Balangir: A man, identified as Lokan Mishra, allegedly tried to dupe a shop owner by posing as Patnagarh MLA Saroj Meher. He was arrested from Barpalipada in Balangir district on...
Bhubaneswar: After veteran politician Damodar Rout, senior leader from Bargarh Ashok Panigrahi has accused his parent party, BJP, of neglecting him. He is reportedly aggrieved over the party's decision to...
Bhubaneswar: After Odisha Rasagola and Kandhamal Haladi, the state government has initiated steps for Geographical indication (GI) tag for Chhena Poda and silver Filigree. According to sources, the Odisha Small...
Cuttack: Devotion can be expressed in myriad ways, with some building temples and others embarking on pilgrimages. But for Cuttack resident Anshuman Mishra, devotion is in creating the idol of...
Bhubaneswar: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday urged schools to make poetry reading and appreciation a compulsory part of their curriculum. “I also ask the universities to encourage literature,...
Bhubaneswar: Kohinoor Islam is a Muslim, but has been organising the Hindu festival of Durga Puja at his village for the past 31 years. A resident of Tentulidinga village in...
Cuttack: In a midnight-mayhem, miscreants vandalized 11 trucks and looted over Rs 5 lakh from drivers near Nimeisapur village under Tangi police limits on Saturday. According to sources, the trucks...
Bhubaneswar: Congress Rajya Sabha member Ranjib Biswal has publicly admitted to have paid Rs 40,000 bribe to obtain a state government permission for his project at Phulnakhara on Bhubaneswar-Cuttack highway....
Bhubaneswar: The Durga Puja pandal at Nayapalli here has been popular for its unique concepts and decorations over the years. And this year too, the pandal is drawing the crowds...
Puri: Pictures from inside the Jagannath Temple has once again gone viral, exposing the poor security arrangements at the 12th century shrine in Puri. Despite a ban on mobile phone...