Pradeep Pattanayak

The yajna that started today will continue till June 28, coinciding with the Bahuda Yatra of Lord Jagannath and His siblings. On that day, the ‘Purnahuti’ ritual will be performed and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik...

The detained babas claimed that they were in no way associated with the miscreants’ gang and that they are sadhus from Uttar Pradesh and have come to Odisha on a visit. 

A seed ball is a seed wrapped in a round-shaped clay cover with manure inside. The chance of germination of the seed inside the ball is high when it comes in contact with rainwater. It...

Jateswar School was inaugurated less than two months ago. It has classes from Standard I to VIII with around 150 students. But, after a brief downpour, rainwater flooded the classrooms of the school, leaving the...

After losing his ministerial berth, the legislator for the first time opened up at the groundbreaking ceremony of Arjun College at Kadaligarh in Rairakhol where he attended as the chief guest. 

The residents have ascribed the present water logging situation to the ongoing Box Drain work by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Makarabag area. 

After targeting the BJD over the 5T secretary’s visit to different districts and his viral photo with the 'tainted' ADM yesterday, the BJP stepped up its attack on Sunday, demanding raids on the properties of...

For the return journey, the chariots are turned south toward the Jagannath Temple. So the ritual gets its name ‘Dakshina Moda or southward turn. 

Six naga sadhus came to the Gundicha temple at Raghunathpur on Saturday and spent the night there.  During their stay, they made acquaintance with their victim, a resident of Raghunathpur village.

“Who has given such rights to the 5T secretary? Why the Chief Minister is not stopping him if such things are happening without his consent? Action should be taken against the 5T secretary for violating...

While the Mahaprayan vans provided to Cuttack city hospital are lying unused on the hospital premises, two such hearse vehicles are also lying defunct at the SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH).

While the electricity consumers are seeing the new system, termed as ‘time of the day’ tariffs, as going to add to their woes, different consumer associations are skeptical about its success in the state due...

Forester Mati Hansda was shot dead allegedly by poachers inside the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) on June 16.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra PradhanPradhan's comments came after OAS officer & Nabarangpur ADM, Prasanta Rout was arrested as Vigilance detected disproportionate assets worth over Rs 5 crore. 

The Bhubaneswar Special Court pronounced its judgment after hearing 11 witnesses and going through 15 documents and several circumstantial evidence. 

During the Nabami Sandhya Darshan, devotees will have the last chance of offering prayers to the deities on the Adapa Mandap as the sibling deities will return to their abode the next day. 

Addressing a press conference, OPCC president Sarat Pattanayak on Friday launched a tirade against 5T Scretary.

Southwest monsoon has advanced to most areas of Malkangiri, Koraput and some areas of Gajapati district.

Ahead of the NGT team’s visit, some people were seen on Thursday uprooting the stumps of the axed tress, putting up poles and leveling the ground engaging an earth mover, poking fun at the direction...

The deceased's family members alleged that she was killed on June 19; and without informing them, her in-laws took her to the cremation ground and performed the last rites in haste with an intention to...