The Odisha Assembly has rescheduled the election to the day after Nuakhai, west Odisha’s biggest agrarian festival. The decision was taken as the BJD does not want the BJP to consolidate further in a region where it won all five Lok Sabha seats last time.
The killings of two forest officials, allegedly by poachers, in separate incidents inside Similipal Tiger Reserve have cast the spotlight on what ails the park from shortage of staff to the lack of infrastructure and logistic support for frontline forest workforce
As the Rath Yatra in Puri starts on June 20, over 150 labourers, carpenters, artists, painters, etc., have been working for two months to complete these chariots. Nearly 15 lakh devotees from across the globe are expected to arrive for the annual event
Two days before Hanuman Jayanti, a rally of over 1,000 bikes winds its way through Sambalpur's Muslim areas, carrying saffron flags and shouting slogans. What follows next is a clash and a breakdown of ties, trust
In today's edition: Rising sea levels in Odisha leading to nearly-deserted villages; Too many from H D Deve Gowda's family in poll fray are hurting JD(S) in Hassan turf; and more.