Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today launched a helpline number 181 for women in distress in Odisha on the occasion of International Women s Day. Patnaik launched the toll free helpline which will be available 24 7 in all the 30…
Standard Chartered Bank, India appoints Subhradeep Mohanty originally from Bhubaneswar as CFO
Standard Chartered Bank, India has appointed Subhradeep Mohanty as its chief financial officer. Prior to this, he was CFO of the bank’s retail banking segments. He has held various roles in JP Morgan and American Express prior to joining the…
Damanjodi all set to inaugurate World’s Second Tallest Hanuman Statue from Mar 3-9
Parital Anjaneya Temple is tallest statue of Hanuman in the world. It is located in the village of Paritala on NH-9, approximately 30 km from the city of Vijayawada, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The statue, installed in…
UNZIP : an Open Mic event on the occasion of International Women’s Day 8th March
An Open Mic event on the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8th,being organized called UNZIP. Such an Open Mic, that provides a platform to women to speak their mind on a myriad issues is happening for the first time in…
Femina Miss India 2017 Auditions comes to Bhubaneswar : Time for For The Unseen Talents To Grab Limelight
Femina Miss India pageant is growing bigger each year and this time, fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2017 will conduct a nation-wide hunt in all the 30 states (including the Capital, Delhi). India’s most exciting, glamorous and credible…
From 96 in 2000 to 40 in 2016, Odisha achieves highest decline in Infant Mortality Rate, now less than national average
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said that Odisha has achieved commendable decline in the infant mortality rate (IMR) over the last 16 years. “On achieving highest point decline in the country, that is 56 points since 2000, Odisha’s IMR…
Sahitya Bharati Samman announced at a press conference in Cuttack
In a press conference organized by Shri Gangadhar Rath Foundation at the Jail Road residence of Shri Rath on 02.03.2017, the prestigious Sahitya Bharati Samman, “Gagadhar Rath Smaraki Samman” and other awards were announced for the year 2016. Dr Ratnakar…
Bhubaneswar biggest gainer in Annual City Governance ranking, jumps from 18th to 10th spot
Delhi slips two places to rank ninth while Thiruvananthapuram retains its number one position in the annual city governance ranking, according to a survey released on Tuesday, which evaluated 21 major cities from the country’s 18 states. The Annual Survey…
Hanging Library : An innovative library movement project from Odisha dragging national attention for good
Schoolchildren in Ganjam district of Odisha are being lured into the reading and writing habit in an entertaining manner through a unique project named ‘Drop Everything and Read’ (DEAR). DEAR, an innovative interactive library movement project, was initiated in the…
Hand Operated Rice Transplanting Machine : heard about this innovation from VSSUT Burla students?
Transplanting is the technique of moving the plant from one location to another. At first the farmers sow rice in a nursery, and after 15 to 20 days it grows up to the size of 2 to 3 inches, after…