Tag: Nabakalebar

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s comments of a ‘Nabakalebar’ (complete change) of the Odisha government from Puri sparked off a war of words between BJD and BJP with the stronghold constituency of the regional party being at its epicentre. Saying that may Lord Jagannath take care of a wayward BJP,  BJD spokesperson Arun Sahoo said […]

Puri: After a lot of hue and cry over delay, former administrator of Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Suresh Mohapatra submitted his report on the ‘Brahma Parivartan’ fiasco during Nabakalebar of the Trinity. The report was submitted to the temple administration in a sealed envelope some ten days back, informed sources. “The report contains names […]

Bhubaneswar: After failing to meet the June 30 deadline for completion of infrastructure development work for Nabakalebar, the State government has set another deadline for the same. As be the new deadline, the State government aims to complete the infra development work by July 7. Such delay in road and other infrastructure development for the […]

Bhubaneswar, June 29 (IANS) The Odisha government on Monday announced that a team of 280 doctors and 650 paramedics will be pressed into service during the Puri Rath Yatra. This will be the first Rath Yatra after the Nabakalebar (transfer of soul substance from the old idols to the new ones) of Lord Jagannath and […]

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the stampede during a Lord Jagannath festival in 2006, Odisha Govenrment today approved a standard operating procedure for smooth management of the Rath Yatra at Puri on July 18. “All the departments linked with Nabakalebara festival have prepared their own disaster management plan. Taking all these plans together, Odisha State Disaster […]

New Delhi: Prime minister Narendra Modi today voiced concern over inefficient delivery of passports as also the delay in vital infrastructure projects and directed the departments concerned to address these issues. He made his views known while chairing the fourth interaction through Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI), an IT-based multi-modal platform for addressing issues. […]

Bhubaneswar: Under attack from different quarters for alleged mismanagement in Lord Jagannath’s ‘Brahma Paribartan’, the temple administration today suspended two senior priests on the charges of creating chaos inside the temple leading to delay of ritual on June 15. “Jayakrushna Dasmohapatra and Kashinath Dasmohapatra have been suspended from Daita Seva for an indefinite period under […]

Puri: The administrative mechanism is gearing up to complete all infrastructure development in time for the upcoming Nabakalebar mega ritual. In this regard, the development commissioner of Odisha has urged all the concerned departments to undertake infrastructure development work for Nabakalebar on war footing to ensure completion on time. A review meeting for the purpose […]

Jagatsinghpur: The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has formally announced the location of Daru (neem tree) of Lord Balabhadra identified near Goddess Sarala temple at Jhankada in Jagatsinghpur district. Soon after the announcement, people of nearby areas thronged the place to offer worship and get a glimpse of the neem tree from which the idol […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to woo the servitors of Jagannath temple in Puri ahead of ‘Nabakalebar’ of the Trinity, the State government today announced a number of welfare schemes for the priests. After reviewing the Nabakalebar preparedness, chief minister Naveen Patnaik announced to set up a model school in the pilgrim city for the kids […]

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today released two coffee table books Nabakalebar 2015- A Visual Grandeur and Nabakalebar 2015 Managing the Event of the New Millennium on eve of the annual Rath Jatra of Lord Jagannth

Bhubaneswar:With opposition Congress demanding a statement from Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on the “inordinate delay” in ‘Brahma Paribartan’ ritual of Lord Jagannath, the administration of the 12th century shrine today said it would inquire into it. “We will certainly inquire into the matter. There has been delay in Brahma Paribartan(change of life substance). I […]