Orissa

8 Amazing Facts About Jagannath Puri Temple

8 Amazing Facts About Jagannath Puri Temple

Jun 20, 2023, 17:38 PM IST

Sharad Pawar Demands Railway Minister's Resignation, Cites Lal Bahadur Shastri

The tragic train accident in Odisha's Balasore has claimed the lives of nearly 288 people and over one thousand people sustained injuries.

Jun 03, 2023, 23:34 PM IST

Odisha Train Accident: Survivors From Bengal In A State Of Shock

Sayantani Ghosh is still in shock thinking of the scene at the accident spot in Odisha's Balasore where the tragic train accident took place.

Jun 03, 2023, 22:24 PM IST

Odisha Train Accident: Former Rail Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav Demands High-Level Inquiry

The scale of the accident was evident from the visuals of the accident site with some bogeys thrown wide off from the track, crushed or in mangled condition and belongings of passengers strewn around.

Jun 03, 2023, 18:03 PM IST

Prafulla Kar, legendary Odia singer, dies at 83; PM Modi, CM Naveen Patnaik send condolences

Prafulla Kar was an eminent musician, singer, lyricist, writer and columnist. He was popular for his numerous songs including 'Kamala Desha Rajakumara'.

Apr 18, 2022, 11:51 AM IST

Relief of Rs.1000 crores by central government for Amfan storm victims in Bengal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted an aerial survey of Cyclone Amphan-hit areas in West Bengal along with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and then landed in Basirhat. Central government promised to give relief of Rs.1000 crores for Amfan storm victims in Bengal.

May 22, 2020, 20:30 PM IST

Biju Janta Dal criticises AIIMS Bhubaneswar's directive of using Hindi

According to an office order of AIIMS Bhubaneswar dated February 20, the government servant is specified to do his official work in Hindi with an immediate effect.

Feb 22, 2020, 07:09 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh's Kolaras, Mungaoli bypoll results 2018: Updates

Congress candidate Brijendra Singh Yadav won in Mungaoli by defeating BJP rival Bhai Sahab Deshraj Singh Yadav and in Kolaras, Congress party's Mahendra Singh Yadav defeated BJP's Devendra Kumar Jain.

Feb 28, 2018, 09:53 AM IST

Rajya Sabha adjourned prematurely for the day due to lack of quorum

The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims), 2016, which was pased by the Lok Sabha in March this year, could not be deliberated upon as the House had to be adjourned prematurely.

Jul 21, 2017, 20:20 PM IST

'Artificial eggs' made out of 'plastic' found in Orissa school; This is how you can identify fake eggs

With similar cases now being reported more often, it is very important that one knows how to identify artificial eggs.

Jun 30, 2017, 21:12 PM IST

Rose Valley chit fund scam: Court rejects Sudip Bandyopadhyay's bail plea

A local court here on Saturday rejected the bail plea of TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay.

Feb 04, 2017, 16:21 PM IST

Woman beheaded, teenaged children hacked to death in Orissa's Balasore

A woman was beheaded while her teenaged children and a relative were hacked to death by unidentified assailants in a village in Balasore district, police said.

Jan 28, 2017, 14:36 PM IST

Mob beats couple for 'killing neighbours using black magic' in Jharkhand, sets house on fire

A mob beat to death an elderly couple accused of witchcraft in eastern India, police said Saturday, the second such killing in the region in two weeks.

Dec 17, 2016, 18:46 PM IST

Sudarsan Pattnaik's green Ganesha sand art is unmissable! PICS inside

Famous Indian sand artist Susarsan Pattnaik has once again produced a marvel! Just as the nation is gripped in the festive fervour of 10-day long Ganpati festival, the sand artist has made some great environment-friendly Ganpati.

Sep 05, 2016, 17:16 PM IST

Why is it auspicious to touch the rope of chariot during the Rath Yatra—Know here

Here's the significance of touching the rope of Rath!

Jul 14, 2016, 13:43 PM IST

Hot conditions in most parts of country, rains in northeast

Delhi witnessed a hot and sunny day but a duststrom in the evening brought the mercury down marginally, bringing some relief to the residents.

Apr 22, 2016, 22:23 PM IST

DNA: 60 Dalit students from Bihar threaten to commit suicide

Sixty Dalit students from Bihar, who are studying engineering in Orissa, have threatened to commit suicide after the Bihar government allegedly stopped paying their stipends to the college, and the

Feb 03, 2016, 23:09 PM IST

Self-infecting corruption becomes economic terror, says SC

The Supreme Court Thursday said corruption is a self-infection, which has developed resistance to all sorts of curbs and controls, to becomes an economic terror as it upheld validity of the Orissa and Bihar Special Court Act providing for speedy trial of public servants accused of alleged graft and for confiscation of their properties earned illegally.

Dec 11, 2015, 00:25 AM IST

`Witch` killings haunt India`s remote villages

As he recovers in a children`s shelter in eastern India, 17-year-old Ganita Munda is haunted by the sound of his family`s screams as a witch-hunting gang killed them in their home.

Sep 20, 2015, 09:58 AM IST