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Bhubaneswar: Durga Puja organisers in the city are trying to out do each other by their innovative and glitzy pandals to draw revelers by the hordes. The pandal at Baramunda is a case in point. It's a replica of Delhi’s Akshardham temple,…

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places in Odisha on Tuesday. According to IMD latest bulletin, moderate thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and light to moderate rainfall is…

Deogarh: With inedible wild fruits and biodegradable items like sea shells and conches to decorate the pandals and plates made of leaves and bamboo to serve prasad, Odisha is making a huge statement by going green this Durga Puja. A pandal…

Angul: A youth was arrested for staging his own kidnap in order to extract money from his father here. Three friends of the accused were also held for their alleged complicity in the crime, police said on Monday. The youth was identified…

Bhubaneswar: The stage is set for ‘Ravana Podi’ in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack with five-day Durga Puja festivities drawing to a close with Vijaya Dashami on Tuesday. The Balijatra Ground with light up in Cuttack as a large…

Kalahandi: Body of a woman was found perched atop a tree with saree tied around her neck at Guturu Nagafeni village under Jaipatna police limits in Kalahandi district on Monday. The woman has been identified as Kunti Rout( 26). She was…

Puri: Police on Monday detained two persons after a photograph of an Ollywood actress clicked inside Jagannath Temple here created a flutter on social media the previous day. The detainees have been identified as Debashish Singh of Puri…

Bhubaneswar: Durga Puja pandals across Odisha witnessed huge footfall of devotees on Monday with religious fervour reaching its peak on the occasion of Maha Navami. A total of 170 puja pandals have been put up in the state this year. Most…

Cuttack: The Millennium City celebrates the spirit of brotherhood in all its forms. And it comes to the fore in all its grandeur during Durga Puja when people irrespective of caste, religion and creed participate in the festivities. Saida…

Jagatsinghpur: Wife of Krushna Chandra Champati, who succumbed to burn injuries in Jagatsinghpur district headquarters hospital, on Monday alleged that her husband was brunt alive over an extra-marital affair with a married woman. Champati…