Odisha

World’s largest open-air theatre: Krishna’s childhood comes alive as annual Dhanu Yatra begins in Bargarh, Odisha

This year, 14 different stages have been built all over the city where Kansa Maharaj will showcase his performance and hold his darbars. On the concluding day, Kansa dies at…

Odisha: Jagannath Puri Temple Heritage Corridor inauguration on January 17, preparations in final stage

As per schedule, the puja rituals will finally culminate on 17th January when Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will walk through the Jagannath Puri temple corridor in the afternoon and officially…

Odisha: Bajrang Dal encounters violent confrontation with cattle smugglers from ‘Samuday Vishesh’, 10 members injured

10 members of the Bajrang Dal were seriously wounded after a physical spat with cattle smugglers in Balasore on 28th December.

No missile tests, no fishing, ‘Arribada’ is happening: Read how Odisha prepares to welcome lakhs of Olive Ridley turtles coming from faraway oceans

Human activity has shifted the odds against the survival of these ancient mariners during the past 200 years. Sea turtles are killed for their meat, eggs, skin, and shells; they…

Married 6-7 girls under false identities: Security agencies suspect Kashmiri fraudster arrested from Odisha of ‘love jihad’, ISI terror links

Kashmiri fraudster arrested from Odisha had reportedly married six to seven girls under false pretences, sparking suspicions of 'love jihad'.

Odisha: Shri Mandir Parikrama Project in Puri complete, inauguration to be held in January 2024

The Shri Mandir Parikrama Project in Puri cost Rs 943 crore. The foundation stone of the project was laid in November 2021 and it will be inaugurated in January 2024.

Odisha: Kashmiri fraudster posing as PMO official from Jaipur arrested by STF

Sayed Ishaan Bukhari, the Kashmiri fraudster, was impersonating a Neuro Specialist Doctor, an Army Doctor, an officer in PMO, as per Odisha STF.

Stray dog attack is municipality’s fault: Odisha HC asks Puri civic body to pay Rs 10 lakhs to the family of 4-year-old who was mauled to death

The Odisha HC issued an order in a petition related to a 2016 Puri case in which a four-year-old child was mauled by a pack of stray dogs.

‘Dhiraj Sahu is from Jharkhand, but BJD govt in Odisha is running his liquor empire’, says BJP: How the I-T raids may impact Odisha politics

"Jharkhand Congress MP is only the owner of the company. BJD govt was managing it in Odisha. What was the Vigilance, Crime Branch, Excise, EOW doing when the company was…

I-T raids on Dhiraj Sahu enter 6th day, 454 crores cash, 60 kg gold found so far: Report

60 kg gold along with 454 crores of cash found in I-T raids on companies and premises linked to Dhiraj Sahu, says a report in Kanak News.