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Sidney Poitier’s death at the over ripe age of 94 reopens the long-standing saga of struggle of Black life in the White world in general and in America in particular....

Devdas Chhotray, a 1971 batch IAS officer from Bihar cadre, is better known and acclaimed in Odisha as a poet, lyricist and writer. When he was not even 14 years...

Odisha had the first SDG budget in 2021-22 with an outlay of Rs 1,34,225 crore. SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) budget mainstreams the SDGs into state policy formulation, strategic and annual...

A single female colleague of mine in her early 30s, who had recently shifted to Bhubaneswar, was frantically looking for a house. She soon started panicking when she was unable...

Bhubaneswar: Today marks the birth anniversary of Louis Braille and celebrates his remarkable invention that spurred the progress of humanity as a whole, allowing specially-abled people to overcome their communication...

I joined as Principal, Forest Rangers’ College (FRC), Angul, in September 1989 and continued for three years. One of my predecessors, Subash Chandra Mishra, gave me some friendly advice: “Be...

The New Year signifies a new beginning. A chance to evaluate our highs and lows of the year past, and to move forward with a clean slate. It allows us...

Art and culture is the permanent treasure. Its fast depletion is making us poorer every year. In 2022, culture-based explanations for economic development will have to make a comeback in...

Happy New Year!!! What emoji does one insert now? One cannot escape the emoji. It's a trend that has caught on - mere words now appear so dry, inexpressive; a...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant departure from his normal new year routine, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik prayed and sought the blessings of Lord Jagannath at his residence, Naveen Niwas, here...