Lessons from Gandhi’s home
The Mahatma’s impact on social transformation has been indelible. Yet, his true legacy is in shreds. There’s a lack of understanding of his beliefs today Eighty kilometres to the east of Nagpur lies Bapu Kuti, a historic site in Sewagram, the “village of service”, nestled in the serene rustic surroundings close...
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Wildfire syndrome
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Much ado, but not much done
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The archaic elephant in the room
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Takeaways from UN
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IIT’s exit plan
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BJP fields Gadtia from Bijepur
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Greta’s climate strike call echoes in BBSR
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State to set up R4C to curb cyber crimes
To deal with the rising numbers of cyber crimes, the State Government has planned to set up a Regional Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (R4C) in lines of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C). The R4C will run as the nodal centre to curb cyber crimes. It will develop an early...
Burmese python stuck in fishing net rescued
A 10-ft-long Burmese python trapped in a fishing net was rescued in the Chandanpur area of Puri district on Sunday.The giant snake had been trapped in the net laid by some locals in a nullah at Basudebpur village. Panic gripped the village after the locals spotted the python in the...
25 new snake rescuers inducted for ‘Snake Helpline’
With the number of human deaths due to snakebite rising in the State, as many as 25 new snake rescuers were inducted in the Snake Helpline as trainee volunteers on Sunday to serve people across the State. The snake rescuers will rescue snakes from houses in their locality. A workshop on...
Bizman, his three bodyguards held; guns, ammo seized
The Town police on Sunday arrested a businessman and his three bodyguards for performing celebratory firing during a cultural event at Balisahi here recently. The accused businessman was identified as Narayan Sahoo alias Narua and his three security guards as Papu, Bakur Kumar and Devendra Kumar. Reports said a video of the...
Gulati gets KISS award
The ‘KISS Life Time Achievement Award’ was conferred on Padma Bhushan Mahashay Darampal Gulati, founder-chairman of the MDH company, at a programme held in the KISS premises here on Saturday. Veteran freedom fighter Padma Shri Bhabani Charan Pattnaik gave away the award to Gulati in the presence of I and PR...
Sunita first e-rickshaw woman driver of State
In a male-dominated profession, Sunita Nayak, a graduate of Puri, has now earned recognition for herself as the first e-rickshaw driver. She had cleared her driving test recently following enforcement of new Motor Vehicles Act in Odisha. Her dedication and efforts to achieve best in her profession even stunned the transport...
BJP Gandhi Sankalpa Yatra from Oct 2
As part of the BJP’s nation-wide “Gandhi Sankalpa Yatra”, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan would launch a Padayatra at the Gandhi Smruti Pitha at Telengapentha in Cuttack district on October 2 in order to make people aware about Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals. Party vice-president Sameer Mohanty informed this at a Press meet here...
