Birders from nine States take part in 3rd National Chilika Bird Festival

Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar: The Tourism and Forest & Environment Departments of the Odisha government renewed their understanding for collaborative development of ecotourism when the 3rd National Chilika Bird Festival at Mangalajodi was inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Read More
January 8, 2021
Chilika lagoon records presence of 11.42 lakh birds this winter

Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar: Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon, has recorded the presence of 11,42,000 birds this winter. These birds, counted in the census carried out in the lake on Tuesday, belonged to 190 species, according to chief Read More
January 6, 2021
Odisha colleges, varsities to reopen for final year students from January 11

Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar: All the universities and government & non-government degree colleges of Odisha shall commence classroom teaching for the students of 2020-21 final year under graduate/post-graduate course from January 11. Classroom teaching had been suspended in all educational Read More
January 3, 2021
National
SEC-Jagan Govt. on collision course over panchayat polls

Santosh Patnaik Vijayawada: Overruling the Andhra Pradesh Government’s plea, State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar has notified the panchayat raj elections in four phases from Read More
January 9, 2021
Jagan on damage control mode, lays stone for reconstruction of nine temples

Santosh Patnaik Vijayawada: After the Opposition parties took up an agitation against a spate of incidents involving desecration of temples across Andhra Pradesh, the ruling Read More
January 8, 2021
Business
MECL signs MoU with OMECL for exploration of Odisha’s mineral resources

Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar: The Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Odisha Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (OMECL) at Bhubaneswar Read More
IRTS officer takes over as Dy Chairman of Vizag Port

Odisha Channel Bureau Visakhapatnam: Senior IRTS officer Durgesh Kumar Dubey assumed charge as Deputy Chairman of Visakhapatnam Port Trust on Monday. He is an Officer Read More
Mahanadi riverine port project in Odisha gathers steam

Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar: The process has started for the establishment of Mahanadi riverine port in Kendrapara district of Odisha. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) Read More
Odisha announces package for MSMEs to combat pandemic challenge

Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved a package of Rs. 289.42 crore for the benefit of MSMEs in order to Read More
Opinion
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Lessons from 2020: Let the Earth repair and nourish itself

By Priya Ranjan Sahu The coronavirus originated in China at the end of 2019 and wreaked havoc across the globe throughout 2020 with over 8.24 Read More
Kisan Santa pushes the political button, and that is good news

By Richard Mahapatra Cheers, farming is finally a political agenda in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s virtual address to farmers reiterates: The agrarian country must Read More
Sports
- Five things you would like to know about Diego Maradona
- Namita Toppo chosen for Ekalabya Puraskar-2020
Ekalabya Puraskar presented to Namita Toppo

Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar: The prestigious annual award ‘Ekalabya Puraskar’ for the current year was presented to hockey star Namita Toppo here on Sunday. Toppo Read More
Naveen announces India’s largest hockey stadium in Rourkela

Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar: The wheels to host the prestigious FIH Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup India 2023 started rolling in as Chief Minister Naveen Read More
Lifestyle
Poetry of memory and home: A cursory look at English poetry from Odisha

By Rachita Swain Leaving behind Robert Frost’s road of indecisiveness in the forest, Indian English Poets of Odisha walk on a more specific road toward Read More
Nila Madhab Panda’s Odia film `Kalira Atita’ – a soliloquy of human struggle against nature

Kedar Mishra Certainly, yesterday is past, but when a creative person speaks about the past of yesterday, what does it mean? Is it an absurd Read More
Kallola celebrates children’s creativity

Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar: UNICEF Odisha in collaboration with Aaina, an Odisha-based voluntary organisation hosted the inauguration ceremony of Children’s Festival Week of Season 6 Read More
Tungabhadra Pushkaralu gets off to a colourful start

Odisha Channel Bureau Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh): The Tungabhadra Pushkaralu (pushkar) began near here on Friday with a sea of humanity thronging the riverbed. Chief Minister Read More
Travel
Eco Retreat 2020 begins at five locations in Odisha

Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar: Eco Retreat 2020, Odisha Tourism’s flagship three-month glamping festival, began at five different locations of the State on Wednesday. While it Read More
Konark Dance Festival 2020 concludes

Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar: The five-day-long annual Konark Dance Festival 2020 which saw a series of performances by eminent dancers from different parts of the Read More