Salia Sahi: Capital’s New Drug Haven
Nearly one lakh people stay at the largest slum, Salia Sahi. Narrow roads and shanty houses have emerged as a major constraint for the...
Maoists Targeting Sanctuaries
Maoists, who were trying to push further into the sanctuary now, were likely to draw support from local poachers who have a vested interest...
Panchayat poll verdicts BJP on the rise but BJD still no.1
Panchayat poll results have been interpreted variously. But one thing is clear that the BJP is on the upswing. The party has made a...
Entries invited for Nalco Green Awards
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has instituted state-level awards for meritorious engineers, who have introduced and adopted Green Technology in the industrialization of Odisha....
Temple sisireswar and markandeyesvara (Two identical early temples)
The Sisireswar temple at Bhubaneswar is an important landmark in the evolution of temple architecture. It consists of the deula (now devoid of its...
3 years of ‘More Governance’
People have reposed confidence on BJP’s poster boy Narendra Modi and voted his party to power. The mandate has been poured on Modi for...
Congress Woes
Intense lobbying for the post of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president has begun with strong indications that present incumbent, Prasad Harichandan would be asked to...
Curious Slogans
Chief minister, Naveen Patnaik’s recent visit to Utkal University saw unprecedented security arrangements with both police and the ruling BJD keen to avoid the...
Yatra Politics
Berhampur’s famous Budhi Thakurani yatra was in focus this time for more than one reason. While it attracted a huge crowd of devotees and...