Odisha

Puri: A group of Hindu devotees from Pakistan on Saturday visited the world famous Jagannath Temple in the pilgrim town of Puri. As per reports, the group of 133 Hindu pilgrims from the neighboring country paid obeisance to the deity at the Puri Srimandir. The devotees including 70 male, 50 female, and 13 children arrived [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today congratulated the students of Berhampur Industrial Training Institute (ITI) for creating a giant 6.9 meter-long fishing lure (bait) from metal waste, which aims to find mention in the Guinness Book of World Records. “Appreciation to the students of Govt ITI, Berhampur for creating a giant 6.9m fishing lure [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to promote innovations and best practices in agriculture, food processing and allied sectors, the Odisha Government will be organizing the ‘Krushi Odisha’ at Janta Maidan here from January 20 to 24. The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment is hosting the five-day international summit on the theme ‘Leading Farmers towards Profitability’ [...]

Bhubaneswar: More than one million migratory birds have congregated at Odisha’s brackish water lagoon Chilika Lake this winter, according to a survey conducted by Chilika Development Authority (CDA). The total bird population in Chilika lagoon will be in the range of 10.5 lakh to 10.7 lakh. The figure is higher than the last year’s figure. [...]

Bhubaneswar: The garden of Raj Bhavan, official residence of Odisha Governor, will open for public and school children from January 5. General public can visit the garden from January 5 to 19 between 2.30 pm and 5 pm including Sundays and holidays, a letter issued by the Governor House stated. School children can visit the [...]

Berhampur: In one of the shocking accidents of this year, six persons have been killed when their car skidded and overturned from the national highway Five near Mandasa in Srikakulam District. The deceased were returning to Berhampur after Darshan at the Simhachalam Temple in Visakhapatnam. One seriously injured person has been shifted to hospital in [...]

Bhubaneswar: Two beaches in Odisha – Puri and Gopalpur are among the top five cleanest beaches in India, according to a report released by the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR). The Puri beach has been regarded as the second cleanest beach in the country, while the Gopalpur beach occupies fourth position in the NCCR [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) ++ city. Announcing this, BMC Administrator and Director Municipal Administration (DMA) Sangramjit Nayak said the ODF ++ status will be open for third party verification. The BMC will proceed towards applying for the Garbage Free Cities (GFC) Star Rating as it has [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today condoled the demise of former Chatrapur MLA Daitari Behera, who passed away at MKCG hospital in Berhampur on Thursday. The CM took to the Twitter and conveyed his sympathy to the bereaved family and prayed for peace to the departed soul. As an MLA Daitari Behera’s contribution for the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has asked the Collectors of all districts to take necessary steps to prevent crop loss in view of the unseasonal rains across the State. In a letter to the Collectors, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena has alerted them to take measures for avoiding crop loss in view of the unseasonal [...]