Tag: Konark

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 […]

Konark: After Dhauli, the State Tourism Department will soon start the light and sound show at Konark sun temple to attract more tourists. The trial of the project which is designed with the joint efforts of ITDC and Odisha Tourism Department was held on Wednesday in presence of Culture minister Ashok Panda, Revenue Minister Maheswar […]

Bhubaneswar: Eye catching classical dance, martial arts featuring folk tales on Kalinga war and history of world famous Konark temple will be on show during the opening ceremony of the much awaited Asian Athletic Championships which kicks off here on July 5. As many as 400 Odia dancers under the choreography of Padm Shri Aruna […]

Konark: In a tragic incident, three were killed and 40 injured when a bus going towards Paradip from Astaranga overturned into a canal near Jiunti Chhak here this morning. Driver and another staff of the bus ‘HariOm’ were among the three persons who died on the accident spot. The injured passengers were rushed to the […]

Bhubaneswar: After Dhauli, the world famous Sun Temple at Konark will soon also be presenting light and sound show, with the project entering the final stage. According to sources as many as 250 visitors would soon be able to see the historic monument amid light and sounds for two hours simultaneously. Eight high definition laser projects […]

Bhubaneswar: A cycle rally was organised in Bhubaneswar as part of a long-term plan to promote pollution free mode of transport and enhance tourism potential of the three top tourist destinations of Odisha Puri, Konark and Bhubaneswar collectively called as the ‘Golden Triangle’. Over 60 persons including women took part in the rally organised by […]