Odisha

On Thursday, 17th July, Several opposition parties called for a statewide bandh in Odisha. The Bandh was orchestrated to protest the self-immolation death of Soumyashree Bishi, a 20-year-old student at Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore. The political firestorm ignited by the tragedy intensified with revelations that Congress' student wing orchestrated online harassment campaigns against the victim, even as senior party leaders positioned themselves as champions of justice.

Taking to X, BJP spokesperson Sanju Verma shared pictures of Sourav Behera, an NSUI Odisha worker and Rahul Gandhi fan, calling him an accused in the 20-year-old girl’s self-immolation.

The victim had accused the HoD of repeated sexual harassment and threats. She was upset that no substantial action was taken against him.

The mob started pelting the ambulance with stones and striking it with sticks, questioning the use of the siren during the Muharram procession

The identity verification of the detainees is being done in compliance with the guidelines of the Union Home Ministry and the Odisha government.

Odisha chief minister assured the OAS officers that the perpetrators would be brought to justice.

Three people died and over 50 were injured in a stampede during Rath Yatra near Puri’s Gundicha Temple. Odisha CM Mohan Majhi removed top officials, ordered an inquiry, and called the negligence leading to the tragedy “unpardonable.”

The West Bengal government has openly flouted scriptural injunctions and long-established traditions in its brazen appropriation of the Puri Jagannath Dham.

Former Union Minister Hansraj Bhardwaj admitted that the FEP needed to be abolished because it had failed to meet its goals.

There is a profound underlying meaning to the story of Lord Jagannath enduring Madhav’s pain. The story explains how one is bound by his destiny and cannot escape it.