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Odisha: 25 injured after bus falls into drain after collision in Balasore
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Balasore Assistant Fire Officer Samir Kumar Bisal, the bus, which was travelling from Jaleswar to Balasore, was speeding when it was struck by a tractor coming from the opposite direction, causing the vehicle to lose balance and overturn into a roadside drain.
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With support from parents, Sujata Kujur has eyes on Olympic Games
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
From the hockey fields of Sundargarh in Odisha, where the sport is a way of life, young Sujata Kujur is quietly scripting her own journey.
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Odisha reviews civil defence preparedness amid MHA mock drill directive
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Odisha reviewed Civil Defence preparedness following MHA directives, with ACS (Home) Satyabrata Sahoo chairing a meeting involving senior officials and district SPs. The Centre had advised states to conduct mock drills on May 7 amid heightened tensions after the Pahalgam terror attack that k
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NSG commandos conduct routine security review at Jagannath Temple in Puri
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A four-member NSG team visited the Shri Jagannath Temple in Puri for a routine security review. SP Vinit Agrawal confirmed the visit was part of the NSG's annual calendar. The team assessed existing security measures to ensure preparedness at the high-footfall pilgrimage site.
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"Writing Dham does not make it a Dham," says historian Anil Dhir on Jagann
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Historian Anil Dhir has downplayed the controversy surrounding the newly constructed Jagannath temple in Digha, calling it an issue that is being unnecessarily exaggerated and clarified calling a place a 'Dham' does not grant it religious status equivalent to the traditional four Dhams.
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"Committee will do good for the people of Odisha": BJD leader Pratap Jena
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Pratap Jena expressed confidence that the reintroduced Political Affairs Committee (PAC) would work in the best interest of the people of Odisha, following its reinstatement by party president Naveen Patnaik.
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Jagannath Dham is in Puri, wrong to name Digha temple as Dham: Odisha BJP
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Reacting to the row over naming the newly built 'Jagannath Digha' temple as 'Jagannath Dham', Odisha BJP President Manmohan Samal stated that there is clarity in everyone's mind that Jagannath Dham is in Puri and it was wrong to name Digha temple as Dham.
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CM Mamata removed word Dham from Digha temple, this is victory of Lord Jag
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In the wake of protests over the newly inaugurated Jagannath Temple in Digha being called Jagannath Dham, the word Dham was replaced with temple in the signboards.
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"CM Mamata must clarify, this is Jagannath Temple, not Jagannath Dham," sa
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik has objected to naming a newly built Jagannath temple in Digha as 'Jagannath Dham,' saying it undermines the sanctity of Puri's Jagannath Dham and called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to clarify the state's stand.
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"Boundary changes for new villages, panchayats suspended during census": O
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari stated that the census of India has informed all the states that the next census is going to be held in July.
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Puri Gajapati opposes usage of 'Jagannath Dham' for Digha Temple
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The erstwhile king of Puri, Gajapati Dibyasingha Deba has expressed his opposition to the term "Shree Jagannath Temple" usage for the temple located in Digha.
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"Why is there so much anger?": Mamata Banerjee on Digha Jagannath Temple c
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
This comes after West Bengal government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, referred to the Digha temple as "Jagannath Dham," a term traditionally reserved for the 12th-century Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha.
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