be reached by launch from Hirakud Dam, it is closer by 10 km via the river. The island is a submerged hill, and before the construction of Hirakud Dam it was a developed village. During the resettlement period, villagers left some of their cattle behind; when the dam construction was over, the cattle settled on the hilltop. With the passage of time the nearby area filled up with the reservoir water, turning the hilltop into an island. Being away from mankind, the cattle are now wild, very swift and not easily caught. Living on a hilltop with dense forest, they are larger than tame cattle, almost all of which are white in colour. Nearby residents attempt to capture these animals from time to time, but these hunts are rarely successful. Though descended from tame cattle, these animals provide a contrasting picture of this breed of animal returning to life in the wild

IPL shortlists Cuttack for new team

The governing council of IPL has selected ten cities including silver city Cuttack to float a tender for the formation of a new team. The move followed the termination of agreement with Hyderabad-based Deccan Chargers (DC) which is facing financial crunch. The other new cities are - Ahemdabad, Visakhapatnam, Dharamsala, Indore, Jamshedpur, Nagpur, Kanpur (Greater Noida), Rajkot and Ranchi.

Bhubaneswar railway station renovation

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) today announced ambitious plans to transform Bhubaneswar railway station into a World Class Station by undertaking major renovation at a cost of Rs 205 crore.

One of the major fresh water lakes of India

The 141 hectare is a horseshoe shaped fresh water lake on left bank of Mahanadi river. Anshupa lake in Banki is 70 KM from the city of Cuttack, which also acts as a shelter for migratory birds during the winter season.

Metrology now reaching hands to the perfection

Kendrapara: Taking note of security concern, the Meteorological department has decided to install German-made Doppler radar system in Paradip instead of Chinese-manufactured system for generation of foolproof weather data and advance cyclone warning information.

Diesel price - 5 rupees more from today

Bhubaneswar: The hike in diesel price by Rs 5 has invited sharp reaction from every political party including the Biju Janada Dal (BJD) in Bhubaneswar.

The BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik termed the hike as a faulty economic policy of UPA government. He said the hike will affect lives of people from every section especially poor masses as the price of basic commodities would be flared up due to hike in diesel price. The transportation and travel expenditure would be a big burden on common people, he said, demanding immediate roll-back of diesel price.

State organic farming could reach Rs 23,000cr in 5yrs

Optimistic that promotion of organic farming could lead to wealth accumulaton of about Rs 23,000 crore in Odisha, industry body ASSOCHAM today said it had the potential to create about 80 lakh jobs in five years.

Former CJI Ranganath Mishra passes away

Bhubaneswar: Former Chief Justice of India Ranganath Mishra passed away here at a private hospital late on Thursday evening following prolonged illness. He was survived by wife Sumitra Mishra.

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 Cong tries to haul Naveen over the coals

Bhubaneswar: The Congress onslaught continues to sully the image of Teflon Naveen Patnaik. The latest salvo has been fired by V. Narayansamy, Minister of State in the PMO, to tar Naveen with the brush of corruption. Will the vigorous attempts unleashed by the Congress yield the desired results? This time, the threat seems credible as Narayansamy shunned ambivalence and categorically asserted that the CBI would look into the coal block recommendation made by Naveen Patnaik for Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL). Narayansamy also reiterated the oft-repeated Congress charge that the Centre wanted to allocate coal blocks through the auction process and states like Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand etc opposed it.

Demographic features of Orissa

About 50.54% of the population of the state are male (21,201,678) and 49.46% of the population are female (20,745,680). The density of population in the state is 269/ km². About 94.35% of the population are Hindus, 2.07% are Muslims, 2.44% are Christians, and only 1.14% is represented by other communities. The official language of the state is Oriya. Other languages spoken in the state are Hindi, Bengali, Santali, and Telugu. The literacy rate is 73.45% (as per 2011 census.)

Lingaraj temple spotted from Udayagiri, magnificent view

Odisha unwrapped

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Bhubaneswar airport will soon be opened of international flights too

Well connected, the city of Bhubaneswar can be reached by road on NH-5, a part of the prestigious Golden Quadrilateral

The political side

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