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Puri: The Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae, Gopal Subramanium is of the opinion that while the heredity system of appointment of servitors should remain, there should be restrictions on the numbers of servitors at Puri Srimandir. Following a meeting between the Srimandir Managing Committee and Subramanium at the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) office, chief administrator […]

Puri: Devotees are now in a fix as chief administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Pradipta Mohapatra today claimed that no rate chart for the sale of ‘Abadha’ at Puri Srimandir has been approved yet. Mohapatra further claimed that he was not aware about who has put up such rate chart inside the […]

Bhubaneswar: An FIR was lodged against Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for allegedly flying over Chilika lake. The complaint was filed at Arakhakuda Marine police station in Puri district by convener of Sachetana Nagarika Manch Priyadarshan Patnaik today. The complainant alleged that CM and others also violated norms by flying over the brackish water lake […]

Sundergarh: As many as four persons killed while more than 30 injured in separate road mishaps in different parts across Odisha on Thursday. A car carrying five persons rammed into a truck from behind near Anantpur under Salepur block in Cuttack district, killing three including a woman on the spot. Another person succumbed while undergoing […]

Bhubaneswar: Expelled from the BJD a few days back, senior leader Damodar Rout does not seem to relent from making scathing attacks on almost all BJD leaders including the party president and CM Naveen Patnaik. Continuing the tirade, Rout today once again lambasted CM Patnaik alleging that he has made corruption a policy of the […]

Sambalpur: Augmenting the demand for establishment of a High Court bench in Western Odisha, the agitating lawyers today launched a cease-work strike in all courts in the western parts of the State. The strike will continue till September 26, informed Central Action Committee chief convenor Ashok Das. As per a decision taken by the Central […]

Bhubaneswar: Veteran freedom fighter and former minister Dolagobinda Pradhan passed away today at his Bhubaneswar residence. He was 93. Freedom fighters, eminent personalities and many politicians cutting across party lines visited the minister’s residence this morning to pay last respects to the departed soul. Family members of Pradhan said as per his last wish, he […]

Bhubaneswar: Mounting its attack on the ruling-BJD, BJP today demanded probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged sapling, cooperative bank loan and Omfed scams. In a presser, BJP spokesperson Pitambar Acharya said the saffron party will hit the streets if the ruling-BJD does not pay heed to the demands and handover […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 10 trains were cancelled by the East Coast Railway (ECoR) following the country-wide bandh observed by Congress and other political parties protesting fuel price hike today. As protestors gathered and staged rail roko at different stations of the State, the ECoR cancelled the trains under its jurisdiction. Here’s a list of […]

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: Days after a woman levelled charges of misbehaviour against former Phulbani MLA of BJD, Debendra Kanhar, a sex tape of the legislator has surfaced exposing his involvement in immoral acts. A few days back, a young woman of Phulbani had lodged a complaint against Kanhar at the Sadar police station of the district alleging […]

Bhubaneswar: Resolution on formation of a Legislative Council or Vidhan Parishad was passed in the Odisha Assembly today in absence of opposition members. All 104 MLAs of the ruling-BJD cast their vote in favour of the resolution tabled by the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Bikram Keshari Arukh in the State Assembly. Chief Minister was the first […]

Puri: The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred its hearing of the case on Puri Srimandir reforms after amicus curiae Gopal Subramaniam sought four-week time to submit report. Subramaniam has asked for more time to examine Puri Srimandir and give a report to the apex court, Counsel of the petitioner Subhransu Padhi informed. As per reports, […]

Bhubaneswar: Schools across the state wore a festive look as students teamed up to host a number of activities and make their teachers feel special on occasion of Teacher’s Day even as a section of block grant teachers decided to observe the day as ‘Black Day’. At some schools, teachers were offered prayers with flowers […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Cabinet will today meet under chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here to discuss several key issues ahead of the monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly beginning tomorrow. Sources said as many as eight proposals are likely to be discussed at the meeting scheduled to be held this […]

Bhubaneswar: Monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly which begins from September 4 is likely to be a stormy affair with the Opposition parties gearing up to corner the ruling-BJD on floor of the House. With elections up around the corner, both the Congress and BJP have prepared agenda to keep the State government on back […]