Tag: Cuttack

Cuttack: The Millennium City is famous for its street food like ‘Dahibara-Aludam’, Bara-Piaji, Chat, Gupchup etc. One outlet here dishing out staple evening snacks and making a major change in taste buds is the “micro Dokaan” that’s turned a rage among food lovers for its micro sized Baras, Piajis, Singadas and Aluchops – all for […]

Cuttack: The people of the Silver City have now got a chance to enjoy raiding and tackling skills of national level Kabaddi players. The 44th Junior National Kabaddi Championship for both boys and girls was inaugurated at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Cuttack on Tuesday. Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Chandra Sarathi Behera inaugurated the championship […]

Cuttack: The cricket lovers of the Millennium City are eagerly waiting for the T20 International Cricket game between India and Sri Lanka to be played at Barabati Stadium on December 20. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has declared the 15-member Indian squad without regular skipper Virat Kohli for the three match […]

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: Around one lakh Tibetans consider India their home away from home. Tibetan refugees reside in various parts of the country including Chandragiri in Gajapati district of Odisha. With the arrival of winter these Tibetan refugees come to Bhubaneswar and Cuttack to sell woolen garments. From jackets to woollen sweaters, blankets and caps each and […]

Cuttack: They have always fought for their rights to get a place and prestige as individuals who are different. Some by birth, others by way of circumstance and some others by orientation. The fight still continues for many. However, things seem to look up for the transgenders as much as the challenged, when the system […]

Cuttack: The historic Bali Jatra in Cuttack is associated with many things but when it comes to fun and frolic for the visitors, it offers various amusement rides. This year the main attraction among the amusement rides is ‘Ranger’ from Ranchi. This ride has been installed for the first time in Bali Jatra and is […]

Cuttack: When we talk about mouth-watering cuisines available during the historical Bali Jatra Fair, ‘Thunkapuri’ is the first dish to come to our mind. This food item is exclusive only to this week-long fair in the Silver City. Thunkapuri stalls at the fair can be found on both the grounds of Bali Jatra. Special cooks […]

Cuttack: The Millennium City is abuzz with Kali Puja celebrations that began from Diwali night. Silver crafted backdrops or ‘medhas’ of Goddess Kali are attracting many devotees to the 70 odd puja mandaps here. Among the various mandaps, the unique idol of the Goddess at Bakharabad Puja Mandap is particularly pulling crowd. Instead of Goddess […]

Bhubaneswar: With Dhanteras being celebrated today, people in the Twin City had been seen making a beeline to jewellery stores for the past couple of days to pick their share of gold and silver. And why not when the occasion offers them a reason to buy and the jewelers even more reasons to attract customers […]

Cuttack: Celebrating the  140th birth anniversary of Utkalmani Pandit Gopbandhu Das and commemorating the 75th year of Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of Gram Swaraj or village self-rule, Odia daily “The Samaja” initiated its annual Gopabandhu Jyoti Yatra from Gopbandhu Bhawan at Buxi Bazar, Cuttack. The “Jyoti” was brought from Utkalmani’s birthplace, Suando in Puri district in the morning […]

Cuttack: The popular North Indian festival Karva Chauth was celebrated in the Millenium City in a grand manner by Cuttack Srijan Sakha of Akhil Bharatiya Marwari Mahila Sammelan that hosted a Karwa Chauth festival for Marwari women in the city on Sunday. A special Karva Chauth function was held at Joharimal High School in the city […]

Cuttack: A student of Ravenshaw University today lodged a police complaint alleging ragging by his seniors over a social media post. The victim identified as a second year Sanskrit student Suryakant Mohapatra, in his complaint at the Malgodown police station alleged that he was assaulted by a group of seniors from the MBA department inside […]

Cuttack: A dengue patient undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack died today taking the toll in dengue-related deaths to four in Odisha.  The deceased has been identified as Rabindra Nayak, an under-trial prisoner in connection with a murder case in Rayagada district. “He was admitted to the Rayagada district headquarters hospital […]

Cuttack: Movement of vehicular traffic was disrupted after a major portion of a road near CDA sector-9 caved in today. As a six feet crater was caused on road, it created problems for the commuters as well as local residents. Apprehending mishaps, locals blocked the road as a precautionary measure. #WATCH: Portion of road caves […]

Bhubaneswar/Puri: Temples across Odisha were decked up to mark the birth of Lord Krishna which is celebrated as Janmashtami. Special arrangements have been made by temple authorities across the state for the celebrations today. As per the mythology, Lord Shri Krishna was born on the auspicious day of Bhadrav Krushna pakhya on Astami as the […]