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Srimandir-Reopening
Stage Set For Reopening Of Puri Jagannath Temple Tomorrow

Puri: The prolonged wait of devotees for darshan of the Holy Trinity of Puri Jagannath Temple is finally going to end as the 12th-century shrine is all set to reopen tomorrow after a gap of several months owing to Covid-19 pandemic. While servitors and their families will be allowed for darshan in the first three […]

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Stay Prepared For Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout: Odisha Govt To Collectors

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday directed collectors of all districts to remain fully ready with all preparations for rollout of Covid-19 vaccination drive and create massive awareness in this regard. Charing the State Steering Committee on Covid vaccination, Additional Chief Secretary of Health Department, Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra advised the Collectors to make arrangements at […]

Serum Institute Seeks Emergency Approval Of Covishield Submitting Data Asked By DCGI
Serum Institute Seeks Emergency Approval Of Covishield Submitting Data Asked By DCGI

New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has submitted additional data required by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for determining the safety and immunogenicity of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Covishield, sources privy to the development told IANS. The data was submitted few days ago to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), […]

Reopening Of Temples
Alarnath & Harachandi Temple To Reopen Tomorrow

Puri: In a welcome development, the famous Alarnath Temple and Maa Harachandi Temple at Brahmagiri in Puri are all set to reopen from 23 December 2020, albeit with some restrictions. Informing the decision, Tehsildar of Brahmagiri, Kishwar Kumar Panda said that the decision was taken after a thorough discussion with the servitors of both the […]

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Odisha: Goods Train Derails In Sundargarh, 2 Injured

Rourkela: Two persons including the loco pilot of a goods train were injured after the train derailed near Bimlagarh junction in Sundargarh district on Tuesday. The goods guard of the train was also reportedly injured during the incident. As per reports, the train was coming from Barasuan under K Balanga police limits in the district […]

Marital Discord
Police Submits Varsha Pridarshini's FIR Copy With Cuttack SDJM Court

Cuttack: Purighat Police in Cuttack informed the SDJM court about the fresh FIR registered by actress Varsha Priyadarshini against her husband and Lok Sabha member Anubhav Mohanty on Tuesday. As per reports, the police have also submitted the copy of the FIR with the court. It is relevant to mention here that, the court had […]

Cuttack
Odisha: Cuttack-A Wins Inter District T20 League

Cuttack: The Odisha Inter-District T-20 League concluded on Tuesday with Cuttack-A running away as the champion after defeating the East-Coast Railway by 7 runs. Biplab Samantray was the standout performer of the series with a century and two half-centuries to his name. The star player from the State proved his mettle yet again by smashing […]

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Nayagarh Minor Girl Murder Case: Leggings Of Deceased Recovered From Village Pond

Nayagarh: A piece of cloth (leggings) belonging to a five-year-old girl, who was kidnapped and murdered, was retrieved from a pond at Jadupur village on Tuesday. The cloth was retrieved after the personnel of the fire services department and ODRAF dried up the water of the pond. Later, it was handed over to the Special […]

Puri Srimandir Reopens, Check Guidelines and arrangements for devotees
Puri Srimandir Reopens Amid Strict Covid-19 Safety Protocols

Puri: The Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri reopened from today after more than nine months. The Srimandir was closed since March 20 owing to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and subsequent nationwide lockdown. Only the servitors and their families will be allowed darshan today and the next two days. The residents of Puri town will get […]

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Odisha MLAs Visit Navy Narship 'INS Jalaswa'

Paradip: About 100 MLAs including Odisha Assembly Speaker S N Patro on Tuesday visited Indian navy warship ‘INS Jalaswa’. The MLAs along with Jagatsinghpur MP Rajashree Mallick, were taken to the deep see in the warship where they spent about 6 hours. They were told about the operations of the Indian Navy like military tactics, […]

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Maoist Den Busted In Odisha's Swabhiman Anchal, Explosive Materials Seized

Malkangiri: In a major seizure, the Malkangiri Police and the District Voluntary Force (DVF) in a joint combing operation busted a Maoist hideout in a stronghold area of Left-wing extremists (LWE) in Malkangiri district bordering Andhra Pradesh along the extension of Swabhiman Anchal, and recovered IEDs and other Maoist articles from the camp on Tuesday. […]

Pipili Bypoll
CAPF Troops For Pipili Bypoll; BJP Alleges Pumping Of Illegal Money In Constituency

Puri: As many as three companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) along with 18 platoons of Odisha Special Armed Police (OSAP) will be deployed during the forthcoming bypoll to…

DDC polls
DDC Polls: PAGD Bags Over 100 Seats, BJP Emerges As Single Largest Party By Winning 73 Seats

Srinagar/Jammu: The seven-party Gupkar alliance led by Farooq Abdullah was ahead in the seat tally in the maiden District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir by winning or leading in 112 seats out of 280 on Tuesday, followed by the BJP which emerged as the single largest party as it won 73 seats including […]

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Cold Wave Sweeps Odisha, Mild Frost In Phulbani, Daringbadi (See Pictures)

Phulbani: Intense cold wave continued to sweep several parts of Odisha while Phulbani and Daringbadi in Kandhamal district witnessed mild frost as temperature in these two places dipped below 5 degree Celsius on Wednesday morning. A thin layer of ice was seen on ground, above the roofs of cars and houses in interior areas of […]

Anti Extortion Drive In Puri
Anti-Extortion Drive: 7 Including Minor Arrested By Puri Police

Puri: Intensifying the ongoing anti-extortion drive, Police here have sent a stern message to all criminals by arresting seven persons including a minor boy on charges of demanding extortion from a person and murderously attacking him. Based on a complaint filed by one Prabhakar Mohapatra, the Baselisahi Police in Puri registered a case under sections […]

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