Bikash Sharma

The children were first taken by absolute surprise but soon warmed up to the atmosphere. Cakes were cut and colors were thrown in the air. As the kids smeared the vibrant powders on each other's faces and did 'thumkas' to the feet-tapping numbers, the smiles on their faces said it all.

Born in 1946 in Jagatsinghpur district, Prabina had married Akshaya Mohanty in 1967. Prabina is survived by her two sons Mitrabhanu and Chitrabhunu, and three daughters Shrilekha, Shreeya and Priya.

In a tragic incident, a picnic bus overturned after colliding with a truck on Cuttack-Paradip road in Parabil area here early today morning and claimed two lives along with injuring several.

Soon after registering a case based on the complaint lodged by popular TV serial actress Laxmipriya Behera aka Nikita’s aggrieved father Sanatan Behera last night (Sunday), Chauliaganj police personnel swung into action the very day by detaining her accused husband for grilling.

Soon after registering a case based on the complaint lodged by popular TV serial actress Laxmipriya Behera aka Nikita’s aggrieved father Sanatan Behera last night (Sunday), Chauliaganj police personnel swung into action the very day by detaining her accused husband for grilling.

Actress Laxmipriya Behera's (Nikita) husband Lipan Sahu's bail was rejected by Cuttack SDJM's court on Tuesday.