Puri: The Puri district administration began eviction of all unauthorised structures adjacent to the ‘Meghnad Pacheri’ (shrine wall) of the Puri Srimandir today. Reportedly, the structures including police outpost, toilet and some other buildings were bulldozed in the presence of 24 platoons of police force, Collector Balwant Singh, SP Umashankar Das and eight Magistrates. The […]
Bhubaneswar: After a brief dry period for the coming two days, Odisha will be witnessing another spell of heavy rainfall on August 22 and 23, courtesy the likely formation of a low pressure area in the south Bay of Bengal (BoB). A study of the weather models of IMD, Skymet and INCOIS shows development of […]
Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi: Odisha’s Puri Jagannath Temple and Konark Sun Temple will get ‘iconic heritage’ tag and as they assume historical importance, nobody can overlook them, said Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of State Tourism Ministers’ Conference held in New Delhi on Tuesday, Patel said, “Puri and Konark […]
Puri: A deep trench has been found during the eviction drive carried out by the Puri district administration adjacent to the Meghnad Pacheri (shrine wall) of the Puri Srimandir. After demolition of a two-storey building of Ramdaya Parishad, the trench looking like a secret passage was discovered on Wednesday. Rumours of a secret passage soon […]
Bhubaneswar: The State government today announced to spend Rs 500 crore on various infrastructure development projects in the heritage town Puri. A decision regarding this was taken at a high-level review meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minster Naveen Patnaik at the Lok Seva Bhawan here. The infrastructural developments include construction of new roads, bridges […]
Puri: Days after the Puri district administration razed structures adjacent to the ‘Meghnad Pacheri’ (boundary wall) of Puri Jagannath temple, a team of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials today surveyed the condition of the wall. Steps will be taken to remove the structures adjacent to the shrine wall and restore its original form, said […]
Puri: The Puri King Dibyasingha Deb has welcomed all developmental projects announced for Puri & Jagannath Temple by the Odisha government. However, he has urged the State government to carry out development works keeping in mind the religious, spiritual & cultural traditions and customs of the holy town. The State government on Thursday had announced […]
Puri: Police nabbed a notorious criminal following an encounter near Nabakalebara Road Ashram Chhak in the pilgrim city on Saturday night. Behera was wanted in at least 26 cases lodged against him at different police stations in the city. Behera, a former Home Guard, is allegedly involved in several illegal activities such as loot and […]
Bhubaneswar: As non-heeding to the warnings in 2010 made Chennai face the scary travails of a parched land in 2019, the apparent date for a similar condition in Odisha is likely around 2030, when its big coastal towns, including the Capital city, would go the Chennai way. The shocker here is as many as seven […]
Puri: Chambers of an ancient building lying underneath the Emar Mutt was discovered today during the razing of the 12th-century monastery near Puri Srimandir. The discovery of the secret underground chambers sparked curiosity among the local residents as hundreds of people gathered near the spot to witness the spectacle. While it is stated that the […]
Puri: Puri district administration today issued a notice to the owners of Malaysian cargo ship Jin Hwa32 for removing the stranded cargo vessel lying defunct at Rajhans beach in Chilika lake. As per reports, the owners of the cargo ship have been asked to extract all the oil including the engine lubricant from the ship […]
Puri: The mass eviction drive taken up by the Odisha government and Puri administration to ensure safety and security of the 12th century shrine seems to be unfolding new twists and turns every day. The eviction of centuries-old Emar Mutt that began on Thursday could not resume today due to protest by the Chief (Mahanta) […]
Bhubaneswar: Days after two century-old shrines were razed to the ground in Puri as part of a demolition drive around the Shree Jagannath Temple, the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has offered help to restore heritage structures in the beach town. The organization, in a memorandum to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, […]
Bhubaneswar: In party-led governments, policies are always guided by politics. And the Naveen-led Government’s newest ‘ABADHA’ (Augmentation of Basic Amenities & Development of Heritage & Architecture) scheme for Puri, coined after Centre’s HRIDAY (National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana), smells politics at the core. Significantly, Naveen’s ABADHA offer for Puri development came in 2017-18 […]
Puri: No sooner than the Puri district administration started the mass eviction drive today, inmates and Mahant (chief) of the Bada Akhada Mutt criticised the demolition process citing the administration of victimising them. Though already the inmates have vacated the mutt and shifted their belongings to other places, the demolition was halted and postponed by […]
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