Tag: Puri

Puri: The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has finalised ritual schedule today for ‘Dola’ festival to be celebrated in Srimandir on March 1. The meeting of Chhattisa Nijoga chaired by SJTA chief administrator Pradeep Jena decided today that the doors of the shrine will be opened at 3 am on Dola Purnima. The Rajadhiraja Besa […]

Puri: Raising the issue of cash-for-votes,  Congress leader and Leader of OpppostionNarasingha Mishra on Sunday said crores of rupees have been spent while each voter has been offered Rs 5,000 in Bijepur byelection. “We have got Rs 5000 per vote. How much you will offer? A voter asked me during campaigning in Bijepur. If one […]

Puri: The constable who was suspended for allegedly thrashing the lady inspector in-charge (IIC) of Astaranga police station, was arrested today. The arrested person, identified as Chittaranjan Barik along with Kumbharapada police station constable Chitrasen Pradhan thrashed Astaranga police station IIC Puri Pranati Patnaik who was on night patrolling. Hearing a commotion last night, the […]

Puri: Months after photos of Srimandir interiors went viral on social media, the pictures of Lord Jagannath and his siblings were again found posted on a Facebook account.   A person identified as Sanket Mishra uploaded the pictures of the deities with a message “the real pic of Lord Jagannath at Puri temple. Made a […]

Puri/Bhubaneswar: Puri Beach Carnival, the second largest event of its kind after the Goa Carnival, will begin from tomorrow at the most famous tourist destination of Odisha. A variety of activities starting from Beach Yoga, Aerobics, Beach Sports, Cycling and Boat Race will be the major attractions of the five-day-long carnival. Besides, the evenings at […]

Puri: On a day when love is in the air, acclaimed sand artist Manas Sahoo has come up with a sand sculpture on the theme ‘I Love India’ at the Puri Sea beach to promote love, affection and peace in the world. The artist, through his sand art, made it evident that a person’s valentine […]

Kakatpur: An unidentified youth allegedly smeared Kakatpur BDO Santosh Sahoo with cow dung at his office in Puri district on Tuesday. The incident took place when the officer was holding discussions on issues pertaining to Indira Awas Yojana with some women of local Jaleswarpada and Kadiua gram panchayats on his office premises. The youth is […]

Puri: The Chhatisa Nijog today expressed displeasure after Nepal King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev offered puja at the Sri Jagannath temple sans traditional attire—the dhoti. Dev wore a ‘Churidar Kurta’ and performed the puja of the deities near the Ratna Singhasan (Golden Throne) drawing flak from the servitors’ body. Janardana Pattajoshi Mohapatra, Chattisa Nijog […]

Puri: The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in Puri has decided to bar ‘darshan’ by devotees between 9 AM and 12 noon tomorrow on account of Nepal King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev’s visit to the temple. The temple authorities have made elaborate arrangements for Nepal King’s visit. As per the schedule, the gate of […]

Puri: Mortal remains of litterateur Chandrasekhar Rath were consigned to flames today at Swargadwara in Puri in presence of his near and dear ones. Ahead of his cremation, personalities from all walks of life paid their last respects to the doyen of Odia literature in Bhubaneswar and Puri. Rath was recently selected by the Government […]

Puri: Nepal may no longer be able to supply deer musk or Kasturi to the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri, as it is a banned item internationally, said Nepal King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev on Friday. “Musk is a prohibited item worldwide, so I do not think that Nepal can provide it at this […]

Bhubaneswar: The Tehsildar of Kanas in Puri district Sanjay Kumar Pratihari is considered to be carrying a lot of clout, more than any secretary, minister and even the Chief Minister and it is alleged that he enjoys it with the backing of the 3rd floor of the secretariat. Protesting Pratihari’s corrupt practices, the Kanas Nagarik […]

Bhubaneswar: A woman tourist from Italy has lodged a complaint against a hotel’s staff in Odisha’s Puri alleging misbehaviour and harassment, police said on Thursday. As per reports, the tourist identified as Fiorella Bizzaro had booked a room for five days at Hotel Krishna Residency. She arrived at the hotel on Wednesday night and was […]

Bhubaneswar: Concerns are now being raised as the tenure of the Justice BP Das Commission of Inquiry set up to suggest reforms in the functioning of Puri Shri Jagannath Temple is yet to be extended by the Odisha government. It is now over ten days that the Commission is not conducting its sitting even though […]

Puri: A youth was arrested today for allegedly attacking Janmejay Sahu, Tehsildar of Astaranga in Puri. According to reports, the incident took place yesterday when the Tehsildar was returning from Astaranga on his vehicle. While Sahu was on his way he was chased by some youths after his vehicle overtook them. In Konark, Sahu was […]