Tag: Puri

Puri: Anticipating an annual income of Rs 102 crore, the Managing Committee of Puri Srimandir today approved the temple budget for the financial year 2019-20 after a high-level meeting chaired by Gajapati Maharaj Dibyasingha Deb. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Chief Administrator, Pradipta Mohapatra informed that Rs 78 crore has been allocated for various expenses […]

Puri: The Puri Municipality has issued notices to several business establishments as well as individuals over pending holding tax amounting to over Rs 1 crore. Among the prominent defaulters are Puri Srimandir Management Committee, BSNL, several hotels, lodging, restaurants and other religious institutions, official sources said. As per reports, the Shree Jagannath Temple Management Committee […]

Puri: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today alleged that Brahmagiri MLA Sanjay Das Burma violated the model code of conduct by landing helicopter at Rebana Nuagaon Kerandia helipad in Puri district by obtaining ‘verbal permission’. According to BJP leader Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra, the Brahmagiri MLA landed his chopper at around 5.15 pm at the Rebana […]

Puri: Around 18 families who have been ostracized from Parahat village under Satyabadi Police limits in Puri district have threatened to boycott elections over their exclusion from religious celebrations of the village. According to sources, the aforesaid families hold land and own other businesses which are being operated by some villagers. As per allegations, when […]

Puri/Rourkela: Amid the celebratory mood across the state on Utkala Dibasa, which marked Odisha’s 80th birthday today; inadequate usage of Odia language fuelled protests across the State. Odisha Assembly has made it mandatory to use Odia language on signboards after passing the amendment bill on May 1, 2018. But, many have failed to comply with […]

Puri: Unidentified miscreants on Monday allegedly looted the donation box of Ram temple near Dakhina Dwara (south gate) of the Puri Srimandir. The incident has also raised concerns over the security arrangements of the 12th century shrine. As per reports, the miscreants barged into Ramchandra Mandir near the south gate of Srimandir by cutting the […]

Bhubaneswar: The supporters of sitting MLA and BJD candidate from Kakatpur Assembly segment in Puri district, Surendra Sethi staged demonstration outside Naveen Niwas on Friday after the leader was stopped from filing nomination for the upcoming polls. As per reports, BJD had recently announced Sethi as its candidate for the Kakatpur Assembly seat. With over […]

Puri: Two persons were killed while one was critically injured after their motorcycle rammed into the rear of a truck rear in Pidhapatna Chhak on Patnaikia-Delanga Road near Pipili town of Puri district. As per reports, one Pabana Behera aged 55 years, his 35-year-old son Dhadia Behera and Dhadia’s brother-in-law were returning to their home […]

Puri: When the concern over security chinks in world famous Srimandir is raging minds of denizens, police Wednesday have arrested a minor boy for his involvement in a loot incident at the Ram Mandir. The minor has been arrested from Brahmagiri and a sum of Rs16,361 and a mobile were confiscated from him. The boy […]

Puri: Three students were killed after drowning in Kushabhadra River in Nimapada Tehsil of Puri district on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Jyotiranjan Sahoo, a +3 student at Nimapada Autonomous College and Kamal Lochan Jena, a class 10th student of Nimapada DAV School. The details of the third person are yet to be […]

Puri: In yet another incident of poll violence, at least 24 persons were injured after members of Biju Yuva Bahini allegedly attacked the campaign rally of Brahmagiri BJP candidate Lalitendu Mohapatra at Brahmanadeo village under Krushna Prasad block in Puri district on Thursday. As per reports, BYV members attacked the rally while Namita Mohapatra, wife […]

Puri/Bhubaneswar: From bathing in ponds to cuddling babies and touching feet of elders, BJP’s Puri Lok Sabha candidate Sambit Patra is not leaving any stone unturned to woo the voters. After catching the fancy of scores of voters with his unique style of campaigning, Sambit Patra is now the talk of the town for luring […]

Puri: In yet another glaring example of poor healthcare services in the State, a pregnant woman reportedly delivered a baby outside the lift of Puri District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) after her family members allegedly failed to get any stretcher to shift her to the ward of the hospital on Saturday night. Moreover, the lift was […]

Puri: A day before the third phase polls across Odisha, Magistrate of an election flying squad and Static Surveillance Team (SST) team members were allegedly attacked by BJD MLA Pradeep Maharathy and his supporters. The incident took place when the officials had gone to raid Maharathy’s farmhouse at Hunkeipur under Pipili area in Puri district […]

Puri: The Excise Department seized huge amount of illicit liquor after conducting raids in Balipatpur village under Krushnaprasad police limits in Puri yesterday and arrested three persons in connection with the case. After receiving a tipoff, a special squad of the Excise Department went to conduct raid in Paika Sahi area and seized about 300 […]