Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported two more COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. All the deceased were from Cuttack district, said the Health and Family Welfare Department. Of the two fresh cases, one is a 71-year-old male who had medical comorbidities like diabetes, infected diabetic-foot and...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 167 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours in Odisha Tuesday taking the tally to 5,470. Gajapati, which reported 41 cases, recorded the highest number of cases from the state followed by 30 new cases from Ganjam district,...

New Delhi: India witnessed a spike of almost 15,000 fresh cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours taking the total tally in the country to 4.4 lakh with 312 new fatalities, data from Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry revealed Tuesday. India...

New Delhi: With the Supreme Court allowing the historic Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri, the Odia community in the national capital is in a festive mood. Various social media platforms have been flooded with congratulatory messages. However there is also the appeal to devotees...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has imposed a complete shutdown in Puri district from 9.00pm Monday till 2.00pm on Wednesday to hold the Rath Yatra without devotees by adhering to the COVID-19 guidelines. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena, in an order, said that no passenger...

Ahmedabad: An NGO claiming to represent devotees of Lord Jagannath moved an application in the Gujarat High Court Monday, seeking modification of its order staying the annual rath yatra of the deity. The high court last week stayed Lord Jagannath’s rath yatra in Ahmedabad, scheduled...

Madrid: These days, it seems like Zinedine Zidane is spending more time answering questions about referees than about his own players. Zinedine Zidane is currently in charge of the Real Madrid team. Real Madrid have taken the lead in the La Liga points table. This...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed Monday a number of ministers and top administrative officials to set up base at Puri for smooth conduct of the Rath Yatra. They will all be based at Puri till ‘Niladri Bije’. Among the ministers who have been given...

New Delhi: The Centre told the Supreme Court Monday that if the ban on Rath Yatra was not lifted it would hurt religious sentiments. It also said that Lord Jagannath should not be stopped from taking his chariot ride Tuesday. If that is done Lord...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed happiness after the Supreme Court gave the go ahead for the annual Puri Rath Yatra. “Today is a special day for all of us, particularly our Odia sisters and brothers as well as devotees of...