Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday announced an incentive of Rs 15 lakhs each for the two young sports stars of Odisha- ace javelin thrower Kishore Jena and Indian field hockey player Amit Rohidas-qualified for the Paris Olympic to further motivate the duo to achieve their goal The Chief Minister expressed hope that [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday announced an incentive of Rs 15 lakhs each for the two young sports stars of Odisha- ace javelin thrower Kishore Jena and Indian field hockey player Amit Rohidas-qualified for the Paris Olympic to further motivate the duo to achieve their goal The Chief Minister expressed hope that [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal evolves with time with new approaches and new people. Change happens at the organizational level after the every election and it happened yesterday, said BJD national spokesperson Santrupt Misra. Santrupt Misra, who has been appointed as the Political Secretary to BJD President Naveen Patnaik, said that the party will work [...]

Bhubaneswar: The President of India Droupadi Murmu who is in Puri on the occasion of the annual Rath Yatra festival, turned meditative while taking a stroll at the sea beach of Puri on Monday. Sharing her divine experience on the official ‘X’ handle, the President said: “There are places that bring us in closer touch [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is all set to make a major organizational rejig, replacing the all the state level office bearers of the party. The BJD has appointed Dr. Santrupt Misra as Political Secretary to party supremo Naveen Patnaik. All state level office bearers of BJD are dissolved with immediate effect. The new [...]

Puri: In a tragic incident, a devotee died and several others were injured during the pulling of chariot at the world famous Rath Yatra in Puri. As per reports, a male devotee lost his life and several others sustained injuries in a stampede-like situation while pulling the Taladhwaja chariot. The injured devotees were taken to [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Sunday visited Puri to participate in the world famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra. The BJD President joined with the lakhs of devotees to celebrate the grand festival in the pilgrim city. Naveen took darshan [...]

Bhubaneswar: World-famous Rath Yatra began on Sunday in Puri with the triad — Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra — ascending on their respective chariots in a grand ceremonial procession amid chants of “Jai Jagannath”. In the Phandi ritual, the deities are brought from the temple to their respective chariots. As [...]

Bhubaneswar: President of India Droupadi Murmu conferred the Shaurya Chakra upon Lieutenant Bimal Ranjan Behera from Odisha at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in an event attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. At the Defence Investiture Ceremony (Phase-1) in Rashtrapati Bhawan, President of India Droupadi Murmu awarded a total of 10 Kirti [...]

Rayagada: Odisha Vigilance Department officials have apprehended the Tahasildar of Chandrapur in Rayagada district Bichitrananda Nayak. According to sources, based on reliable inputs that Bichitrananda Nayak had collected huge bribe amount, a team of Odisha Vigilance officials intercepted him while on way from Chandrapur to Rayagada and recovered Rs.1.15 Lakh suspected illgotten cash from his [...]