Western Odisha

By Rajeev Lochan Rathan: People of Kalahandi celebrated “Nuakhai” on Wednesday welcoming the new rice harvest of the season. The celebration of the festival is quite different from Western Odisha that based on Lagna of Goddess Samaleswari.…

A day after the Centre has decided to increase the man days under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in drought-hit areas of the country to 150 days from the existing 100 days, the Odisha Government made it 200…

On the auspicious occasion of 'Nuakhai' or 'Nabanna', Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Odisha Governor SC Jamir, Union Ministers Jual Oram and Dharmendra Pradhan, Assembly Speaker Niranjan Pujari, PCC President…

A six-member BJP delegation met Odisha Governor Dr. SC Jamir at the Raj Bhavan today and apprised him of the precarious drought situation in Western Odisha. The delegation included BJP's state unit President KV Singhdeo, Bijoy Mohapatra and…

By Srikanta Mohanty: Although steeped in poverty and backwardness, Sambalpur has always stayed the treasure island of art and culture. In the past it has emerged as a center for excellence in craftsmanship and artistic pursuits. Sambalpuri…

Surprisingly, while the Western Odisha towns recorded a dip in Mercury level on Monday, thanks to light rains and hailstorm in many areas, capital city Bhubaneswar became the hottest city in the state at 40.7 degrees C. This is the first…

As the intense heatwave continued in Western Odisha with little relief to Coastal Odisha, the unofficial death toll has gone up to 108. The Odisha Government has, however, put the toll at 17. On Friday, Bhawanipatna recorded 45.5 degrees C…

The heatwave conditions continue to be severe across Odisha. Titilagarh remains the hottest place in the state on Wednesday with 47 degrees Celsius. Bhawanipatna remained the second hottest town with 46 degrees C temperature. At least 12…

The unprecedented heatwave conditions persist in Odisha, as Angul recorded 47 degrees Celsius on Monday. Hirakud and Titilagarh recorded 46.6 and 46.5 degrees Celsius respectively. Bhubaneswar sizzled at 45.4 degrees C. At least 18 towns…

The entire Odisha continued to reel under intense heatwave conditions with Western Odisha getting boiled for the third consecutive day. The Mercury level rose to 43 degrees Celsius in Titilagarh, which became the hottest place in Odisha on…