Metro

Puri: If everything goes well, silver-coating on the Ratna Singhasan, Patitapaban Temple and the Singhadwar (Lion’s Gate) canopy door lock will be completed by December 25, as the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided to use more than 300 kg of silver donated by...

Bhubaneswar: A woman and her paramour were apprehended in the City Friday on charges of branding two children of the former with hot kitchen pincer as the kids opposed their extra-marital relationship, said sources at Matri Vihar police station. Maitri Vihar IIC Mrutyunjay Swain said...

Puri: The month-long Kartik Brata concluded on Purnima (the full moon day), Friday. Special rituals were performed at government-run Habishyali centres to mark the conclusion of the Brata. From midnight, Habishyalis rushed to the Mahodadhi (a 5 km stretch of beach from Swargadwar to Chakratirtha)...

Bhubaneswar: In a boost to the economic development of Odisha, some airlines have agreed to introduce new flights from airports in Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda, the Chief Minister's Office said Friday. The new flights are expected from Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar and Vir Surendra...

Bhubaneswar: Police Friday arrested a woman and her male companion on the charge of branding her two children with a hot kitchen pincer at a slum in Chandrasekharpur area here, police said. The man allegedly branded the children at the instruction of their mother. “We...

Cuttack: The historic Bali Jatra, one of the largest open trade fairs in Asia, got off to a colourful start in Odisha's millennium city of Cuttack Friday evening. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the fair at the upper and lower Bali Jatra grounds. For...

Puri: Authorities of Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri will allow devotees to enter the 12th-century shrine through all its four gates from Saturday, officials said. In view of the rush of devotees during the Kartik month, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) allowed their...

Bhubaneswar: The joy of celebrating Kartik Purnima with the traditional ‘Boita Bandana' (sailing miniature boats) turned into tragedy Friday, as five children drowned in separate incidents across Odisha. The children, aged between five and 12 years, lost their lives while participating in the annual ritual,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday laid the foundation stones for various projects worth Rs 1,535 crore for tribal development, an official release stated. The CM also launched a portal on the Forest Rights Act as the state celebrated 'Janjatiya Gourav Divas' on...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is all set to embark on a four-day visit to Singapore from Sunday to attract investment to the state, officials said. Majhi, after becoming the Chief Minister in June, is visiting a foreign country for the first time....