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Art gallery Biju Patnaik Airport Bhubaneswar

Art gallery at Biju Patnaik Airport

June 18th, 2013 at 11:06 am
Biju Patnaik Airport Bhubaneswar authorities has decided to set up two art galleries on its premises soon, where artworks of Odisha’s artists will be exhibited and will...

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Sital Sasthi 2013 in Odisha

June 10th, 2013 at 09:06 pm
Sital Sashti marks the marriage of Lord Shiva with Goddess Parvati. The festival is conceived as a real marriage with two families playing the roles of parents, one of them...
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Art gallery at Biju Patnaik Airport

Biju Patnaik Airport Bhubaneswar authorities has decided to set up two art galleries on its premises soon, where artworks of Odisha’s artists will be exhibited and will be available for sale. The galleries will be set up in the first floor of the new airport terminal, which will be ready within a couple of months, [...]

BK Hariprasad in place of Jagdish Tytler

Ahead of the general elections, the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) today appointed B.K. Hariprasad at the helm of the party’s affairs in Odisha in the place of Jagdish Tytler. Hariprasad, a Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka, will also be in-charge of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Tytler, who recently courted controversy over allegations of cheating levelled by [...]

President to visit Odisha in September

President Pranab Mukherjee is slated to visit Odisha in September. He had last visited the state in April to attend the convocation of Utkal University. He will come on a two-day visit on September 6 to attend the convocation of IIT-Bhubaneswar (IITBBS). Pranab is scheduled to address the convocation on September 7. Sources said the [...]

Raja pithas available at OTDC

Raja is a time for women to make merry and the traditional country cakes, better known as pithas, are a must during the celebrations. Poda pitha is the most sought-after item during Raja. Crispy Aarisa pitha, which is made of rice flour and sugar, the appetising Monda pitha, made of crushed rice and milk and [...]

Padmini Rout’s father accused of fraud

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Samakala dance festival begins

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Sital Sasthi 2013 in Odisha

Sital Sashti marks the marriage of Lord Shiva with Goddess Parvati. The festival is conceived as a real marriage with two families playing the roles of parents, one of them as ‘Bara Pita’ (groom’s father) and the other as ‘Kanya Pita’ (bride’s father). But it is the return of the ‘barat’ which is the highlight [...]

Lanjigarh refinery to reopen by June-end

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