Sefali Suman

Bhubaneswar: Manabasa Gurubar (wish-fulfilment Thursday) dedicated to Goddess Lakhsmi is a major festival in Odisha that is celebrated during the lunar month of Margasira. On this day,…

Bhubaneswar: New clothes, enduri pitha… Prathamashtami fervour can be felt across Odisha today when maternal uncles gift the family’s eldest child (podhuan) with new clothes and mothers…

Bhubaneswar: Every cloud has a silver lining. Subrat Kumar Mohanty proved this after he had to quit his Hindustan Unilever job due to his father's failing health. “I left my job in 2014…

Balasore: Passionate about travelling on bike, he has visited 7 countries on his favourite Harley-Davidson in the last 4 years. Despite challenges, the pleasure of biking on long distance…

Bhubaneswar: Street plays, once the most effective medium of entertainment, communication and social awareness is now almost an extinct art, more so, with the COIVD restrictions on large…

Bhubaneswar: Air and noise pollution are a matter of concern during Diwali. Many states, including Odisha, have imposed a blanket ban on the bursting of firecrackers other than green ones…

Bhubaneswar: A 13-foot-long King Cobra was rescued from a house in Deulasahi area in Dhenkanal district on Saturday. The snake is suspected to have entered the house from a nearby forest.…

Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID-19 caseload in Odisha dropped below 400 for the second consecutive day on Saturday as 374 more people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. The…

Bhubaneswar: His passion for photography is much like his original profession as a marine engineer - free-spirited, always ready to explore new shores. His mother's photograph in sepia,…

Bhubaneswar: With successful ‘Queen’ and ‘Nimki’, Ollywood star Varsha Priyadarshini has penned the script of another film ‘Bijayinee’, portraying women empowerment. Speaking on her new…