 | Power cuts, voltage fluctuation add to summer woes in Bargarh, SambalpurIts temperature stuck above 40 degree Celsius since last more than 10 days, Bargarh is one among the districts facing a staggering heat wave. |
 | WODC funds: BJP MLAs urge CM to raise spending limitWith the government doubling the financial grant from Rs 100 crore to Rs 200 crore per annum, the project expenditure limit of each MLA should be enhanced, they said. |
 | Parbati Giri among 75 unsung heroesThe pictorial book on India’s Unsung Heroes of Freedom Struggle was released in collaboration with Amar Chitra Katha as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. |
 | Odisha: Burn victim's family approaches NHRC, seeks full treatment coverageThe family of the victim alleged though TPWODL negligence led to the mishap, the Discom paid an interim relief of only Rs 2 lakh, that too nearly six months after the incident. |
 | Farmers welcome move but vow to continue MSP fightThe withdrawal of the laws is a triumph for farmers but the PM should also act on giving legal guarantee to MSP in the Parliament, farmer leaders said. |
 | Migration ritual begins western Odisha districts after COVID unlockWith economic activities completely open after COVID restrictions and greener pastures beckoning, migration has begun from Balangir and other western Odisha districts. |
 | Odisha government rules out any change to festival guidelines; idols will have to be below 4 ft heightAnnouncing this, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Kumar Jena said that restrictions announced by the government in its August 9 guidelines will continue. |
 | Pandemic shadow on Odisha's Nuakhai harvest festivalThis year, as it is, the build-up to the festival has been marred by scanty rainfall in the region, dampening the spirits of the farmers who stare at uncertainty. |
 | Low key Nuakhai celebrations in Odisha as spectre of drought looms largeIn Balangir district, the most awaited agrarian festival of Western Odisha seems to have been robbed of its charm as cases of farmer suicides over debts and crop loss were reported. |
 | RT-PCR tests in Odisha's Bargarh from SeptemberMeanwhile, four new Covid cases were reported from Bargarh on Monday, August 30, 2021, taking the tally to 30,936 in district. |
 | VIMSAR doctors make postcard plea to PM for AIIMS in Odisha's SundargarhPresident of VIMSAR’s UG students’ union said the second AIIMS in Sundargarh will be a boon for people of Western Odisha as the current healthcare infrastructure often falls short. |
 | BJP demands autonomy, more budget for WODCA delegation of the party met Governor Ganeshi Lal and submitted a memorandum seeking his intervention to free WODC from the clutches of the ruling BJD. |
 | Demand for autonomous council grows as Western Odisha Development Council failsThe council had started in 1999 with a budget of Rs 3 crore which has been increased to Rs 200 crore by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for 2020-21. |
 | Western Odisha farmers strike gold with black riceSudam Sahu, a progressive farmer from Bargarh who has been growing Kalabati Dhana from 2014, collected two varieties of black rice seeds from Nayagarh which he has preserved till now. |
