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Bhubaneswar: A book is a book is a book. A passionate book lover would never differentiate between a brand new and a second-hand book. Some avid readers prefer tainted, old or used books. They say it depicts more than...

For the first time, an Odia feature film, Tejaswini, has won the Best Screenplay Award in the prestigious Lift-Off Season’s Festival 2019 in London. Odisha Bytes sat for a chat with Kunal Patnaik, the actor and director of Tejaswini,...

Bhubaneswar: Smart City Bhubaneswar will soon get a wider coverage of free Wi-Fi services across major places, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Durga Shanker Mishra informed on Sunday. The minister took to Twitter to announce this. He said that...

Bhubaneswar: With Rath Yatra round the corner, all eyes are now on the Baral family of Sahid Nagar here. And the reason is not far to see. Similar to the main festival in Puri, the Baral household has been hosting...

Bhubaneswar: In this era of smartphones, five city-based techies have introduced a smart kiosk with smart features in the smart city of Bhubaneswar. They have come up with a Smart Digital Kiosk ‘Nexyite’ at Infocity area, which they installed in...

Bhubaneswar: A recent study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar has revealed how local temperatures have risen sharply in recent years. The local surface temperature, according to a report in The Hindu, has gone up by 40-50 per...

Bhubaneswar: Parents have been on the edge in the past few days about when to send their children to school after the summer vacations -- whether the schools reopen on June 17 or June 18. But putting all speculation to...

Bhubaneswar: The role of the father is very important in shaping one's life, personality and behaviour. He works hard, looks after our small needs, and quite often, saves us from mother’s rage. We all share a very different and deep...

Bhubaneswar: Odias across the globe have flooded social media with Raja wishes. Many, including former Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda, stressed on how the festival needs to be pronounced right. "As i point out to non Odia friends every year, it...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s popular festival ‘Raja’ has brought the much-needed relief after city dwellers grappled with Fani, the ensuing civic problems and then the scorching heat. So, ‘Raja’ is a huge stress buster and how are women doing it? But of...