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Bhubaneswar: IPS officer DS Kutey, who was suspended by the Election Commission of India (ECI), has been posted as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in Home Department of Odisha Government official, sources said Monday. In a notification, the Home Department said, “The state government, after...

Puri: Thousands of devotees pulled the chariots of sibling deities - Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra - on the 'Bahuda Yatra' or return car festival Monday. Though the pulling of chariots was slated to start at 4pm, it began ahead of the schedule...

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area has formed over the northwest adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal off south Odisha coast, IMD sources said Monday. A fresh low-pressure area is also likely to form over west central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal around July 19, it added....

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of fire mishaps in two private hospitals in Cuttack Saturday, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja has issued directions for formation of a joint task force to conduct periodical audit of fire and electrical safety in all hospitals and nursing homes within its...

Puri: The 'Bahuda Yatra' or the return car festival of Lord Jagannath from the Gundicha temple to the 12th-century shrine will be held Monday. As per the temple schedule, Pahandi or the ceremonial procession of the deities - Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra, Lord Jagannath along...

Bhubaneswar: Following a fire mishap in Cuttack, the state Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department has suspended the empanelment of Trisha Hospital under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY). “It is to inform you that pending enquiry by the Health and Family Welfare Department and...

Puri: ‘Ratna Bhandar’, the revered treasury of the 12th-century Jagannath temple in Puri, was reopened Sunday after 46 years for an inventory of valuables and the repair of its structure, officials said. The members of a committee set up by the state government for the...

Puri: The Odisha government will unlock the 'Ratna Bhandar', the treasure trove of the 12th-century Jagannath temple in Puri, Sunday after 46 years for an inventory of the valuables and the repair of the structure, an official said. The treasury was last opened in 1978....

Puri: The high-level committee overseeing the reopening of the Ratna Bhandar at Puri's Jagannath Temple has announced that the inner chamber will be reopened Sunday between 1 PM and 1:30 PM. Justice Biswanath Rath, Chairman of the committee, stated that members of the managing committee,...

Bhubaneswar: The state is likely to experience heavy rainfall or thundershowers with lightning during the next three days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted Saturday. According to the weather agency, heavy rain is likely to occur at one or two places in Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada,...