Featured

Angul: His joy knew no bounds when he received a letter from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States on his school address, inviting him to display his innovative 'Mavic drone project'. Soon, doubts over…

The remarks of outsiders on Odias can be unbearably patronising at times. Their nice words don't warm the cockles of your heart; they leave you fuming and cursing. Behind the words, you realise, there's sympathy and pity and that detestable…

Some may feel my title to be more than a bit of an overstatement, especially coming from a non-Indian. Yet I will stand by it. Let me try and convince you of its validity. When, in 1993, I first started travelling to Bhubaneswar in Odisha…

Cuttack: As many as 40 people were issued challans for riding two-wheelers without helmet in the Millennium City till Sunday afternoon, which saw strict enforcement of traffic rules under the new Motor Vehicle Act 2019. Among them, the…

New Delhi: Industrialist Rahul Bajaj has done something that few journalists would dare do or most industrialists avoid uttering these days. The Bajaj Group chairperson told Union Home Minister Amit Shah on his face that there was an…

Paralakhemundi: Niranjan Behera, a visually-impaired person from Paralakhemundi in Ganjam district, has been adjudged the 'Best Individual for Empowerment of Person with Disability (PWDs)'. He will receive the National Award from President…

Bhubaneswar: First, the good news — Odisha has recorded decline in prevalence of HIV+ cases and transmission to children. AIDS-related deaths in the state have also dipped, according to HIV Sentinel Survey 2017. However, the latest data…

Bhubaneswar: Traffic violators will not be spared - smart CCTV cameras throughout the city will monitor and automatically detect violations in the Odisha capital, beginning Sunday. As announced earlier, strict enforcement of traffic rules…

Bhubaneswar: In light of the gangrape and murder of a 27-year-old woman veterinary doctor in Telangana, Twin City Commissionerate Police has issued an advisory for women asking them not to trust or talk to strangers. The tweet said: * Don’t…

The audience is raving about actor Hrithik Roshan’s dance moves in the songs “Ghungroo Tut Gaye” and “Jai Jai Shiv Shankar” in the recent movie 'War'. The awe, applause and appreciation is akin to what he received for “Sitaron Ki Mehfil”…