Tag: Puri Srimandir Reforms

Bhubaneswar: Expressing satisfaction over several decisions taken during his two-day visit to Puri, the Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae Gopal Subramanium today informed that all the details of the accounts of Puri Srimandir will be made available on the website shortly. “For me the most important are devotees and secondly transparency in accounting. There is a […]

Puri: Justice BP Das Commission of Inquiry for Reforms in Puri Srimandir submitted its second interim report to the Odisha government today suggesting several measures for widespread propagation of history and culture of Lord Jagannath. Secretary of the panel BP Parija submitted the 48-page report to the Law Minister. “In the extensive report, the panel […]

Puri: Consensus has been reached among all the stakeholders to implement 10 out of the 12 proposals suggested by the Supreme Court to streamline the management of Puri Srimandir affairs, informed chief administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Pradipta Mohapatra today. Barring the issue of hereditary system of appointment of servitors and amendments […]

Puri: The Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae Gopal Subramanium who is on a two-day visit to hold discussions with various stakeholders on the proposed disciplinary reforms in the management of Puri Jagannath temple affairs, today urged the servitors to refrain from accepting donations (daan-dakshina) from the devotees. During discussions with the Chhatisa Nijog (servitors’ body), the […]

Puri: Gopal Subramanium, who has been appointed amicus curiae by the Supreme Court to oversee proposed disciplinary reforms in the management of Puri Jagannath temple affairs, met Puri Shankaracharya and various other stakeholders today and held discussions. After reaching Puri yesterday night, the amicus curiae visited the 12th century shrine in the morning today and […]

Puri: A public hearing seeking proposals and suggestions in connection with the Supreme Court’s recommendations on Srimandir reforms was held today at the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) office amid protests by servitor groups. Following a notification seeking suggestions in connection with the apex court’s June 8 order on reformative measures for the 12th century […]

New Delhi/Puri: The Supreme Court-appointed new Amicus Curiae Ranjit Kumar submitted before the Apex Court today that he had visited Puri Srimandir on February 23 in compliance with the Court’s order and sought more time to file his response on his visit. The court, on the other hand, adjourned the hearing till March 5 as […]