Talcher: The famed annual yatra of Talcher’s presiding deity, Goddess Hingula, revered as a form of fire, will begin Tuesday, with the sacred site for the rituals already identified to the east of the temple. According to tradition, Patabari festival, also known as Nabakalebara of...
Bhawanipatna: Police have filed a petition in the JMFC court in Madanpur Rampur seeking an arrest warrant against Durga Prasad Mohanty, husband of BJD MLA Manorama Mohanty and chairman of Narla block in Kalahandi district, in connection with a case involving alleged death threats to...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday directed district Collectors to maintain the supply chain of essential commodities and take strict action against hoarders and black marketers creating artificial shortages in the wake of the ongoing West Asia conflict. Majhi issued the directions during a...
Bhubaneswar: Oil India Limited (OIL) Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CSIR–Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT) to set up a Centre of Excellence for critical minerals, marking a significant step towards strengthening India’s strategic mineral ecosystem. The collaboration, formalised in Bhubaneswar,...
Guwahati: Rajasthan Royals stormed to an eight-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings in their opening Indian Premier League match here Monday. Chasing a modest target, the prodigiously talented Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored a 17-ball 52 to help Rajasthan overhaul the target in 12.1 overs. This was...
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday strongly condemned BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s objectionable remarks about the legendary politician Biju Patnaik and demanded an apology from the Godda MP. The Biju Yuva Janata Dal and Chhatra Janata Dal, the youth and student wings of the...
Guwahati: Rajasthan Royals bowled out Chennai Super Kings for a below-par 127 in their opening Indian Premier League match here Monday. Opting to field first, pacers Nandre Burger (2/27) and Jofra Archer (2/19) rocked the CSK top order before Ravindra Jadeja (2/18) inflicted more pain...
Bhubaneswar: After stalling proceedings of the Odisha Assembly over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital in Cuttack, opposition MLAs Monday submitted a memorandum to Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati seeking the resignation of the health minister. In a joint memorandum...
Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday imposed a heavy fine of 20 million rupees on fast bowler Naseem Shah for posting sarcastic tweets, which it deemed a breach of the clauses of his central contract. The PCB announced that the disciplinary committee of the...
Bhubaneswar: Names of 7.68 lakh voters in Odisha were deleted from the electoral roll due to various reasons from June 2025 to March 22 this year, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the state assembly Monday. Replying to a written question of BJD legislator Ranendra...
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