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Puri: Braving hot and humid weather, lakhs of devotees Monday witnessed the ceremonial bathing ritual of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, followed by the unique ‘Gaja Besha’ (elephant attire), at the 12th-century shrine in Puri. The ‘Snana Yatra’, one of the most significant rituals in...

Bhubaneswar: Days after allegations of custodial torture at Chandaka, Kabisuryanagar and Talachua Marine police stations, yet 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...

Bhubaneswar: A 54-year-old man was apprehended Monday in connection with the lynching of a Government Railway Police (GRP) constable in Odisha, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 20, police said. GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain was allegedly tied to a pole...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond Monday said that revised version textbooks will be distributed to every government-run school to enable teachers to teach corrected content to the students. Speaking to media persons, Gond said, "Whatever errors were found in the textbooks...

Puri: Braving hot and humid weather, lakhs of devotees Monday witnessed the ceremonial bathing ritual of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, followed by the unique 'Gaja Besha' (elephant attire), at the 12th-century shrine in Odisha's Puri. The 'Snana Yatra', one of the most significant rituals...

Bhubaneswar: A 35-year-old man was booked for allegedly flying a drone over the Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar without authorisation, police said Monday. Acting on information about the unauthorised flying of a drone over the protected monument, police registered a case under relevant provisions of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has approved a Rs 42-crore interest subvention scheme aimed at strengthening fertiliser distribution through cooperative societies, a statement said Monday. The decision was taken on the recommendation of the Standing Finance Committee (SFC), chaired by the secretary of the Cooperation Department, it...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police's crime branch has blocked at least 46 fake websites involved in duping tourists on the pretext of providing hotel accommodation and other facilities for visits to Puri during the annual Rath Yatra, scheduled to begin on July 16, officials said Monday. The...

Bhubaneswar: The 3rd edition of the four-day Bhubaneswar Film Festival came to a grand conclusion at Jayadev Bhawan Sunday, reaffirming its commitment to showcasing the richness and diversity of Indian regional cinema. The festival's final day opened with the Assamese film Juiphool, followed by the...

Bhubaneswar: A scientific mud crab farming initiative under the Enhancing Climate Resilience of India's Coastal Communities (ECRICC) project is transforming lives in Odisha’s Ganjam district, helping vulnerable families replace distress migration with sustainable, climate-resilient livelihoods. Implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change,...