Akshaya Kumar Sahoo
Cong, BJP: Naveen must quit
The Opposition parties in Orissa on Wednesday demanded the resignation of chief minister Naveen Patnaik following quashing of land acquisition proceedings for proposed Vedanta University project near Puri by the Orissa high court on Tuesday.
Lyrics finds elixir in music
Apart from being a popular singer and music composer, Akshaya Mohanty was also a highly acclaimed lyricist, his songwriting abilities often being compared with that of Bob Dylan. Some of his immortal lyrics like Jajabara Mana Mora, Bayasara Krushnachura, Smruti Tume Srabana Ratira, Hey Phaguna Tume Gala Pare Pare and many others are still all-time favourites and most cherished by Oriya music lovers.
Dongria Kondh’s voice in an album
BHUBANESWAR: The voice and vibes, the pulse and palpitation of the Dongria Kondh, the primitive tribal group living on the Niyamgiri hills in Orissa, can now be heard by the outside world, albeit thro
Tribals till seized fields in Orissa
Podapadar and its adjoining villages under Narayapatna block in Orissa’s Koraput district are on the boil again.
Sacrifice despite HC order
Despite an order by the Orissa high court and massive awareness drives undertaken by the Orissa government, hundreds of animal were on Thursday slaughtered at different Devi Peeths (shrines of female
Wildlife resources in Orissa face doomsday
Massive urbanisation and industrialisation in Orissa is now taking its toll on the wildlife resources.
Suicide bid by BJD leader’s ‘daughter’
Sanjita Dhali, who claims to be the daughter of former minister and influential BJD leader Arabinda Dhali, on Thursday attempted to commit suicide by consuming an overdose of sleeping pills.
Centre’s nod to Polavaram irks BJD leaders
The Naveen Patnaik government on Sunday came down heavily on the Congress-led government at the Centre saying it was behaving like a party instead of maintaining its character as a responsible constit
BJD sends 33 leaders to anti-Polavaram rally
The ruling BJD on Saturday sent at least eight ministers and 25 MLAs to Malkangiri to address a public rally on Sunday to register the Orissa government’s protest to Centre’s forest clearance to the Polavaram multi-purpose dam project.
BJP MLA gets 6 yrs in Kandhamal case
A fast-track court on Thursday found BJP MLA from G. Udayagiri, Manoj Pradhan, guilty in a murder case during the August 2008 Kandhamal riot case and sentenced him to six years imprisonment.
