Odisha

Sulochana Das of Biju Janata Dal is the first woman Mayor of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation. She was elected this April.

On June 10, a 60-year-old woman named Maya Murmu from the Raipal village in Mayurbhanj's Rasagobindapur area was attacked and trampled by an elephant in the forest near her village.

Herman Kulke while referring to Suryavamsi Emperor Gajapati Kapilendra Deva who ruled in the 15th century said, "Kapilendra deva became the greatest Hindu ruler of his day."

The so-called 'environmental activist' who is often accused of stalling infrastructure projects through campaigns, was stopped by Dhinkia villagers from entering the village and was sent back.

Odia actor-politician Anubhav Mohanty alleges his wife actor Varsha Priyadarshini refused to consummate the marriage for 8 years

The local administration in Bhadrak, Odisha, received several complaints of local tribals being hustled into embracing Christianity.

The Maa Tara Tarini Temple in Odisha, one of the ancient Shakti Peethas in the country, has gone through a complete transformation.

The matter came to light when the audit report of the college was being prepared and the college authorities filed a police complaint at Tomando Police Station in Odisha.

The treasure room or Ratna Bhandar of the Jagannath Temple has 2 chambers. The outer chamber is regularly opened and ornaments are used to adorn the Gods, but the inner chamber has not been opened in decades and no one knows where are the keys.

There are a total of 240 registered hearths in the kitchen of the 12th century temple of Lord Jagannath.