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Servitor at Puri Jagannath Temple murdered; one person arrested

Puri: A shocking incident has rocked the temple town of Puri, where an 80-year-old senior servitor of the Jagannath Temple, Jagannath Dixit, was allegedly murdered under mysterious circumstances. The incident took place in the Gudia Sahi area under Puri Town Police limits Wednesday afternoon. The...

Bikash Mela 2025

CM inaugurates Bikash Mela 2025

Bhubaneswar: The state-level Bikash Mela 2025 began Wednesday at the IDCO Exhibition Ground in Bhubaneswar, marking the first anniversary of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s government. Inaugurating the weeklong event, Chief Minister Majhi highlighted the administration’s achievements over the past year, emphasising a shift from...

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Plastic-free initiative during Rath Yatra 2025

Puri: As the preparations for the sacred Rath Yatra continue in full swing, the holy city has embarked on the second consecutive year of a comprehensive environmental management initiative to make the spiritual celebration clean and plastic-free. Spearheaded by Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) and Anandana...

**EDS: THIRD PARTY** In this image released by @MohanMOdisha/X on Wednesday, June 9, 2025, Priests during the ceremonial bathing of Chaturdhamurti-- Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshan-- on the Snana Mandap in Puri, Odisha. (@MohanMOdisha via PTI Photo) (PTI06_11_2025_000049B)

Sibling deities fall ill after ritual bath

Puri: After the ‘Sahan Mela’ or public darshan, the sibling deities were taken back to the sanctum sanctorum of the 12th-century shrine and placed in the ‘Anasara Ghar’ (isolation room), where they will remain for 14 days due to illness following the ceremonial bath. During...

 

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The coming together of the Thackeray cousins – Raj Thackeray, chief of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Shiv Sena...

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