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Bhubaneswar: The auspicious Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath was celebrated with great devotion and grandeur at Shree Jagannath Temple, Agara, HSR Layout, Bangalore. The event witnessed a massive turnout of more than 30,000 devotees who gathered to seek the divine blessings of Lord Jagannath, Lord...

Bhubaneswar: Hours after initiating a process for the election of its Odisha unit chief, BJP Sunday put it on hold in view of a stampede during the Rath Yatra festivities in Puri, a party leader said. Three persons, including two women, were killed and over...

Kendrapara: A six-foot-long female saltwater crocodile that had strayed into a pond in a village near Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district was rescued and released into the wild Sunday, an official said. The reptile had been roaming in Endalapur village for more than...

Puri: Thousands of devotees gathered Sunday to witness the sacred ‘Pahandi Bije’ of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra to the ‘Adapa Mandapa’ of the Gundicha Temple in Puri. The gathering took place just hours after a stampede near the temple left three dead...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Sunday decided to appoint ‘sevikas' to take care of children in all 'sishu vatikas' across the state to support pre-primary education and reduce the non-teaching workload of school teachers. The decision was approved by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, the CMO said...

Baripada: Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha will be closed to tourists from July 1 because of monsoon, an official order said Sunday. In a notification, STR Field Director Prakash Chand Gogineni stated that the exact date for reopening of the national park would be...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday ordered a major administrative shake-up following the stampede near Shree Gundicha Temple in Puri which claimed three lives and left around 50 people injured. With several crucial Rath Yatra events approaching, the CM has reassigned experienced IAS...

Balasore: With an impending flood threat looming over the northern part of the state, Odisha government Sunday placed the Balasore district administration on high alert, as several major rivers in the region continue to swell, an official said. Rivers including Budhabalanga, Subarnarekha, Jalaka and Sono...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Sunday expressed grief over the death of three persons in a stampede near Lord Jagannath's chariots in Puri. Kambhampati in a post on X said: "Deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives in the unfortunate stampede at Saradhabali,...

Puri: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Sunday described the Puri temple stampede as "extremely tragic", and urged the Odisha government to expedite relief efforts. At least three persons, including two women, were killed and around 50 others injured in a stampede near Shree Gundicha Temple in...