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136th Anniversary Of Shipwreck That Got The Railways To Odisha

Pilgrimage to Puri had started from the 13th century onwards. The Jagannath temple attracted high caste pilgrims from North India…

May 25, 2024

Heritage British Cemetery In Odisha’s Balasore: Forgotten, Neglected & Now, Vandalised

Bhubaneswar: The British Cemetery at Barabati, Balasore, one of oldest colonial era cemeteries of Odisha, is wallowing in neglect. If…

December 27, 2023

Dak Bungalow Of British Rule In Bhubaneswar’s Old Town Faces Demolition

The Dak Bungalow in the Old Town, the earliest surviving colonial vestige of Bhubaneswar, is probably slated for demolition for…

November 27, 2023

Bharat Is Still A Viceroy’s Territory In The World Of Civil Aviation; Here’s How

Bhubaneswar: In the midst of all the hullabaloo of India and Bharat, with chest-thumping nationalists batting for the name makeover, one…

September 7, 2023

No Musk For Lords Of Puri Jagannath Temple!

Bhubaneswar: In 2013, just prior to Rath Yatra, Sankaracharya of Gobardhan Peeth Swami Nischalananda Saraswati had written to the Centre,…

July 19, 2023

Let There Be No Blame Game Over ‘Kalash’ Collapse In Lightning Strike At Rameswar Temple

Bhubaneswar: Nakula Mohapatro, the servitor, was still in a state of shock. He was in the Roshaghara, the kitchen where…

July 16, 2023

India Railways: On A Wing & A Prayer

The accident is now one month old. The suspicion of sabotage is still being investigated by the CBI. The Railway…

July 3, 2023

The Circus Is In Town: Show Starts At Exhibition Ground In Bhubaneswar Tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: For nearly a century and a half, the Circus has been an essential part of Indian cultural legacy. The…

June 7, 2023

Odisha Triple Train Crash Reminds Of The Politics of Disasters

It is a dirty culture, seen mostly in India, where VIPs visit the places of disasters. These visits cause more inconvenience…

June 3, 2023

Rabi Narayan Pattanayak: The Last Among Eminent Engineers Of Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Rabi Narayan Pattanayak was one among the well-known engineers of Odisha. He was born on August 4, 1934, at…

May 23, 2023