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Bhubaneswar: Hours after initiating a process for the election of its Odisha unit chief, BJP Sunday put it on hold in view of a stampede during the Rath Yatra festivities in Puri, a party leader said. Three persons, including two women, were killed and over...

Puri: Thousands of devotees gathered Sunday to witness the sacred ‘Pahandi Bije’ of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra to the ‘Adapa Mandapa’ of the Gundicha Temple in Puri. The gathering took place just hours after a stampede near the temple left three dead...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Sunday decided to appoint ‘sevikas' to take care of children in all 'sishu vatikas' across the state to support pre-primary education and reduce the non-teaching workload of school teachers. The decision was approved by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, the CMO said...

Bhubaneswar: BJP Sunday initiated a process for the election of its Odisha unit chief with the announcement of a voters' list, a party functionary said in Bhubaneswar. The voting will be conducted July 1, and the announcement of the party's state unit president will be...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday ordered a major administrative shake-up following the stampede near Shree Gundicha Temple in Puri which claimed three lives and left around 50 people injured. With several crucial Rath Yatra events approaching, the CM has reassigned experienced IAS...

Puri: At least three persons, including two women, were killed and around 50 others injured in a stampede near Shree Gundicha Temple in Odisha's Puri Sunday morning during a ceremony related to the ongoing Rath Yatra festivities, officials said. The incident took place around 4.20am...

Bhubaneswar: The first poster of the upcoming Odia film Charidham - A Journey Within, starring Anubhav Mohanty, was unveiled Friday, coinciding with the Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath. The big-budget film, directed by Tapas Sargharia and produced by Himadri Tanaya Das under the banner...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Sunday expressed grief over the death of three persons in a stampede near Lord Jagannath's chariots in Puri. Kambhampati in a post on X said: "Deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives in the unfortunate stampede at Saradhabali,...

Puri: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Sunday described the Puri temple stampede as "extremely tragic", and urged the Odisha government to expedite relief efforts. At least three persons, including two women, were killed and around 50 others injured in a stampede near Shree Gundicha Temple in...

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of a tragic incident during the Rath Yatra in Puri, the Odisha government Sunday removed Puri Collector Siddharth Shankar Swain and SP Vinit Agarwal from their posts and announced an ex gratia of Rs 25 lakh each for the families of...