Tag: Puri

Puri: Allegations of large scale corruption in cooked food distribution at cyclone shelters during and after cyclone Fani have surfaced threatening to tarnish Odisha government’s commitment to zero tolerance towards corruption. According to data obtained from the reply to an RTI query, cooked food was provided to cyclone Fani victims in Astaranga block twice a […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government’s refusal to audit Puri Srimandir’s Ratna Bhandar, the treasure trove of Lord Jagannath on Friday drew criticism from all quarters. Answering queries by legislators Suresh Routray and Kusum Tete, State Law Minister Pratap Jena today informed, “We don’t have any proposals to either open the Ratna Bhandar or audit it for now.” […]

Puri: Protesting eviction of prawn enclosures, local residents in Chilika today staged a demonstration and gheraoed the Krushnaprasad Tehsil office. On November 24, the local authorities had launched an eviction drive to demolish the enclosures. A day after the eviction drive, hundreds of residents had protested the move and launched an agitation in front of […]

Puri: One person was injured on Friday after being hit by a bullet fired from the weapon of a security guard deployed at the Bank of India branch in Kumbharpada of Puri district. The injured customer Munna Gharami, who hails from West Bengal, was first admitted to Puri hospital and then he was shifted Bhubaneswar. […]

Puri: The Puri district administration today initiated the process for the demolition of urban primary health centre at Dolabedi Kona here as part of the ongoing eviction drive within 75-metre radius of Srimandir for the heritage corridor project of Odisha government. As per reports, furniture, medical equipment and other materials of the health centre are […]

Puri: The body of a minor girl, who was missing since yesterday, was recovered from Devi river in Puri district. The deceased has been identified as Rubina Sethi of Bauriakana village under Kakatpur police limits in the district. As per reports, Rubina went missing at around 3 PM yesterday. The family members had subsequently lodged […]

Puri: The eviction drive launched to free up space within 75 metres of Meghanad boundary wall of Jagannath temple is currently underway in Puri. Several commercial establishments around the historic Mangu Mutt were demolished by the Puri administration on Monday. As per reports, the century old Mutt, which bears religious significance for the Sikh Community, […]

Puri: The ongoing eviction drive from Puri’s Swargadwar has left many bereaved families reaching there to complete the final rites of the dead in lurch. According to reports, the age-old ‘Patha Shraddha’ complex was demolished as part of the eviction drive being carried out by the State government to give the place a facelift on […]

Bhubaneswar: A private engineering services company will build 150 disaster-resilient houses for people affected by clone Fani in Odisha’s Puri district and will also provide skill development training to them, officials said on Friday. Puri District Collector Balwant Singh along with CEO & Managing Director of L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS) Keshab Panda laid the […]

Puri: Olive Ridley sea turtles have finally begun laying eggs along the coast in Puri district. As many as 112 eggs were found in pits on Kuanrpur beach under Konark Wildlife division and have been transferred safely to a temporary breeding centre there. The Forest department has come up with four temporary breeding centres at […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday decided that the wood from trees uprooted at Balukhand Sanctuary during cyclone Fani would be utilised to cook food at the kitchen in Lord Jagannath Temple. A portion of the dead wood collected from sanctuary would also be sent to ‘Swargadwar’ (crematorium) to be used for funerals, said forest […]

Puri: The Odisha government has decided to use extracted mineral from six Khondalite mining blocks and use it for development projects under Augmentation of Basic Amenities and Development of Heritage and Architecture (ABADHA) scheme in Puri. As per the official order issued by the Steel and Mines Department, six Khondalite blocks including three in Jajpur, […]

Bhubaneswar: Members of the Sikh community including Punjab MLAs Simarjit Singh Bains and Balwinder Singh took to streets in Bhubaneswar on Sunday protesting demolition of the Mangu Mutt. The centuries-old mutt is being demolished to make way for a heritage corridor within 75 metres of Puri Srimandir. Holding banner, placards and sloganeering against the State […]

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: All servitors above 18 years at the Puri Jagannath temple in Puri will be vaccinated, The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) said on Wednesday. The vaccination of all illegible…