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Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Supremo Naveen Patnaik has released a video message announcing his visit to Nuapada's Komna on November 3 to campaign for the party's candidate, Snehangini Chhuria, in the upcoming by-election. In the video, Patnaik expressed his enthusiasm to meet and interact with the people of Komna. He emphasized his commitment to connecting with the public and listening to their concerns. In his video message, Naveen Patnaik extended a warm greeting, saying, "Jay Jaganna ...Read More >
Puri: Devotees will be allowed to enter the Shree Jagannath Temple here only through the Singhadwar (Lion's gate) during the 'Panchuka' celebrations, an official said Thursday. This was decided at the coordination meeting between the civil administration and police ahead of the 'Panchuka' (the last five days of the holy month of Kartik), said Puri District Collector Dibyajyoti Parida. He said this time, 'Panchuka' falls on four days from November 2 to 5, when lakhs of devotees are expected to ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 28 (PTI) Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday said Odisha escaped major damage from severe cyclonic storm Montha, which made landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast around 7 pm, bringing relief to the state even as precautionary measures remained in force. Majhi, who reviewed the post-landfall situation at the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) control room here, said there were only reports of minor landslides and uprooting of trees in some areas. "Barring some s ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 26 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for several districts of Andhra Pradesh in view of the severe cyclonic storm expected to form in the Bay of Bengal. The storm is likely to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated areas. A severe cyclonic storm named "Montha" with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90-100 kmph with gusts up to 110 kmph is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Ka ...Read More >
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 26 (ANI): Ramrup Jagannath, a Mauritius resident, has travelled to Jaipur to look for his Indian roots. Based on the information he possesses and the data collected, he has visited Odisha and Jajpur three times in the past but has returned to Mauritius disappointed each time. Also Read | Chennai Rains: Roads Crumble After Heavy Downpour; Mayor R Priya Pledges Immediate Repairs on 2,000 Potholes (Watch Video). However, encouraged by his friends, he has come ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The sacred Kotha Bhoga, one of the most revered offerings made to Lord Jagannath at the Srimandir in Puri, will soon carry the fragrance of Odisha's organic farmlands. Beginning with the 2026 Ratha Yatra, the offering will be prepared using organically grown rice, announced state agriculture department principal secretary and Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Chief Administrator, Arbinda Padhee, on Friday. The organic rice will be sourced from the Balabhadra Jaivik Chasa ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Under fire from political rivals for staying away from public events, leader of opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik is set to join the party's Janasamparka Padyatra in the city on his 79th birthday on Oct 16.Confirming the plan, BJD's Bhubaneswar district president Ashok Panda said Naveen will lead the padyatra in Ganganagar's Biju Adarsh Colony, engaging with residents and highlighting the BJP govt's alleged failures. "The padyatra reflects BJD's grassroots strategy and Nav ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Joining a public outreach march and spending time with children on his 79th birthday, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday said he would continue to serve the state and its people till the end of his life. Naveen, who is the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly, joining the regional party's ongoing annual 'Jan Sampark Padyatra' in Bhubaneswar in the morning. This was Naveen's first public appearance after nearly six mont ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday announced that a dedicated digital registration system will be introduced for Habisyalis, providing them with medical and emergency services, from next year. The chief minister visited Brundabati Niwas at Narendrakona in Puri, which is housing Habisyalis (elderly women and widows observing Kartika brata), and interacted with the inmates. He said Habisyali mothers are Odisha's moral strength and a living symbol of Odia culture and identity ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 16 (ANI): Odisha Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena highlighted various government initiatives aimed at empowering women. He said that Odisha has emerged as the leading state under the "Lakhpati Didi" initiative. "More than one crore women are receiving benefits under the Subhadra Yojana...Odisha emerged as the top-performing state in India under the Lakhpati Didi initiative," he said. He assured several benefits