Metro

Puri: Servitors began the sacred 'Suna Besha' ritual, draping Lord Jagannath and His Siblings in approximately 208 kilograms of golden ornaments on their chariots. The ceremony, one of the major highlights of the Rath Yatra festival, saw thousands of devotees gather to witness Lord Jagannath,...

Puri: Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and goddess Subhadra will be adorned with about 208 kg of gold ornaments during the 'Suna Besha' ritual on chariots, being conducted Saturday as part of the annual Rath Yatra festival in Puri. According to temple officials,...

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area has been formed in the Bay of Bengal close to the West Bengal-Odisha coast, and it is likely to bring heavy rain till Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The weather office, while noting that the low pressure is likely...

Bhubaneswar/Puri: Heavy traffic snarls were reported on the Bhubaneswar-Puri National Highway 316 Saturday as thousands of devotees travelled to Puri to witness the 'Suna Besha' of the Holy Trinity. Vehicular movement slowed considerably on several stretches of the highway, with one of the worst bottlenecks...

Puri: A devotee died allegedly due to suffocation while pulling the 'Darpadalan' chariot of Goddess Subhadra during the Bahuda Yatra, the return car festival, police said. The deceased was identified as Abhiram Das (57) from Cuttack. He suddenly fell while pulling the chariot near Bagala...

Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Saturday came down heavily on the Odisha government over the three deaths during this year's Rath Yatra, accusing the administration of "lackadaisical attitude" over organising an incident-free event and alleging that it fails to learn from past mistakes. At least...

Bhubaneswar: The state BJP has appealed to students not to be swayed by what it described as politically motivated agitations over the NEET examination issue and urged them to focus on their academic pursuits while contributing to the vision of a “Developed India and Prosperous...

Bhubaneswar: The state committee of the Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union (BKMU) Friday expressed concern over what it termed the deteriorating education system, worsening law and order situation, rising poverty and incidents of mob violence, warning of statewide protests if immediate corrective measures are not taken....

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) is operating special trains from various parts of Odisha as well as neighbouring states during Rath Yatra. In addition to the regular train services to and from Puri, ECoR has arranged several special trains for Suna Besha and Adhara Pana...

Bhubaneswar: An Odia migrant worker stranded in Saudi Arabia for months following the expiry of his employment contract is finally set to return home after the intervention of state Industries, Skill Development and Technical Education Minister, Sampad Chandra Swain. The worker, Pralaya Ranjan Mahapatra from...