Bhubaneswar: A series of police raids on beauty parlours and brothels in Odisha capital in the recent days has raised eyebrows of many about police initiatives against illegal activities after audio clips featuring conversations between alleged police personnel and sex workers went viral on social media. There were two audio clips found on social media […]
Audio clips of cops, sex workers go viral in Odisha capital
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Mishap before Ratha Yatra: Axle of Goddess Subhadra’s chariot breaks
Puri: With all in readiness for the grand Ratha Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings in Odisha’s Puri on Sunday, the front axle of Darpadalana– Goddess Subhadra’s chariot– broke last evening. In order to prevent further damage, the broken axle has been tied with iron chain, reports said. After the incident came to fore, Puri […]
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Odisha CM urges Railways Min for express trains from Nayagarh
Bhubaneswar: Couple of days after commencement of train services to Nayagarh district, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu for introduction of express trains from the Nayagarh Town Station. In a letter to Prabhu, the CM has requested for introducing one express train each to Howrah and Visakhapatnam from Nayagarh Town. […]
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Petrol found diluted with water in Odisha, probe ordered
Sambalpur: Tension erupted at a petrol filling station this morning in Sambalpur district of Odisha after vehicles were found filled up with petrol that appeared to be diluted with water. After the fuel appeared to be diluted with water, the customers who had filled fuel at Dwari petrol pump at Jail chhak in the city, […]
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AAC-2017: Witness the unbelievable transformation of Odisha’s Kalinga Stadium in this video
Bhubaneswar: Merely three months ago, the Odisha government was asked to host the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships 2017 (AAC) in its capital city Bhubaneswar. Realising a mammoth task at hand, the state government rose to the occasion and took up the ’90-Day challenge’ to transform the Kalinga Stadium here for the international sporting event within three months. With a […]
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Broken axle of Subhadra’s chariot replaced in Odisha’s Puri
Puri: The carpenters and others engaged in replacement of broken axle of Darpadalan chariot of Devi Subhadra this evening replaced the damaged part with a new one. The carpenters, Works department engineers and Railway engineers replaced the entire front axle of the chariot on a war footing owing which the Shri Jagannath temple and the […]
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CBI raids Odisha Olympic Association over land grab
Cuttack: A team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today raided the office of Odisha Olympic Association (OOA) here over land grab allegation. As per the direction of the Supreme Court, an eight-member team of the central investigating agency conducted raids at the sporting body’s office at Barabati Stadium here and residence of former OOA secretary Ashirbad Behera, […]
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Odisha CM on India Today mag’s cover
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has been able to keep the national and regional media guessing about his political moves all these 17 years for which he has remained an enigma for many. This ‘mystique’ attribute has put him on India Today magazine’s cover. The weekly attempts to decode his political acumen who has […]
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CBSE Result row: Board withdraws writ petition from Odisha HC
Cuttack: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today withdrew from Orissa High Court the writ petition filed by it against the re-evaluation of answer sheets of 18 Class-XII students who had moved the court alleging discrepancies in the board exam results. CBSE’s move comes a day after a delegation of parents of the aggrieved students accompanied by […]
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Odisha CM opposes NALCO disinvestment, writes to PM
Bhubaneswar: Protesting against Centre’s disinvestment of equity holding in navaratna PSU National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) at regular intervals, Odisha Chief Minister today sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to put further disinvestment on hold. “NALCO has an excellent track record of performance and is poised for a robust growth in future. To enhance the […]
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CBSE NEET 2017: Odisha topper Krisnasish aims to serve state
Bhubaneswar: Odisha boy Krisnasish Dash, who secured 28th rank in the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) 2017 conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), aspires to serve his state as a bureaucrat. “I would like to study MBBS at a premier institute like Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, Armed Forces Medical […]
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Shocking! Man smashes 10-month-old daughter to death in Odisha
Jajpur: In an extremely inhumane act, a person allegedly threw his 10-month-old daughter to death on road at Bhubanapur village under Jenapur police limits in Odisha’s Jajpur district last evening. According to reports, Nanda Kishore Mallick of the village had a quarrel with his wife over some issues. Losing his cool, Mallick threw his infant daughter on […]
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Devotees throng Puri Jagannath temple for Nabajouban darshan of lords
Puri: Devotees made a long beeline to have first glimpse of Chaturdhamurti (Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra along with Sudarshan) on the occasion of Nabajouban darshan at Jagannath temple in Odisha’s Puri after fortnight-long interval. After recovering of illness and fever due to holy bath on Snana Purnima, the deities moved out of Anasara […]
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Cyclonic circulation over Bay of Bengal; Heavy rainfall likely in coastal Odisha
Bhubaneswar: A cyclonic circulation over north Bay of Bengal is likely to turn into a low pressure within the next 48 hours under the influence of which coastal Odisha would experience heavy rainfall, the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre predicted today. The low pressure would also trigger rainfall in south Odisha, it forecasted. “The upper air cyclonic circulation over north Bay of […]
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Odisha announces special buses for Rath Yatra
Puri: In bid to deal with the traffic inflow for the annual Rath Yatra, Odisha government today announced to introduce 272 special buses to Puri beginning tomorrow till Suna Besha. While 260 busses are currently running to Puri, additional 272 special buses have been arranged to ply to the Jagannath Dham from Rath Yatra to […]
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Ratha Jatra: The Divine Mega Extravaganza of the Odisha Culture
Bhubaneswar: As the sun plays truant amidst the clouds, the biggest festival of Odisha that marks the collective identity of this coastal state is here to bewitch the world with its orchestration of rituals, resplendent with the harmony of tradition, culture, faith and belief. After the auspicious Debasnana purnima, the sibling deities— Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, […]
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Dalit couple walks 400 km to meet Odisha CM for total prohibition
Bhubaneswar: A Dalit couple from Western Odisha district of Bargarh marched for around 400 km to meet Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and request him for total prohibition in the state. The couple’s 11-day journey ended in despair as the duo couldn’t meet Patnaik at Naveen Niwas here today. The couple – Goura Chandra Bhosagar (45) and […]
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Here’s all you need to know about the King of Puri
Bhubaneswar: Chief servitor of Lord Jagannath, Gajapati Maharaj Dibyasingh Deb is a reserved and private person. He comes to limelight mostly during the grand festival of Ratha Jatra. Odisha Sun Times brings to you some lesser known facts about the king of Puri: Born in the year 1953, Gajapati Maharaj Shri Dibyasingh Deb has been […]
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Chera pahanra: The holy ritual that brought a king and a princess together!
Bhubaneswar: As legend promulgates, king Purusottama of Puri desired to marry princess Padmavati of Kanchi. With the acceptance of king of Kanchi the marriage was underway. But the path was not destined to be trouble free. On his visit to Odisha for the annual chariot festival (Ratha Jatra), king of Kanchi was shocked to find […]
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Ratha Jatra: Lord Jagannath’s 9-day sojourn begins in Puri
Puri: Undeterred by the heavy downpour, a sea of humanity today thronged the pilgrim town Puri to partake in chariot pulling festival of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and goddess Subhadra on Grand Road with joy and devotion. Entire Grand Road and limitless skies reverberated with the chanting of ‘Jai Jagannath’ and ‘Hari Bol’ by the devotees […]
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