Lodging a police complaint will be as easy as withdrawing cash from an ATM, if an initiative of Bengaluru police sees the light of day. Walk into an ATM-like kiosk in the neighbourhood and narrate your complaint to the video…
Historic Baliyatra begins at Cuttack: Public address system in place for crowd mgmt
Over one lakh visitors thronged the city to be a part of the annual Bali yatra festival that got off to a colourful start. Over 40 platoons of police have been deployed to maintain law and order. For the first…
Bhubaneswar Buzz Completes 2 years of existence today
As we celebrate 2nd year completion of our existence, a big THANK YOU to our great supporter / followers / friends. We could not have been here without your support. As we look back to a couple years back, we…
Odisha Tourism opens solo stall for first time in London for World Travel Market
Odisha’s ‘365-day’ tourism destination is the State’s highlight at the three-day World Travel Market (WTM) 2014 in London that was inaugurated on Monday. With eco-tourism being the current leading tourism product world over, Odisha Tourism is laying special emphasis on…
World’s biggest open air theatre Dhanu Jatra of Bargah given National Festival Status
The Department of Culture of the Government of India has accorded national festival status to the famous Dhanu Yatra in Odisha’s Bargarh town. This was informed by the Bargarh MP Pravas Singh and collector Anjan Manik at a meeting here on…
Sudarshan Pattnaik joins Odisha Tourism as Brand Ambassador
Odisha government has roped in acclaimed sand artist, Sudarsan Pattnaik as Tourism Ambassador. Pattnaik will travel to London with the Odisha Tourism delegation to participate in World Travel Market (WTM), which will be held from November 3-6. At the Odisha…
Gigantic statue of Buddha & woo tourists from Southeast countries on buddhism roots
Cashing in on its Buddhist roots, the Odisha Government is focusing on wooing tourists from Southeast Asian countries and connect Bhubaneswar with Thailand by air to facilitate movement of tourists. The eastern State, which has several Buddhist sites, is also…
Classic artform of Odisha – Pattachitra from Raghurajpur gets featured in Yahoo Lifestyle
On a cloudy morning, I leave the clamour and clutter of Puri behind to visit a heritage village. Rustic Odisha greets me with vivid colours as I reach Raghurajpur. There is absolute silence. A lone lady stands in front of…
Endangered Indian Skimmers Spotted in bulk at Satkosia
Endangered Indian Skimmers Spotted at Satkosia. A team of three members of Kalinga Birds, a leading birding group in Odisha comprising of Sri, Pramod Dhal, Manoj Sahoo and Somshri Patnaik spotted and photographed 100s of Indian Skimmer birds at Satkosia…
International Artists Date with Raghurajpur Pattachitra Art form
Art enthusiasts from different parts of the world have gathered at the heritage village of Raghurajpur to take part in a five-week long cultural exchange programme. Hosted by Raghurajpur International Art and Craft Exchange, six artists from Canada, Australia, Germany…