Festival Season

Odisha Government has imposed a ban on the sale and bursting of fire crackers for the month of October in order to prevent resurgence of COVID-19 infections during Diwali festival.

Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Bihu and Lohri fell on the same day and is celebrated in various parts of India.

With Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan taking strong exception to "gross negligence" in Kerala during Onam, it's high time Odisha take a lesson out of it and ensure preventive steps ahead of the long festival season. Kerala, which had…