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Bhubaneswar: Sara who had been a cherished wild tigress and an integral part of Nandankanan family died at the age of 18 years Thursday, said reports. The beloved tigress breathed her last at 4:42am Thursday on the Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) premises. She was 18...

Puri: Devotees in large numbers visit Alarnath Temple, situated 23 km westward along the Puri-Satpara National Highway, every day to have darshan of the presiding deity Alarnath Deb and to taste the 'kheer' prasad. According to popular belief, during the anasara period, when darshan of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi met President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar in New Delhi Thursday. "Today, I had the privilege of meeting the Honorable President and pride of Odisha soil, Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The whole of...

Bhubaneswar: The Single Window Committee (SWC)chaired by Odisha energy secretary Vishal Kumar Dev Thursday approved an investment proposal of Rs.903.41 crore to generate 102 MW of renewable energy in Odisha. The investment in green energy projects to reduce pollution includes a 48 MW wind power...

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Parmeshwar Funkwal has conducted an extensive inspection of the Therubali-Titlagarh-Sambalpur and Sambalpur-Jharsuguda Road-Sambalpur City-Jharpada Railway Sections. During his two-day visit, Funkwal reviewed various ongoing projects and infrastructural works in the region. He visited Railway Stations at Muniguda, Kesinga,...

Bhubaneswar: In a welcoming step for waste management during the Rath Yatra, Puri district administration and municipality, in partnership with Hindustan CocaCola Beverages (HCCB), announced ‘used PET bottle-free’ initiative. The initiative is estimated to collect over 50 lakh used Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles during the...

Bhubaneswar: The Capital city witnessed heavy traffic jams due to waterlogging at many places following heavy rain that lashed several parts of the state, Wednesday. Three buses got stuck near Iskcon temple as motorists had tough time negotiating the waterlogged stretches at Rashulgarh, Bomikhal, Saheed...

Puri: The state government has made elaborate arrangements to ensure devotees have a smooth darshan of Srimandir deities during the Rath Yatra. While chairing the second Rath Yatra coordination meeting at Town Hall here Wednesday, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan directed the Health administration to set...

Puri: At a time when Maharana servitors were leaving no stone unturned to construct three majestic chariots for Rath Yatra, figurines of many subsidiary deities and charioteers were found to have been damaged by termites, sources said Wednesday. Sources said wooden figurines of horses, charioteers...

Bhubaneswar: At least five persons died due to lightning strikes at different places in Bargarh and Bolangir districts of Odisha Wednesday, police said. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the next of kin of the...