When the Night Speaks By Lokanath Mishra The night was unnaturally still, the kind of silence that presses against the ears until even one’s own breathing sounds intrusive. At exactly two in the morning, Kajal heard her name whispered from the darkness. “Girl… get me some water.” She opened her eyes, more irritated than afraid. […]
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ଶ୍ରୀମନ୍ଦିରରେ ମକର ଚାଉଳର ମହକ: ଏକ ଭକ୍ତିଭରା କାହାଣୀ 🚩 ଆଜି ବଡ଼ଦେଉଳରେ ଭିନ୍ନ ଏକ ଉତ୍ସାହ। ମକର ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତିର ଶୁଭ ଅବସର। ଶ୍ରୀମନ୍ଦିରର ରତ୍ନସିଂହାସନରେ ବିରାଜିତ ଚତୁର୍ଦ୍ଧା ମୂର୍ତ୍ତିଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଆଜି ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ହୋଇଛି ଏକ ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ନୈବେଦ୍ୟ – “ମକର ଚାଉଳ”। ସକାଳର ସେବା ଓ ମକର ବେଶ:ଅରୁଣୋଦୟ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାର ଫିଟା ସରିଛି। ମଙ୍ଗଳ ଆଳତି ପରେ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ଆଜି “ମକର ବେଶ”ରେ ସଜ୍ଜିତ କରାଯାଇଛି। କୁହାଯାଏ, ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଦେବତା ଯେତେବେଳେ
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The Extra Five Hundred Twenty-Five Rupees By Lokanath Mishra Abdul and his wife Sabina had been married for thirty-two years. Abdul was sixty-two, retired from a private company, and surviving on a very small EPF pension. Sabina, fifty-four, managed the household carefully, counting every rupee. Their children had moved away long ago—settled in different cities,
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Title: The Ladder That Was Never Given By Lokanath Mishra: When the old woman exhaled her final breath, she expected darkness. Instead, she felt lighter—as if the weight of her years had gently slipped away. When she opened her eyes, a tall figure stood beside her, clothed not in fear but in calm authority. His
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Mahabharata in Prose ( A story of Dvapar Yuga Part: 27 F) By Lokanath Mishra: **The Lac Palace (Jatugṛha) Episode in Vyāsa’s Mahābhārata: In Vyāsa’s Mahābhārata, the Jatugṛha episode occurs in the Ādi Parva, immediately after Duryodhana’s repeated failures to humiliate or destroy the Pāṇḍavas through political maneuvering. Recognizing that open violence would invite public
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Mahabharata in prose ( A Story of Dvapar Yuga- Part-27E) By Lokanath Mishra Among the people appointed at the lac palace (Jatugriha), there were two professional criminals. Shakuni had given them strict instructions that after setting the fire, Purochana must not return alive. The responsibility of throwing Purochana into the blazing fire rested on those
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By Lokanath Mishra:The Chief Adviser, The All India Pensioners Association of CBIC: Supreme Court Challenges• A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court by the Forum of Retired Indian Police Service Officers (FORIPSO) and other pensioners’ bodies challenging the validation clause contained in Part IV of the Finance Act, 2025.• The petition argues
Note on Applicability of 8th Central Pay Commission Recommendations to Existing Pensioners ( by Lokanath Mishra, the Chief Adviser, the All India Pensioners Association of CBIC) Background of Apprehension Serious apprehensions were raised among existing Central Government pensioners on two counts:1. Non-explicit mention of “revision of pension of existing pensioners” in the Terms of Reference
ଶ୍ରୀମନ୍ଦିରର ଅନନ୍ୟ ପରମ୍ପରା: “ନବାଙ୍କ ବେଶ” 🌸ଆଜି ମକର ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତିର ପୂର୍ବ ଦିନ, ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ପରେ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହୁଏ ଶ୍ରୀ ମନ୍ଦିର ରେ ବଡ଼ ଦିଅଁଙ୍କ ନବାଙ୍କ ବେଶ । ପୁରୀ ବଡ଼ଦାଣ୍ଡରେ ଶୀତୁଆ ପବନ ସାଙ୍ଗକୁ ମନରେ ଏକ ଅଜବ ଭକ୍ତିର ଶିହରଣ ଆସିଯାଏ । ଆପଣ ଜାଣିଛନ୍ତି କି, ଆଜି ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟାରେ ଆମ କାଳିଆ ସାଆନ୍ତ ଏକ ଅତି ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ବେଶରେ ଦର୍ଶନ ଦିଅନ୍ତି, ଯାହାକୁ କୁହାଯାଏ ‘ନବାଙ୍କ ବେଶ’। କ’ଣ ଏହି ନବାଙ୍କ
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Mahabharata in Prose A Story of Dvapar Yuga in Prose (Part-27-D) By Lokanath Mishra If a fire were to break out, or if there was a need to escape after setting a fire, the route had already been prepared. Yet Bhima’s mind was not at peace. He remained dissatisfied all the time. Many times he
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