Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: City denizens had a tough time reaching their destinations as incessant rains inundated several low lying areas restricting movement of traffic. While most of places in the Bhubaneswar had knee deep water, the NH 16 stretch in front of Iskcon temple remained completely inundated. Apart from two wheelers and four wheelers, a bus along […]
Puri/Bhubaneswar: A probe will be launched to find out under what circumstances the ‘tahia’ of Lord Jagannath was torn off during Rath Yatra on Saturday, SJTA administrator (ritual) Pradeep Kumar Das said today. “After the Rath Yatra gets over, the SJTA will examine the CCTV footage and will try to find out who has done […]
Puri: Braving the heavy downpour, devotees in lakhs pulled the chariot of Lord Jagannath with much enthusiasm up to Gundicha temple on Sunday. Though the chariots of Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra had reached Gundicha temple yesterday, Lord Jagannath’s chariot– Nandighosa halted midway near Balagandi chhak during the Rath Yatra celebrations. Officials of Shree Jaganath […]
Puri: After spending a night with millions of devotees on Puri Badadanda (Grand Road), Lord Jagannath began on his journey to Gundicha temple on Sunday. Excitement was written large on the faces of devotees as they got a chance to pull the chariot of Lord Jagannath, the ‘Nandighosa’ on the Badadanda today a day after […]
Puri: With just a few hours left for the world famous Rath Yatra festivities to kick off, the pilgrim town is already brimming with lakhs of devotees reaching here for the ‘Nabajaubana darshan’ – first glimpse of the deities after their 15 day healing ritual at ‘Anasaragruha’ of the Puri Srimandir. Fresh from their recuperation […]
Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of Assam banning fish imports due to presence of cancer inducing chemical ‘Formalin’ in fish, the Odisha government on Thursday directed probe into the quality of fish being supplied to the state from neighboring Andhra Pradesh. Formalin is reported to be frequently added as preservative either by dipping or spraying […]
Bhubaneswar: After Odisha slipped to 14th position in Ease of Doing Business rankings, Opposition parties have launched an all-out attack on the government accusing it of neglecting the State. “The state government has not been able to provide any support in terms of raw material availability and it doesn’t have any specific set of rules […]
Bhubaneswar: With Bhubaneswar getting ready to host the Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018 from November 28 to December 16, the Odisha Police has decided to write to the Home Ministry to station National Security Guard (NSG) commandos in the city during the tournament. After a review meeting held in the State Capital, Odisha DGP Rajendra […]
Bhubaneswar: With many states coming forward to enforce ban on plastic, the Odisha government is also set to prohibit usage of the synthetic material at all municipal corporations from October 2. “From Gandhi Jayanti, the use of plastics will be banned in all municipal corporations and Puri,” Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said while addressing “Ama […]
The Odisha government will be spending Rs 1000 crores during the next five years to make cancer care accessible to people across the state at affordable rates. As per the proposal, a specialised cancer care centre in line with the Tata Memorial Hospital will be established in Bhubaneswar to enable patients avail modern & world class cancer treatment facilities.
Puri: Puri King Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb today said that the kind of importance given to the Lord Jagannath Temple by Odisha government during the Rath Yatra is not seen at other times in all matters of management. In an exclusive one-on-one interview with OTV, the Puri King said that while the government gives a lot […]
Bhubaneswar: Amid flutter over the recent Supreme Court’s suggestion of allowing non-Hindus and abolishing the heredity system of service by sevayats inside Puri Srimandi, a delegation of Chhatisa Nijog on Sunday met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and held discussion on the issues. Making their stand clear, president of the Singhari Nijog Ramchandra Singhari stated […]
Bhubaneswar/Puri: The Supreme Court suggestion to allow non-Hindus into Puri Srimandir has evoked sharp reactions from all quarters. While temple servitors are in favour of maintaining the status quo, political leaders have also jumped in with their twopence worth. Odisha Revenue Minister, Maheswar Mohanty If non-Hindus are allowed into Puri Srimandir then there will be […]
Bhubaneswar: Adding a new dimension to the railway infrastructure, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday dedicated a new railway station to the people of Bhubaneswar. The new station at Baranga, some 14km away from the existing main station at Master Canteen will provide better connectivity to the passengers and people in northern fringe of the […]
Puri: A day after the Supreme Court sought suggestions from the Puri Srimandir administration on entry of non-Hindus into the 12th century shrine, the matter has now snowballed into a huge debate evoking sharp reactions from all quarters including culture experts and servitors of the temple. A division bench of the apex court headed by […]
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