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Koraput: Beating all odds, tribal boy Pradeep Himirika from the remote Uduguda village in the Naxal hit-Koraput district has topped in the STPwD category of JEE entrance and has become an example for others. Himirika, who has been…

By Santosh Barik Cuttack: At three, Ayush Mohanty of Nuapatna village under Tigiria Tehsil in Cuttack district, should have been running all over the place. Instead, it is his parents who are doing all the running, carrying him on their…

By Tazeen Qureshy For the last two years, earphones had been the constant companion for Chinmay Kumar Dhal. The visually impaired plus two Arts student of BJB Junior college couldn’t imagine staying away from his ear plugs for long. As…

By Prasad Nayak Malkangiri: The fate of the much awaited and long delayed Gurupriya Setu, touted as the lifeline for the people of 151 villages in what is known as the 'cut off area' in the Maoist stronghold of Malkangiri district,…

Scenes of women trekking long distances under a scorching sun to fetch drinking water are routine in villages across Odisha during summer. But when they have to do the same because of political vendetta, it is time to sit up and take…

When 30-year old Ugorji Peace Nkechi first met Odia lad Amiya Ranjan Parida, little did she know that their relation would last a lifetime. She was working as a Quality Control Manager at a pharmaceutical company, where Amiya was hired…

In a heartwarming incident, the daughter of a Maoist women cadre has been selected in the Under-18 volley ball national team. Sirisa Kurami, 15, will be taking part in an international volleyball tournament scheduled to be held in China…

Senior BJD leader Pratap Deb, who filed his nomination as the BJD candidate for the Rajya Sabha by-poll today, is all set to become the third Parliamentarian from his family. Pratap Deb’s father Late Sarat Deb had represented…

By Tazeen Qureshy When Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unveiled the mascot for the 22nd Asian Athletics Championship in Kalinga Stadium recently, the one thing that caught everyone's fancy was the name of the mascot, ‘Olly.’ While the…