MUMBAI Playback singer Papon, known for popular tracks such as ‘Bulleya’, ‘Jiyein Kyun’, and ‘Moh Moh Ke Dhaage’, has made his debut in Odia music with a new song titled ‘Kuni Kuni’. The romantic ...

'Pakhala' is a fermented rice gruel. Wash the rice thoroughly until the water runs clear. Soak it in water for 30 minutes. Bring 3 to 4 litres of water to a rolling boil in a large pot. Gently add the ...

Modernity, Print and Sahitya: The Making of a New Literary Culture, 1866–1919 by Sumanyu Satpathy, Routledge, 2024; pp 218, ₹1,295. The author would like to thank Asha Sarangi and Sanatan Karna, who ...

Today on February 18, 2026, CHSE (the Council of Higher Secondary Education) board of Odisha conducted the Class 12 MIL Odia exam for the Science stream. The exam started from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM.

Dekh Zara Pyar Se is a heartfelt love story about two guarded souls shaped by loss and distance. Romaila, raised away from her parents after their separation, grows up valuing independence over ...

Geeta Patnaik, regarded as one of the most iconic voices in Odia music, died on Sunday evening while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Cuttack. She had been hospitalised last week after ...

The 73-year-old vocalist was initially taken to Capital Hospital in Cuttack after she fell ill while attending an event on Thursday. Renowned Odia singer Geeta Patnaik passed away at age 73 She ...

Veteran singer Geeta Patnaik, regarded as one of the most iconic voices in Odia music, died on Sunday evening while undergoing treatment at a private hospital here after suffering a brain stroke, a ...

Geeta Patnaik, noted Odia playback singer is currently in critical condition after she suffered a brain stroke on Friday. A co-singer of veteran Odia singer Akshaya Mohanty, Patnaik had lent her voice ...

Popular Odia music composer and singer Abhijit Majumdar died on Sunday (January 25, 2026) while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, hospital authorities said. He was 54. Majumdar was admitted ...

Popular Odia music composer and singer Abhijit Majumdar died on Sunday while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, hospital authorities said. Majumdar, who composed music for numerous blockbuster ...