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Adhara Pana: A Sweet Drink For ‘Rath Rakhyak’
Puri: A day after Suna Besha, when the sibling deities glittered in golden attire, huge pots filled with sweet drink are carried onto the three chariots as offerings.
This interesting ritual of Adhara Pana, which literally translates as…
Two New Platforms For Bhubaneswar Railway Station
Bhubaneswar: In view of the exponential growth in rail traffic and passenger footfall, railways have decided to construct two more platforms in Bhubaneswar railway station.
Railway Board Chairman (CRB) V K Yadav, who visited the station…
15 Students Land In Hospital After ‘Beating’ By Teacher In Cuttack
Cuttack: Around 15 students were admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital here with injuries after they were allegedly beaten up by a teacher at a residential science college at Salepur in Cuttack district on Saturday.
The matter came…
This Odisha Lawmaker ‘Forced To Live’ On The Footpath! Why
Bhubaneswar: Three-time BJP MLA from Keonjhar and party's chief whip Mohan Charan Majhi is homeless in the state capital.
The senior MLA, who enjoys enough clout in the State Assembly by virtue of his position, has claimed he is being…
Konark’s Khondalite & Palaeo-Shoreline, Mystery Buried In Sands Of Time!
One of the mysteries about the Sun Temple at Konark has to do with khondalite, the rock used to build it. There is no record of the existence of the rock within 50 km radius of the temple. So, how exactly was khondalite moved in such huge…
Suna Besa: The Last Precious Ceremony of Rath Yatra
Puri: After the homecoming (Bahuda Yatra), devotees got an inkling of Lord Jagannath's affluence as he, along with His siblings gave darshan in Suna Besa (golden attire) from 4 pm on Saturday.
One of the richest deities in the country, they…
Bhubaneswar-Dubai Flight: To Be Or Not To Be?
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday urged the Centre to start a direct flight from the state capital to Dubai given the traffic potential between these two places.
Earlier too, the CM had drawn the Civil Aviation…
Now, Odisha’s Cult Folk Song ‘Rangabati’ In Bengali
Bhubaneswar: The timeless Sambalpuri folk song ‘Rangabati’, which continues to be a favourite among Odias world over, has been re-rendered in Bengali by Surajit Chatterjee and Iman Chakraborty.
The song is part of Akshay Parija production…
Shashi Tharoor Gets His Facts Wrong On Rath Yatra
Shashi Tharoor is a word juggler and more often than not has people scurrying for a dictionary. In his latest piece on Shashi Tharoor’s Word of the Week, he picked the word 'juggernaut', the Anglicized name for Jagannath.
The article is an…
Asked To Sit Nude During Audition, Claims Cuttack-Based Model; Read More
Bhubaneswar: A Cuttack-based model is the latest in the list of struggling actors, who have brought allegations of the casting couch in Odisha film industry.
The model has accused Mumbai-based producer J D Rout of asking her for sexual…