Meanwhile, the environmentalists have blamed the illegal movement of trailers and the holding of eco-retreat at Ramachandi beach as the major reasons behind the behavioural changes.
Guddu Muslim is among the 10 accused named in the Umesh Pal murder. Six of them have been killed and Guddu Muslim is among the four others who are currently on the run.
This will be the last ‘Paita Lagi’ ritual of the deities before Rath Yatra. The secret ritual is performed every year before the Chandana Yatra, sources informed.
On this auspicious occasion, special rituals are performed at Sri Jagannath Temple (Srimandir) in Puri with recitation of the new Odia almanac (Panji) before the Holy Trinity.
The pilgrim town witnessed an unusual sight when an elderly man was seen in a hurry to reach the hospital with another elderly man on his trolley late on Tuesday night.
Several environmentalists and Olive Ridley turtle lovers in the area and across the State have expressed their pleasure over the development.
Sources said that a major tragedy was averted as the Puri-Gunupur passenger train was reversing after de-boarding the passengers at the railway station when the bogie got derailed.
The cinema hall, which was located behind the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) office, was demolished as part of the ambitious Parikrama Project or the Srimandir Heritage Corridor Project.
In a letter to the Tehsildar, the temple administration has urged to carry out an eviction drive on the land owned by the Holy Trinity. Besides, the SJTA has requested the Tehsildar to probe the possession of 3.5 decimal land of the temple by a private person.
Besides, the DEO has also removed centre superintendents of Kakatpur and Nayahata Girls high schools from examination duty and suspended Kakatpur Girls High School clerk for keeping his mobile phone on during the Matric and SOS examinations.
The committee headed by Puri sub-collector will also comprise the local tehsildar, Town Police IIC and Fire Officer.
The protest was launched after the Block Chairperson, Samiti members and Sarpanchs were allegedly not invited to the review meeting chaired by the Minister.
The injured person has been identified as Bikram Jena, the former Vice Chairman of Satyabadi block.
The Dhanua River is the bane of thousands of people in four blocks of Puri district. Flood in the river occurs every three/four years, leaving them at the receiving end.
Thousands of devotees thronged Shree Lokanath temple to pay obeisance to Lord Shiva, the sitting deity of this 11th-century shrine.
Copyright © 2024 - Odisha Television Limited All Rights Reserved.