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Puri: `Bahubali’ or body-builder servitors from the temple town of Puri provided the muscle power required to pull the gigantic chariots of the Gods this time, as Covid regulations kept crowds away from being part of the process which coined the word Juggernaut or unstoppable...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 1,930 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 9,43,675. The active caseload in the state now stands at 23,492. Out of the 1,930 new infections, 1, 117 were reported from quarantine centres while...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the doom and gloom of Covid-19 last year, the state witnessed the emergence of new entrepreneurs even as pay cuts and layoffs had already started haunting people. Data from the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs claimed that when Covid cases remained high, more...

Bhubaneswar: At a time when ‘Operation Clean up’ launched by state Prisons Directorate to curb illegal activities in jails has failed to yield the desired results, inmates and staffers of Kujang sub-jail have secretly written to the DGP to conduct surprise raids on the jail...

Bhubaneswar: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will conduct laser scanning of parts of the Jagannath Temple structure in Puri during the nine-day Ratha Jatra festival. This will happen when the deities will travel out of the temple. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator...

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of Rath Yatra this year, President Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik extended their greetings to the people of India. The dignitaries also offered their prayers to Lord Jagannath seeking his blessings for good health...

Puri: The Pahandi Bije ritual of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra for the Rath Yatra started at around 7.00am Monday morning and was completed by 9.15am, an official associated with the programme said. The Pahandi Bije of Lord Balabhadra began at around 7.15am,...

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to provide clean tap water to every household, the Central grant to Odisha under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has been increased by four times in the financial year 2021-22. “Centre allocates Rs 3,323 crore grant to #Odisha under #JalJeevanMission. With...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 1,993 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 9,41,745. The active caseload in the state now stands at 24,567. Out of the 1,993 new infections, 1,154 were reported from quarantine centres while 839...

PURI: Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra are ready to go on a nine-day sojourn to Srigundicha temple on the occasion of Rath Yatra, July 12. Like last year, the festival is being organised without the presence of devotees due to...