for women while speaking about the Ama Subahaka Y ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said he would continue to serve the state and its people till the end of his life. Patnaik said this while joining the party's ongoing annual 'Jan Sampark Padyatra' on his 79th birthday. This was Patnaik's first public appearance after nearly six months during which he underwent treatment at hospitals in Mumbai and Bhubaneswar. After recovery, he took rest for around a month in Delhi ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 16 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that a large 'Mahakaal' temple will come up in Siliguri, for which a trust will be formed. Speaking to reporters in Darjeeling, she said the temple will be constructed next to the proposed convention centre in Siliguri. Mahakaal is another name of Lord Shiva in Hindu mythology. "A large Mahakaal temple will come up near the proposed convention centre in Siliguri. For this, a trust needs to be formed", she said a ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Police have arrested two Haryana natives for allegedly posing as officials of the Union government and seeking security (escort and pilot vehicles) during their two-day visit to Odisha. The accused, Choudhury Rinku Saini (36) of Karnal district and his associate Maninder Singh (39) of Sonipat district were apprehended on Saturday. Police said prime accused Rinku claimed he was the national chairman of the Social Justice and Women Empowerment Commission, under the Ministry of Home A ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The Madala Panji, which chronicles the 12th century Shree Jagannath temple in Puri, will soon be digitised by the shrine's administration and preserved in a digital library. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided to start work on preserving the Madala Panji, temple records, rare and archival records, palm leaf manuscripts, oral traditions, music on Jagannath Culture and setting up a digital library to safeguard the timeless heritage of the shrine, said chief a ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The two-day-long national mediation conference concluded here with Union ministers, judges of the Supreme Court and Orissa High Court emphasising strengthening of the alternative dispute redressal mechanisms to reduce litigations and ease the burden on courts. Justice MM Sundaresh of the Supreme Court said mediation is an age-old tradition in the country and there is a need to bring it to the forefront now. Stating that Odisha has been always a land of mediators, Union Education m ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 28 (ANI): On the back of two consecutive successful seasons, the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL), India's pioneering tennis-ball T10 tournament, returns for its third edition, bigger, better and bolder, as per a release from ISPL. The tournament, featuring eight teams, will be held in Surat from January 9 to February 6, 2026. Among the highlights of the upcoming season, the Most Valuable Player (MVP) will receive a brand-new Porsche 911, further showc ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 28 (ANI): On the back of two consecutive successful seasons, the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL), India's pioneering tennis-ball T10 tournament, returns for its third edition, bigger, better and bolder.The tournament, featuring eight teams, will be held in Surat from January 9 to February 6 next year. Among the highlights of the upcoming season, the Most Valuable Player (MVP) will receive a brand-new Porsche 911, further showcasing how the league has s ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 28 (ANI): On the back of two consecutive successful seasons, the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL), India pioneering tennis-ball T10 tournament, returns for its third edition, bigger, better and bolder, as per a release from ISPL. The tournament, featuring eight teams, will be held in Surat from January 9 to February 6, 2026. Among the highlights of the upcoming season, the Most Valuable Player (MVP) will receive a brand-new Porsche 911, further showcas ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 28, 2025: On the back of two consecutive successful seasons, the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL), India's pioneering tennis-ball T10 tournament, returns for its third edition, bigger, better and bolder. The tournament, featuring eight teams, will be held in Surat from January 9 to February 6, 2026. Among the highlights of the upcoming season, the Most Valuable Player (MVP) will receive a brand-new Porsche 911, further showcasing how the league has scaled up to match global ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 28 (ANI): On the back of two consecutive successful seasons, the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL), India's pioneering tennis-ball T10 tournament, returns for its third edition, bigger, better and bolder, as per a release from ISPL. The tournament, featuring eight teams, will be held in Surat from January 9 to February 6, 2026. Among the highlights of the upcoming season, the Most Valuable Player (MVP) will receive a brand-new Porsche 