 | Naveen gives PM Modi 8 out of 10 in performanceTo a question on his performance in domestic matters, the chief minister said the prime minister has helped reduce corruption in the country. |
 | Odisha Literary Festival off to a blazing startRefuting allegations that people with RSS ideology are being drafted in to head top institutions in the country, the Union minister said all appointments are made on merit. |
 | DMK’s Sanatana Dharma stand not new, why so much fuss over it: Mani Shankar AiyarQuestioning the policy adopted on Jammu and Kashmir, Aiyar said the state should be treated with far more consideration and sympathy than is being displayed now since August 5, 2019. |
 | ‘Opposition to three-language policy political’: Union Minister Dharmendra PradhanEducation Minister Dharmendra Pradhan asserts that the sole objective of NEP is to promote all local languages |
 | Odisha Literary Festival off to a blazing startA special tribute was paid to legendary poet Jayanta Mahapatra, who passed away recently. |
 | Jayanta Mahapatra was a true genius & citizen of the world: Prof Sachidananda MohantyThe poet said when she started reading his work, she realised that in the arch of Mahapatra’s poetry there was this constant attention to the craft without retreating into a poetic ivory tower. |
 | Not many admirers of crime fiction in India: Writer Surender Mohan PathakIn reality, crime takes place first and the investigation comes later, which makes it tough for the real investigators to track down the culprit. |
 | Anand, Parakala engage in verbal duel over ‘New India’Giving example of the ‘abusive’ speech of BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri in the Parliament, the economist said such people are making the idea of new India very easy to decode. |
 | Odisha no longer poor, its image is changing: Filmmaker Nila Madhab PandaThe book chronicles the five decades of Panda’s life beginning from his birth in the 70s. |
 | ‘BJP will contest polls in Odisha without CM face’: Union Minister Dharmendra PradhanSpeaking on the theme, Pradhan said Kalinga civilisation is more than 2,500 years old and continues to thrive even today. |
 | ‘Language, literature and region form the triad of nationalism’The Odia language movement reached its pinnacle when in 2014 it received the honour of a classical language status. |
 | School peon arrested for raping Class III girl in OdishaMeanwhile, the headmaster of Sevashram, Bisikesan Bagh, said that the accused peon has been placed under suspension, and the matter is currently under investigation. |
 | Six held in communal clash during Ganesh idol immersion in Odisha's BirmitrapurThe authorities are closely monitoring the situation to prevent any further communal tensions from flaring up. Investigation is on. |
 | Four nabbed, hotel sealed in minor gang rape case in OdishaBased on the complaint filed by the survivor’s parents on September 22, police arrested the four under various sections of the IPC. |
 | NGT orders probe into illegal mining at Khurda stone quarry |
