OB Special

Thirtieth of January is marked as Shaheed Divas, or Martyr's Day in India, the reason being that this was the day Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated. A child in the seventies...

My friends consider me a wordsmith (I make no such claim). Even if I am one, I was left completely speechless (wordless, that is) at the beginning of the year...

Bhubaneswar: After a gap of several years, actor Rachana Banerjee will share the screen with Ollywood actor Anubhav Mohanty. But, it isn’t the big screen! The duo will come together...

Bhubaneswar: The mould of one of the greatest revolutionary leaders, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, took shape during his formative years in Cuttack city when the seeds of nationalism were sown...

Bhubaneswar: It was a Kumbh Mela of artists taking a dip in the colours of eternity, merging and meandering through, creating positive vibrations, before emerging with splashes of patriotism in...

Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik government's recent decision to grant six-month extension to Suresh Chandra Mahapatra as Chief Secretary (CS) beyond his age of superannuation due in February-end has triggered discussions...

Ever since the state enacted the Odisha Municipal Corporation Act, Mayors are getting elected indirectly in cities like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur with Cuttack being the first city to have...

A distant cousin of marriageable age on the lookout for an ideal match kept on ‘rejecting’ one marriage proposal after another. His mother, my aunt, who was both baffled and...

Bhubaneswar: In the world of dance, the ethereal ‘jugalbandis’ between Pandit Birju Maharaj and Odissi doyen Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra are fondly remembered. The legends have left for their heavenly abodes,...

Bhubaneswar: Taking a strong swipe at Naveen Patnaik's governance model, Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi said IAS officers should not violate their service and conduct rules by engaging in political activities....