CM writes to Centre for ASI inspection of Fani-hit Jagannath, Konark temples

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday wrote to Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma requesting him to send a high-level team of experts of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to assess the damage caused to the Jagannath Temple, Puri and Sun Temple, Konark by cyclone Fani that barreled through the eastern coast in Odisha’s Puri district on […]

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Cyclone Fani: Damage expected and action suggested

Cyclone Fani, India’s strongest summertime cyclone in the last 43 years, is likely to hit the Odisha coast by Friday afternoon. After landfall, it is likely to move to Khurda, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore districts of Odisha and then enter to West Bengal. Dos and Don’ts Total destruction of thatched houses/ extensive damage to […]

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Cyclone Fani: Five IAS officers assigned to oversee relief & restoration work

Bhubaneswar: Five senior IAS officers were assigned to oversee relief and restoration work in five highly vulnerable districts likely to be affected by very severe cyclonic storm Fani. While Suresh Mahapatra was given the responsibility of Puri, Pradipta Mohapatra was asked to oversee relief and restoration work in Jagatsinghpur, Pradeep Jena in Kendrapara, Anil Samal […]

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Here is why you should visit Madhu Babu Park in Bhubaneswar

His contribution in the formation of Odisha as a State taking the people’s mother tongue, Odia, into consideration, cannot be described in words, and perhaps State Government knowingly named a park in Pokhariput area in Bhubaneswar after him to pay honour to the towering personality. The legend, who was born in 1848, had a lot […]

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Vedanta imparts fire safety training to 1,100 people

Lanjigarh: Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh Unit has imparted fire safety training to around 1,100 persons, including students, employees and associate partners as part of the 76th National Fire Safety Week. The company carried out several activities between April 15 and April 20 to educate the community and stakeholders about the importance of fire safety. Unit COO […]

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Thakurani Yatra: Famous Landa Besha rally held in Berhampur

Berhampur: The famous Landa Besha (tonsured persons) procession, a special ritual of the biennial Maa Budhi Thakurani Yatra, was organised to mark the ongoing festival here on Thursday. Hundreds of devotees comprising children, youths and elderly persons got their heads tonsured in Bijipur area and moved in a procession through the city to reach the […]

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Satya Moharana’s miniature Thakurani idol drags eyeballs

Berhampur: Artist Satya Moharana has created a beautiful idol of Maa Budhi Thakurnai using old newspapers on the occasion of the ongoing Thakurani festival in the silk city. The 34-year-old artist, who has set several international and national records for creating smallest artifacts, took three days to make the 13-inch-high and 10-inch-long idol. Crown, tongue, […]

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PFA demands illegal pet shops closed, threatens FIRs against owners

Bhubaneswar: The People for Animals (PFA), an animal welfare organisation, has urged the concerned Government authorities to close the pet shops which are running in violation of the Prevention of Cruelty Act (Pet Shops) Rules 2018, notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change. “In and around Bhubaneswar, there are number of illegal […]

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Rock Pebbles celebrates 32nd anniversary

Bhubaneswar: The 32nd anniversary of the Rock Pebbles, a peer-reviewed journal, held here recently with a huge number of litterateurs and practitioners of the art of poetry from across the country attending the event. Internationally reputed poet Dr Anwar Ghani from Iraq was felicitated on the occasion. “A poet lives within every human being. If […]

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On World Heritage Day, see ASI-protected monuments in Bhubaneswar

Today is World Heritage Day. And Bhubaneswar, particularly the Old Town are are dotted with beautiful ancient temples which lend the city its distinct identity. Bhubaneswar is accredited of housing the highest density of national monuments in the country with an astounding 27 Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protected monuments. Whether it is the 11th […]

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