Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Lakhs of devotees witnessed the divine Suna Besha (Gold Attire) or the Rajarajeswar Besha of Lord Jagannath and his siblings Subhadra and Balabhadra in the holy city of Puri on Wednesday. The servitors decorated the deities with gold-made hands, feet, garlands with gold beads of different shapes and styles, golden crown, gold Chakra or [...]

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has filed a complaint against one more sevayat for allegedly using mobile phone on chariot during the Bahuda yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri. The complaint was filed at Singhadwar police station in Puri town. Photographs of the sevayat using the phone on Dwarpadalana, the chariot of Maa [...]

Bhubaneswar: Amarda Road (Rasgovindapur) airstrip will be operationalised soon. Bibhuti Bhusan Jena, Minister, Commerce and Transport, Steel and Mines had elaborate discussions today with Dr. Krusha Chandra Mohapatra, Minister, Housing and Urban Development and Public Enterprises regarding the airstrip. Minister Jena reviewed the progress of work and urged on earliest completion of necessary formalities. Besides, [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday allotted various departments to party MLAs for close monitoring, Assembly monitoring and other issues relating to the departments. The BJD MLAs would closely monitor the activities of the various departments and raise issues pertaining to the departments in the Assembly. With [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to witness heavy rainfall from July 19 due to the formation of a low-pressure area over the Westcentral and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), “A fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal around July 19, 2024.” [...]

Cuttack: The healthcare services have been adversely affected at SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) as the house surgeons went on strike following their face-off with the nursing staffs. As per the reports, over 250 house surgeons have gone an indefinite strike alleging that members of the nursing staff misbehaved with them and refused to [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today reviewed the programmes of ST & SC Development Department at Lok Seva Bhawan. The Chief Minister gave some important instructions for the overall development of Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste children. The Chief Minister laid emphasis on improving the quality of food for children in the hostels [...]

Bhubaneswar: Even ten days after the brutal attack on Assistant Section Officer (ASO) Baikuntha Pradhan by Governor Raghubar Das’s son Lalit Kumar, no action has been taken by the state government. Are there different laws for the poor and influential people, asked the Biju Janata Dal? Addressing a press briefing, BJD spokesperson Lekha Samantsinghar has [...]

Bhubaneswar: The inner chamber of Ratna Bhandar of Srimandir in Puri will be opened again on July 18. This has been informed by Justice Biswanath Rath, chairman of the High-level Committee, on Tuesday. The decision was taken after an important meeting held in Puri today. Justice Rath said that the inner chamber of Ratna Bhandar [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress on Tuesday staged protest near Raj Bhawan here demanding action against the culprits in the incident of attacking Assistant Section Officer Baikuntha Pradhan in Puri. The youth and student wing of Congress protested in front of the Raj Bhawan as no action was taken even after weeks of the incident. The student [...]