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Puri: Lord Jagannath and his siblings—Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra-- the presiding deities of Srimandir, recovered from the sickness and appeared in ‘Nabajouban Besha’ (new youthful vigour), Saturday. The Trinity had fallen sick after holy bath on the ‘Snana Purnima’, a major ritual observed prior...

In an exclusive chat with Manish Kumar of Orissa POST, Sanat Kumar Mohanty, managing director, Tribal Development Co-operative Corporation of Odisha Ltd, throws light on how to make procurement of Minor Forest Produce from tribal communities more robust and transparent. Excerpts: What is the state...

Cuttack: Intensive care still remains pipe dream for patients admitted to the Cuttack District Headquarters Hospital (DHH), popularly known as City Hospital here. The lack of intensive care units (ICUs) in the healthcare facility puts many lives at risk. Similarly, the 130-bed hospital does not...

A scientist working in a Mohali-based pharmaceutical research centre claims that he has developed an herbal tea that enhances immunity against any viral infection Bhubaneswar: The habit of drinking tea has been an important social activity in the Indian subcontinent since the middle of the...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to make people aware about the power of Mother Earth, several artists in Balasore and Bhadrak districts Tuesday observed World Clay Day. Led by lacquer artist Keshu Das, as many as 30 clay sculptors smeared clay on their bodies at Dubalgadi...

Bhubaneswar:With people being confined to their homes due to five-phase lockdown in the country, several digital libraries, e-learning and online reading platforms have given free access  to the readers to make social distancing a bit easier.  Despite this, more than 30,000 copies of Pink Gender,...

Bhubaneswar: Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's shocking demise has once again put the spotlight on the importance of mental health care in one’s life. Primary information about the tragedy suggests that the actor was in deep depression and attending several counselling sessions to deal with his...

Bhubaneswar: Migrant workers suffering from untold miseries in other states, following a spike in COVID-19 cases, is not uncommon these days. However, the scenario in Odisha is quite different with the stranded artisans from states like Maharashtra, West Bengal and Bihar being offered livelihood opportunities...

Nayagarh: Ever since the emergence of the summit structure (Dadhinauti) of an ancient temple from the waters of River Mahanadi, Padmabati village under Bhapur block in Nayagarh district has been hogging all the headlines. According to some elderly people of the village, it is Gopinath...

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided to distribute specially-made masks among the Srimandir servitors in the wake of novel coronavirus outbreak. The servitors will wear the masks while performing the rituals at the 12th century shrine, said SJTA chief administrator Krishan Kumar...