In a tragic incident in Odisha’s Ganjam district, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker lost his life in a clash with workers from the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the pasting of election posters. The deceased, identified as Dilip Pahan, was among several BJP workers engaged in Continue Reading
In a distressing incident at Surya Narayan Nodal Upper Primary School in Orali, Odisha, a ten-year-old student, Rudra Narayan Sethy, tragically passed away after an alleged punishment administered by a teacher. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday during school hours, has sparked outrage and concern among locals and education authorities. Reports suggest that Rudra was Continue Reading
The post-mortem report of Health Minister Naba Kishore Das indicated that he died from “cardiogenic shock” after being shot, according to Odisha police on Wednesday. The gunman, fired additional sub-inspector Gopal Das, was placed in police custody for four days, and the state CID is questioning him at this time. According to the report, the […]Continue Reading
The people of a little town in Odisha’s Puri district, where King Charles III had once travelled, organised a prayer service for the new monarch of Great Britain at a nearby temple, wishing him health and longevity. The town of Haripur, which is around 60 kilometres from the state capital of Odisha, came alive with […]Continue Reading
The world’s largest mass nesting site for Oliver Ridley turtles is in Odisha. The mass nesting season for Olive Ridley turtles on the Odisha coast begins as temperatures rise and become warmer. This year, tens of thousands of Olive Ridley sea turtles flocked to the Rushikulya river mouth for their annual mass nesting. Every year […]Continue Reading
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) may have swept Odisha’s civic elections, but one of the party’s defining moments was the election of the state’s first Muslim woman as chairperson of a local body. When one considers that the winner of this historic election in Bhadrak is a 31-year-old Independent candidate who defeated the ruling party’s […]Continue Reading
The Odisha government prohibited the celebration of Holi in public places, as well as large gatherings during various festivals, on Monday, even as it unlocked all activities in March in response to a sharp decline in COVID-19 cases across the state. In its COVID-19 guideline for the month, the Odisha government stated that it would […]Continue Reading
17-year-old boy arrested for selling wife to 55-year-old. The 17-year-old and 26-year-old were married last July. The couple left Odisha in August after their marriage went to work in a brick kiln in Rajasthan. From there, he sold his 17-year-old wife to a 55-year-old Rajasthan native for Rs 1.8 lakh. The 17-year-old told police he […]Continue Reading
Kamal Hassan, actor-turned-politician was given associate doctor’s degree for his contribution to cinema by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder was conferred the honorary doctorate by the Centurion University of Technology and Management on Tuesday. Speaking with reporters after the event, Haasan thanked Patnaik for having Continue Reading
The decapitated body of a woman has been found near the famous Kamakhya temple in Guwahati, Odisha. The police authorities have begun an investigation into the matter. The authorities have not yet ruled out the possibility of human sacrifice. The authorities have also found several materials commonly used for occult rituals from the premises where […]Continue Reading