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Investigative reports of journalist priceless: Minister
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Manipur Health Minister H Parijat today said investigative journalism should be encouraged to make people aware of issues which were not known before.
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Cultural touch to awareness campaign
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Through two-well conceived street plays, the Bhubaneswar unit of Song and Drama Division took up a week-long campaign to create awareness about burning issues of people living in and around the city.
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Tripura filmmaker seeks justice from Kapadia
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A young filmmaker of Tripura has sought the intervention of Chief Justice SH Kapadia against alleged corrupt practices of Doordashan Kendras (DDKs) in Northeastern states.
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The 2nd Manipur International Film Festival starts in Imphal
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The 2nd Manipur International Documentary, Short and Animation Film Festival, 2010 organised by Films Division, Mumbai, in collaboration with Manipur Film Development Corporation (MFDC) started here on Wednesday.
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Naseeruddin Shah to stage plays
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Veteran actors and theatre personalities Naseeruddin Shah and Benjamin Gillani would pay homage to Natasurya Phani Sarma through their theatre performances during this year’s seven-day Natasurya Drama Festival, organized every year in memory of the versatile playwright, actor and director of Assam.
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State woman figures in Fortune visionaries' list
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A young professional with roots in Assam is now in an extraordinary league that features well-known names like billionaire Lakshmi Mittal and Muhammad Yunus of Grameen Bank fame.
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Scribes, go global with Globizzle
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Journalists, photographers, cartoonists, writers- here is an opportunity to beat the indifferent, sometimes degrading, treatment of editors to freelance contributors and yet pitch and sell your content online, and globally.
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Eminent artist Dr Dinanath Pathi presented Gita Govinda book to Orissa CM
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Eminent artist Dr Dinanath Pathi has presented a book of Gita Govinda to the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the Orissa Secretariat on Saturday, which has been translated in German language.
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Banichitra awards presented
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The 42nd annual Banichitra cine awards for Oriya films made during the year 2009 were presented at a ceremony at Rabindra Mandap here on Monday. The awards have been instituted by the Oriya film magazine Banichitra.
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Assam CM visits Bhupen Hazarika
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Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi visited Dadasaheb Phalke awardee Dr Bhupen Hazarika at his residence here and had lunch with the music legend.
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Theatre artiste ventures into telefilm production
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Theatre artiste Subhas Narendra, popularly known as `Natakada' Narendra in amateur theatre circles of Hubli-Dharwad, has ventured into the field of telefilm production.
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Now an e-magazine for Indian writing in English
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Do writings of Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy, Sashi Tharoor or other Indian Indian-English writers, which have won global critical acclaim reflect the 'real' India?
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Thai film wins Cannes top honour
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Thai film 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives', a spooky tale of reincarnation by 39-year-old Apichatpong Weerasethakul, won the Best Picture Palm d'Or honour at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes.
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State Sattriya troupe for Paris
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The contribution of the great Vaishnavite saints of the State, Srimanta Sankardeva and Mahapurush Madhavdeva, that is preserved in the Sattras as performing art will now be included in one of the big names in the world of theatre, Theatre du Soleil of Paris.
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Miniplexes in villages mooted
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The State is set to witness a miniplex movement soon that would serve cinema, education and banking for the rural regions besides promoting the entertainment industry and generating employment.
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Sikkim civil society pays homage to departed souls
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The civil society of Sikkim, along with the media fraternity, has organised a lighting of candles event at the Titanic Park, Gangtok for peace.
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Oriya film industry set to enter Limca Book
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The Oriya film industry has reasons to rejoice. For the first time it is set to enter the Limca Book of Records for having approval of censorship of two films by the same producer, director, cinematographer and hero.
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Satyajit Ray's Goopy is no more
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Veteran Bengali actor Tapen Chattopadhyay, who became a household name among the Bengali speaking population for his performances as Goopy in Satyajit Ray's Goopy-Bagha series of films, died at his residence Monday following respiratory failure.
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For Dylan with love on his birthday... from Shillong
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Shillongites never forget to celebrate legend Bob Dylan's birthday. And Monday was no different as nearly 100 Dylan fans descended on the Pearly Dew School here to wish that the singer stays 'Forever Young'.
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Tillotama enters into its 14th year
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The 14th edition of Eastern India's biggest beauty pagent, 'Tilottama 2010', was announced here today.
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Mahananda Mazinder Baruah passes away
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Veteran Assamese singer Mahananda Mazinder Baruah, popularly known as ‘Bhaiti Da’, passed away around 4:30 am at GNRC today following a prolonged illness. He was 67.
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Chhau dance exponent passes away
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Celebrated Chhau dance exponent Guru Srihari Nayak -- synonymous with the unmasked Mayurbhanja style of Chhau -- passed away in his home town of Baripada in the wee hours of Tuesday. He was 76 and is survived by wife, two sons and two daughters.
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Karunanidhi marvels at technological transformation of film industry
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Marvelling at the advancement in technology that has revolutionised lifestyles, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said he has been able to see through his own eyes the technological transformation of the world, specially the film industry.
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Binapani Mohanty to receive Sarala Award-2010
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Noted Oriya writer Binapani Mohanty will receive the prestigious Sarala Award for her book 'Apahancha Akasha' and overall literary achievements.
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Honour for Mani Ratnam
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Acclaimed Indian director Mani Ratnam will be honoured with the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the Venice Film Festival to be held in September.
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