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Bhubaneswar: After a gap of four years, the state government has decided to revive the Shamuka Beach Project in Puri, which is dubbed as India’s largest tourism project at a single location. The decision was taken at a high level meeting…

Bhubaneswar: The south-west monsoon has begun to retreat from Odisha, said the India Meteorological Department in a release on Tuesday. According to the IMD, the monsoon has retreated from some parts of interior districts of Sundargarh,…

Bhubaneswar: The results of the recent judicial recruitment examinations for the post of district judge reflect poorly on the standard of knowledge of the sub-ordinate judicial officers of the state. No one from the in-service judicial…

The influence of Sanatan Hindu Dharma on folk culture and beliefs has seen the establishment of many Shakti Peethas (shrines) over the ages. One such Shakti Peetha is located atop Chudakhai Dungar (hill) in Odisha’s Subarnapur district.…

Bhubaneswar: The retreat of the south-west monsoon from Odisha will begin in a week, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday. Informing the media here, duty officer, Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, Laxmikanta Giri said…

Bhubaneswar: Sarsangh chalak (chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Mohan Bhagwat and the BJP working president will visit Odisha during the second week of October. The two leaders will attend the Akhila Bharatiya Karyakari…

Bhubaneswar: Lipika Seth, an Odia girl from a nondescript village Dalaba in Bargarh district, has brought laurels to Odisha by scaling Mount Elbrus in southern Russia. Lipika is the fourth mountaineer after Kalpana Das, Ganesh Jena and…

Bhubaneswar: The state government compulsory retired three officials for corruption on Thursday. The three officers are Divisonal Forest Officer (DFO) Sudhanshu Sekhar Mishra, Executive Engineer, Angul Rural Works Quality Control Division,…

Odisha being an agrarian economy, many of its festivals and cultural practices are to do with farming, such as Nuakhai, Raja and Makar Sankranti. During these festivals, offerings are made to various deities for good yield of crops. These…