Tag: Demolition Near Srimandir

Bhubaneswar: As the demolition drive on unauthorised structures within 75 metres from the shrine wall of the Lord Jagannath Temple strikes bolt out of the blue on several age-old religious institutions in the pilgrim town, the move continues to spark resentment among all sections of the society. While the Puri administration has temporarily halted the […]

Puri: Amid the ongoing demolition around Srimandir, chiefs of several mutts in Puri have requested the Chief Justice of India (CJI) to issue a stay order on the eviction drive undertaken by the Odisha government. Terming the demolition as unjustified, the chiefs of several mutts, in an open letter to the CJI, alleged that the […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the mahants (chiefs) of various mutts in Puri town sought Chief Justice of India’s intervention to order a stay on the eviction drive in which several mutts have been razed, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today asked the Odisha government to be mindful about consulting the Shankaracharya and Puri King in matters […]

Puri: A day after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh urged his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik to retract his government’s decision to raze down Mangu Mutt as part of the demolition drive near Srimandir, uncertainity is looming over the fate of the centuries-old mutt associated with highest spiritual leader of Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev. After razing […]