State Bank of India: The largest Bank with poorest performance
Unlike wine, SBI has not matured with age. Sambalpur district registered low CD ratio of 23.23%, where SBI is the lead bank. The State...
Battle Lines Drawn in Bijepur
The Bijepur assembly by-poll is being seen as a virtual semi final before the next general elections. Though all three major parties are vying...
Call To Save Mangroves
We have not been careful in preserving our mangrove forests. We failed to learn lessons from the super cyclone and allowed the destruction of...
Landmines, A Deadly Weapon
Landmine attacks are considered to be the most lethal because of the heavy toll they take of human lives, specially the men in uniform....
Focus on Sharma
More than the sudden replacement of KB Singh with RP Sharma as the director general of state police recently the appointment of special DG,...
Touching Gesture
In a touching gesture, former minister and Athgarh MLA, Ranendra Pratap Swain aka Raja rushed to the village of an ailing supporter in his...
Caught In A Brawl
If sources are to be believed the draft bill to protect the interests of sharecroppers is being held hostage by the ego clash between...
Brownie Points
Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik has earned many brownie points by extending his government’s help for surgery to separate Jaga and Balia, the conjoined twins...
BJP Out to Conquer Kalinga
The recent visit of BJP president, Amit Shah to the state has set the tone for the party’s campaign for the next election. The...
Man-Jumbo Conflict Rises in Odisha
The number of elephant casualties in Odisha in the last five years has remained as high as 393 as compared to the death of...