The Anglo-Indian community in Jatni feels marginalised but have made a mark with their warm hospitality, friendliness and helping nature JATNI: Odisha is a land of diversity where various communities live in harmony. One such community is that of the Anglo-Indians. There are about 100...
New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Bhartruhari Mahtab Friday stressed upon increasing the number of Information Technology institutions in the country and advocated for investment in research and development. While speaking in the Lok Sabha on the Indian Institute of Information Technology Laws (Amendment)...
Puri: A large number of persons working outside the state for long have been facing hostile villagers on their return to home in the wake of coronavirus menace and closure of companies and business houses. With the closure of business houses, outbreak of COVID-19, these...
Bhubaneswar: At least eleven persons were killed after lightning struck them at separate places during thunderstorm and rain in various parts of the state, Thursday. One Jugeshwar Parabhue, 34, was laying bricks for his Indira Awas house when lightning struck him during a thunderstorm and...
Ahead of the World Sparrow Day, Odisha Paryavaran Sanrakshan Abhiyan (OPSA) and conservationists have come forward with a noble venture of providing artificial nests for the endangered species BHUBANESWAR: The numbers of House Sparrows, one of the most endangered species in the world, are dwindling...
Bhubaneswar: Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday appealed to the public to cooperate with the government by strictly following its advisories and guidelines to check the spread of coronavirus in the state. In a press statement, the Governor said coronavirus outbreak has...
New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra in the Rajya Sabha Monday placed the details of several measures undertaken by Odisha government to prevent spread of novel coronavirus and sought Union government’s support for effective implementation of these steps. Patra suggested for sanitation...
Bhubaneswar: With the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the capital city, the state government, Monday, sanctioned `225 crore from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for containment of COVID-19. The fund was sanctioned at a special meeting of the state executive committee under the...
Local communities staying near the Laxmi Narayana Temple in Cuttack believe that an idol of the mythical bird Garuda installed in the temple premises expands with time Cuttack: With many mythical places in its kitty, Odisha has some of the most unique and gripping stories...
BHUBANESWAR: The euphoria of Holi is over for the common man but not for the Gods. One can witness the splash of colour, enjoyment and fireworks for three days at the village of Harirajpur in Jatni that is gearing up to celebrate Panchu Dola Melana...
By Aakar Patel Corruption and bribery are two words that are interchangeable. Or are they? Bribery, in the way that...
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By Dilip Cherian The next big change in India’s babudom may not come through another cadre reform or a new...
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The alleged suicide by a second-year B. Tech student of the prestigious IIT Bombay, one of India’s most premier institutes,...
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Political satire, which in the present social media age also assumes the form of memes, is a healthy process of...
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