Puri: The preparations for the world famous chariot festival or Rath Yatra has begun. The wood for the sculpting of Rath Yatra will be taken from Bargarh. According to information, the wood for Rath Yatra will be brought from Bargarh and then chariot of the three deities will be constructed in Puri. A five-membered team from…
Jatni: The Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday raided the house and office of Executive officer and municipal engineer Surjyamani Pattajoshi, Jatni Municipality of Khorda district. The raid was conducted on the allegations of possession of assets disproportionate to the known sources of his income. Simultaneous house searches are being conducted by a team of 9 DSsP,…
Puri: The incident of the Puri 20 kg gold seizure has taken a dramatic twist as Police on Tuesday clarified that no cash or gold was found from the woman’s possession. Just a day after the shocking seizure, the police clarified that neither money nor gold was found from the woman. According to information, on Monday,…
Bhubaneswar: As the Kalabaisakhi comes to an end, the temperature is expected to rise. The mercury has already soared high with just the beginning of summer season in Odisha. The Kalabaisakhi that came in with a hope of respite from the summer instead tormented people and destroyed crops. The scorching heat is expected to grill people…
Puri: The Srimandir rituals are regarded very sacred and the particular rituals are to be exclusively performed by particular servitors. During the ‘Mailam’ ritual today, Palua servitors mistakenly touched the Lord. As a result a Chuan Mahasnan was held on Tuesday. According to information, early in the morning when the rituals were being performed, Palua servitors…
Kamakhyanagar: In a shocking incident, two labourers were killed after a dumper hit three labourers in Rekula Satsang centre in Dhenkanal district on Monday. The three were rushed to SCB Medical College but later died on Tuesday. The locals protested over the death of the labourers and demanded compensation for the family of the deceased. According…
Khordha : Khordha district administration on Monday held a joint grievance hearing camp at Gopalpur GP under Bolagarh Block. Collector and District Magistrate Chanchal Rana received a total of 180 grievance cases from Bolagarh Block. All cases were referred to the relevant departments. Khordha SP Sagarika Nath , ADM Pratap Beura,CDO ZP Jyotisankar Sahu, SDM…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi revealed in the state assembly on Monday that 47 drowning deaths have occurred at Puri beach and other coastal areas over the past five years. Responding to a query from BJP MLA Om Prakash Mishra, the CM said the government has stepped up safety measures, including regular patrolling…
Bhubaneswar: The Duty Officer of the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar has issued orange and yellow warnings saying that rainfall would occur in different districts of the State within three hours. According to the weather department, while some districts would witness moderate Thunderstorm accompanied surface wind speed reaching 40 – 50 kmph, hail, lightning and light…
Jeypore: Hundreds of vehicles have reportedly been stuck at both sides of the road at Mohanapada area on the National Highway No. 43 on the Koraput-Vishakapatnam road. Reportedly, the road has been blocked as road construction work is going on here. As per reports, the National Highway no. 43 connecting Koraput and Visakhapatnam has witnessed traffic…
