Bhubaneswar: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has a reserve of about 35 million tonnes (MT) of coal to ensure that there will be no crisis of coal for power generation, MCL CMD Uday A Kaole said Saturday. Addressing the media in Sambalpur, Kaole said MCL will...
Puri: At least three persons were killed and around 50 others injured in a stampede that took place near Shree Gundicha Temple in Odisha's Puri Sunday morning, a senior official said. The incident took place around 4 am when hundreds of devotees gathered near the...
Puri: Nearly 625 people fell ill and many had to be admitted to hospitals due to sweltering heat and overcrowding during Rath Yatra here Friday, officials said. According to Puri CDMO Kishore Satapathy, several people reported minor injuries, vomiting, and fainting, primarily due to overcrowded...
Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area forming over the north Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal is expected to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall across parts of Odisha through July 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Saturday. An upper...
Puri: The chariots of sibling deities - Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath - Saturday reached the destination Gundicha Temple, a day after the Rath Yatra began in Puri. Gundicha Temple is considered the aunt's place of the deities who go there every year...
Bhubaneswar: Expressing deep anguish over the "terrible mess" in the conduct of Lord Jagannth's Rath Yatra in Puri this year, Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Saturday prayed to the almighty to forgive those responsible for the development. Patnaik, who is also a...
Puri: Amid renewed enthusiasm, devotees Saturday resumed pulling the chariots of Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath, after the Rath Yatra in Puri was halted June 27 night. The chariots were scheduled to reach Gundicha temple, considered the aunt's place of the deities, by...
Puri: Lord Jagannath’s chariot, Nandighosha, which remained stationary on Bada Danda Friday, resumed its journey Saturday morning. The Grand Road echoed with the sounds of gongs and conches as the sacred procession continued, drawing lakhs of devotees who gathered to witness the divine spectacle. The...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday highlighted the development of Odisha’s railway infrastructure in last 11 years. He emphasised the article appeared in several newspapers by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on how Bhartiya Rail travel has been eased, especially for pilgrims to the...
ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The naming of the recently constructed Jagannath Temple at Digha as ‘Jagannath Dham’ by the West Bengal government seems not to have made any dent in the devotion of pilgrims from the neighbouring state who participated in large numbers at this...
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