Editor’s Picks

A True Polestar: Prof Dhruba Raj Naik Shone Bright On Multiple Firmaments

Bhubaneswar: It is not often that a professor turns into a farmer after occupying high positions in the academic world.…

June 28, 2021

Fake Alert: Know The Real Story Behind Sambalpuri Bandha ‘Maa’ Saree By Odisha Weaver [Watch]

Bhubaneswar: The creation of 'Maa', the creator herself, snowballed into a major controversy in Odisha on Tuesday. Here we are…

June 23, 2021

Emergency: When George Fernandes Escaped From Odisha’s Gopalpur Disguised As Fisherman

Bhubaneswar: There many interesting stories about this firebrand socialist leader George Fernandes, who was defence minister of India during the Kargil…

June 3, 2021

IMD Boss Mrutyunjay Mohapatra’s ‘Stormy’ Story: From Cyclone Victim To Master Meteorologist

Bhubaneswar: Around 300 villagers spent 12 hours perched on three manchas (elevated wooden platforms) as heavy rain and strong wind…

June 3, 2021

Pandemic Pandemonium: Crack The Whip, Correct The Course

Bhubaneswar: Call it COVID mismanagement, pandemic pandemonium or whatever you like but the reality is going to strike you as…

May 19, 2021

State Of Governance 2: The Absurdity Of Transfers & Posting Of OSDs

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government’s recent decision to remove the commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Prem Chandra Chaudhury when the…

May 18, 2021

State Of Governance 1: Is BJD Leader’s Outburst Against IAS Officer Sign Of A Deeper Malaise?

Bhubaneswar: The recent outburst by senior BJD leader Pravat Biswal and his MLA son Souvic against an IAS officer in…

May 16, 2021

Odisha Is Not Bengal: Reasons Why BJD Cannot Be Sitting Pretty

Bhubaneswar: The just-concluded elections in West Bengal might have come as a breather for the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) what…

May 4, 2021

All That Matters Is Politics, Stupid!

Bhubaneswar: In an electoral democracy, can governance be ever bereft of politics? Well, for those well-versed with the goings on…

April 28, 2021

Why Rath Yatra Celebration Is Not Just About Rituals Or Keeping A Tradition Alive?

Why this unprecedented hullaballoo over conduct of Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra in Puri? Could it have been handled better? Was…

June 23, 2020