Miscellaneous News Updates

The Peace Pagoda, Dhauli
Dhauli Peace Pagoda turns 50, Buddhist monks across globe congregate for celebration

The 50-year-old monument is set to host an estimated crowd of one hundred and fifty monks coming from the USA, Ukraine, Sri Lanka, Japan and other countries.

HSPR booking facility at Mo Seva Kendra
HSRP booking facility now available at Mo Seva Kendras across Odisha

The STA has also asked all OEMs to open the HSRP help desk at all RTO & ARTO offices to provide HSRP booking facility to vehicle owners at RTO offices. 

Rationalists Eating Chicken Biryani On Solar Eclipse
Row over eating chicken biryani on solar eclipse; ‘anti-hindus' be ignored, says Shankaracharya

It was the case of science versus belief, which made this issue snowball into a full fledged controversy. As religious gurus plunged into the controversy to condemn the act of the ‘Rationalists’, it also irked the believers in Hindu tradition and custom.

Good News! Similipal National Park to reopen from November 1
Good News! Similipal National Park to reopen from November 1

Tourists can book tickets online on a first come and first serve basis by logging into www.similipal.com and odishatourism.gov.in.

Biryani On Solar Eclipse Controversy
Biryani On Solar Eclipse Controversy

Biryani is stirring controversy in Odisha.Rationalists consume Biryani on Solar Eclipse.Consume Biryani to bust myth & superstitions.

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Bhadrak PDS beneficiaries travel 18 km, spend Rs 100 to get 5kg rice
Bhadrak PDS beneficiaries travel 18 km, spend Rs 100 to get 5kg rice

Admitting the problems being faced by the beneficiaries, the concerned retailer has decided to draw the attention of the Civil Supply officer in this connection.

  • Thursday, 27 October 2022
Puri Collector Samarth Verma Among Habishyalis
Outrage over Naveen bhajan by Habishyalis in Puri

The bhajan included all kinds of praise from the saviour of the elderly to ‘Karunasagar’ and Lord Jagannath’s ‘Chalanti Pratima’, forcing the Opposition to allege that the administration has written it in order to create goodwill in favour of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ahead of the 2024 elections.

Bhubaneswar Railway Station
Indian Railways to conduct mega safety drive from Oct 28

As per official sources, clear instructions have been issued by the Railway Board to conduct regular patrolling of all tracks and monitoring on day to day basis.

Tribal Museum
Andhra team visits Koraput tribal museum to replicate design for proposed museum

A team from Andhra Pradesh on Thursday visited the tribal museum in Koraput district. They said they were there to get an idea of a tribal museum as their government is going to set up a similar museum in their state spending Rs 35 crore.

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Quack Arrested
Quack In Odisha Running Clinic Illegally For 4 Years Nabbed, Medicines Worth Rs 2 Lakh Seized

A quack allegedly running a clinic unauthorisedly at Kadamdarha village in Deogarh district was arrested on Wednesday. Police also seized medicines worth Rs 2 lakh from the clinic.

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How to detect hidden cameras in your hotel room, check out
How to detect hidden cameras in your hotel room, check out

Couples, especially youngsters who board in a budget hotel are easy targets of such crimes. Lodging offering couple-friendly stays at cheap rates often trap youngsters in form of blackmailing them by recording their intimate videos and threatening to leak them online

HEAD GROWING ABNORMALLY
Kandhamal Girl Suffering From Rare Disease Awaits Govt Help

Kandhamal Girl Suffering From Rare Disease Awaits Govt Help

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Sitrang Havoc
Cyclone Sitrang Fury In Bangladesh

Cyclone Sitrang Fury In Bangladesh

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‘BRING BACK DEAD’
Two Odia Migrant Labourers Die In Kerala After Building Roof Collapses On Them

Two Odia Migrant Labourers Die In Kerala After Building Roof Collapses On Them

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Andhra team visits Koraput tribal museum to replicate design for proposed museum
Andhra team visits Koraput tribal museum to replicate design for proposed museum

The five-member team led by chief engineer of Tribal Welfare department Shreenivas reached the tribal museum in Koraput. The team has two professors and two curators. They visited all the galleries of the museum.

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