Air India is looking beyond its domestic flight operations to Delhi, Varanasi and Calcutta from Gaya airport. It will soon fly to the international shores of Bangkok, Colombo and Yangon. A Bangkok Bhubaneswar Gaya flight is also in the offing…
IIT Bhubaneswar shows the way, hires 5 full-time teachers of international origin
IIT Bhubaneswar (IITBBS) has taken a lead among the IITs in employing international faculty members looking for “internalization” of the campus. Though offshore faculties coming for short-duration of two to three months is not unusual for any IIT, what is…
Foreign Students in the city to attend MUN at SAI International School impressed with Odisha culture
Zineb from Morocco was impressed with the way weavers intertwine different coloured yarns and create beautiful motifs and designs on fabrics. “They weave one sari in one week, which is something unique and amazing. It’s so much of hard work…
Bhubaneswar hosted its first ever K-Pop Contest on 5th July hosted by Korean Culture Center India
Bhubaneswar hosted its first ever K-Pop Contest on 5th July. The event organised by the Korean Cultural Centre India this year took place all over the India including Odisha at the KIIMs Auditorium, KIITs University under the banner of K-POP World…
AAI says Bhubaneswar airport registers 92% growth in international tourists, ranked 3rd among 18 non metro airports
A new report from Airport Authority of India says bhubaneswar airport has recorded a 92.8 per cent growth in the handling of international passengers, securing third spot among 18 non-metro international airports in the country. According to the AAI’s annual…
Bhubaneswar all set to host The Grand Cantata Play with 100 artists from South Korea, Thailand, Columbia
Shows of popular musical play, The Grand Cantata, will be there in bhubaneswar on 18th along with 5 other places in India, starting with Hyderabad tomorrow. The other cities and their dates are: Pune (December 13); Thane (14th); Chennai (16th); Bhubaneswar…
Foreign Tourists number decreases to Odisha, less than 1% come, Domestic Tourists number up
Of the total foreign tourists having visited India in the last few years less than one per cent has come to Odisha, admitted tourism minister Ashok Panda. Safety and security issues, lack of basic infrastructure and communication are the main…
After Houston Texas, Film on Budhia heads to Florence Italy film festival of indian films
Bollywood movie “Budhia Singh-Born to Run”, a biopic based on child prodigy Budhia Singh, is due for screening at the River to River Florence Indian Film Festival, Italy, on December 6 along with Karan Johar produced Kapoor and Sons, according…
Oxford University London all set to have Odissi Dance Festival after course on Odissi
An Odissi dance festival will be staged at the Oxford University on May 27. The festival called as Oxford Odissi Fest will be the first-ever event of its kind to be hosted at the Oxford University. The Oxford Odissi Centre is organising…
Sudarsan Pattnaik wins Gold in Sandart Championship Moscow
International sand artist from Odisha Sudarsan Pattnaik was selected to represent India for Moscow sand art championship 2016. The sand sculpture competition was held from April 21 to 27 at Kolomenskoye, Moscow in Russia. Twenty top sculptors from different countries, including India,were…