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Several chulhas of Jagannath Temple Kitchen in Puri vandalised
Puri: In an unprecedented incident, unidentified miscreants have vandalised several chulhas (earthen stoves) inside the Rosaghara (kitchen) of Jaganath Temple in Puri.
The incident came to light on early Sunday morning. It is suspected…
Sri Lanka declares Emergency, imposes 36 hour nationwide curfew
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday declared emergency in the country. During the period of emergency, the security forces would have the wide authority to arrest and detain suspects with immediate effect.…
Odisha Govt Revokes COVID Containment Order
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday has decided to discontinue the orders and guidelines issued in 2020 for containment zones during the COVID pandemic.
As per the order issued by the office of the Special Relief…
Morning classes in schools in Odisha from April 2
Bhubaneswar: With the rise in mercury, the Odisha government has decided on Wednesday to conduct classes in schools in the morning hours only.
The Regional Meteorological Centre has issued a heatwave warning, and thus all the schools in…
Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya included in UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage Sites
Shillong: The famous Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya have been included in the tentative list of World Heritage Sites of UNESCO.
Found in over 70 villages in Meghalaya, the living root bridges highlight the socio-cultural, social, and…
Advocate Ebo Mili and artist Nilim Mahanta granted bail over the anti-dam graffiti in Itanagar
Itanagar: The Yupia court, has granted bail to advocate Ebo Mili and Assamese artist Nilim Mahanta on Tuesday. The duo was arrested on Monday for defacing the newly painted wall mural near Arunachal Pradesh Secretariat depicting the hydro…
Similipal is burning, efforts are on to douse the forest fire
Baripada: Forest fires have erupted around the Similipal wildlife sanctuary in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.
Over 36 large fires were reported at four places under Gurugudia and Talabandha ranges in Similipal, and the forest…
MoBus Services in New Routes connecting Bhubaneswar to Puri from April 1
Bhubaneswar: MoBus services is all set to launch in the new routes for the pilgrim city Puri from April 1, on the auspicious day of Utkal Divas.
Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) revealed it on its official Twitter handle today.…
Toshali National Craft Mela to start from March 28
Bhubaneswar: The 16th Toshali National Crafts Mela is all set to start at Janata Maidan from tomorrow where artisans, weavers from across the country would exhibit their product.
This year, there will be a total of 390 handlooms and…
PM Modi praises Rahul Maharana, the young waste guard of the mangrove forest
Bhubaneswar: Rahul Maharana, a young boy from Ambadiha village in Khurda district is on cloud nine after Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme aired on Sunday praised him for his efforts towards cleaning plastic…