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Puri: The 'Deva Snana' (bathing) rituals of Holy Trinity at Puri Jagannath temple were performed twice on occasion of 'Snana Purnima' as blood stains were spotted near ‘snana bedi’(bathing altar). According to a source, a Jagannath Temple Police (JTP) personnel spotted the blood stains and...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Sunday issued a Yellow Warning for several districts of Odisha. Upto 8.30 AM of June 5: As per the Yellow Warning (be updated), thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50kmph are very likely to...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Odisha is facing a morgue crunch as a large number of unclaimed dead bodies from Balasore's triple train accident, have piled up at its mortuaries. Unable to cope with the large numbers, the Odisha government has shifted 187 of them to Bhubaneswar from Balasore,...

Puri: On the occasion of Snana Purnima, a devotee from Rajasthan died in Puri Sunday, a source said. The deceased was identified as Ambalal, who came to Puri from Rajasthan with his family. According to the source, Ambalal collapsed inside Srimandir during darshan. The devotee...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: The Odisha government Sunday said the death figure in the tragic triple train accident at Bahanaga station in Balasore stood at 275. "Some of the bodies have been counted twice at the accident site and also in hospitals. So, after proper counting, the final...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: To facilitate the smooth transportation of passengers stranded in Odisha due to triple train tragedy, the Odisha government Sunday announced free bus service to Kolkata from three cities of the state. In view of the disruption of normal train services to Kolkata caused by...

Bhubaneswar: To facilitate smooth identification of victims of the Balasore train mishap, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a helpline number 1929. Besides, help desks have been set up at all entry points; railway station, bus stand and SCB Medical College in Cuttack; Bhubaneswar Railway...

Puri: Police here issued a traffic advisory and shared a helpline number to facilitate visiting devotees for a hassle-free darshan of Lord Jagannath and his sibling deities on occasion of Snana Purnima Sunday. Traffic advisory There will be no restriction on regular passenger buses plying...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Sunday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the phone and briefed him about the latest train accident situation, particularly the treatment of injured passengers. Noting that doctors, medical students and other health care service providers are doing their...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 170 bodies of passengers, who died in the tragic train accident in Odisha's Balasore district, were brought to Bhubaneswar Sunday morning. The bodies were brought in ambulances from Balasore and stored in the mortuaries of different hospitals in Bhubaneswar, BMC Commissioner...