Later, Kujang Tehsildar and Sub-Collector of Jagatsingjpur rushed to the spot after getting information and tried to pacify the villagers and traders.
Konark (Puri): The Forest Department said a section office and a black buck reproduction centre will be set up at Bana Baba Ashram eviction drive in Balidokan under Konark police station where the district administration on Wednesday demolished all the buildings constructed illegally by the self-styled godman.
Puri: The last line of control was marked using Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) near Srimandir today. As per reports, marking is being done 75 metres from the Meghanad Pacheri or the boundary wall of the Srimandir – the area that has been identified to cleared of all encroachments and obstacles for movement of devotees […]
Bhubaneswar: Tension erupted at the campus of the Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology (IMMT) in Bhubaneswar today after scientists staged protest opposing a demolition drive. The agitating scientists opposed the enforcement squad of Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) who had come to the campus for demolition of a building to clear path for the construction […]
Bhubaneswar: After Puri, Odisha Government on Monday launched a massive eviction drive to clear encroachments around Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar. The eviction drive assumes significance for the overall protection and conservation of the 12th-century shrine. As per reports, illegal structures in the entire stretch from Singhadwara of the temple to Bhajan Mandap and Sub-station will […]
Puri: The demolition drive for renovation of in and around areas of Puri Jagannath Temple and the shrine of Lord Lingaraj resumed today after a hiatus of two months due to the lockdown imposed to arrest the spread of COVID19 in the State. As the day dawned on Friday, the coastal pilgrim town saw earth-movers […]