It is believed that the spiritual merit earned by having darshan of Lord Jagannath on the Ratna Singhasana in Srimandira is equal to the merit gained by having darshan of Lord Alarnath at Brahmagiri during Anasara.Brahmagiri: After the grand ceremonial bath on Debasnana Purnima today, Lord Jagannath will fall ill with fever, marking the start…
Bhubaneswar: Days after allegations of custodial torture surfaced at Chandaka, Kabisuryanagar and Talachua Marine police stations, another case has emerged from Khordha district, where a family has accused Banpur police of torturing a man to death.The deceased was identified as Tofan Nayak of Bhimpur village. His family alleged that police detained him on suspicion of…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday directed all district administrations to expedite Aadhaar linkage and the completion of e-KYC for around 3.3 lakh beneficiaries under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), as the state prepares to shift to an Aadhaar-based pension disbursement system.In a communication issued by Principal Secretary of the Social Security & Empowerment…
He said the files must be traced to reveal the truth behind sensitive cases, including the murder of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati.Mishra insisted that registers would contain details of who accessed the files and urged investigators to include those names in the probe. He emphasised that without the missing reports, the direction of the Laxmanananda Saraswati…
Pravakar Panda, a retired ASI who served at Banai Police Station in Sundargarh district, and his wife, Geetanjali Patra, a retired Assistant Teacher of Government High School, Jhirpani, Rourkela, had been charge-sheeted by Odisha Vigilance under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.Following the trial, the Court found both…
Bhubaneswar, June 29: The Odisha government has decided not to withdraw the faulty textbooks already distributed for the current academic year. Instead, revised editions of the books will be provided to all schools to ensure that students study from corrected content.School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said that the revised textbooks will be supplied…
Bhubaneswar: A shocking murder incident has once again rocked the state capital. A young man was allegedly beaten to death with an iron rod in Bhubaneswar.The deceased has been identified as Krushna Chandra Padhy, a resident of Ganjam district.According to reports, miscreants attacked him mercilessly with an iron rod and fled the spot immediately after…
Mayurbhanj: A coal-laden caught fire in the middle of the road on National Highway number 18 near Tarakoti under Betanati police limits in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.The incident took place around 8 am on Monday morning. Fortunately, the driver and helper have escaped unhurt from the fire.According to sources, the truck was heading towards Baripada…
Cuttack: An undertrial prisoner was allegedly sexually assaulted by a convicted inmate at Choudwar Circle Jail in Odisha’s Cuttack inside the jail premises.According to sources, the accused, identified as Kahna Nayak, is serving a sentence after being convicted in a murder case. He was lodged in Room No. 23 of the jail. The victim is…
Under the luminous glow of the full moon, the ancient temple city of Puri pulses with an almost electric devotion. Thousands stand shoulder to shoulder, hearts racing, as the majestic wooden forms of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra, and Sudarshan are carried out into the open air. Today is Debasnana Purnima — the day the Supreme…
