By Litali Das – In a historic move, the Odisha Assembly unanimously passed a resolution for 33% reservation of assembly and Parliament seats for women. As per procedure, a request …
Why it makes a lot of sense to reserve seats for women in assemblies and Parliament Read More
By Priya Ranjan Sahu – As the inaugurations of sporting events go, the ceremonies at Bhubaneswar and Cuttack for the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 were undoubtedly world class with …
The Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 is Odisha’s pride. It’s better politicians stop cribbing about it Read More
By B.K. Rath – It is a barely noticed remnant of yesteryear that lies in the clutches of neglect like many such forgotten heritages in the country. The Ganjam or …
Let an archaeological marvel and a majestic remain of past glory not be allowed to slip into the footnotes Read More
By D N Singh – BJP legislator Dillip Ray wants to quit his party and Bijay Mohapatra has reportedly admitted that his disenchantment with the saffron brigade is no more …
Political collage in Odisha can convulse the whole chemistry to favour a fight between Patnaik and Pradhan only Read More
By Priya Ranjan Sahu – On March 31 last year, Swalia Bibi, a poor woman working as a maid servant in several urban homes, was part of an important milestone …
Why Swalia Bibi, India’s 20,000,000th Ujjwala Yojana beneficiary, may not afford to buy refill anymore Read More
By Priya Ranjan Sahu – Veteran leader and former minister Damodar Rout, who was expelled from the Biju Janata Dal in September, announced the formation of a new regional party, …
It’s too late for Damodar Rout’s new party even to be a spoiler in the 2019 elections Read More
Samikhsya Bureau – The Odisha Congress’ intimacy with internal bickering is not only the hallmark in its characteristic but also a tempestuous love affair that has remained unfazed by any …
Internal bickering is inherent to Odisha Congress’ character. It’s going to finish it up Read More
By D.N. Singh – One really requires the mineral patience to mentally cope up with the confounded confusion that haunts the forest department on the death of MB2 in Satkosia …
Enough of pep talks to blur reality, let the soul of tiger MB2 rest in peace, please Read More
By D.N. Singh – For a fortnight or so, a notional conjecture was tossed up in the political circle that former Odisha cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Aparajita Sarangi, …
Bureaucrats joining politics earlier have left much to be desired. Why so much expectations from Aparajita? Read More
By D.N. Singh – This is what is called paradox. Whatever happened in Dhenkanal district’s Jhinkargadi forest is indeed perplexing. The ideal of ‘plant a tree’ now seems to have …
In the time of shrinking forest cover, mindless destruction of forest protected by people is criminal Read More