Odisha

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has announced the schedule for the world famous annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath to be held in this pilgrim town of Odisha next month. SJTA chief Pradipta Mohapatra has informed the media about the finalization of timings of Rath Yatra rituals. As per the schedule, chariot pulling [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik condoled the demise of veteran actor and playwright Girish Raghunath Karnad who passed away at a Bengaluru hospital at 6.30 am today. Saddened to learn about passing away of iconic actor, litterateur, playwright, Padma Shri #GirishKarnad. He will be missed in the world of literature and cinema. May his [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik has expresses deep grief at the the death of four persons due to collapse of an old building in a haat in Dhenkanal On Sunday The chief minister conveys his deep sympathy to the bereaved families and announces an exgratia of RS four lakh each to the next of the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Sri Naveen Patnaik expresses deep grief at the the death of four persons due to collapse of an old building in a haat in Dhenkanal. The chief minister conveys his deep sympathy to the bereaved families and announces an exgratia of RS four lakh each to the next of the kin of [...]

New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today arrived in New Delhi on a week-long visit where he is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It would be Naveen’s first meeting with the Prime Minister after being sworn-in as Chief Minister of Odisha for the record fifth time. “I will meet PM Modi on [...]

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) will auction live telecast rights of world famous Rath Yatra this year. The SJTA has invited expression of interest from reputed TV channels for the telecast rights which includes Snana Jatra, Ratha Jatra, Bahuda Jatra, Suna Besha, Adharapana and Niladri Bije. The application of the interested channels with [...]

Berhampur: Even as the six days have passed since the IAF aircraft went missing onboard an Odia flight lieutenant pilot and IAF filed to trace it out, thousands of people residing in Baliapalli village under Kabisuryanagar block of Ganjam district started offering prayers wishing safe return of Sunit Mohanty. Sunit, a native of Baliapalli village, [...]

New Delhi: BJD MP Pramila Bisoyi on Saturday urged Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to expedite the search operation of missing IAF Transport Aircraft An-32 and bring back flight lieutenant Sunit Mohanty. Sunit, a native of Baliapalli village under Kabisuryanagar block in Aska parliamentary constituency in Odisha’s Ganjam district, was among the 13 IAF personnel onboard [...]

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of World Oceans Day today, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has reaffirmed his pledge to keep blue planet healthy for sustainable use. “Oceans are lifelines for our planet as they provide most of the oxygen we breathe, source of water that sustains life on Earth, major source of food and play [...]

New Delhi: Bringing relief from scorching heat, monsoon hit the Kerala coast on Saturday after a delay of a week, said an official. Monsoon has made an onset over Kerala today (June 8), said India Meteorological Department’s Director General-designate Mrutyunjay Mohapatra. This marks the official commencement of the four-month rainfall season in the country with [...]