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In our growing up years, autumn felt like autumn. Mornings would be fragrant with the perfumes of 'gangashiuli' Nyctanthes arbor-tristis and 'chhatiana' Alstonia scholaris; nights would be cool with a distinct nip in the air, felt clearly,…

Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: Odisha-born Debamitra Biswal has disowned her Bollywood directorial debut 'Motichoor Chaknachoor', which could neither impress critics nor rake in moolah at the box office as it made approximately Rs 18 crore in four…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday described Tamil actor Kamal Haasan as a towering personality of Indian cinema. “Haasan is a legend who has served the nation throughout his life through art, cinema and humanitarian…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha leads other states in woman and child health indicators thanks to its state-run maternity scheme and focus on social development, according to a latest survey. The Jaccha-Baccha Survey (JABS) was led by economists Jean…

Bhubaneswar: Actor-turned-politician and founder-president of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Kamal Haasan met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Naveen Niwas here on Monday. The simple lifestyle of the Chief Minister further moved the versatile…

Bhubaneswar: India will play its four home matches of the 2020 Men’s Hockey Pro League at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, said the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in a release on Monday. The second edition of the Hockey Pro League to…

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Monday directed a fresh probe into the Kunduli rape and suicide case by a Special Investigation Team (SIT). The court directed the state government to form a SIT comprising senior police officers of the…

Bali Jatra is like an ode to Odisha’s maritime history, when traders from Kalinga (Odisha was a part of Emperor Ashoka’s empire) established trade links with Bali, Indonesia. Somehow, not many filmmakers have attempted to portray this part…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday was all praise for Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) for maintaining discipline in Parliament when in session. Addressing the 250th session of the Rajya Sabha,…

Cuttack: Missing the rustic Odia feel in Bali Jatra?  What can bring it more alive than our traditional food items. Some of them may have lost out to instant noodles and fancier food such as pizza and burger in urban, even semi-urban homes,…