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Puri: Amid chanting of 'Jai Jagannath' and 'Haribol', lakhs of devotees Saturday evening witnessed a ritual in which the sibling Deities enter the Gundicha temple as part of the Rath Yatra festival in this rain-affected pilgrim town of Odisha. The ceremonial "Pahandi" or the procession...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday asked the newly appointed members of the Special Development Councils (SDCs) to ensure that welfare measures reach the last person in society. Addressing the chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of 23 SDCs, CM Majhi said the councils have a...

Bhubaneswar: Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling Saturday announced that cancer treatment will now be covered under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. He said 121 treatment packages have been included under the Gopabandhu Jana Arogya Yojana (GJAY), covering various cancer treatments. The Odisha government will bear the cost...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Anupriya Patel Saturday said that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major challenge in India and urged healthcare professionals to focus on prevention and early detection. Patel said this while addressing the 6th Convocation of AIIMS...

Puri: Lord Jagannath and the sibling deities are set to enter the Gundicha temple Saturday in a culmination of the first phase of Rath Yatra in Puri, which witnessed a massive influx of devotees for the "Adapa Bije" ritual regardless of the overnight downpour. The...

Bhubaneswar/Puri: Conducting Lord Jagannath's ceremonial movement from inside the Puri temple towards the chariot outside without a traditional floral crown during the Rath Yatra has created a controversy, with the opposition BJD and Congress attacking Odisha's BJP government over the lapse. The incident took place...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Council of Communist Party of India (CPI) has strongly condemned the reported move by the BJP-led state government to secure the pre mature release of Dara Singh alias Rabindra Pal Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the gruesome murder of...

Bhubaneswar: Industries, Skill Development and Technical Education Minister Sampad Chandra Swain seeked External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s intervention for the safe return of an Odia youth stranded in Saudi Arabia. The minister has urged Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to intervene and ensure safe return...

Bhubaneswar: The Mission Shakti department Friday signed a pact with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) to strengthen women-led agri-enterprises and create sustainable livelihood opportunities for members of self-help groups (SHGs) across the state. The MoU, marking the beginning of a...

Bhubaneswar: The annual Rath Yatra at Shrivani Kshetra, KISS was celebrated Thursday with religious fervour, drawing more than 40,000 devotees. The day began with rituals, including ‘Mangala Aarati’, ‘Mailama’, ‘Tadapalagi’, ‘Rosha Homa’, ‘Abakasha’ and ‘Surya Puja’, followed by the ceremonial ‘Pahandi’ of the deities on...