Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Russian Embassy in New Delhi on Wednesday unveiled a memorial plaque honoring Biju Patnaik, a freedom fighter and former Odisha Chief Minister, as part of the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Great Victory in World War II. Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik, the son [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday praised the Indian Defence forces following the successful airstrikes on specific targets of terrorists in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. Majhi further added that the whole country stands united on the actions against the terrorists to avenge the ghastly [...]

New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik congratulated the Indian Armed Forces for their successful execution of ‘Operation Sindoor’ against the terrorists. The Indian Army was successfully executed ‘Operation Sindoor’, hitting nine high-value terror targets deep inside Pakistan. The operation was a retaliatory response to the deadly [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, on Tuesday, wrote a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressing concerns over the naming of the recently inaugurated Jagannath Temple at seaside town of Digha in the neighbouring state as ‘Jagannath Dham’. He requested the West Bengal government to refrain from referring Digha Jagannath Temple [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Home Department on Tuesday held a high-level preparatory meeting for the upcoming statewide civil defence mock drills that will be held to train citizens on precautions to be taken during an enemy attack. The meeting took place at Lok Seva Bhawan here in the presence of Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Satyabrata [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik has congratulated to the newly elected district presidents, conveners of various frontal organizations, state office bearers, minority cell conveners, coordinators, and members of the political affairs committee of the party. Taking to ‘X’, Naveen emphasized the party’s commitment to fortifying its organizational structure at the grassroots level. [...]

Bhubaneswar: Sand artist and Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik on Tuesday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Digha temple row, saying that the West Bengal government’s move to refer to the newly consecrated temple as ‘Jagannath Dham’ has caused widespread confusion and deeply hurt the sentiments of countless devotees of Lord [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Monday claimed to have arrested two persons, including a woman, from West Bengal for their alleged involvement in an investment fraud worth over Rs 6 crore. The accused were identified as Ashok Nanda (53), of Siliguri in Darjeeling District and Jayarani Basak (38) of Khardah Police Station [...]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the newly consecrated Jagannath Temple at Digha in West Bengal, King of Puri Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb, the “Adya-sevak” or First Servitor of Lord Jagannatha, on Monday urged the authorities of Digha Temple to desist from using ‘Jagannath Dham’ and honour the age-old traditions and heritage of Moola-peetha Shreemandira at [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Monday clarified that the idols in Digha Jagannath temple were not carved from the surplus Daaru or sacred neem wood used in the making of deities of Puri Jagannath temple during the Nabakalebara. Speaking to media persons following discussions with the officials of Shree Jagannatha Temple Administration (SJTA), [...]