Tag: Puri

A woman sustained grievous injuries after being shot at by two miscreants during an extortion bid at her house in Narendrakona of Puri district late on Tuesday night.

Another 50-year-old woman has sustained injuries on her left hand after she was attacked by the same assailants yesterday.

The low pressure area over coastal areas of North Andhra Pradesh, South Odisha and adjoining West Central Bay of Bengal (BoB) now lies over North Coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining West Central Bay of Bengal.

552 grams of brown sugar worth about 25 lakh has been seized from the possession of the conduits, police said.

These images show how two bike-borne miscreants rob a man in broad daylight while the victim was returning after withdrawing money from bank. The incident took place at Chandanpur area in Puri on Tuesday (Oct 5).

A sub-inspector has been suspended for negligence in duty in connection with the explosion at Balanga Police Station in Puri district.

A massive explosion rocked Balanga Police Station at Puri on Monday (Sept 27) night. Such was the intensity of the blast that the station got reduced to rubble within seconds. Sources said that a huge cache of seized explosives that were kept inside the police station exploded.

In a shocking incident, a woman was arrested by Saheed Nagar Police on Wednesday (Sept 22) for allegedly honey-trapping a man and later robbing his house.

As anticipated on Sunday, Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar has recorded the wettest September as it witnessed a rainfall of 195mm during the period between September 12 (8:30AM) and September 13 (8:30AM).

Darshan at Puri Srimandir will now be allowed on Saturdays as well. The decision was communicated by the Development Administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Ajay Jena on Wednesday.

Devotees from far and wide will finally get chance to witness the bliss of Lord Jagannath before their eyes with the reopening of the Puri Srimandir for general public from tomorrow onwards after several months of Covid hiatus.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday (Aug 19) said that they have proposed the Odisha government & the State Election Commission to conduct Panchayat elections and Civic body polls together in the state.

Vande Bharat Express will soon connect the pilgrim town Puri in Odisha. This information was share by Union Railways Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday (Aug 19).

The holy crematorium Swargadwar in Puri reopened today (August 16) for all. Amid the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the cremation of bodies from outside the district at Swargadwar had been banned since April.

The long wait of Jagannath devotees is finally going to end as the doors of Shree Jagannath temple in Puri will open for devotees from August 16. On Wednesday, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) informed that Puri Srimandir will open from August 16 with strict adherence to Covid-19 protocols.