Bhubaneswar: A few days back, a tweep had shared two pictures of Sun Temple in Konark alleging that some of the centuries-old murals have been replaced with plain stones. A massive uproar by Twitterati over the alleged replacement of actual stone carvings has forced the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to come up with a […]
Apr 19, 2021
Puri: UNESCO, in its website describes Konark Sun temple as, “On the shores of the Bay of Bengal, bathed in the rays of the rising sun, the temple at Konarak is a monumental representation of the sun god Surya’s chariot.” However, the centuries old temple’s structural integrity needs protection and for the purpose, the National […]
Apr 19, 2021
Bhubaneswar: The government of India has included Konark Sun Temple in the Iconic Tourist Sites list, informed Union Tourism Minister, Prahlad Singh Patel on Tuesday. While replying to a supplementary question by BJD MP Sasmit Patra in Rajya Sabha, Singh informed that as the Iconic Tourist Sites list in the country has been expanded from […]
Apr 18, 2021
Konark: Some miscreants hurled bombs at the house of a correspondent of Odisha Television (OTV) Network, Sanjay Pati in Balisahi area of Konark late Thursday night. The bombs pelted damaged a portion of the outer wall of his house even though no casualty was reported in the incident. A complaint was lodged in this regard […]
Apr 17, 2021
Konark: Police on Wednesday arrested five persons including the sarpanch of Achyutapur gram panchayat in connection with the bombing on the residence of OTV news channel’s Konark correspondent, Sanjay Pati. Achyutapur sarpanch Bhakta Ballav Das is the mastermind behind the bombing on the night of April 23, informed Puri Superintendent of Police, Umashankar Das. Speaking […]
Apr 17, 2021
Bhubaneswar: The world-famous Sun Temple and the tourist town of Konark in Puri district will be completely solarised to develop it into a Surya Nagri meaning ‘solar city’. The Centre has launched a scheme for the complete solarisation of Sun Temple and Konark town and earmarked Rs 25 crore to implement the project. Informing about […]
Apr 16, 2021
To attract more tourists, the Odisha government on Thursday (January 21) released the draft of architectural plan for the Konark heritage corridor project. The Works Department presented the draft plan showcasing in detail the design of the proposed project.
Apr 13, 2021
Konark: The world famous heritage site of Sun Temple at Konark in Puri district reopened on Tuesday after remaining out of bounds for visitors for more than five months in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. The monument has been thrown open for public as per the unlock 4 guidelines of the central government as well […]
Apr 13, 2021
Bhubaneswar: The Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) has decided to introduce the services of MoBus from the capital city to Odisha’s tourist corridors Puri and Konark on World Tourism Day, i.e. September 27 (tomorrow). The public transport service in MoBus to Puri and Konark will commence in two routes – Route 50 would connect Master […]
Apr 12, 2021
Puri: In a broad daylight heist, unidentified miscreants looted a two-wheeler and other belongings including cash from a woman in Annasara area in Konark here today. The woman, whose identity is yet to be established, reportedly works at a private bank. Sources said three miscreants came on a speeding vehicle and intercepted the woman near […]
Apr 10, 2021
Puri: At a time when the Odisha government had taken a call to ban bursting of firecrackers this Diwali to restrict the spread of COVID-19 and to reduce the pollution in air, a report from Konark made all the arrangements void, at least for the environmentalists. As per the State Pollution Control Board, the Air […]
Apr 09, 2021
Konark: After a prolonged lull due to Coronavirus-induced restrictions, the State government has geared up for the peripheral development of world-famous tourism site Konark in Puri district. As part of the mega project, eviction process has been initiated for the beautification of Chandrabhaga beach to be undertaken at an estimated cost of Rs 50 lakh. […]
Apr 09, 2021
Bhubaneswar: The twin events of Konark Festival of classical dance performances with the grand Sun Temple in the backdrop and the International Sand Art Festival will kick start in Odisha’s Konark on December 1 and go on till December 5. The 31st edition of the Konark Festival being organised by Odisha Tourism will be held […]
Apr 09, 2021
Konark: The second day of 9th edition of International Sand Art Festival on Wednesday saw stunning sand sculptures themed on ‘Sea Life’, ‘Our Heritage’ and ‘Covid-19 awareness’. The sand festival is underway at pristine Chandrabhaga beach, around 3 kilometres from the Sun Temple in Konark adhering to all the Covi-19 protocols prescribed by the State […]
Apr 08, 2021
Konark: Audience saw some dazzling performances by Odissi and Kathak artistes on the final day of Konark Dance Festival on Saturday. On the concluding day, the fest opened with ‘Mangalcharan’ dedicated to Lord Sun, the presiding deity of Konark by the senior artists of Bhubaneswar-based Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre. It was followed […]
Apr 08, 2021
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