Bhubaneswar: While the pilgrim city of Puri famous for the Lord Jagannath Temple boasts of a vibrant and enticing beach mesmerising lakhs of tourists and devotees, the beach is being engulfed by litter and has become a safe haven for drunkards. The case in point here is an under-construction park on Banki Muhan which has […]
Puri: Fishermen living on the seaside of the pilgrim city of Puri have been busy with an odd job these days – searching for gold on the beach. After the waves recede, the fishermen start scouring the wet sand for gold flakes. It is said that this search for gold has begun after Cyclone Fani […]
Kolkata: Odisha is expecting a tourist footfall of 2.4 crore in 2021, a top official of the department from the state said here on Thursday. The state had received 1.5 crore tourists in 2018, he said. Odisha offers exciting tourist spots across 19 protected areas, including two national parks, and a Buddhist circuit, state tourism […]
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 […]
Berhampur: Gopalpur beach in Odisha’s Ganjam district is more polluted than Puri, a study has found. The recently-released findings are based on the study conducted by the Marine Sciences Department of the Berhampur University in collaboration with the National Center for Coastal Research, Chennai. Waste from Gopalpur, Puri and an Olive Ridley turtles’ nesting site […]
Puri: Few months after the Puri beach received Blue Flag certificate as a mark for up keeping of cleanliness and coastal conservation, the pilgrim town is once again gearing up to retain the coveted tag this coming year. In August 2019, Puri was ranked 4th on the list of 12 Blue Flag beaches in the […]
Bhubaneswar: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Tuesday said he has created a replica of Ram temple on Puri beach, on the eve of its ground-breaking ceremony in Ayodhya. #JaiShriRam …My SandArt at Puri beach in Odisha, On the eve of foundation stone laying ceremony by Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi Ji for #RamMandirAyodhya . pic.twitter.com/HMYAjAJwQI — […]
Bhubaneswar: Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik, who earned a name for his creative sand arts, took his creativity to a step further and shared a video message to sensitise people about the importance of clean beaches on the International Coastal Clean-Up Day on Saturday. Our Place……Our Planet Our Responsibility Keep our Coastal Clean . […]
Puri: From a remote village in Naxal-hit Malkangiri district to the world-famous beach in Puri, 24-year-old budding sand artist Muka Kabasi is making waves with his creations. Born and brought up in a farming family with limited resources to make ends meet, Kabasi’s life changed after he joined a sand art school run by renowned […]
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