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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…

Balangir: A man, identified as Lokan Mishra, allegedly tried to dupe a shop owner by posing as Patnagarh MLA Saroj Meher. He was arrested from Barpalipada in Balangir district on Sunday. According to police sources, the accused had opened…

Bhubaneswar: After veteran politician Damodar Rout, senior leader from Bargarh Ashok Panigrahi has accused his parent party, BJP, of neglecting him. He is reportedly aggrieved over the party's decision to field Sanath Gartia for Bijepur…

Bhubaneswar: After Odisha Rasagola and Kandhamal Haladi, the state government has initiated steps for Geographical indication (GI) tag for Chhena Poda and silver Filigree. According to sources, the Odisha Small Industries Corporation…

Cuttack: Devotion can be expressed in myriad ways, with some building temples and others embarking on pilgrimages. But for Cuttack resident Anshuman Mishra, devotion is in creating the idol of Goddess Durga and worshiping it as per…

Bhubaneswar: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday urged schools to make poetry reading and appreciation a compulsory part of their curriculum. “I also ask the universities to encourage literature, arts and humanities education,” the…

Bhubaneswar: Kohinoor Islam is a Muslim, but has been organising the Hindu festival of Durga Puja at his village for the past 31 years. A resident of Tentulidinga village in Mayurbhanj district, Kohinoor has set a shining example in…