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Patana: Police in Ken dujhar district have arrested a man on charges of raping an 8-year-old girl in the Patana police station area. The accused, identified as Kushunu Munda, 25, of Badabil panchayat, was arrested Friday following a complaint from the victim’s family. According to...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department Friday forecast heavy rainfall in several parts of Odisha for another three days under the impact of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. The weather system, which lay over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Jharkhand and north Odisha...

New Delhi/Anugola: More than 750 hectares of forest land in Odisha's Anugola district is likely to be diverted for mining at the proposed Alakananda coal mine, allotted to Rungta Sons Private Limited. The mining site is about 4.9 kilometres from the Similipal-Satkosia Gorge tiger corridor...

Jharsuguda/Jagatsinghpur: Security was tightened at the district courts in Jharsuguda and Jagatsinghpur Friday after anonymous emails threatened to blow up the court complexes, prompting evacuations and extensive search operations. In Jharsuguda, the threat email sent to the official email account of the district judge claimed...

Kendujhar: The annual Rath Yatra at Sri Baladevjew temple in Kendujhar is distinguished not only by what is regarded as the world’s tallest wooden chariot, but also by its centuries-old Tantric tradition of worshipping the Trinity. The ritual influence of Tantra is most visibly reflected...

Debagada: Six students were allegedly assaulted by their seniors in a ragging incident at the hostel of PM SHRI Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) at Sunamunda in Debagada district, leaving them injured, police and school authorities said Thursday. According to a complaint, a group of Plus...

Kendrapada: More than 40 people have been hospitalised following a gastroenteritis outbreak in several villages in Aali block of Odisha's Kendrapada district, prompting the health department to step up surveillance and containment measures. So far, 44 affected patients from Lokapada, Chandiagadi, Giribandha, Padanapur and Demala...

Berhampur: A couple was killed after being hit by a car and then run over by a truck while attempting to cross a national highway in Odisha's Ganjam district Thursday, police said. The accident happened at Randha in the Golanthara police station area, they said....

By Banchhanidhi Dey, OP In an age of rapid change, Sasanga remains a quiet sanctuary where history, faith and tradition continue to converge, reminding devotees that Lord Jagannath’s timeless presence transcends generations, binding the past, present and future in an unbroken circle of devotion. Long...

By Mrutyunjay Satpathy, OP A unique Pahandi Bije tradition is observed during Rath Yatra at Chhalia Hill in Subarnapur district where the deities are ceremonially carried 50 metres down the hill before being placed on their chariots. According to Madala Panji and local tradition, Lord...