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Servitors of the Lingaraj temple along with the police personnel will undergo COVID-19 tests ahead of Maha Shivratri celebrations on March 11. The testing process will begin from today.

Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor has tested positive for COVID-19. The news was confirmed by his mother, Neetu Kapoor through a social media post. She expressed her gratitude to everyone for their concerns and wishes and stated that Ranbir is on medication and recovering well.

Malkangiri Forest Department organized a street play and tribal dance to raise awareness against forest fires in Malkangiri recently. The event was organized to alert localities about the bane of forest fires and the ways they can prevent them from occurring in future.

Feel these showers; every single drop would seem as a blessing of the rain gods. The prayers worked. The cries of the Similipal's flora and fauna were answered. And finally, the burning Similipal witnessed a sudden spell of rain.

On the occasion of Mahashivaratri, sand-artist Sudarsan Patnaik created exquisite sand art at Puri Sea beach today. The sand art depicted the ‘Shiva Linga’ and had imagery of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati to mark the holy occasion of their marriage.

On the holy occasion of Maha Shivratri, lakhs of devotees turned up at the Ganga ghats in Varanasi to celebrate Lord Shiva. Here's how some devotees expressed their elation while offering prayers to the Lord at the ghats.

Nagpur in Maharashtra will go under lockdown for a week, from March 15 to March 21, due to the rising cases of coronavirus in the city.

People of Odisha have been allowed to observe Maha Shivratri or ‘Jagara Jatra’ but the prevailing pandemic situation and the restrictions are sure to play spoilsport.

Just hours after filing nomination for the Assembly polls in Nandigram, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that she was attacked by a group of people when she was outside a temple during her campaign trail. Talking to media, Mamata Banerjee told that she has sustained injuries on her leg, waist and shoulders.

When forest fires spread their tentacles ravaging several core areas of the Similipal Biosphere Reserve at Karanjia block of Mayurbhanj district, not only the local communities but there were many forest personnel who spent long sleepless hours to douse the inferno.

Bringing the Maha Shivaratri celebration to an end, devotees broke their fast after the Mahadipa was raised atop Lingaraj Temple at 9:30 PM on Thursday (March 11).

On Thursday (March 11), a video surfaced from Balijerenga village under Angul Forest Range, where an elephant calf trapped in a dry farm well was rescued after hours-long operation.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a rainfall and thunderstorm alert for 7 districts of Odisha. The weather department observed that cyclonic circulation over Jharkhand and neighbouring areas has become less marked but circulation over southeast Madhya Pradesh and neighbourhood extending up to 1.5 km above mean sea level still persists.

A three-member team of experts from the Centre reached Karanjia block of Mayurbhanj district today to assess the wildfire-ravaged areas of the Similipal Biosphere Reserve.

A probe was launched by the anti-ragging cell at VIMSAR to investigate the allegations of ragging by seniors leveled by junior students. As per preliminary reports, some second year MBBS students brought ragging allegations during the visit of the anti-ragging squad of the medical college to the hostel.