Bhubaneswar: The auspicious festival of Maha Shivaratri in 2025 falls on February 26. The timing for lifting the Maha Shivaratri Mahadeepa atop Lingaraj temple has been finalized. It will held at 10.00 pm. This was done after a preparatory meeting at the Special Pradakhyna Bhawan. Discussions on putting floor carpet and deployment of 40 platoons…
Bhubaneswar: In a progressive initiative, Odisha Government will soon launch the free 109 ambulance services in Odisha informed Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling. The Odisha government will soon launch the free 109 ambulance services for the people of Odisha. The vehicle will be deployed in carrying the bodies from hospital to the house of the deceased…
Puri: On the occasion of Phalguna Krushna Sasthi tomorrow, Banaka Lagi ritual of the Trinity deities will be held on Wednesday. It is a secret ritual and therefore will be done within closed doors. The temple doors will remain shut for the devotees from 5.00 pm to 10.00 pm. After the second Bhoga at the…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has reportedly given new appointment to as many as 29 Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officers and appointed them as Block Development Officers (BDOs), informed the Panchayati Raj & D.W Department. According to the a notification issued by the department, Purna Chandra Bhoi, the Ex-BDO of Jharsuguda Sadar is posted as the BDO of Bargaon in…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha to witness rainfall from tomorrow, predicted the India Meteorological Department (IMD) while issuing warnings for the next seven days. The weather department issued yellow warnings saying that light to moderate rainfall is likely to occur in several districts of the state for four days. Below is IMD’s day-wise warning for Odisha: Valid up to…
Patna, 18/2: A firing incident has been reported from Patna’s Kankarbagh area on Tuesday. Four persons opened fire outside a house before hiding inside a nearby residence, according to ANI. STF and Bihar police have surrounded the house and have appealed the culprits to surrender, the news agency said
New Delhi, 18/2: The BJP on Tuesday hit back at Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for his objections over the appointment of the new Chief Election Commissioner, describing it as an effort to undermine an elected government’s constitutional mandate through “malicious” judicial activism. It also claimed that the Congress leaders are acting…
Jaipur, 18/2: Orders replacing Urdu with Sanskrit as the third language in some government schools in Rajasthan followed by a minister’s remarks that many Urdu teachers secured jobs with fake degrees has created a row in the BJP-ruled state. Rajasthan’s education department had recently issued an order to Mahatma Gandhi Government School (RAC Battalion), Jaipur,…
Dubai/Karachi, 18/2: Intrigue, uncertainty, backstage drama. The ICC Champions Trophy has seen it all even before the curtains go up on the tournament and it would only get more stirring over the next three weeks, starting with the opening clash between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi. Eight teams will vie for a trophy, often…
New Delhi, 18/2: The prosecution is seeking the death penalty for former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, ANI reported. While the public prosecutor is yet to file his written submissions, he is seeking the death penalty based on guidelines in Nirbhaya and other cases, the agency reported. The court has…
