Tag: Puri Sp

Doctors working at the Puri District Headquarters hospital called off their cease work stir launched today for the time being after an assurance by Puri SP Sarthak Sarangi on round-the-clock security to them

Puri: Six servitors have been arrested by police for creating a ruckus and attacking media persons leading to disruption of the Niladri Bije ritual of Lord Jagannath and his siblings for over an hour on Sunday. According to sources, the six arrested servitors have been identified as Bapi Khuntia, Shankar Palankdhari, Bipin Patri, Papun Mohapatra, […]

A day after the unsavoury incident that took place during the Niladri Bije of the deities in which some media persons were manhandled by a section of the servitors on the issue of climbing of a woman on the chariot, the Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) today came up with a clarification saying it would be improper to blame all the servitors for this unfortunate incident

Puri: Alleging that the law and order situation in Puri district has gone for a toss, a BJP delegation led by Puri MLA Jayant Sarangi and Brahmagiri MLA Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra has met the newly-appointed Superintendent of Police Akhileshwar Singh. The leaders reportedly expressed concerns over the law and order situation, especially in Satyabadi area […]

Puri: With public outrage rising and hours after a batch of petitions were filed in the National Human Rights Commission as well as OHRC over two alleged custodial deaths in Odisha, the State government on Friday transferred Puri SP Akhileswar Singh. The State police also effected suspension of several personnel over for gross misconduct and […]

Puri: In a fresh twist to the alleged custodial death in Puri, a woman claiming to be the mother of deceased K Ramesh, alleged harassment by political leaders and media persons. In a recorded video which went viral on social media, the woman said that she is now staying at her relative’s house. A male […]