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Chief Civil Supplies Officer caught by Odisha Vigilance while taking Rs 50k bribe

Balangir, July 12 -- Odisha Vigilance today arrested Balangir Chief Civil Supplies Officer G. Prabhakara Patro on charges of receiving bribe. The official was caught while he was receiving a bribe of... Read More


Mobile phones not allowed on chariots: SJTA chief after Adapa Bije mishap in Puri

Puri, July 12 -- Mobile phones will not be allowed for servitors on chariots during Bahuda Jatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri, said Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Chief Administrator Arabin... Read More


Gajapati Additional Collector dies while singing Jagannath bhajan; Odisha CM expresses grief

Bhubaneswar, July 11 -- Gajapati Additional Collector Birendra Kumar Das died of a heart attack while singing a Jagannath bhajan during a function in Paralakhemundi. According to reports, the OAS off... Read More


Maoist poster found on railway track at Odisha-Jharkhand border; train serviced halted for 5 hrs

Rourkela, July 10 -- Train services on the Mumbai-Howrah railway route were halted for hours from yesterday night till today morning after a poster allegedly put up by Maoists was found on the railway... Read More


What led to Adapa Bije Pahandi mishap in Puri? Senior servitor explains

Puri, July 10 -- The Adapa Bije Pahandi mishap in which Lord Balabhadra slipped on the Charamala makeshift staircase not only shocked the devotees of Lord Jagannath, but also pained servitors hugely. ... Read More


Odisha cabinet decides to hike minimum wage of workers, recruit 20k teachers

Bhubaneswar, July 10 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today approved five proposals hiking the minimum wage for workers at a cabinet meeting as per the poll manifesto. At the meeting, the ... Read More


'It was a minor accident': Odisha Deputy CM, Law Minister on 'Adapa Bije Pahandi' mishap

Bhubaneswar, July 10 -- Amid sharp reactions among devotees of Lord Jagannath over Adapa Bije Pahandi mishap during Ratha Jatra in Puri, Odisha Deputy Chief Minister and Law Minister clarified the mat... Read More


Puri Jagannath Temple Ratna Bhandar to be repaired during Ratha Jatra every year: Odisha Minister

Bhubaneswar, July 9 -- The Garbhagruha (sanctum sanctorum) and Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of the 12th-century Jagannath Temple in Puri will be repaired every year during Ratha Jatra, informed Law Minist... Read More


PM Modi chants Jai Jagannath, flaunts Odisha handloom scarf in Moscow

Bhubaneswar, July 9 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Lord Jagannath and Odisha today during his two-day visit to Moscow. Addressing the Indian diaspora in Moscow, Modi chanted 'Jai Jagannath' a... Read More


Puri Jagannath Temple Ratna Bhandar to open on July 14!

Puri, July 9 -- The long wait for the opening of Ratna Bhandar at the Jagannath Temple in Puri ended, as the monitoring committee proposed the Srimandir Managing Committee and State government to open... Read More