superstition

Bhubaneswar: A young man, who had sustained snake bite, was saved by doctors after superstition pushed him to brink of death in Khurda district. According to sources, the 18-year-old…

Jalandhar: A teacher here married her 13-year-old student to overcome 'Manglik dosha' in her 'kundli' (birth chart) in the Basti Bawa Khel area. The woman told police that her family was…

Berhampur: Parents of a minor boy, who is alive, were forced to perform his last rites to cure him of a disorder in Odisha's Ganjam district. The bizarre incident shows how superstitious…

Baripada: Superstition over sorcery practice has raised its ugly head again in Odisha's  Mayurbhanj district. A woman,  Khairi Mahanata of Sarisua village under Sarat police limits in the…

Keonjhar: Playing spoilsport to the state government’s efforts to check the spread of coronavirus, vested interests are floating rumours to prey on the superstitions of rural folk in Odisha.…

Kendrapara: Superstitions and blind faith continue to hold sway in rural belt of Odisha, despite several awareness campaigns. Incidents of people being killed over sorcery suspicion and…

Keonjhar: In a sickening example of superstition, a 10-year-old girl was branded with hot iron rod to “cure” her stomach ailments. The gruesome incident was reported from Reba village under…