Heavy traffic congestion was reported on the Bhubaneswar–Puri National Highway on Saturday as thousands of devotees travelled to Puri to witness the sacred Suna Besha of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra during the annual Rath Yatra celebrations.A major traffic bottleneck developed near Batagaon, where vehicles crawled at a slow pace due to the…
Bhubaneswar, July 24: Issues like adolescent mental health, emotion and stress, positive mental health and life skills, problem-solving skills, digital health, mental well- being, resilience and healthy coping figured at a nine-day workshop organised at the SUM Nursing College, faculty of nursing of the SOA Deemed to be University here, which concluded recently. To promote…
Bhubaneswar, July 24: After completing their nine-day annual sojourn, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra returned to Sribanikshetra today on the occasion of the Bahuda Yatra. The return car festival concluded with great religious fervour and grandeur. The day began with the performance of traditional rituals, including Mangala Arati, Rosha Homa, Surya Puja, Ratha…
Jajpur: A 108 ambulance met with an accident after its driver reportedly lost control near the Khanditar Bridge on National Highway-16 in Jajpur district of Odisha on Friday.In the accident, the driver and an attendant of the ambulance were seriously injured.As per the sources, the ambulance was carrying an ailing patient towards Bhubaneswar from Barchana…
Bhubaneswar: Plantsite Police have cracked a house burglary case in Raurkela with the arrest of four persons and the apprehension of a Child in Conflict with Law (CICL), recovering the entire haul of stolen gold ornaments and Rs 70,000 in cash, police said on Friday.According to police, the burglary took place when unidentified miscreants allegedly…
Keonjhar, Jul 24: A young wild elephant was injured after being struck by a pickup van while crossing National Highway-20 near Badapashi under the Keonjhar Sadar Forest Range in Odisha during the early hours of Friday. Forest officials have launched a rescue and monitoring operation, with experts expressing hope that the animal will recover.The accident…
Bhubaneswar: Veteran freedom fighter Bimbadhar Muduli died while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack Friday, his family said.He was 102.Muduli, a native of Kendrapara district, had been suffering from age-related ailments. He was recently elected president of the Odisha State Freedom Fighters’ Association.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Leader of Opposition Naveen…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has emerged as a key beneficiary of the Centre’s Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal (GCT) initiative, with 12 cargo terminals already operational and in-principle approval granted for 36 more locations across the state to strengthen rail-based freight movement.Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw shared the…
Today i.e on 24.07.2026, a short while ago, Smt. Sai Darshini Lenka, Revenue Inspector (RI), Kaupada Circle, Dist-Kendrapada has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance *while demanding and taking a bribe of Rs.5,500/- from an applicant for furnishing favourable report in Mutation case and issuance of ROR*. The applicant had purchased a piece of land from…
Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik mocked the BJP government for claiming credit for the state’s fifth-place ranking in NITI Aayog’s latest Investment Friendliness Index (IFI), asserting that the achievement was the result of the previous BJD government’s policies and reforms.In a social media post Thursday night, Patnaik said he was happy that the…
