Bollywood queen Kangana Ranaut offer prays in Puri Jagannath Temple
Bhubaneswar: The Bollywood queen Kangana Ranaut, best known for her role of Rani Laxmibai in her 2019 movie 'Manikarnika-The Queen of Jhansi' paid a visit to Sri Jagannath Temple here on Friday and performed a darshan of the deities. According to sources, Kangana...
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Happy to realise childhood dream: UPSC Exam 10th rank holder Sanjita
Sanjita Mohapatra, a resident of Rourkela, has made Odisha proud by securing 10th rank in the UPSC -2019 examination. She aims high to strongly fight against social injustices being meted out to women and bridge gap between the government and the gram panchayats to...
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Gajapati SP Sarah Sharma bags Covid-19 Agent of Safety award
Bhubaneswar: Sarah Sharma, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Gajapati district in Odisha, has been awarded as Agent of Safety by the Godrej Locks for her remarkable contribution towards the society, making people aware about their responsibilities in the fight against...
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I rise to father’s dream to become a chef: MasterChef 6 finalist Smrutisree Singh
She was one of the four finalists in the MasterChef India 2019 season 6, a cooking reality show that was held on December 7. With heart-full of dreams and eyes seeing to transform these into reality in life, the 26-year-old Smrutisree Singh of Angul district of Odisha...
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Three Odisha girls get National Bravery Awards
Bhubaneswar: Three girls from Odisha - Purnima Giri (16) and her cousin sister Sabita Giri (15) of Nipania village in Kendrapara district and Shrimati Badra (10) of Angul will be conferred with the prestigious Indian Council for Child Welfare’s (ICCW) National Bravery...
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Odia girl wins NASA Ames Space Settlement Design Contest 2019
Bhubaneswar: A -18- year old Odia girl Swastika Senapati sets an example by winning National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA), Ames Space Settlement Design Contest 2019. The budding scientist is the resident of the Khatiguda area of Nabarangpur district...
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“Miracle girl”
She bagged Gold at the School Games Federation of India (SGFI), Chess Tournament held in Kolkata recently. With a heart full of dreams and eyes full of life, 13-year-old Miracle Panda of Bhubaneswar is determined to make India and Odisha proud and be a chess...
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Rita Sahu wins Bijepur bypoll by huge margin of 97,990 votes
Bhubaneswar: BJD's Rita Sahu won the Bijepur Assembly by-poll by a huge margin of 97,990 votes on Thursday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik spoke to Rita over phone and congratulated her for her historic win. Rita was polled more votes than what the Chief Minister had...
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Dutee Chand on Vogue India’s cover page
Bhubaneswar: After winning the Sportsperson Award, ace sprinter Dutee Chand has also featured on the cover of Vogue India’s November 2019 edition. Dutee has become the third Indian woman and the first Odia girl to be featured in the prestigious magazine. The...
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Ace sprinter Dutee bags Vogue Sportsperson Award
Bhubaneswar: Ace sprinter Dutee Chand has bagged Vogue Sportsperson of the Year-2019 Award on Saturday. She received the award in a glittering ceremony. Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that awards ever year to women and selected men who have been...
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