25.01.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs

ODISHA Naveen Patnaik conferred ‘Ideal Chief Minister’ award   Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was conferred the “Ideal Chief Minister” award by former President Pratibha Patil at Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad in Pune.   He received the award in a special event organised by Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) School of Governance.     INTERNATIONAL   … Read more

History of Odisha from Vedic age to Gupta Period

History of Odisha The history of state of Odisha (formerly Orissa) is very old. In different periods it bore names like Kalinga, Utkala, etc. The names signified different territorial extent ruled by different dynasties of rulers at different periods. Each of these comprised large parts of present Odisha but also included areas forming parts of … Read more

FOLK SONGS OF ODISHA

FOLK  SONGS OF ODISHA Odisha has a glorious tradition of music.The figures or dancers musicians Carved on ancient temple walls  speak of Odisha’s rich musical heritage. There were saint-poets of Odisha who composed lyrical poems to be sung. Bards usually went from place to place singing these songs which were meant to propagate religious ideas … Read more

24.01.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs

ODISHA Grievance mechanism system of Odisha special armed police goes digital   Personnel of special armed police (SAP), deployed in anti-Maoist operations, law and order duties and rescue operations across the state, are no longer required to take the pain of visiting their seniors to air their grievances. Making things easier for them, the SAP introduced e-grievance system for its … Read more

21-22.01.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs

ODISHA Odisha government launches OeHMIS project   The state government on Friday launched Odisha e-Hospital Management Information System (OeHMIS) to provide a computerized platform for online recording of clinical parameters of patients and reporting of performance criteria of hospitals.   According to the system, patients can be registered online and can view and download their individual electronic … Read more

Fair and festivals of odisha

Fair and festivals of odisha With numerous religions, ancient temples, local shrines, tribes and an array of sacred places, Odisha (Orissa) observes uncountable number of festivals and fairs round the year. Major Odisha(Orissa) Festivals of Odisha is Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra and Durga Pooja. Three different religions flourished on the holy land of Odisha (Orissa) … Read more

folk dances of odisha

folk dances of odisha There are many forms of dance in odisha. Ghumura dance Ghumura Dance is one of the most leading folk dance forms Kalahandi district of Odisha. It is classified as folk dance as the dress code of Ghumura resembles more like a tribal dance. ghumura is the indigenous dance of Kalahandi and … Read more

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