COVID-19 vaccination begins in Odisha
Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar: Ten months after Odisha reported the first COVID-19 case, the vaccination drive against the disease started at as many as 161 stations spread across the State on Saturday. A student who returned to Bhubaneswar from Italy Read More
January 16, 2021
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
A pair of mating turtles
A pair of Olive Ridley turtles mating in the Bay of Bengal off Odisha’s Ganjam coast on Monday.
Preparing to land
A man carrying grass for his cattle when an aircraft prepares to land in Bhubaneswar on Friday.
Hockey stadium in Rourkela
Sundargarh’s hockey lovers thanking Odisha CM for his decision to build biggest hockey stadium in Rourkela.
Goods train moves during fog
A goods train runs on fog enveloped track in a winter morning in Bhubaneswar.
Harvesting paddy
A women farmer harvesting paddy crop on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.
Winter Morning
Vapours come out of Mahanadi in Satkosia wildlife sanctuary area on a winter morning.
Coping with winter cold
Slum dwellers keep themselves warm around a bonfire on a winter evening in Bhubaneswar.
Ready to harvest
The golden glow of ripening paddy fields in Odisha’s Koraput district.
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
- Empowerment of women, part of consolidation of support base of Jagan Govt.
- Will the Congress revive or fritter away political space to others?
- Relegated to the fringe, will the Congress find its mojo back!
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
