Puri: 1/7/23:Niladri Bije is the ceremony of Lord Jagannath’s return with his siblings from the Raths to the main temple in Goti Pahandi. Among all the rituals of Jagannath Rath Yatra, the most interesting and last one seems to be Niladri bije. Goti Pahandi is the procession of the Divine Triad from the chariots to Ratna Singhasana. This sacred ritual ...

Puri:30/6/23: Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were offered delicious drink on their respective chariots at the Lions’ Gate of Srimandir as part of the Adharapana ritual in Odisha’s Puri city today. Thousands of devotees congregated at the seaside city to witness the unique ritual. As per Srimandir tradition, the special drink is offered to the ...

Bhubaneswar:30/6/23: Odisha Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment Minister, Ranendra Pratap Swain urged the Centre to restore the previous season requirement of 4 Lakh MT of Urea to the State. Any reduction in the supply of Urea fertilizer will hamper the agriculture production in the State. In addition Sri Swain requested to release the required 75, 000 MT of MOP as the ...

Bhubaneswar:29/6/23: After serving for seven long years, Mr Subroto Bagchi, today announced his resignation from the post as Chairman of Odisha Skill Development Authority (OSDA) due to personal reasons. In a tweet, Mr Bagchi announced his resignation as OSDA Chairman and thanked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and the State officials for their unstinted support and the people of Odisha for ...

Puri:29/6/23: The Holy Trinity on Thursday (29 June) adorned the divine glittering golden attire atop their gigantic wooden chariots as countless devotees witnessed the most awaited “Suna Besha” ritual in Puri. After hours of decoration by the servitors, Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were bedecked with gold jewellery and scores of devotees were mesmerized to ...

Bhubaneswar:28/6/23: A State level workshop on Grey Water Management was held today in Bhubaneswar Chaired by G. Mathivathanan, Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department. Speaking on the occasion Mathivathanan emphasized on the urgency of grey water management in Urban areas in view of Hon’ble NGT direction not to discharge polluted used water to water bodies. Grey Water is the ...

Bhubaneswar:28/6/23: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the Rs 280-crore Ekamra Project at the Lingaraj Temple here.On the occasion, the Chief Minister felicitated shopkeepers and individuals, who had given up their land for the beautification and transformation project. A three-day Bhumi Pujan ceremony was undertaken at the shrine which ended on Wednesday. The ceremony was ...

Puri:28/6/23: After a nine-day stay at his Aunt’s place, Lord Jagannath along with his Divine siblings has begun his return journey to Srimandir as pulling of the chariots begins on Bada Danda (Grand Road) here. As per rituals, all deities– Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Sudarshan were taken atop their respective chariots in Dhadi Pahandi (ceremonial procession) ...

Bhubaneswar:28/6/23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced that the Panchayati Raj Institution which will win first place at the national level will be awarded by the state government six times the amount of money given by the central government. Similarly, the Panchayati Raj institutions that win the second place will be awarded 3 times more and the institutions that win ...

Bhubaneswar:27/6/23: The Induction Training Programme of OAS (DR) – 2020 batch probationers was inaugurated today by Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena today. Out of 129 OAS Probationers who have joined to undergo training under Gopabandhu Academy of Administration, 128 belong to the OAS (DR)- 2020 batch and 1 is from the (DR) – 2018 batch. The batch comprises of 56 women ...