Painting a nice collage of sports and heritage, the Ekamra Walks today welcomed national and international media persons covering the on-going 22nd Asian Athletics Championships-2017 (AAC-2017), being held in Bhubaneswar. The only guided heritage walk of the city, supported by…
With Athletics and Hockey World Class Events, Odisha all set to showcase itself as global sports destination
Four months ago, when Jharkhand expressed its inability to host the Asian Athletics Championship, the Odisha government was quick to open its doors and roll out the red carpet. For a state looking for an image makeover by way of…
There are talks of Night Safari to be built around 1,000 hectares of forest land under Chandaka
Intending to make the best use of large forest stretches available on the edge of Bhubaneswar, the Odisha government has mooted setting up the State’s first night safari. Though the night safari plan is at a very nascent stage, the…
Air Asia India to start Bengaluru and Kolkata flights from Bhubaneswar by August 1st
As per a recent update from Odisha Tourism, Air Asia India to start Bengaluru and Kolkata flights from Bhubaneswar by August 1st.
ONGC joins hands with UNESCO to declare Chilika Lake as UNESCO’s world heritage site
A press conference was held by Mr. Shigeru Aoyagi, Director – UNESCO for India, Bhutan, Maldives & Sri Lanka and Mr. D. D. Misra, Director (HR), ONGC on the project for conservation of eco-system in and around Chilika Lake area…
Mangrove Ecotourism project all set to start at Bichitrapur in Odisha Westbengal Border
According to this article in telegraph, Tourists and nature lovers can now enjoy the beauty of beaches at Talsari, Udaipur and nearby places from the mangrove ecotourism project developed by the state forest department at Bichitrapur on the Odisha-Bengal border.…
Ekamra Walks enthralls Journalists, writers and bloggers from various tour and travel magazines this weekend
The 27th Ekamra Walks saw more than 40 participants, but the event came out with several feats as on date the total number of participants of the only guided walk of the Temple City crossed the 1,000 mark making it…
Upcoming Asian Athletics Meet : Big chance to showcase Tourism potential of Odisha
Odisha government is all set to tap the coming 22nd Asian Athletics Championships, to be held here from July 6 to 9, to boost tourism in the eastern state. More than 1,000 athletes from 45 countries will take part in…
2nd Odisha Tourism Conclave in Bhubaneswar from June 17
Hotel & Restaurant Association of Odisha (HRAO) is organising the 2nd Odisha Tourism Conclave on June 17, 2017, at Hotel Swosti Premium, Bhubaneswar. The theme of the conclave is ‘Tourism to be the Driving Force of Future Economy’. The conclave will…
Odisha’s Ranipur Jharial temples are now declared as monuments of national importance
The Centre has declared the temples of Odisha’s Ranipur Jharial, and their adjoining ruins, as monuments of national importance. In a preliminary notification, published in the gazette on May 25, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has sought for objections,…