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Despite several blocking moves by Odisha, Andhra Pradesh held panchayat elections today in the disputed region of Kotia. The voting began at 6:30 AM and concluded at 3:00 PM.

This is not for the faint-hearted! It is a spectacle of nature that is deadly that ends in bloodshed. Yet it is in agreement with the laws of nature. Watch the battle of the perennial arch-enemies play out in front of your eyes. '

Normal life was thrown out of gear in western Odisha as the State Unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a ‘chakka jam’ today. The Chakka Jam was observed by the party to protest irregularities in paddy procurement and lapses at mandis.

More than 50 passengers had a narrow escape after a private bus they were travelling in caught fire. The bus caught fire and was completely gutted near Tarini chhak at Siriguda of Rayagada district.

Pictures from inside the Puri Srimandir have once again gone viral on social media. This is the picture from inside Srimandir that is doing rounds on social media. It is suspected that some devotee clicked the picture in front of the Ram Temple after entering from the Dakshina Dwar (southern side) of Srimandir.

BJP today slammed the Odisha government over Andhra Pradesh conducting Panchayat polls in the disputed region of Kotia in Koraput. The Saffron party targeted the Odisha government alleging failure & delay in responding to the situation. Odisha BJP President Sameer Mohanty came down hard on the state government accusing it of keeping the public in dark.

The cascading fall and the crystal water is enough to attract anyone. People thronging this area and happily clicking pictures just can’t get enough. This waterfall is the famous Rani Duduma waterfall at Nandapur in Koraput district. The waterfall is active throughout the year and people often say that natural beauty of this place is enough to capture anyone’s heart.

Defying all odds, a girl from the tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj district of Odisha emerged winner of Opera Miss India Contest Season 2. Subhangi Jana has brought laurels for Odisha by winning the national-level beauty contest which was conducted virtually.

Do we have a desi Twitter alternative? It seems that we do in the form of Koo! Amid the ongoing tussle between Twitter and the Indian government, there seems to be quite a buzz around the Indian app Koo.

With Matric exams approaching, classes and preparations by students have begun. To assist students in this curtailed academic session, teachers are adopting innovative methods.

Meet Nityananda Patnaik- a teacher from Mukundapur village under Tihidi block of Bhadrak has found a unique way of teaching the subject to students. Nityananda Patnaik, who is a retired school headmaster, has taken it upon himself to simplify this subject and use art and crafts to explain complex concepts.

Odisha Bandh called by the Congress party visibly affected normal life with disruption in vehicular traffic.

With Odisha Bandh affecting normal life in several parts of the state, security arrangements were beefed up at the Lok Seva Bhawan to prevent any untoward incident.

Normal life was visibly affected by the six-hour Odisha bandh called by the Congress party today.

While Congress observed a 6-hour bandh in Odisha protesting rise in fuel prices, how could senior party leader Sura Routray have remained silent. Sura Routray tried his bit to make his message as loud and clear for PM Narendra Modi & CM Naveen Patnaik.