Puri Current Affairs, GK & News

Odisha hosted National Tourism Conference

January 27, 2020

On 23rd and 24th January 2020, National Tourism Conference was held in an auditorium at the Marine Drive-Eco Retreat designed at Konark, a medium town in the Puri district in the state of Odisha which was jointly organized by the State Government of Odisha and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). ..

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Konark Festival and International Sand Art Festival begins in Odisha

December 3, 2019

Governor of Odisha, Professor Ganeshi Lal, inaugurated the 30th edition of the Konark festival of classical dance. The annual 5-day dance festival started on 1st December is being organized in the backdrop of the Sun Temple in Konark, Puri district of Odisha. Konark dance festival showcases the best of India’s classical and traditional dance forms. ..

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Sand Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik-The first Indian to win Italian Golden Sand Art Award

November 17, 2019

Sudarsan Pattnaik becomes the first Indian to win the Italian Golden Sand Art Award, 2019. He was felicitated at the International Scorrna Sand Nativity Fete in Italy. Highlights Mr Pattnaik created a 10-foot-high sand sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi along with Russian artist Pavel Minilkov. Around 8 sculptors from different countries participated in the event. Sudarsan ..

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Odisha government signs pactwith UNICEF to provide safe drinking water

October 29, 2019

The Odisha government has recently signed a Letter of Understanding (LoU) with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to provide 24-hour safe drinking water to every household in the state under the project ‘Drink From Tap Mission’. The project has been launched on a pilot basis for about 1.2 lakh people involving 22,000 families in pockets ..

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Odisha government to spend Rs 3208 crore under Augmentation of Basic Amenities and Development of Heritage and Architecture (ABADHA) scheme

October 25, 2019

The Odisha  government has decided to spend Rs 3208 crore under the Augmentation of Basic Amenities and Development of Heritage and Architecture (ABADHA) scheme in 3 years to transform Puri into a World-class Heritage city.

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