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Puri: Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra are adorned with Tahia (specially-made headgears) for the ceremonial Pahandi procession during the annual Rath Yatra festival here. The headgears made of flowers add to the beauty of Srimandir deities. Authorities of city-based Raghab...

Bhubaneswar: The state Capital, the number one Smart City of the country, has added yet another feather in its cap by securing 32nd position among the Top 50 Smart City Governments in the World, according to a study conducted by Singapore-based Eden Strategy Institute. The...

Bhubaneswar: Persons with bachelors degree in architecture can now apply for the state’s A-Class contracts. Until now only engineering graduates were allowed to apply for such contracts. A memorandum issued by the works department, Thursday, states that architecture graduates will be considered for A-Class contractorship...

New Delhi: British lawmaker Lord Alexander Carlile, legal consultant to jailed former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia, Thursday said he was denied entry into India under pressure from the Bangladeshi government. Carlile was not allowed to enter India last night for not having an “appropriate...

Bhubaneswar: The nation’s first Skill Training Institute’s foundation stone will be laid here July 16 and it is expected to be operationalised in two years. The institute to be set up at a cost of `175 crore will impart training to trainers. Initially, the institute...

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to preserve and spread the history and culture of Odisha and enrich Odia language, the state government constituted a ‘Heritage Cabinet’ which will be headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The state cabinet at a meeting December 26 last year in...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at a special function held in Soochana Bhawan here Wednesday, felicitated the persons who will on Haj pilgrimage. This year, 731 such pilgrims are going on the pilgrimage through State Haj Committee. Out of these, 433 are male and 298...

Puri: Srimandir servitors have urged the state government to start preparations for the Nagarjuna Besha of The Trinity scheduled to be held at the sanctum sanctorum November 27, 2020. The servitors pleaded for adequate safety measures for devotees during the unique ritual, which was organised...

Puri: The state government has decided to tighten the security during the Rath Yatra this year and will deploy 140 platoons of armed police personnel in the Holy town for the purpose. This was revealed at a review meeting chaired by Director General of Police...

New Delhi: India has become the world's sixth-biggest economy, pushing France into seventh place, according to updated World Bank figures for 2017. India's gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to $2.597 trillion at the end of last year, against $2.582 trillion for France. India's economy rebounded...