Puri Jagannath Temple's Ratna Bhandar unlocked after over 46 years
Puri: The Ratna Bhandar, the treasury of the 12th-century Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, was reopened on Sunday afternoon after 46 years, media reported.
Snake charmers called in as Puri Jagannath Temple committee preps up to unlock 'Ratna Bhandar'
Puri: Rumours of serpent guards protecting the Ratna Bhandar of the Puri Jagannath Temple, which stores the valuables of Lord Jagannath and other deities, are once again circulating as the temple committee prepares to open the inner chamber of the Bhitara Bhandar on July 14.
Several devotees were injured in a stampede-like situation during the annual chariot-pulling tradition of Hindu deity Lord Jagannath in the seaside town of Puri on Sunday.
'No more support, only opposition': MP of Naveen Patnaik's BJD ahead of parliament session
New Delhi/ Cuttack: Ahead of the upcoming session that would begin on June 27, BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday asked his party's nine Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday to act as a "vibrant and strong" opposition in Rajya Sabha.
BJP's Bhartruhari Mahtab appointed Pro Tem Speaker, Congress calls it 'first mistake'
New Delhi/IBNS: Bhartruhari Mahtab, the BJP's key leader from Odisha, has been appointed as Pro Tem Speaker by President Droupadi Murmu.
Who is BJP's Upasna Mohapatra, the youngest MLA in Odisha assembly?
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: Upasna Mohapatra, 26, has turned out to be the youngest MLA in the Odisha assembly after she won on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket in the 2024 state polls.
All gates of Puri's Jagannath Temple opened after 4 years, BJP fulfills Odisha poll promise
Puri/IBNS: As it was promised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the newly-formed Odisha government on Thursday opened all four gates of the Jagannath Temple in Puri, media reports said.
Four-time BJP MLA Mohan Charan Majhi takes oath as Odisha CM
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday took oath as Chief Minister of Odisha, officially commencing the saffron brigade's rule in the state.
Who is Mohan Charan Majhi, the first BJP Chief Minister of Odisha?
In a surprise pick, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chose Mohan Charan Majhi, a relatively unknown face, as its debut Chief Minister of Odisha, which it had never ruled as a single party.
BJP picks four-time MLA and tribal leader Mohan Charan Manjhi to be Odisha's chief minister
Bhubaneshwar/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has picked a relatively unknown face, a four-time MLA and the party's tribal leader Mohan Charan Manjhi, as the new Chief Minister of Odisha.
Naveen Patnaik aide VK Pandian quits active politics after BJD loss, says 'I am sorry..'
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: VK Pandian, the close aide of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and a bureaucrat turned politician, on Sunday said he is quitting active politics after the Biju Janata Dal’s loss in the Assembly elections paving the way for a BJP government in the state.
'Not my successor': Outgoing Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik clarifies VK Pandian's role in BJD
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi/IBNS: Outgoing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in his first reaction after losing the Odisha assembly polls, on Saturday defended his close aide VK Pandian, saying that the bureaucrat-turned-politician was not his successor in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
Naveen Patnaik tenders resignation after BJP registers victory in Odisha Assembly polls
East Indian state Odisha's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who ruled the region for 24 years, on Wednesday (June 5, 2024) submitted his resignation to Odisha governor Raghubar Das in Bhubaneswar.
PM Modi thanks NDA allies in victory speech as he heads for a coalition govt
New Delhi/IBNS: Clinching a historic yet reduced-majority election victory for a record-equalling third straight term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday thanked his allies Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu as he headed to lead a coalition government of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) depending on the two regional leaders. With a slew of exit polls that gave a clear majority to Modi proving wrong, even in the win of the NDA, the celebrations are louder in the opposition INDIA Bloc led by Congress after they bagged a higher than expected number of seats.
BJP set to uproot 24-year-old Naveen Patnaik rule in Odisha
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form a government for the first time in Odisha putting an end to the Naveen Patnaik regime running for the last 24 years.