Odisha

Puri's famous Rath Yatra started this morning as a large number of priests and temple attendants gathered at the Jagannath Temple without devotees.

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Rath Yatra and all activities related to Puri's Jagannath Temple on June 23 in wake of coronavirus pandemic.

Odisha government on Sunday decided to accord state song status to 'Bande Utkala Janani', a patriotic poem which is regarded as a symbol of Odia pride.

Cyclone Amphan, one of the worst storms over the Bay of Bengal in years, is likely to hit Bengal this evening between 4 PM and 6 PM.

A cyclone alert has been sounded in West Bengal and Odisha as AMPHAN intensified into an "extremely severe" storm overnight

A rare wolf snake with two fully formed heads was recently discovered in Odisha. Footage shared on Twitter by Indian Forest Services officer Susanta Nanda.

The Odisha Government has finally announced to extend the ongoing lockdown over the COVID-19 pandemic till April 30.

Eight coaches of the Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Express derailed near Nergundi railway station in Odisha's Cuttack, injuring 20 people

Acclaimed Odisha sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sand sculpture of Lord Ganesh with 1000 plastic bottles at Puri beach

The IMD has issued a heavy rainfall alert for Odisha in the next three days due to a low-pressure area building up over the Bay of Bengal

Four workers are feared dead and nine have been injured in a landslide at an open cast mine of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) in Odisha's Talcher.

Jagannath Rath Yatra(Puri): This year the festival is celebrated on 4th July. Here's is everything from Holi procession, significance to traditions.