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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued orange and yellow weather alerts across southern Odisha districts including Kalahandi, Rayagada, and Koraput as a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal tracks toward the Andhra-Odisha coast, bringing heavy rain advisories.

The Revenue and Disaster Management Department cancelled the leave of administrative personnel and block-level teams across Kalahandi and southern districts, directing Kesinga block and tahasil offices to activate round-the-clock emergency control rooms.

Tension gripped Kalahandi after the bodies of a missing couple were found hanging from a tree on a forest hillock with their hands tied; police and forensic teams launched an unnatural death and foul play investigation.

Join the whole town for our Diwali Mela on Sunday, 8 November 2026 from 6 PM onwards — diyas, fireworks, food stalls from local businesses, and cultural performances. Post your own Diwali greetings on Kesinga.com and tag the businesses you're celebrating with. Wishing every family in Kesinga a safe, bright and joyous festival of lights! 🎆

Under the new "Mission Akankhya" program, free coaching for civil-services aspirants opened registration on 22 Aug 2026, with a selection exam on 21 Sep. Expert-led coaching sessions began in Bhawanipatna (Kalahandi HQ) in the first week of October — open to students from Kesinga and across the district. — via OdishaBytes

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Commuters and students of Kesinga Mahavidyalaya protested a knee-deep crater on the main road connecting Madanpur Rampur, pointing out dangerous two-wheeler skids and demanding immediate PWD road repairs.

Strong local dissent erupted at Laitara High School under Kesinga block after an education management committee was formed without meeting the mandatory parent quorum, prompting demands for administrative intervention.

Traditional rural Dussehra celebrations drew devotees from surrounding gram panchayats to Balsi village in Kesinga block, featuring folk music, sacred rituals, and community gatherings.

College authorities at Kesinga Mahavidyalaya suspended the scheduled student union elections following campus political altercations and local police advisories to maintain law and order.

Platoons of police were deployed near the gates of Kesinga College after the principal announced the cancellation of the student union poll due to factional student clashes outside the campus.

A head-on collision between a heavy trailer and a truck near Nabin Chhak on the Balangir-Kesinga route resulted in the on-spot death of a driver and disrupted traffic flow along the highway corridor.

Official panchayat records revealed that 2,675 migrant workers from Kesinga block officially registered to seek dadan labour outside the state post-monsoon, highlighting ongoing rural employment issues.

Prominent Kalahandi literary forum 'A' Sahitya o Sanskriti Parishad hosted its annual state-level poetry conference and literary convention in Kesinga, drawing writers and poets from across Odisha.

Kesinga Notified Area Council (NAC) Chairperson Nruparaj Yadav and municipal executive officers led a public sanitation and drain-cleaning drive across commercial and ward areas on Gandhi Jayanti.

Rapidly swelling currents in the Tel River near Kesinga prompted Odisha Fire Services personnel to deploy motorized rescue boats, successfully evacuating stranded villagers to safety.

Inundation following heavy downpours submerged the railway underbridge in Kesinga under 3 feet of water, halting vehicular transit and isolating inner town wards until pumps cleared the road.