Keonjhar: Keonjhar Collector Ashish Thakare has issued notice to the Chief General Manager (CGM) and regional office of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to undertake the repairing work of deteriorated National Highway – 215 and 49 on a war footing. Both the National Highways, known as the lifelines of Keonjhar are in deteriorating […]
Bhubaneswar: Concerned over steep rise in road mishaps, Odisha government on Wednesday issued a deadline for urgent repairs of roads that are in bad shape in several parts of the State. Sources said that the officials of engineering department have been asked to complete the repair of roads by March 5. At a high-level meeting […]
Melbourne: Silkworms could have the potential to repair damaged eardrums, a team of Australian researchers has found. The team of researchers, based in Melbourne and Perth, have developed a device that incorporated silk into the “ClearDrum” ear implant, a device similar in appearance to a contact lens which a recipient’s cells can grow on, Xinhua […]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday said that the repair work of Jagamohan in Puri temple, the hall facing the 12th century shrine, will be completed by June 2. Informing the media, Puri Collector Arvind Agarwal, said Works Department has submitted an affidavit in this regard before the Orissa High Court. Officials of Sri Jagannath […]
Cuttack: Expressing resentment over the inordinate delay in the ongoing repair work of Jagamohan of Shri Jagannath Temple in Puri, the Orissa High Court has directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to submit latest report on the status of the repair work through fresh affidavit. This apart, […]
Puri: The technical core committee of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Tuesday began the repair work of Jagmohan, the hall facing the Jagannath temple here. Sources said, steel framing of the hall began after a spot inspection by ASI officials, two members of temple’s technical committee and superintending engineer of Sri Jagannath Temple Administration […]
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today asked authorities of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) and the Puri collector to file an affidavit on the status of the ongoing repair and restoration work of Jagamohan inside the Shri Jagannath temple. The court issued the directive while hearing a Public Interest […]
Puri: The high level technical committee of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will decide on the permanent repair of Garbha Griha, the sanctum sanctorum of the Sri Jagannath temple, and Jagmohan, the hall facing the 12th century shrine, in the next couple of days, Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief Suresh Mohapatra informed after […]
Bhubaneswar: Officials of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Saturday said the agency aims to complete the grouting work of at least five of the eight damaged pockets of Jagmohan, the hall facing the 12th century shrine, before the Snan Yatra of deities on June 20. Attending a meeting presided over by Puri Gajapati […]
Puri: Repair of Jagmohan, the chamber facing the sanctum sanctorum of Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri, began today. In the preliminary stage, a part of the dilapidated chamber was dug up to 2.5 feet spanning across 3 layers with the help of a drilling machine. The first layer comprised granite while the other two layers […]
Puri: Archaeological expert and former professor of IIT Kargpur AP Gupta, who is also the head of the core committee overseeing the repair and maintenance of Puri Jagannath temple, today said that the repair of Jagmohan chamber of the temple cannot be delayed any further. After carrying out a detailed examination of Jagmohan, which is […]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has urged the Centre to send its top technical experts to oversee the repair and restoration of the Jagmohan of Shri Jagannath temple in Puri. In a letter to Union Culture minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the Jagmohan of Shri Jagannath Temple, the holiest shrine in […]
Bhubaneswar: Even as the expert committee is yet to submit its report on Jagmohan, the hall facing the 12th century shrine, officials of the Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Friday came up with conflicting versions about its condition. While the SJTA authorities, during a joint meeting here, stressed […]
Puri: The technical team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) began the scaffolding work inside Jagmohan of Shri Jagannath temple here on Thursday. The work was supervised by the chief administrator of Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Suresh Chandra Mohapatra and deputy manager of Idco, Tapan Kumar Panda. Briefing newsmen after visiting the work […]