Culture & Heritage

Bhubaneswar: International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has come under fresh attack after it held an untimely Rath Yatra festival in Boston in the United States on Saturday. The move...

2023–24 State Film Awards Announced: National Award-winning film 'Pushkara' and 'My Sweet Housewife' bag the Best Film honours. Bhubaneswar: National award-winning movie ‘Pushkara’ and ‘My Sweet Housewife’ jointly won the...

Baripada: A Santali tribal family from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district successfully performed a traditional ritual to return to their original religion after five years. Officials said this event underscores the deep...

Bhubaneswar: More than 2,300 years after war drums echoed across the plains of Dhauli, Odisha is set to write a new chapter of remembrance. A committee constituted by the Department...

Bhubaneswar: People across Odisha enthusiastically celebrated "Ama Poshak Ama Parichaya” (Our Attire, Our Identity) Day by donning traditional handloom attire as part of the ongoing Odia Pakhya celebrations. Odia Pakhya...

Berhampur: In a splendid confluence of faith, folklore, and festivity, the historic town of Paralakhemundi in Odisha’s Gajapati district once again resonated with devotional fervour as the age-old Gaja Muhan...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will observe ‘Odia Pakhya’ across the state from April 1 for the second year in a row, coinciding with Utkal Dibasa. The celebrations will conclude on...

Bhubaneswar: The Buddhist sites of Ratnagiri, Udayagiri and Lalitgiri in Odisha's Jajpur district have been included in UNESCO’s tentative India list for consideration of ‘World Heritage Site' status. In a...

Bhubaneswar: A faculty member of Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya in Bhubaneswar was dismissed from service on Thursday following allegation of sexual harassment of girl students and massive protest at the college...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi under the department of Odia Language, Literature and Culture on Wednesday presented various awards for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. The prestigious awards...