Bhubaneswar: A group of miscreants broke into the revered Taratarini Temple in Ganjam district late Tuesday night making off with valuable items including a silver crown of the presiding deity. According to reports, the thieves entered the temple by breaking the grill and main door and decamped with a silver crown among other ornaments and…
Bhubaneswar: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has finally cancelled its untimely Rath Yatra which was slated to be held on November 9 in Huston. This was informed by Tukaram Das, the Vice President of ISKCON Bhubaneswar. “Finally, respecting the sentiments of Odiya Devotees of Lord Jagannath, the Huston Rath Yatra is cancelled, Das said…
Keonjhar: Odisha Vigilance today arrested Sekharlal Kumar Sahu, the Senior Assistant of the office of ADPHO (FW), Keonjhar, on charges of possessing ill-gotten money. According to reports, on receipt of reliable information regarding collection of huge cash by Sekharlal Kumar Sahu, Senior Assistant, office of ADPHO (FW), Keonjhar as illegal gratification from different sources, a team…
Puri: Puri Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb on Tuesday warned the the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) of legal action if the latter didn’t refrain from holding the untimely Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath. Speaking to the media, the Puri Gajapati said all efforts would be made to stop the ISKCON from holding Rath Yatra of…
Bhubaneswar: In a horrific incident, a man was critically injured in a brutal sword attack by unknown miscreants in the Palaspali area here late on Monday night. The injured has been identified as Sibaprasad Srichandan, a resident of Palaspali lane 10. According to the sources, the sword attack happened following previous altercations, three miscreants attacked Sibaprasad…
Bhubaneswar: Purna Chandra Majhi, former MLA of Laxmipur in Koraput district passed away in Bhubaneswar on Monday late night. He was undergoing treatment at AIIMS for a prolonged illness. Majhi, a veteran Congress leader, had won the 2008 by-election from the Laxmipur constituency. He was the son of former minister and senior Congress leader Ananta…
Cuttack: The two women from Mandipanka village under Daringbadi block of Kandhamal district, who are receiving treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, have been diagnosed with hepatitis, resulting in severe multi-organ failure. These two women along with six others fell critically ill after consuming mango kernel last week. Public Health Director Dr…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Sunday arrested Ashok Padhy, junior engineer (JE), Phiringia block in Kandhamal district, while demanding and accepting taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 at his government quarters from a contractor for clearing his final bill. The entire bribe money has been recovered from his possession and seized, Odisha Vigilance said in a…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Forest Minister, Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia, ordered a detailed inquiry into the unnatural deaths of around 50 elephants this year. The minister has directed the Additional Chief Secretary of Forest, Environment & Climate Change, Satyabrat Sahu, to conduct a detailed inquiry and submit a report within a month. The investigation aims to identify…
Bhubaneswar: KIIT and KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta celebrated Diwali 2024 at KIIT Jagannath Temple in Bhubaneswar, said reports.Like every year, this year also Diwali Amavasya has been organized in KISS Sreevani Khetra. Following the principles of Puri Srimandir, Diwali rituals are observed very beautifully every year.More than a thousand earthen lamps (diyas) were lit at…
