Guest Column

On April 12, 2026, Asha Bhosle – the irrepressible younger Mangeshkar sister whose voice scored the soundtrack of modern India – died in Mumbai at the age of 92. She...

Ten years ago, I moved my family from Delhi to Bhubaneswar so my daughter could finally breathe freely. Back in the national capital, she lived on a constant nebuliser.  Career...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP and its leaders frequently indulge in opposition-bashing, often relying on a mix of half-truths, outright lies, and shallow inferences. The intellectual bankruptcy of the party was laid...

By Badrul Hassan and Dr Deepak Gupta It is well past midnight in New Delhi, Dhaka, Kathmandu and Islamabad. Ideally, any given development practitioner should be resting and asleep. Instead,...

As I stepped out of the Regional Centre of Lalit Kala Akademi in Bhubaneswar on February 27, my mind overflowed with images, colour palettes, metaphors, forms, frames, and a narrative...

The past few weeks have been unbearably hectic—marked by shock, grief, and strain. A string of medical emergencies involving a young relative and the death of an elderly family member...

The transformation of the bioscope into modern motion pictures is recent, with the Lumière Brothers screening their first film in Paris on December 28, 1895. Yet Odisha boasts an indigenous...

Goat rearing has emerged as a vital livelihood option in the tribal and rural regions of Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts of Odisha, offering women a pathway to financial security, resilience,...

The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003, was designed as a "legal leash" on public spending for both the central and state governments. While the Union Government passed...

In 2024, Odisha saw a change in state administration, yet the persistent problems plaguing the capital city —waterlogging, traffic congestion, garbage management, livelihoods, and environmental degradation — remain largely unaddressed....