Mishra, a leader from the ruling Biju Janata Dal in Odisha, has come under intense firing from the Opposition flanks for defending Odisha government's faulty execution of the heritage corridor project.
The youth stated to be a resident from Beldanga area in West Bengal has been detained at the Singha Dwara Police station.
In a significant development in the controversy surrounding the Puri Srimandir Corridor project, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday made it clear before the Orissa High Court that it has not granted any permission to Odisha government to carry out the construction of the heritage venture.
Puri woke up to sheer horror with two separate murders in a single day including killing of a former servitor of the Lord Jagannath Temple jolting the pilgrim town on Wednesday.
A day after Puri Shree Jagannath Temple reopened for public darshan following three weeks of COVID third wave hiatus, the shrine continues to brim with devotees before the rare Padma Besha of the Holy Trinity.
The Lord Jagannath temple at Puri will reopen for the public from February 1 with strict adherence to Covid protocol, Puri Collector Samarth Verma informed reporters on Friday.
A slew of Vedic rituals on Monday set the stage for the commencement of the project work of the much-awaited Heritage Corridor (Srimandir Parikrama) project of Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri.
The five-day period of Panchaka Brata of the Kartik Month began from Monday. The festive occasion will culminate with the Kartik Purnima on November 19.
Briefing media persons on the outcome of the meeting, SJTA Chief Administrator Kishan Kumar said that there is a plan to generate revenue of around Rs 106 crore from earnings while the budgetary expenditure has been pegged at Rs 85 crore.
A uniformed man, believed to be a police personnel, was reportedly spotted entering the Puri Gundicha Temple on a motorcycle. Matters came to light after a video of the alleged incident went viral on social media platforms.
The Puri Jagannath temple is all set to reopen for devotees from tomorrow (Monday) and all the preparations have reached final stages, said district Collector Samarth Verma on Sunday.
The world-famous Jagannath Temple in Puri will reopen its gates for entry of devotees from August 16. The 12th-century shrine will be reopened for the first time in more than three months of staying off the limits to the public in the wake of the second wave of Covid pandemic.
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to further strengthen security in Puri during the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath which will be held on July 14 this year, the State government has decided to request the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide at least two companies of Rapid Action Force (RAF). “MHA will be requested to […]
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today directed the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to open the Jagamohan, the hall facing the Sanctum Sanctorum in Puri Jagannath Temple (Srimandir) for devotees by April 16. A bench headed by Chief Justice Vineet Saran has ordered the temple and the district administration to open the Jagamohan (prayer hall) […]
Bhubaneswar: Chants of ‘Jai Jagannath’ thronged the globe as the devotees celebrated the famous Rath Yatra festival across the world amidst religious fervour and gaiety proving that Lord Jagannath is indeed the ‘Lord of the Universe’. The deities were brought swaying (Pahandi) to the chariots from the temples by the priests and servitors amidst playing […]
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