Odisha

Puri: The Dhadi Pahandi rituals of Lord Jagannath and his siblings began amid religious fervour on the auspicious occasion Bahuda Jatra.The Trinity are being brought out of the Gundicha temple in procession amid loud chants of ‘Jai…

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Railways on Sunday issued a clarification note, rejecting the introduction of several changes and new facilities with effect from 1st July, 2017, which is being circulated on various social media platforms, WhatsAPP…

Bhubaneswar: The city based- KiiT International School on Sunday celebrated its 11th Foundation Day.On this occasion, Faizan Sheikh, the youngest motivational speaker in India, addressed the students and staff and said, “Four things are…

Bhubaneswar:  Veteran Ollywood actor Uttam Mohanty will be conferred with the prestigious Kadambini Sammana- 2017 on Sunday.Mohanty will be conferred with the prestigious award at a special function scheduled to be held at Rabindra…

Bhawanipatna: While forest department officials are yet to trace and capture the unknown animal that has killed around two hundred sheep in Niali area in the last two months, a similar incident came to the fore in Kamalpur block of…

Bhubaneswar: Asian Athletics Championships-2017 (AAC) Mascot ‘Olly’ Turtle was the centre of all attention at the Bhubaneswar Patha Utsav here on Sunday.Hundreds of people attended the 32nd Patha Utsav and took selfies with ‘Olly’.…

Cuttack: With all efforts to trace and capture the mystery animal that has been on a sheep killing spree in Niali area of Cuttack district having failed so far, the Forest department has now pressed sniffer dogs into service and laid a…

Puri: The pilgrim town of Puri, currently all agog with the fervour of Ratha Jatra, was witness to the unedifying sight of a man carrying the body of his minor daughter on a trolley due to alleged non-availability of Mahaprayan, the free…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated computerization of Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS) and launched RuPay Kisan Cards at a state level function organized at Jayadev Bhawan here on Saturday.…

Bhubaneswar: NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, who paid a visit to Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences ( KISS), appreciated the great work done by Founder Dr. Achyuta Samanta to bring changes to the lives of tribal kids."Greatly enjoyed my…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated the new track at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar for the upcoming Asian Athletics Championship to be held from July 5 till July 9.The CM also unveiled the medals…

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha government on Saturday exempted Goods and Services Tax (GST) on 149 items in the state following the implementation of GST from today.As per the notification issue by the state government, GST has been exempted from…

Bhubaneswar: In another blow to Ollywood comedian Tattwa Prakash Satpathy, better known as Papu Pompom, the POCSO Court on Saturday framed charges against him in connection with the casting couch case involving a minor girl.According to…

New Delhi: With a view to maximising the registration of eligible electors in the country, the Election Commission (EC) of India began a month-long nationwide Special Drive from today. The Special enrollment drive will be completed on July…