Puri: The Puri seer Thursday accused the West Bengal government of misusing the name of Lord Jagannath for commercial gains rather than religious devotion. Addressing a press conference here, the Shankaracharya of Govardhan Peeth, Swami Nischalananda Saraswati, said, "The West Bengal government is misusing the...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has initiated steps to make the state ganja-free and to provide alternative livelihoods for tribal communities drawn into illegal cultivation, Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said Thursday. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony of a walkathon against drug abuse and illicit trafficking, Harichandan...
Baripada: Police have arrested another accused in connection to the alleged gang rape of 19-year-old woman in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, an officer said Thursday. The incident happened under the jurisdiction of the Karanjia police station of the district June 24, when the victim was returning...
Bhubaneswar: To boost maritime infrastructure, the Odisha government Thursday signed two concession agreements, one for setting up a captive jetty near Paradip and the other for the expansion of Gopalpur Port. The agreements, which would entail a total investment of 18,654 crore, are expected to...
Daringbadi: Residents of Alanjori village in Kandhamal district have raised alarm over the crumbling condition of a 600-meter-long stretch of road under Brahmanigaon panchayat in Daringbadi block. Heavy rainfall has further worsened the already eroded road, causing major disruptions to daily life, a source said....
Bhubaneswar: The Congress Thursday demanded the immediate arrest of the prime accused in the assault of two Dalit men in Odisha's Ganjam district, calling the incident a grave failure of law enforcement. The victims, Babula Nayak and Bulu Nayak of Singipur panchayat, were allegedly tonsured,...
Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik is doing well after his spine surgery June 22 and is expected to be discharged from the Mumbai hospital in a couple of days, Dr Ramakanta Panda said Thursday. Dr Panda, a renowned heart surgeon and chairman of the Asian...
Bhubaneswar: A viral photo showing a 'Campa Cola' hoarding advertisement placed above a shop near the sacred Jagannath Temple, Puri, has triggered strong reactions from servitors and devotees. Terming the incident as “deeply unfortunate and condemnable”, a senior servitor of the Jagannath Temple at Puri,...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to install new radars at three places for real-time weather tracking, a minister said Thursday. The decision was taken at the state-level Natural Disaster Committee meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Wednesday evening. As Odisha is vulnerable...
Puri: A day before the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, thousands of devotees Thursday thronged Odisha's Puri to witness the reappearance of sibling deities at the 12th-century shrine here. They reached the 'Singha Dwar' (Lion's Gate) of the temple much before the sun rose to...
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