Odisha

People feel that filing an FIR is a tedious process. But it's a lot easier now.

At a time when the concept of reading for fun is on the decline, this Odisha couple has stepped in to make a difference. Satabdi Mishra and Akshaya Rautaray are driving across the length and breadth of India to promote the reading habit.

D. Prakash Rao is a chai wala in Cuttack, Odisha. Denied the opportunity to complete school as a child, today he is educating the children of slum dwellers. Watch this video to learn more about this remarkable man and his mission.

Aishwarya Rituparna Pradhan is an openly transgender gazetted government officer in the Orissa Financial Service. Read on to more about how the April 2014 Supreme Court ruling gave her the courage to be true to herself.

The Kalinga Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (KNP+) in India’s eastern state of Odisha provides strong social backing, heartfelt concern as well as assistance in the form of legal services or vocational trainings to people living with HIV/AIDS. They are the true life-savers for many in the region.

Prithvi-II, India's indigenously developed nuclear capable missile, was successfully test fired on Thursday. The missile has a strike range of 350 km, and it is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads.

Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadi are still reeling under the battering received from incessant rains. Disaster expert, Hari Balaji, has some urgent and timely advice for the beleaguered residents of the state to help them stay safe.

Vijayendra Mohanty shares what it is like to be from the oft-forgotten state of Odisha in his signature, light-hearted way.

Baripatha has become the first village in Odisha to be entirely solar-powered, with an individual solar unit for every household.

The Garadama panchayat and its people had seen a lot of violence by the Naxals and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). They had also seen extreme poverty. But beyond all this, they had seen the helpless attitude of the administration and the corruption of the politicians — as a result of which no development took place in their area despite funds being sanctioned by the Centre.