Features

By Rabindra Dakua Berhampur: At a time when tractors, sprayers, improved seeds and chemical fertilisers are the buzzwords in agriculture, farmers in Ganjam have stuck steadfastly to their traditional ways of farming. In crop fields…

Kandhamal: Early in the morning everyday, around 140 Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) school children - 100 girls and 40 boys - of Gadiapada Abasika Sevashram in Kandhamal district of Odisha trek around 2 kms for their morning…

Titlagarh: 12-year-old Kajal Sahu is very keen to go to school for studies and has a dream to do something great in life, but fortune has forced her to live with the dream and never to fulfill it. At a tender age, Kajal lives with a…

Balasore: Folding his hands in a ‘namaste,’ Prashant Rout, bows down his head to match the tunes of ‘Vande Mataram.’ The children surrounding him watch in rapt attention for a few seconds and then join in to match his dance steps. He has…

Bhubaneswar: Dilip Sahu was born blind, but never begged for a living like many physically challenged people do. Though he had to strive hard to run his eight-member family, he lived with dignity until misfortune struck him on July 3, 2017.…

By Tazeen Qureshy Berhampur: Childhood memories of weaver birds (Baya bird) weaving their nests with utmost care and precision are still fresh. But over the years, deforestation and shrinking greenery have minimized nesting options for…

By Tazeen Qureshy Bhubaneswar: Bibliophiles in the City have got a reason to cheer as Walking Bookfairs, a mobile book shop, has opened a new book café, one of its kind in the State, which offers an array of snacks and beverages as you…

Cuttack: A tomboy since childhood, rough sports had always interested Sudipta Nanda. Supporting her choice, Sudipta’s parents enrolled her for Martial Arts training in Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. Today, as a black belt holder and a…

By Tazeen Qureshy Bhubaneswar: For Anu Raghavan, the medal that hangs around her neck is not just a piece of silver. It symbolises the hard work and patience of the athlete, who is almost making a re-entry into the sporting arena with…

By Tazeen Qureshy Bhubaneswar: In 2007, a young Sudha Singh, 21 years then, had attended her first Steeplechase training camp with the Railways in Bhubaneswar. Ten years later, she is back in the city as a champion. Sudha is not only…