Tag: Irregularities In Daru Selection

Bhubaneswar: Upping his ante against the State government, Congress chief whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati today demanded CBI probe into the allegations of irregularities in ‘daru’ (holy log) selection. Alleging that some influential people are involved in the matter, Bahinipati stated truth will come out once the central investigating agency conducts a probe. “Undoubtedly Jagannath lovers […]

Puri: The ongoing controversy surrounding the selection of holy timber ‘daru’ used for making idols of the deities at Puri Jagannath temple during the 2016 Nabakalebara festival has now got murkier with Premananda Das Mohapatra, the secretary of Daitapati Niyog levelling serious ‘fixing’ allegations on Saturday. It is not for the first time that allegations […]