Tag: Puri

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday assured to expedite approvals for the long-demanded Sidhamahavir flyover in Puri. The announcement from the Union minister came after BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra and Puri MLA Jayant Sarangi met him yesterday and discussed the construction work of the flyover on Puri-Konark highway. […]

Puri: Excise sleuths arrested two persons and seized 200 grams of brown sugar from their possession here in the pilgrim town on Thursday. The drug peddlers were caught near Siddha Mahavir railway level crossing while smuggling the contraband item from Balasore through Purushottam Express. Acting on a tip-off, excise officials laid a trap to bust […]

Puri: In yet another instance of attack on media persons in the State, a reporter and a video journalist belonging to a privately owned web-channel were allegedly thrashed by some unidentified goons at Janhi Mundia square in Dolamandap Sahi in Puri on Thursday. The reporter and the video journalist sustained grievous injuries in their neck […]

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Sunday relaxed restrictions which were earlier imposed on the darshan of the Holy Trinity by general public. After a high-level meeting held on Sunday, SJTA chief administrator Krishan Kumar said, “Devotees will no longer have to submit COVID-19 negative report while coming to Puri Srimandir for darshan […]

Cuttack: The Odisha government on Monday told the Orissa High Court that the death of K Ramesh in Puri on November 19 last year had not occurred in the police custody. Through an affidavit, the State government told the HC that K Ramesh, a native of Baseli Sahi area in the pilgrim town, had died […]

Puri: Intensifying the drive against extortion, Police in Puri have arrested 18 persons for their alleged involvement in various criminal activities and collection of ‘dadabati’ from traders and businessmen. A few days back, a viral audio of some anti-socials threatening some hoteliers and demanding extortion was found being circulated and later Puri SP too came […]

Puri: Around 1.25 lakh devotees visited Puri Jagannath Temple so far after the shrine reopened on December 26 last year. The footfall is likely to increase as the devotees are allowed darshan in Srimandir without COVID-19 negative reports from January 21. The Puri district administration and Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) have made elaborate arrangements […]

Puri: The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has invited tender from 10 nationalised banks for keeping corpus fund amounting to Rs 11 crore of the shrine as fixed deposit. The bidding will be held on January 21. The temple administration has decided to prioritise the banks who will quote maximum rate of interest during the […]

Puri: Srimandir will be accessible to all the devotees from Thursday as the district administration has decided to withdraw the mandatory production of Covid-19 negative certificate as a precondition for entry into the 12th century shrine. According to sources, special arrangements have been made to facilitate darshan for 30,000 devotees every day. Devotees of Puri […]

Bhubaneswar: The UNESCO World Heritage, Sun Temple and its periphery in Konark is all set to undergo a makeover. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday gave a thumbs up to the draft of Konark Heritage Area Development Plan. The purpose of the project is stated to ensure safety and security of the temple, attract […]

Puri: Expecting a rush of passengers in the wake of the Maha Kumbh Mela at Haridwar, the Indian Railways has decided to run a special train between Puri and Yog Nagari Rishikesh. The Maha Kumbh Mela kicked off on January 14, 2021, and will conclude in April. Like every time, the Maha Kumbh Mela is […]

Puri: The Puri district administration has clamped strict restrictions on tourists coming from other States witnessing a surge in Covid-19 infections. Puri Collector Samarth Verma on Tuesday said that strict…

Puri: The district administration has decided to remove the long barricades erected on the Bada Danda of the Sri Jagannath Temple for devotees to come in queue for darshan of the deities. Informing the development, Puri SP KB Singh said that barricades between Jagannath Ballav mutt and Marichikote Chhak will be removed following complaints of […]

Puri: In a bid to ensure the safety and security of the servitors of Jagannath Temple in the pilgrim town, the shrine administration has ordered to carry out Covid-19 test of the sevayats starting from today. As per the letter issued by the Shree Jagannath Temple administration (SJTA), Covid-19 swab test (RTPCR test) of the […]

Puri: Lord Jagannath and his siblings will be adorned with the spectacular ‘Rajarajeswara Besha’ also known as ‘Suna Besha’ at Srimandir here on the auspicious occasion of ‘Pausha Purnima’ on Thursday. As per the rituals, the holy Trinity will be decked up in golden attire after the ‘Chandana Lagi’ ritual. In the morning, Mangala Alati, […]