Tag: Puri

Puri: A newly-wed woman was found hanging from the ceiling fan at her in-laws’ house near Chandanpur Bazar at Budhaling Village in Puri on Monday. Getting information, Chandanpur police reached the spot, recovered her body and launched an investigation into the incident. According to sources, police have detained the husband of the deceased along with […]

Puri:  Odia architect Padma Vibhushan Raghunath Mohapatra has started beautification of the stainless steel frame installed for the purpose of Jagamohan of Jagannath temple in Puri. According to information, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) and Raghunath Mohapatra have signed an agreement in this regard. According to the deal, the Jagamohan will be designed with a […]

Puri: Vehicular traffic between Puri and other parts of the State came to a grinding halt while business establishments, schools, colleges and government offices remained shut today due to 12-hour bandh observed by Puri Bar Association. Up in arms over murder of advocate Laxmidhar Mohapatra, the fellow lawyers also halted several trains at the railway […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s comments of a ‘Nabakalebar’ (complete change) of the Odisha government from Puri sparked off a war of words between BJD and BJP with the stronghold constituency of the regional party being at its epicentre. Saying that may Lord Jagannath take care of a wayward BJP,  BJD spokesperson Arun Sahoo said […]

Puri: Taking steps to curb crime and illegal activity in the town, the Puri SP has issued guidelines for hotels, lodges, holiday homes and guest house in the town as safety directives. As per a notification from SP Sarthak Sadangi’s office, hotels and other lodging units in the town should regularly submit Occupancy Report to […]

Puri: A lawyer was killed by unidentified miscreants who attacked him near the Hospital Square in Puri on Wednesday evening. The deceased, identified as Laxmidhara Mohapatra was attacked while refueling his vehicle at a petrol pump at the Hospital Square. With critical injuries Mohapatra was admitted to the Puri hospital and later shifted to a […]

Bhubaneswar/Pipili: A minor girl was killed while four others were injured critically in explosion while they were making crackers at Bilipada near Pipili in Puri district today. The minor girl was identified as Prajnarani Behera. The injured Amit Behera, Sidhhant Behjera, Tulu Behera and Reshma Behera were admitted to Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar and latter […]

Puri: As many as 10 women of Mota village in Brahmagiri of Puri district were taken for a ride by three unidentified women who looted jewellery worth lakhs of rupees from them. The women sold fake gold to the women in the pretext of giving them original yellow metal in new and trendy designs. The […]

The current pervading moroseness in society, over women’s safety, tempts me to scan a recent memory; of a dark and sooty Kartika night when I stood stranded for two hours by a lone tea stall along the Bhubaneswar-Puri highway. I had got off on the spot from a ramshackle bus the conductor was stuffing with […]

Puri: Ensuring safety of devotees during the ongoing rush for holy Kartik month, the Sri Jagannath Temple administration has set up barricades outside the temple. But devotees have started complaining that they are not able to perform rituals of revolving around the shrine due to the extension of barricades. Pabitra Das, a devotee, stated, “We […]

Puri: The Sri Jagannath temple here is under the process of cleansing after a little blood spill following an accidental fall of a servitor on temple premises today.  The rituals which have been delayed will continue soon after purification, sources said. The incident took place when a servitor fell on the floor after his feet […]

Gop: Notorious criminal Anant Behera was injured in encounter by police here in Puri district on late Tuesday night. Police tried to arrest him while he was roaming in the market. He hurled a bomb to escape, retaliating which police opened fire at him. He sustained injuries on his left leg following which he was […]

Puri: A youth, identified as Niranjan, was hacked to death over previous enmity at Kuapada village in Delang block of the district today. According to sources, Niranjan had gone to attend nature’s call early today morning when he was attacked by four to five miscreants. He was first admitted to Delang hospital under critical condition […]

Puri: Busting a bike theft racket, the Kumbharpada police of Puri district arrested four persons and seized 20 motorcycles from their possessions here today. Of the four, two were arrested for purchasing the stolen bikes. Police said two members of the gang hailing from Brahmagiri area had been involved in various crimes and sent to […]

Puri: A basketball player from Chhattisgarh, who had visited Odisha to take part in an inter-university basketball tournament, drowned in Puri Sea on Wednesday. The deceased player was identified as Aman Kumar, resident of Bhilai in Chhattisgarh. He was part of a 27 players team who had came to Bhubaneswar for an inter-university basketball tournament […]