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Puri: Srimandir servitors and carpenters follow the norms laid down by the sculptural scriptures and religious texts to construct the three chariots for annual Rath Yatra. The servitors install several subsidiary deities (Parshwa Devatas) on the chariots in accordance with the Srimandir traditions. “Altogether 27...

Istra (Russia): France will go into their World Cup semi-final against neighbours Belgium with a “hunger to win” and a desire to show their 1998 World Cup winner Thierry Henry that he picked the wrong side, forward Olivier Giroud said Sunday. Retired French striker Henry...

New Delhi: India has conveyed to Russia its unwillingness to go ahead with the joint development of a fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) primarily due to high cost involved in the project, official sources said. They, however, said the negotiations between the two countries on the...

Bhubaneswar: A 22-member delegation of Chhatisa Nijog met the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here Sunday to apprise him of their position on the Supreme Court’s suggestion July 5 to allow non-Hindus into the Puri Jagannath Temple and to put an end to the heredity system...

Bhubaneswar: A special task force (STF) of state Crime Branch (CB) left for Kolkata Sunday to investigate alleged links with the entire crime network and properties of gangster Syed Usman Ali alias Tito. Sources in the police said they have information about properties, including land, house...

New Delhi: Government’s decision to hike MSP for kharif crops is expected to impact GDP by 0.1-0.2 per cent besides adding to inflationary pressures, says a DBS report. According to the global financial services major, higher MSPs carry inflation as well as fiscal costs. “For...

Puri: The Supreme Court’s order to implement the recommendations of Puri district judge for better management of Srimandir has invited mixed response from servitors, devotees as well as the common people. Interestingly, the servitors have opposed recommendations for ending their hereditary rights to provide service...

Bhubaneswar: Two days after the government issued a letter to Raj Bhavan seeking details of Governor’s use of aircraft and helicopter during his tour to Delhi and Haryana recently, Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi called on him Friday and expressed his “deep regrets” at the...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to check the spiraling price rise of onion, the state government Friday decided to strengthen enforcement activities and stop hoarding of the kitchen essential. Briefing the media after presiding over a high-level review meeting at the Secretariat here, Food Supplies and...

Bhubaneswar: For the seventh times during the current financial year, the state government will raise Rs 500 crore from open market through security sale of five-year tenure. The state Finance Department Friday issued a notification in this regard. The proceeds of the loan will be...