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SOP for entry, medics on standby — how team plans to inventory Jagannath temple’s Ratna Bhandar

Ratna Bhandar in Jagannath temple complex was last inventoried in 1978. Committee led by Orissa HC judge has recommended 3 SOPs for exercise to be carried out on 14 July.

Odisha CM condoles death of devotee during Puri Rath Yatra, announces Rs. 4 lakh ex gratia

As per reports, a man died and several others were injured due to a stampede-like situation during Rath Yatra in Odisha's Puri on Sunday.

Former CM Naveen Patnaik to be Leader of Opposition in Odisha assembly

At the BJD's legislature party meeting, senior MLA Prasanna Acharya was named Patnaik's deputy, and Pramila Mallik as chief whip of the opposition.

Curfew imposed in Odisha’s Balasore due to violent clashes between two groups

According to the police, curfew has been imposed for 24 hours between midnight of June 17 and midnight of June 18. 30 arrests have been made so far.

Fresh bid for tiger translocation — Odisha, Chhattisgarh & Rajasthan request MP for big cats

First inter-state translocation project was said to have failed when tiger moved from MP to Odisha was found dead & another sent back. Fresh bid aims to boost tiger population.

Mohan Charan Majhi takes oath as BJP’s first CM in Odisha, PM Modi attends ceremony

This is the first BJP govt in Odisha after its emphatic performance in recent elections, after it defeated BJD. BJP won 78 of 147 seats in Odisha assembly polls.

From Shishu Mandir teacher and sarpanch to Odisha’s 1st BJP CM — who is Mohan Charan Majhi

He will take oath Wednesday along with his two deputies, K.V. Singh Deo & Pravati Parida. Four-term MLA from Santhal community, Majhi won from Keonjhar.

Four-time MLA Mohan Charan Majhi to be Odisha’s first BJP CM, gets 2 deputy chief ministers

Mohan Charan Majhi (52) defeated BJD’s Mina Majhi by 11,577 votes from Keonjhar assembly constituency. BJP won 78 of 147 seats in the Odisha assembly.

Odisha’s first Muslim woman MLA Sofia Firdous calls her win a message of brotherhood

The 32-year-old said the people of Cuttack had proved that religion has no place when the development is key.

BJP appoints Rajnath Singh, Bhupendra Yadav to pick Odisha CM after winning majority in state

According to Vijay Pal Singh Tomar, BJP's Odisha in-charge, a legislature party meeting will be held Tuesday and the new government will take oath on 12 June.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.