Guest Column

Good things are happening in India as shops are moving towards a polythene-free regime. Switching to alternate bags is also adding value to the products as they get further used....

Maverick, crazy, unorthodox, idiosyncratic, nonconformist...Experts have dug into the dictionary to capture Rishabh Pant in a word but the perfect choice appears elusive. Subtler expressions such as graceful, elegant and...

It was Eid on Sunday and we also celebrated the Sunabesha of Lord Jagannath with the Rath Yatra coming to a grand conclusion. I am reminded of June 2018 when...

Raja Reddy, an IFS officer of 1984 batch from Andhra Pradesh, was posted for on-the-job training (OJT) in Khordha division. He got down from train and proceeded straight to the...

A week ago, I received a message on LinkedIn from a reader. She was inspired by my post on how Mrs Praveen Sharma had defied all odds when adversity struck her....

Why do people commit suicide? What clues, signs or symptoms do we miss to understand the motive behind a suicide? We easily apprehend a standard answer and comprehend the same...

I am a student, waiting to start a new journey in the college of my dreams. Hostels, new places, living alone all of this can be overwhelming for some people...

A few days back, I had to travel out of station for work. As usual, I was trying to finish off last-minute domestic chores and dispensing instructions to my husband...

FY 2022-2023 will see Odisha handling an outlay of Rs 2-lakh crore which hints at it being an outcome budget, at least in setting a norm, if not a whole...

Tunguru Bhola is possibly the most famous Odia at the moment. He is in the viral zone. His antics fetch millions of clicks on the social media. Videos on him...