Purti:22/06/25: Ahead of the grand Rath Yatra festival, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi conducted a high-level meeting in Puri to meticulously review all preparations. The session, held at the municipal council hall, focused on ensuring a seamless and secure experience for devotees and visitors . Comprehensive discussions were held on sanitation, health services, transportation, crowd regulation, and ensuring disciplined darshan ...

Balasore:21/06/25:The sudden influx has instilled fear among locals, particularly in Bhograi block, where inadequate flood embankments heighten the risk of inundation. Villagers expressed concerns that a major flood could submerge several villages if the embankments are not reinforced urgently. Reports indicate that floodwaters have already entered villages like Kudmansingh in Baliapal and Khanabad in Bhograi. In response to the potential ...

Puri:5/6/25:As preparations gear up for the sacred Debasnana Purnima at the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri on June 11, the Odisha Police have devised an elaborate security plan to ensure seamless darshan, safety, and traffic management In a preparatory meeting chaired by IG (Central Range) S. Praveen Kumar, it was announced that 70 platoons of police force, 4 ACP-rank Commandants, ...

Burla:30/5/25:  Union Education Minister and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated a state-of-the-art Super Specialty Hospital at the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) in Burla on Thursday. The facility, constructed at a cost of approximately Rs 125 crore, features 272 beds, including 58 ICU beds, and is poised to transform medical services for the people of ...

Bhubaneswar:30/5/25 the world-famous Rath Yatra in Puri approaches, the State Transport Authority (STA) of Odisha held a vital coordination meeting today to ensure smooth and disciplined transportation for millions of devotees. Led by State Transport Commissioner Amitabh Thakur, the meeting saw participation from the police, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and the Bus Owners’ Association, focusing on logistics ...

 Dhamra, 30.05.2025: Balailal Maity, a determined young man from Rabindranagar village, has long battled physical disability. Life was far from easy—his limited mobility forced him to rely heavily on others just to move around, making it difficult to pursue any form of livelihood. But Balailal never gave up on his desire to stand on his own feet and support his ...

Bhubaneswar, Odisha | 27 May 2025 — Marking a major milestone in Odisha’s agri-export journey for the year 2025–26, a total of 41.35 metric tonnes (MT) of fruits and vegetables have been exported to key international markets including Dubai, London, Birmingham, Rome, Venice, Dublin, and most notably, France and Belgium. These achievements have been made possible through the leadership of ...

Dhamra, 22.05.2025: For more than 200 million years, turtles have roamed the land and water, surviving mass extinctions. These slow-moving shelled reptiles have been resilient through history and helped maintain ecological balance in both land and water. Sea turtles have been termed “keystone species”, meaning, they are an important part of the environment and also influence other species around them. ...

Jajpur:22/5/25: In a landmark push to position Odisha as a leading industrial hub in India, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 24 industrial projects in Kalinganagar, Jajpur district, with a staggering investment of ₹1.15 lakh crore. According to an official press release, these projects, spanning critical sectors like steel, solar energy, chemicals, and ...

Puri:10/5/25: On the hallowed day of Bhounri Utshav, a significant stride was made in the divine craftsmanship for the annual Rath Jatra of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra, and Lord Balabhadra. In a deeply spiritual ceremony, the Biswakarma servitors, the celestial artisans of this sacred undertaking, reverently fixed the wheels onto the axles of the three majestic chariots. This auspicious act ...