911, further showc ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian Street Premier League (ISPL), India's pioneering tennis-ball T10 tournament, is back for its third edition. After two successful seasons, the league will now feature eight teams and will be hosted in Surat from January 9 to February 6, 2026. Raising the stakes even higher, the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the season will receive a brand-new Porsche 911, a move that underscores ISPL's ambition to stand alongside global sporting benchmarks. Since its inception in 2024, ISPL ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] September 26 (ANI): The debut edition of Art Asia Delhi 2025, co-hosted by Art Asia and Kintex, was inaugurated by the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to India, H E Lee Seong-ho, at Yashobhoomi Convention Centre, New Delhi. The event is supported by Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, as well as the Korean Cultural Centre India. Marking a historic milestone, Art Asia Delhi 2025 stands as the largest Korea-led international art fair ever hosted in India. The l ...Read More >
On Thursday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the Durga Puja pandal at Alipore Bodyguard Lines in Kolkata, lauding the police for their relentless dedication during both festive occasions and crises. She praised their efforts in setting up relief camps and community kitchens and introduced 'Sebashree,' a newly named ambulance to honor their service. Addressing the gathering, CM Banerjee expressed her gratitude towards the police force, acknowledging their critical role dur ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], September 26 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha inaugurated several Durga Puja pandals across Agartala on Thursday, marking the official commencement of the festive celebrations in the state's capital. The pandals visited and inaugurated by the Chief Minister include Flowers Club at Math Chowmuhani; Shib Nagar Modern Club & Amra Tarun Dal; Gandouse Club; Central Road Yuva Sanghstha; and Netaji Play Centre at Netaji Chowmuhani. The presence of the Chief Ministe ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sep 15 (PTI) A manhunt was underway for one more person in connection with the gang rape of a Dalit college student near a beach in Odisha's Puri, police said on Tuesday. The 19-year-old woman, along with her boyfriend, was sitting in the Casurina forest near the Baliharchandi temple when a group of youths clicked their photos and videos, and asked them to pay in return for deleting those, SP Prateek Singh said. When they refused to pay, two youths in the group raped the woman whi ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Questioning the categorisation of castes within the Christian community by the Congress-led government in Karnataka, the state unit of BJP urged the government to provide immediate answers on whether there are multiple castes in Christian community and questioned if it was done to promote conversions to Christianity and to break Hindu community. Speaking to the media at BJP State Office Jagannath Bhavan in Bengaluru on Friday, the opposition party's chief whip ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Karnataka Government must not take lightly the one-week deadline given on the issue of internal reservations, the Karnataka BJP unit warned on Monday. Karnataka BJP General Secretary, P. Rajeev, speaking to the media on Monday at the party's office, Jagannath Bhavan in Bengaluru, said: "The government still has two days. They should have called us and held talks. They should have explained the steps being taken towards a review process." He criticised the ...Read More >
Puri: In a shocking incident, there has been a knife attack at Srimandir Uttara Dwara or North Gate and two people have been injured in the incident on Saturday. According to reports, the youth and his uncle have been attacked with a knife near the North Gate of the Jagannath Temple. The duo has been injured and have been identified as Santosh Kumar Sahoo and Gouranga Sahoo. Further it is worth mentioning here that the reason of the knife attack is yet to be ascertained. The miscreants are sai ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA and former Minister Rajendra Dholakia on Monday passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Chennai. Dholakia, who was suffering from a kidney ailment, passed away on Monday at the age of 69. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik, Deputy Chief Ministers K.V. Singh Deo, Pravati Parida, and others across party lines expressed condolences over the tragic death of the Nuapada MLA. Taking to X, ...Read More >
Puri, Sep 2 (UNI) The Sri Jagannath Temple administration has lodged a criminal complaint against a commercial web portal, India Thrills, for allegedly cheating devotees by accepting money to facilitate darshan and puja inside the temple. Temple Security Officer Hemant Padhi filed the complaint at the Cyber Police Station, accusing the portal of offering paid services for priority darshan as well as special rituals such as Tulasi Daan Puja, Manasik Puja, and Abhishek Puja. ...Read More >
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