Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi Saturday directed officials to remain prepared to tackle possible floods during the ongoing monsoon season. Majhi, while chairing a high-level meeting of the Water Resources Department, asked the officials concerned to open a 24x7 control room and take necessary...

Puri: Thousands of devotees Saturday congregated at the seaside town of Puri in Odisha to witness Lord Jagannath's 'Snana Yatra' or bathing rituals at the 12th-century temple. The sibling deities of Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath, along with Chakraraj Sudarshan, were brought to...

World famous Rath Yatra is one of the biggest festivals not just in Odisha but in several parts of the country. However, at the apex of this sacred event stands Debasnana Purnima or simply Snana Purnima where the deities are given sacred bath followed by...

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths arrested a revenue inspector (RI) and an assistant revenue inspector (ARI) of Subarnapur district on charges of bribery, Friday. RI Rajendra Kumar Mishra and ARI Panchanan Dang of Khandahata RI circle under Biramaharajpur tehsil of Subarnapur were taken into custody after they...

Bhubaneswar: In an incident similar to a thriller movie plot, a woman connived with her partner to stage her fake abduction, and later demanded a ransom of Rs 1 crore from her family for her release. However, their luck eventually ran out after the Chandaka...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of the Congress Friday staged a protest in Bhubaneswar over alleged irregularities in the conduct of NEET-UG 2024 examination and demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for failing to prevent the question paper leak. Led by state Congress...

Puri: The ceremonial Pahandi of Lord Jagannath, his elder Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra in the Sri Jagannath temple will commence at about 1am Saturday. The presiding deities will be taken from the sanctum sanctorum to the Snana Vedi (Bathing altar) for the grand holy bath...

Bhubaneswar: The Southwest monsoon has further advanced to several parts of Odisha covering about 24 of the 30 districts in the state, IMD sources here said. It further said the conditions are now favourable for further advance of the southwest monsoon to some more parts...

Bhubaneswar: The newly-elected BJP-led Odisha government has pledged to continue its association with hockey, extending its sponsorship deal with Hockey India until 2036. The year 2036 holds special significance for Odisha as it marks the centenary of its establishment as an independent state in 1936,...

Bhubaneswar: Two unidentified persons allegedly threw ink at Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Sarat Pattnayak at the party's headquarters here. The incident took place around 11.30 am when the two masked accused entered the Pattnayak's chamber in the Congress Bhavan here and splashed blue ink...