Guest Column

Why Bhubaneswar often records low turnout on voting day? Don't blame the middle class, elitists or taxpayers. Rather, the existing system that ignores this class of voters, who are often...

I used to love playing Holi for hours together as a child in our residential campus. But as I grew up, I started getting distinctly uncomfortable with the practice of...

Bhubaneswar, which was once was a beautiful city, has become a concrete jungle with its water sources depleted or getting choked and green cover depleting at a fast pace in...

The spate of idol thefts in Odisha in recent days is an indicator of organised crime in the state. Odisha tops the list both in temple idol thefts and the...

World Water Day is being celebrated since 1993 by different countries on March 22 every year after approval by United Nations general assembly with recommendation of the UN conference on...

Once in a while officers and staff of Odisha State Pollution Control Board played cricket on holidays. Although not a great player, I chanced my arms on a few occasions...

The concern regarding A2 milk came up while having an informal chat with Subho Biswas, who happens to be the GM of VITS Bhubaneswar. He had quite an interesting observation...

It was past eight in the evening and I had a deadline to meet. It had been a busy and demanding day, both at work and home, and my brain...

There’s something mysterious — even alchemical — about the qualities that have to come together to yield the ideal croissant. It should be buttery and tender, but never mushy or...

A dynamic Superintendent of Police (SP) of a district came up with a novel idea to curb eve-teasing. He let loose a few police constables disguised in burqas in the...