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Digha (WB): An estimated three lakh devotees visited the new Jagannath temple in Digha on the day of Rath Yatra and the preceding day, a senior ISKCON monk said. International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Vice-President Radharaman Das also told PTI that 70,000-1 lakh people...

Puri: Lord Jagannath’s chariot, Nandighosha, which remained stationary on Bada Danda Friday, resumed its journey Saturday morning. The Grand Road echoed with the sounds of gongs and conches as the sacred procession continued, drawing lakhs of devotees who gathered to witness the divine spectacle. The...

Keonjhar: A 60-year old man from Juang tribal community was killed in an elephant attack in the forested region of Kulanga Balangisahi under the Bimala forest beat of Telkoi range in Keonjhar district. The deceased has been identified as Dhaneshwar Juang, a resident of Kulanga...

Bhadrak: Tension gripped Rajpur village under Bhadrak Rural police limits after villagers demolished a co-villager’s house, accusing him of practicing sorcery and black magic. According to reports, the man had left the main village nearly a decade ago and built a house on farmland near...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The naming of the recently constructed Jagannath Temple at Digha as ‘Jagannath Dham’ by the West Bengal government seems not to have made any dent in the devotion of pilgrims from the neighbouring state who participated in large numbers at this...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will personally hear public grievances Monday (June 30) from 10:30am onwards at Unit-2, Ashok Nagar here. According to a release from the Department of General Administration and Public Grievances, the session will be held on the premises of the...

Bhubaneswar: To ensure dignified transportation of the dead to their homes or cremation grounds and ease the emotional and financial burden on bereaved families, the state government will soon launch free hearse service ‘109’, whose blueprint is scheduled to be finalised July 2, officials in...

Mumbai: Actor Shefali Jariwala, best known for her iconic single Kaanta Laga, passed away Friday night, a hospital source said. She was 42. Jariwala was rushed to Bellevue Multispeciality Hospital in suburban Mumbai by her husband, actor Parag Tyagi. “She was brought to the hospital...

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Qingdao: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has proposed to his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun that India and China should solve the "complex issues" under a structured roadmap comprising steps to de-escalate tensions along the frontiers and rejuvenate the existing mechanism to demarcate the borders. Singh and...