Tag: Konark

  Bhubaneswar/Puri: A cycle rally has been kicked off to promote pollution free mode of transport and enhance tourism potential in Bhubaneswar, Puri and Konark, popularly known as the “Golden Triangle” of Eastern India. The rally, organised by Bhubaneswar Cycling and Adventure club, was flagged off from Bhubaneswar and reached Puri yesterday. Around 70 men […]

Konark: The Headmaster of a Government school at Kakatpur in Puri district was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting three minor girls on pretext of “leg massage.” The girls – two Class-V students and a Class-IV student related the entire episode before their family members and accused the teacher of using vulgar words and […]

Puri: Police on Saturday detained 16 persons including seven girls after conducting raids on several hotels and lodges in Konark. The raids were conducted by a special police team led by Nimapara SDPO Niranjan Padhi following allegations of prostitution racket operational in several hotels in the area. Police sources said that several lodges are operating […]

Konark: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the ‘Nua Odisha Nirmana Abhijan’on the auspicious occasion of Utkal Dibasa at Chandrabhaga sea beach in Konark in Puri on Sunday. The event is organized under the banner of Prachi Trust, a social organization. As a part of the programme, thousands of youths gathered at the Chandrabhaga sea […]

Puri: A record number of turtle hatchlings were released into the sea at Konark and Astarang beaches in Puri, thanks to an increase in the survival rate and number of eggs laid, sources at the Forest department said. As many as 542 baby turtles were released in the first phase from three breeding centres at […]

Konark: Unidentified miscreants allegedly hurled four bombs at the house and bike showroom of BJD’s Konark Nagar President Gopal Chandra Behera here late last night. As per reports, his house has been damaged and some bikes at the showroom have been burnt in the incident that occurred at around midnight. Surprisingly, the BJD leader’s house […]

Bhubaneswar: Dillip Kumar Biswal and Soumyaranjan Biswal are no ordinary college going students but have dedicated their life to conserve & preserve the natural heritage of Odisha. Dressed up like Olive Ridleys, they started an expedition titled ‘Cycle for Olly’ from Konark on March 7 to visit the coastal districts of Odisha and spread awareness […]

Konark: Police have arrested two youths on charges of taking intimate pictures of two lovers at Konark sea beach and blackmailing them in order to extort money. The two youths were identified as Suryakant Mohanty and Suryakant Sahu of Balakati on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. As per sources, they had clicked some intimate pictures of […]

Konark: While the 12-hour Odisha bandh and hartal protesting Kunduli suicide has crippled normal life across the State, thousands of devotees, who had come to Chandrabhaga near Konark in Puri district to take a holy dip in the sea on Magha Saptami, are facing the brunt of the shutdown. The devotees from various places across […]

Puri: One person was killed and four others, including a woman, injured when the car they were travelling in rammed into a tree on the roadside near Kushabhadra bridge in Puri district early this morning. Sources said all of them, including the deceased identified as Nanda Kishore Mohapatra, are residents of Bhubaneswar. They were returning […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD MP from Puri Pinaki Mishra today urged the Ministry of Railways to allocate special funds in the coming budget for renovation and upgradation of Puri railway station to world-class standards and take measures for a rail link to Puri from Bhubaneswar with the golden quadrilateral of Konark and Satapada. In a letter to […]

Konark: Additional tehsildar Dipak Swain was injured critically after being attacked by timber mafia at Kanpur village here in Puri district. Swain suffered fractures on his right hand and sustained multiple injuries on his body. He was admitted to Konark health centre and later shifted to Puri district headquarters hospital. Around 10 timber mafias attacked […]

Puri/ Konark:  People in large number thronged the world famous Sun temple in Konark on to offer special prayers to Sun on the occasion of Samba Dashmi on Thursday. Lakhs of devotees also gathered at Chandrabhaga beach, situated near the Sun temple to take a holy dip in the sea on the auspicious day. Samba […]

Bhubaneswar: In just over a month of enactment of Odisha Land Rights to Slum Dwellers Bill, the State government has initiated the process of settlement to provide land and property rights to the economically weaker section in urban bodies by using drone technology. The government has put to use drone technology for the first time […]

Konark: Visitors to the world-famous Sun Temple had a harrowing time today as most parts of the temple turned into artificial pools with knee deep water clogged on its premises within few hours of rain. Though in 2010 the State government had announced Rs 1 crore investment to improve the Sun Temple’s drainage system and […]