Thousands gathered at Konark in Odisha to observe Magha Saptami, honoring the Sun God with holy dips and rituals. Despite the river's absence, an artificial pond facilitated the traditions. The event ...

India has 29 states with at least 720 districts comprising of approximately 6 lakh villages, and over 8200 cities and towns. Indian postal department has allotted a unique postal code of pin code ...

The Orissa High Court has sought response from the administration of Lord Jagannath Temple, Puri regarding steps taken ... persons at one of the locations near the West Gate of the temple.

Angul: Unidentified miscreants allegedly looted cash and gold from the Saila Srikhetra Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Angul district, late last night. As per reports, the temple’s security personnel had ...

The Kadu Malleswaram Gelayara Balaga, in association with voluntary organisations, inaugurated the temple leaf-flower composting station at Dakshin Mukha Nandi Theertha Temple on Thursday.

Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to visit Odisha on Friday, touring Konark Sun Temple, vaccine plant, and World Skill Centre. The visit precedes the 'Utkarsh Odisha: Make-in-Odisha conclave' ...

The long-awaited repair work on the Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of Puri’s iconic Shree Jagannath Temple is set to resume today. Following the completion of plaster removal, the focus now shifts to ...

A suspect was arrested on Thursday in the alleged rape and murder of a four-year-old girl in a village in Punjab’s Gujrat district, according to the police. Per a statement issued by the police ...

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking directions to ban the sale and consumption of tobacco products and other items like toffees, ...

The Government of India has designated areas around Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Mandi district, as eco-sensitive zones (ESZs) to reduce the impact of urbanisation and developmental ...

The PURI branch of STATE BANK OF INDIA is located in the PURI district of the ODISHA State at A.H.MARG, PURI-752001. The IFSC Code of the branch is SBIN0000158 and its MICR Code is MICR not provided.

On the eve of the Sankranti, the ‘Shree Mukha’ of Lord Lingaraj is brought outside the sanctum sanctorum and seated atop the Makara Mandap near Bhubaneswari temple within the premises.