Metro

Bargarh: Bargarh police Sunday claimed to have arrested four members of an interstate gang involved in looting and dacoity cases. The arrested accused were identified as Indra Bhoi, 21, and Chaitanya Putta,19, residents of Dangaramunda village, Lalit Sahu,25, and Doleswar Sahu, 26, both residents of...

Bhubaneswar: Chariots were rolled at various places in the Capital city with festive fervour on the occasion of Rath Yatra, Sunday. Hundreds of devotees gathered at prominent places and pulled the splendidly adorned chariots with chants and hymns filling the air. The rain that lashed...

Bhubaneswar: Laxmisagar police here, Sunday, arrested the owner of a nightclub for allegedly misbehaving with a woman Excise department official during a raid, late Saturday night. Laxmisagar inspector in-charge (IIC) P Shyam Sundar Rao said, “The accused was identified as Satya Ranjan Mohanty, 48, a...

Puri: One devotee died and five others were injured, one seriously, in a stampede during the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, His elder Lord Balavadra, and their sister Devoi Subhadra of Sri Jagannath temple in this pilgrim town Sunday. The incident occurred as there...

Puri: The chariot pulling of the Holy Trinity in Puri was halted for the day, with Lord Balabhadra's chariot ‘Taladhwaja’ halting at Marchikote square, Devi Subhadra's chariot ‘Darpadalana’ stopping near Srikrishna Cinema Hall, and Lord Jagannath's chariot ‘Nandighosa’ halting at some distance from Singhadwar. Chariot...

Puri: Thousands of people pulled forward giant chariots from the 12th century Jagannath temple in Puri towards Gundicha temple, around 2.5 km away, Sunday afternoon. The chariot pulling started around 5.20pm after Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalanada Saraswati visited the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra...

Puri (Odisha): Lord Balabhadra followed by Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath boarded Their respective chariots in Puri's Bada Danda (Grand Road) following the 'Pahandi' ritual. Amid 'Jai Jagannath' chants, sounds of gongs, conches and cymbals reverberated through the air at Lion's Gate of the Puri...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday wished the people on the occasion of Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath. The President, in X posts in Odia and Hindi, greeted people on the auspicious day. "I extend...

Puri: The seaside pilgrim town of Puri is all set for smooth conduct of Lord Jagannath's annual Rath Yatra festival which will be a two-day affair after 53 years. Along with lakhs of devotees, President Droupadi Murmu is also scheduled to witness the Rath Yatra...

Bhubaneswar: The state government will set up cold storage facilities in all sub-divisions soon to help out the farmers. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi made the announcement after holding discussions with several farmers’ associations here at Krushi Bhawan, Saturday. Deputy Chief Minister and Agriculture Minister...