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After Rath Yatra and Nagarjuna Besha, devotees may not be allowed to witness the ‘Padma Mukha Besha’ of the Holy Trinity at Puri Srimandir on Sunday (February 14). As per the temple administration’s decision, the shrine will be kept closed for sanitisation on Sunday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Devotees may be deprived of the darshan as per the on-going Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

Nagarjuna Besha of Lord Jagannath and his siblings will not be held in 2021. It was confirmed by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Tuesday (February 9) after a co-ordination meeting.

A female elephant was found dead in Ghusugudi forest under Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalahandi district on Tuesday (February 9). Sources said that the carcass of the animal was spotted lying in the jungle by the Kalahandi (South) Forest Division officials.

An Indian couple wowed netizens with their skiing skills while wearing saree and dhoti. The couple here is skiing at Welch village, a popular skiing haunt in Minnesota, United States.

There will be no Khandagiri Mela this year. Putting an end to the speculations, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that that there will be no Khadagiri Mela this year.

While delivering his address in Lok Sabha today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said post Corona, a new world order beckons and India can assert its place in this new order only by becoming Atmanirbhar (self reliant).

In shocking incident, a businessman died after being allegedly attacked by unidentified miscreants in front of his house in Rourkela on Tuesday (February 9).

Ten days after a fire broke out at Sun Hospital in Tulasipur area of Cuttack, the district administration temporarily shut down the Hospital on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Opposition today while delivering his address in the Lok Sabha. Modi said that when it comes to doing the right things, the Opposition is creating roadblocks.

In a friendly interaction with the students of Rama Devi Women’s University, Higher Education Minister Arun Sahoo was recently seen sharing tips on photography. The minister attended the inauguration of the new academic block, library, and hostel building at Rama Devi Women’s University on Monday (February 8).

Just days after the Twin City Police Commissioner revealed that citizens across Odisha have lost over Rs 1.4 crore to various cyber frauds in just one month; a new online fraud has come to the fore. A lady lecturer in the capital city alleged that she was duped of Rs 19,000 in an online fraud.

These pictures are enough to shake any person to the core. These visuals are from Tapovan area in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. They capture the devastation after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off on Sunday (February 7) leaving a trail of destruction.

The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Wednesday (February 10) further relaxed darshan restrictions at Puri Srimandir. As per the new directive, the temple administration has lifted restrictions on the entry of devotees into Srimandir on Sundays.

In a major breakthrough, police have recovered the severed head of the woman, whose headless torso was recovered recently on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. The head was recovered from Bharatpur forest with the help of the accused.

A hotel in Gujarat's Junagadh city had an unusual guest on Monday (February 8). An Asiatic lion from the nearby Gir forest made a surprise visit to a hotel at 5:04 am on Monday.