Tag: Marriage

The Confederation of All India Traders expects as many as 25 lakh marriages would be solemnised across the nation and, in turn, it would create business of a whooping Rs 3 lakh crore.

When it comes to relationship, Bollywood couples are quite good at maintaining secrecy but most often beans get spilled and rumours turn out be true stories. For Arjun Kapoor and Malaika Arora, who are mostly seen together at parties and get togethers, a lot has been said recently about their rumoured wedding. From being spotted […]

Kendrapara: Avoiding all the grandeur & glitter associated with a modern-day marriage ceremony, a man from Odisha walked on foot for 5 kilometres to marry a woman in a unique procession. The groom Amitabh Chaudhary started his walk from Narayanpur to marry Pratibha Jena in Kendrapara. Despite a strong financial background, Chaudhary avoided a big […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to encourage inter-caste marriage among the Hindu community in the State, the Odisha government has increased the incentive from the present Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh. The SC and ST Development Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi said the hiked incentives would be implemented with retrospective effect from September 14, 2017 […]

Cuttack: In a bid to promote voluntary blood donation among people, two newly-wed couples donated blood by organising a blood donation camp to inspire relatives and others in Daraghapatna area of Cuttack on Wednesday. Sai Prakash, son of Pramod Behera, got married to Pranati and the couple organised the blood donation camp on their marriage […]

Kendrapara: In what came as a shock to the villagers and family members alike, a married woman of Khandeipada village in Kendrapara, who was allegedly murdered by in-laws five years back, was caught by her husband while getting married to another youth at her ancestral village. Surprisingly, the parents of the woman, identified as Mamata […]

Nabarangpur: In a shocking incident, a class 7 school girl was forced to marry a minor boy who allegedly raped and impregnated her in Raigarh block of Nabarangpur district. As per sources, the minor girl was a student of a Khuduku Sevashram school. During summer holidays, she went to her house at Kukurtofa Village in […]

Goa/Bhubaneswar: ‘Finally hitched!’ was the phrase displayed on the Instagram and twitter handle of comedy queen Bharti Singh after she tied the nuptial knot with Haarsh Limbachiyaa in presence of family and friends in Goa. After yesterday’s Mehendi ceremony and cocktail party, the couple were ready for their big day. While Bharti was seen sporting […]

Bolangir: State coordinator of BJP’s Skill India campaign, Hitesh Sahu has landed in controversy after his wife levelled charges of polygamy against him and lodged police complaint here seeking justice. Sahu is absconding, said police sources. “My suspicion ran high after I found his photo with another woman posted on Facebook. I approached my in-laws […]

Bhubaneswar: When 21-year old Priyabati Nayak, a resident of Unchabahali village in Boudh district realised that she won’t be able to marry until his father is free from a housing loan and that will take years to repay, she did what others at her age would not have thought of. She wrote a letter to […]

Bhubaneswar: In a statement which could spell more trouble for the ruling BJD, senior party leader and Excise minister Damodar Rout on Wednesday said, the farmers are using agriculture loans for the marriage of their daughters. He too went on to say the major pie of the loan amount is spent on consuming alcohol. Rout […]

Jharsuguda: Ace hockey player and Indian hockey team defender Birendra Lakra tied knot at a church here on Monday. The 26-year-old international and Olympian defender got married to Rashmita Kerketta, a resident of Amalipalli police colony in Jharsuguda. The marriage was solemnised at Arnold Church here. MP and former Indian hockey team captain Dilip Tirkey and […]

Bhubaneswar: Ollywood actor Arindam Roy tied the knot with Anupa Das, sister of Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das, at a city hotel here last night. Many political heavyweights, including Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Chief Secretary AP Padhi, BJP State president Basant Panda and MP Baijayant Panda attended the wedding. Prominent actors from the Ollywood industry, […]

New York: American singer Nick Jonas and actress Priyanka Chopra were meant to be together as they are a match made in heaven, according to Nicks older brother Joe Jonas. The DNCE frontman stopped by at a J.C. Penny event this week in New York, where he gushed about his brother’s relationship with the “Quantico” […]

Jodhpur: Actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra married American singer Nick Jonas in a traditional Hindu ceremony here, after three days of wedding celebrations which included a colourful mehendi ceremony, a friendly cricket match and a power-packed ‘desi’ musical evening. Priyanka looked “breathtaking in her traditional red Indian wedding outfit”, a source told E! […]