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Sambalpuri album industry needs Govt Intervention
Sambalpuri album industry needs Govt Intervention The unchecked piracy of albums along with low standard of lyrics has shattered the album industry of Sambalpuri songs that was the source of livelihood of over 4,000 families in Sambalpur and other cities of western Odisha. The industry that once produced over 100 albums every year has been [...]
Sarthak TV on Videocon D2h from June 1
Sarthak TV on D2h Good news for all Videocon Odia D2h customers. Sarthak TV will available on D2h from June 1. If you are not getting the channel, then you need to scan STB again and than check channel number 797. D2h has finally made it with Sarthak tv i.e carriage deal finalized between both. [...]
Sital Sasthi 2012 Celebration from Monday at Sambalpur
Sital Sasthi 2012 Festival More than five thousand artistes will perform in the Sital Sasthi festival at Sambalpur, which will begin from Monday. Sital Sasthi celebrates Lord Shiv’s marriage to Goddess Parvati in which all the rites of a Hindu marriage are followed. A couple performs the role of the in-laws of Lord Shiv and [...]
POSCO to set up 8 MT Steel Unit in Orissa
POSCO to set up 8 MT Steel Unit in Odisha Officials of South Korea’s steel maker POSCO wednesday reiterated their resolve to set up a steel plant with the original 12 MTPA capacity in Jagatsinghpur district. However, the company will first go for an eight million tonne plant with the available land and expand subsequently [...]
Happy Mothers Day 2012
Happy Mothers Day 2012 Mother’s Day is a celebration that honours mothers and motherhood. It complements Father’s Day, a celebration honoring fathers. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March or April or May. Julia Ward Howe was the first to proclaim Mother’s Day in 1870. In [...]
Odisha Bhavan in Chennai Now
Odisha Bhavan in Chennai Those from Orissa, planning to visit the southern city, Chennai will no longer have trouble finding comfortable accommodation at a reasonable rate. In the not-so-distant future, Odisha will have its own guesthouse — “Odisha Bhavan” in Chennai. The guesthouse is expected to be ready within the next two years. The Tamil [...]
Free Coaching for IAS Aspirants in Odisha
Free Coaching for IAS Aspirants in Orissa Odia Viswavidyalaya Trust, that has been spearheading the movement to set up an Odia university in the state, has decided to encourage students to take the civil services examination in Odia medium. The trust announced a scholarship for 100 students on Monday to provide free coaching for the [...]
Odisha Premier League 2012 Cancelled
Odisha Premier League 2012 Cancelled The second edition of the Odisha Premier League (OPL) has been cancelled this year following lack of enthusiasm on part of the franchise owners. Secretary of the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) Ashirbad Behera today said they were forced to cancel the cricket league since three franchisees had already pulled out [...]
