Puri district is one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites for Hindus, Situated along the coast of Bay of Bengal in the state of Odisha. Puri is also known as Jagannath Puri. It is considered as one “Dhaam” among four holy “Dhaam” in India. The holy script of the Skanda Purana describes Puri as the resting place of Lord Vishnu. Apart from this Puri district is famous for its golden sea beach and black pagoda or sun temple of Konark. The famous heritage art village Raghurajpur is in this district, where artisans paint world famous Pattachitra painting. Puri Khaja, Khechuudi, Dalma has its own special flavor.
The Srikshetra Suraksha Milita Manch on Friday raised strong objection to the MP’s statement in the Parliament which they termed ‘acrimonious’.
The Puri Police on Thursday seized property worth Rs 1 Cr belonging to incarcerated drug mafia Anirudh Jaisingh under the NDPS Act.
The Banajaga Yatra, undertaken for the Nabakalebara of the idols at Sharana Srikshetra in Dhenkanal’s Ekagharia, was stopped on Monday by the temple trust following stiff opposition from Jagannath devotees and the Daitapati Nijog at Srimandir in Puri.
In his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed that Rahul has cleaned hundreds of kilos of plastic garbage and dirt.
The servitor, Krushna Chandra Pratihari, was shot dead from point-blank range at Barabati Jagaghar on March 16. A total of 10 persons have been arrested in connection with the murder case.
The decision was taken on the basis of a tender process where UBI emerged as the top bidder promising a 5.21 per cent interest rate in comparison to other participants.
In a shocking incident, a man stabbed his mother-in-law to death before consuming poison himself in a bid to commit suicide at Banamali Nagar under Puri’s Baselisahi Police limits on Wednesday.
On the work front, Kapil is currently busy shooting for a yet-to-be-titled movie directed by Nandita. For the last couple of days, he has been shooting at different locations in Bhubaneswar for his upcoming in which he will be portraying the character of a food delivery boy.
Four more assailants in the sensational murder of former Puri Jagannath temple managing committee member Krushna Pratihari have been nabbed from Koraput.
The investigators of the Pratihari murder case said they have recovered Rs1,50,000 lakh from the main assasin, Kalu Panigrahi, following his arrest.
Upon returning from the temple after darshan, the Firangi actor also received a hearty welcome from a large gathering of fans eagerly waiting outside the temple.
The arrested have been identified as Kalia Singhari, Dalgobinda Singhari, Kalu Panigrahi, Munna Patra, Baba Mohapatra and Sandeep Jena.
In the plaint, the president of PVP, Jagannath Bastia has raised the issues of how devotees are made to stand in sun for long periods during entry into the temple and darshan as well.
One platoon of police force has been deployed to maintain law and order in the area. Earlier on Sunday, police had carried out a march and recovered four live crude bombs from the village.
Over 20 crude bombs were reportedly pelted during the act of violence which is said to be fallout of a clash between two warring groups in the village.
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