western odisha

Bhubaneswar: Acting on the warning of the Centre, the state government has stepped up measures to counter the locusts threat. A meeting to this effect was held here on Sunday. Briefing…

Bhubaneswar: Normal life was thrown out of gear as the intense heatwave continued to grip the entire western Odisha region for the third consecutive day on Monday. While the industrial…

Bhubaneswar: Acting on the directive of the Supreme Court, the Odisha government on Friday began the process for transfer of pending cases to other districts of Western Odisha for their…

Balangir: The Western Odisha Lawyers’ Association on Thursday gave a call for Western Odisha bandh on February 5. A decision was taken at a meeting of the Western Odisha All Bar…

Sambalpur: Margasira Masa (month) sets giving way to Pausha Masa (month), the first day of the month is celebrated as 'Paheli Pausha'. Normally, when we talk about the festival, many puja…

The gods are well rested after Chaturmasa, their four-month period of repose, and farmers in Western Odisha celebrated the occasion with ‘Dashmi Puja’ on Thursday. On this day, the…

Sambalpur: ‘Ghubukudu’, a short film based on the culture of western Odisha, will be screened at two international film festivals. Directed by Sushant Panda, the film has been selected…

If you think the iconic Dalma or the popular Santula is something you will find in every Odia kitchen, then you could be wrong. Traditionally, these two dishes aren’t even cooked in western…

Balangir: ‘Bhai Juntia’, the traditional celebration of sibling bond and care, was once a major festival in Western Odisha held on the auspicious day of Durga Astami. Besides the…

Bhubaneswar: Western Odisha is in a celebratory mode. It is Nuakhai time and people are home to add fervour to the agrarian festivities. Navanna (season’s first crop) Lagi ritual was…