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* Akshaya Tritiya rituals that marks beginning of construction of chariots for Lord Jagannath's Ratha Jatra, will be held inside Puri Srimandir premises on April 26; ChandanJatra rituals to be held inside temple only. * Odisha Govt has…

TNI Bureau: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has allowed opening of Shops selling non-essential goods with conditions. States will ensure the implementation based on local situation and requirements. Update: Odisha Government has issued…

TNI Bureau: Contrary to some reports in media that warned about a possible Cyclone in Odisha Coastline on May 1-3, the SkyMet Weather has clearly said that the Cyclonic Storm will keep a safe distance from Indian Coastline and may head…

* Decision to conduct Rath Jatra will be taken after May 3 when the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions are lifted: Gajapati Maharaj. * The chariot construction work will remain suspended till May 3; rituals of Lord Jagannath outside…

TNI Bureau: As part of their endeavor to assist COVID-19 affected people across the State, the KIIT and KISS have lent a helping hand to the Tibetan communities living in Chandragiri area of Gajapati District in Odisha. The KIIT-KISS…

TNI Bureau: Four more West Bengal returnees tested positive for COVID-19 in Bhadrak district, taking the tally to 16 in the dist and 94 in Odisha. The new cases were reported from Tihidi and Dhamnagar blocks (two each) - Male (40), Male…

* 3 Gram Panchayats (GPs) in Ganjam district get National Award on National Panchayati Raj Day. * Gajapati Maharaj, SJTA chief administrator and members of the Jagannath Temple Management Committee to meet Puri Shankaracharya at 7 PM…

TNI Bureau: As per the Union Health Ministry, total number of Coronavirus positive cases in India now stands at 23,077 (at 1 PM on April 24, 2020). Number of active cases has declined to 17,610 as 4,749 people have recovered. 718 deaths…

* One new COVID-19 positive case in Bhadrak; total no of positive cases rises to 90 in Odisha. 90th case is a 40-year-old male, who returned from West Bengal. * Odisha CM interacted with PM Modi over phone today and discussed about…

TNI Bureau: The United States of America (USA) has reported 2,342 new deaths in the last 24 hours along with 31,900 new cases of Coronavirus. Death Toll in the USA has crossed 50,000 mark, while number of positive cases has topped 886,000.…