Metro

Puri: Security was heightened in Odisha's Puri as the seaside town prepared for Lord Jagannath's Bahuda Yatra, or the return car festival, Friday. The Bahuda Yatra marks the second phase of the annual Rath Yatra, during which Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra return...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday approved a 5 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees drawing salaries under the pre-revised Odisha Revised Scales of Pay (ORSP) Rules, 2008. The decision will also benefit eligible teaching and non-teaching employees of aided educational...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Thursday alleged that attempts were being made to create anarchy in the country with the support of foreign forces and appealed to students not to be misled by the 'Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)' movement. Addressing a press conference at...

Bhubaneswar: Members of the All India Democratic Students' Organisation (AIDSO), All India Democratic Youth Organisation (AIDYO) and the All India Women's Cultural Organisation staged a protest at Master Canteen Square Thursday, condemning the alleged police action against students demonstrating at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said his government has attracted investment intents worth nearly Rs 20 lakh crore during the past two years and the state now stands at the threshold of a "second industrial revolution". Majhi made this statement while addressing...

Puri: ISKCON has agreed to adhere to the traditional customs of Puri's Rath Yatra, accepting an appeal from Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deba amid the controversy over the observance of the festival on dates outside the prescribed Hindu calendar. In a statement issued Thursday, ISKCON said...

Bhubaneswar: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has secured trademark protection for five more terms associated with the Puri temple, including 'Jagannath Dham', an official said Thursday. In a social media post, the Shree Jagannath Temple Office, Puri, said the SJTA had achieved "a significant...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Wednesday issued a yellow warning for heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and gusty winds in several Odisha districts, including Puri, ahead of the Bahuda Yatra Friday. According to the weather office, till 8.30 am of Friday, heavy...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has revised the delegation of financial powers for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) along with Bhubaneswar and Raurkela smart cities, officials said Thursday. The revised framework, notified by the Housing & Urban Development Department, comes into force with immediate effect, superseding all previous...

Puri: Devotees can have final Sandhya Darshan of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra till 6 pm Thursday, ahead of the Bahuda Yatra Friday. Thursday marks the last opportunity for devotees to offer prayers to the sibling deities at the Adapa Mandap inside Shree Gundicha...