BJP MLA warns of raining lathis on jatra dancers for vulgar performances | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: BJP MLA from Bhubaneswar-Ekamra, Babu Singh, has stirred up a controversy by warning that dancers will be beaten with ‘lathis’ (sticks) on stage if they perform vulgar acts during the Khandagiri More...
Jatra actor gets 20-yr jail term for minor’s rape | Bhubaneswar News
Kendrapada: A 29-year-old jatra actor was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a minor actress in Jagatsinghpur district. The verdict was pronounced by a local court on More...
Cops warn jatra owners against vulgar display on stage | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the Khandagiri jatra festival, beginning Feb 6, the commissionerate police issued stern directives to performing troupes to refrain from showing vulgarity on stage. Police have reportedly More...
Jatra artiste, organisers charged over obscene performance | Bhubaneswar News
Koraput: Police in Malkangiri district on Monday registered a case against jatra artiste Bhagyashree Sahoo, popularly known as ‘Sahoo Bhauja’, for allegedly performing an obscene dance during More...
Odisha Government Set to Regulate Jatra Performances Amid Concerns Over Obscene Content | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Culture minister Suryabanshi Suraj on Friday said that obscene dance performances will not be allowed in jatra (open-air theatre) shows in the state. “Guidelines will be brought soon to regulate More...
Odisha Jatra Committee Calls for Action Against Vulgarity in Mobile Theatres | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Members of Odisha Jatra Committee Mahasangha on Tuesday met law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan and demanded strict guidelines to check vulgarity and obscenity in mobile theatres to More...