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Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate of Police has geared up with elaborate security arrangements for Ashokastami car festival of Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. The security arrangements were discussed at a high-level meeting of…
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New Delhi: Pravasi Odia Vikash Samiti (POVS) - the largest Odia diaspora organisation - celebrated Odia New Year and Maha Vishuva Sankranti with gaiety at Viswa Yuvak Kendra here on Sunday. Gracing the occasion as chief guest, Rajya…
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Rourkela: Fifty-eight Akhada committees will be allowed to hold Ram Navami processions in Odisha’s Rourkela between April 17 and 21 in strict adherence to the election code of conduct and with permission from the administration. With…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Sunday celebrated Pana Sankranti also known as Maha Vishuba Sankranti that is extensively observed across Odisha as the Odia New Year. People observed fast and offered 'pana' to the deities at different temples. The…
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Bhubaneswar: Preparations are in full swing for the upcoming Rukuna Rath Yatra of Lord Lingaraj scheduled to be held next week in the Odisha capital. In order to ensure smooth and trouble-free conduct of the annual festival, the…
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Cuttack: The Muslims in Odisha will celebrate Eid-Al-Fitr on April 11, announced Anjuman Islamia Chand Committee in Cuttack. The Committee made the announcement after a meeting on Tuesday. The decision to celebrate Eid on Thursday as…
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Rayagada: A 237-year-old copper plate of the ancestors of Vikram Deb, the Maharaja of Jeypore in Odisha, has been recovered from a metal scrap trader in Rayagada district. Antiquary enthusiast Prof Lalit Kumar Deb, who found the copper…
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Cuttack: A case has been filed in Orissa High Court against Mukti Mandap of Jagannath temple in Puri for approving the almanacs which have provided wrong information about the date of Makar Sankranti. Senior advocates Khirod Kumar Raut…
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Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Odisha Governor Raghubar Das, and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday wished the state on Utkala Dibasa, which is celebrated on April 1 every year to remember its…
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Bhubaneswar: Holi festivities gripped Odisha with the revelry spilling onto the streets, and the myriad hues spreading cheer and strengthening bonds. The denizens with faces and clothes smeared with red, pink and blue could be seen…
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