Columns

A throbbing democracy is important for protecting independence

National Priya Ranjan Sahu - August 30, 2024

Democracy allows the right to dissent. We have the opposition parties along with the ruling party in Parliament and state assemblies. Outside the legislative...

THE FALL OF ANOTHER ICARUS

Columns Rajyabardhan Dhal Mahapatra - June 14, 2024

The last nail of the coffin was the behaviour shown to the popular chief minister in public meetings which toll the death knell for...

How the Odia ‘asmita’ narrative ended Naveen Era

Columns Priya Ranjan Sahu - June 14, 2024

Naveen Patnaik was defeated in a most humiliating manner by a political non-entity in Kantabanji, where he contested apart from his traditional seat of...

Modi Set To Match Nehru’s Record

Columns Ashutosh Mishra - June 14, 2024

For the first time since 1962, a government has returned for the third time after completing its two terms – Prime Minister Narendra Modi. With...

Double march ahead in Odisha

Point of view ppb - June 14, 2024

The swearing-in ceremony of the first-ever Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Odisha will be held on June 10 in Bhubaneswar’s Janata Maidan. The...

Campaign Gets Murkier As Contestants Up The Ante

Columns Ashutosh Mishra - May 18, 2024

It’s a no-holds-barred battle in Odisha with Prime Minister Narendra Modi going all out against his main rival, the Biju Janata Dal and not...

HITTING THE BULL’S EYES

Columns Rajyabardhan Dhal Mahapatra - May 18, 2024

Never before in our state nor in any states of India, Asmita has become an election issue. All the elections prior to this in...

A Tale of two fathers

Columns Janakish Badapanda - April 21, 2024

The involvement of Suresh Routaray and Bijoy Mahapatra, in advancing their sons’ prospects in public life during the upcoming election, adds an intriguing dimension. Dynastic...

Ahead of His Rivals

Columns Ashutosh Mishra - March 10, 2024

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik seems to be making all the right moves ahead of the elections. He has launched a string of welfare schemes...

Count down for General elections started

Columns Janakish Badapanda - March 10, 2024

Several opinion polls confirm that Modi’s popularity remains intact, further fueling his party’s dominance. Most of the opinion polls consistently show that the National...