Panic Over ‘Spy Pigeons’ Caught In Odisha Unnecessary! by Anil Dhir March 16, 2023 0 Bhubaneswar: The brouhaha about two spy pigeons being caught and the attached cameras being sent for forensic examination has been... Read moreDetails
The ‘Missing’ Jumping Deer On Biju Patnaik’s Dakota At Bhubaneswar Airport by Anil Dhir March 8, 2023 0 Bhubaneswar: The dust has settled after the unveiling of Biju Babu’s Dakota at Bhubaneswar Airport named after him. The agencies have... Read moreDetails
Vande Bharat Express: Running On A Wing And A Prayer by Anil Dhir October 9, 2022 0 Two mishaps in three days. Browsing herds of cows and buffaloes mowed down by the high-speed train. The Railway Minister... Read moreDetails
Chilika Ropeway Project Will Affect Fragile Ecology Of The Lake by Anil Dhir October 8, 2022 0 Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change had issued a notification earlier this year, exempting infrastructure of... Read moreDetails
Give Until It Hurts, Mother Teresa Remembered by Anil Dhir October 7, 2022 0 The Missionaries of Charity was founded by Mother Teresa on October 7, 1950. I first met her sometime in mid-1994... Read moreDetails
Nobel Prize Winner Annie Ernaux, The Girl Of 1958 by Anil Dhir October 6, 2022 0 Born in a working class family in Normandy, Annie studied at the Universities of Rouen and Bordeaux, became a school... Read moreDetails
Ram Leela In The North, Ravana Leela In The South by Anil Dhir October 5, 2022 0 In 2016, on the day of Dussehra, effigies of Ram, Sita and Lakshman were burnt in Chennai by Periyar supporters.... Read moreDetails
India’s Oldest Convict Is In Odisha’s Koraput Jail; Why Isn’t Balaram Sira Being Released? by Anil Dhir August 15, 2022 0 Koraput: Convict No 7273/A, lodged in the Circle Jail in Koraput, is no ordinary prisoner. At 92, Balaram Sira is... Read moreDetails
The Sikh Connection With The National Flag Of India by Anil Dhir August 12, 2022 0 They were the last to lay arms and the first to raise them against the British. The Sikhs of Punjab... Read moreDetails
Did Mahatma Gandhi Refuse To Salute The Tricolour? by Anil Dhir August 11, 2022 0 Although Mahatma Gandhi led the non-violent independence movement, he didn’t join the government, even though he was the tallest leader... Read moreDetails