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Bhubaneswar: Aahaar scheme will continue in the state as it serves the common man’s interest, Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra said Thursday. Mahapatra paid a surprise visit to Aahaar centre at Capital Hospital premises. On this occasion, he bought a coupon and...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday met with Republic of Singapore High Commissioner Simon Wong, and Consul General Cheong Ming Foong at Lok Seva Bhawan here and discussed future investment prospects and job creation opportunities in the state. The delegates expressed their willingness to...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Thursday claimed to have arrested four members of an interstate gang from Tamil Nadu that was involved in at least a dozen cases of theft here. The police also seized four laptops, 25 mobile phones, iron balls, mud pellets and several...

Bhubaneswar: The All Odisha Contractors’ Association (AOCA) Thursday complained Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik and seven others at Mancheswar police station by leveling allegations of ‘cheating’ and ‘criminal conspiracy’ against them. The six BJD leaders whose names have been mentioned in the FIR are...

Puri: The Trinity, Lord Jagannath, his elder Balabhadra, and devi Subhadra after returning from Gundicha temple dedicated ‘Adharpana’ - a holy drink for the salvation of ghostly bodies, sinned souls, and other spirits Thursday night. In the early morning of Thursday, the priests simultaneously performed...

Puri: The eleven-member Ratna Bhandar reopening committee led by its Chairperson Justice Biswanath Rath has successfully shifted the treasure from Bhitar Ratna Bhandar to "Khata-Seja Ghar" the designated temporary strong room in Sri Jagannath temple Thursday. It took about seven and a half hours to...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to promote and propagate the literature and knowledge texts of regional languages, experts at an international conference held on Thursday emphasized the need to increase the quality and reach of translations. The conference, titled ‘Translating Literatures of the Global South: Challenges,...

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area was formed over the Bay of Bengal Thursday, which is likely to bring heavy rainfall in Odisha, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The system is expected to move closer to the Odisha coast in the next two days, IMD's...

Puri: After opening the inner chamber of Puri Srimandir's Ratna Bhandar, shifting of valuables to a temporary strong room began Thursday, officials said. The treasury of Jagannath temple was reopened at 9.51am, they added. After offering prayers before Lord Jagannath and his siblings, the members...

Puri: Ratna Bhandar, the revered treasury of the 12th-century Jagannath temple in Puri, was reopened Thursday for the second time in a week for shifting of valuables to a temporary strong room, officials said. The treasury was reopened at 9.51am, they said. After offering prayers...