Tag: Konark

Twenty human skulls were recovered under a bridge on the Kusabhadra river on Puri-Konark road, 26 km from here on Sunday, police said

Konark: The footfall of foreign tourists to the 13th century Sun Temple in Konark has considerably declined in the recent years stroking concerns among the people. Sources said the number of foreign tourists visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Site have decreased to half in the last twenty years. Reports said around 14 lakh tourists visited […]

Konark: Tourists visiting Sun Temple in Konark will have to shell out some extra bucks as the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) hiked the entry fee to the monument from Rs 30 to Rs 40. Following the revised rates, foreign visitors will now have to pay Rs 600- Rs 100 more than what they used […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the Men’s Hockey World Cup at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and leading composer AR Rahman will be seen in action in the State. King Khan will be seen in the anthem video composed by Rahman and the shooting for the song has already begun. The lyrics of […]

A large number out of the 260 hand pumps and 72 stand posts installed in Konark NAC, are defunct, alleges locals.

Puri: Concerns being raised on the safety of spotted deer which are found in large numbers in Balukhand sanctuary on Puri-Konark road. Due to depleting pastures and supplementary feed, the spotted deer are straying into human habitation and facing accidents, alleged locals. One spotted deer died after falling into a drain today whereas recently, another […]

Bhubaneswar: All necessary repair works of Shree Jagannath Temple (Srimandir) in Puri will be undertaken on a war-footing and completed before the upcoming Rath Yatra, informed Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) DG, Usha Sharma after assessing the damage caused during cyclone Fani. Official sources said senior ASI officials have been directed to set up camps […]

Konark: The Konark Sun Temple which had suffered minor damages in cyclone Fani was reopened for visitors today. Visitors were allowed entry inside the UNESCO World Heritage site, 11 days after cyclone Fani, through manual tickets. The garden of the temple was extensively damaged in the cyclone with trees that once stood tall and enhanced […]

Puri: The spotted deer which went missing from Balukhand sanctuary in Puri district during cyclone Fani, have been spotted, informed Divisional Forest Officer Harshvardhan Udgata today. The DFO informed that the deer were spotted yesterday by the cameras set up in the meadows and said that the speculations that the missing animals were killed in […]

Puri: The Vigilance sleuths on Monday arrested the Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) of Gop Police Station in Puri district after he was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe reportedly to settle a dispute. As per sources, few days back a group clash had erupted during a wedding function in Nuakholamara Oratanda village. After both the groups lodged […]

Konark: After 26 days since cyclone Fani pummelled Konark on May 3, the Tourism in the city is limping back to normalcy. As electricity supply has been restored at some places of Konark including the Sun Temple, tourist inflow has started to pick up. As per the officials of the Konark NAC, power supply has […]

Puri: The much awaited light and sound show at Konark Sun Temple, which had to be temporarily suspended following extensive damage during cyclone Fani, resumed on Friday. As per reports, the visitors can witness two shows between 7:30 to 9 PM on a daily basis. One can get a glimpse of the glorious history behind […]

Puri: Even though 50 days have passed since the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani hit coastal Odisha, people in several villages in Puri district are still forced to live in dark as power supply is yet to be restored. Though normalcy has returned in some places of the district, power supply still eludes some places […]

Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi: Odisha’s Puri Jagannath Temple and Konark Sun Temple will get ‘iconic heritage’ tag and as they assume historical importance, nobody can overlook them, said Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of State Tourism Ministers’ Conference held in New Delhi on Tuesday, Patel said, “Puri and Konark […]

Bhubaneswar/Puri: In a move to boost tourist inflow to Odisha, the state tourism department has come up with a new idea of providing tent facilities for tourists visiting Sun Temple in Konark. A meeting in this regard was held in Lokaseva Bhavan under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy. As per reports, Odisha government […]