Puri

Bhubaneswar, Jan 6: Intellectuals and leaders of various socio-cultural organizations of Puri have joined together to pursue a Central University in Puri along the lines of BHU (Banaras Hindu University) and many of them hope that this…

Bhubaneswar, Jan 1: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was among the lakhs who visited the Sri Jagannath temple in Puri on Friday to mark New Year's day. After offering prayers, the chief minister paid tribute to his father, who was…

Bhubaneswar, Dec 7: Hearing the Puri train arson case, a local Puri court directed police to conduct lie detection test on prime accused – Ramachandran Subash on Monday. As per the directive of the court, the accused will undergo lie…

Bhubaneswar, Nov 23: The main accused in arson at Puri Railway Station was sent to judicial custody on Monday after completion of 6-day remand. Main accused, Ramachandran Subhash was arrested by Railway police in connection with arson at…

Lucknow, Nov 19: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday requested the Odisha government to provide free-of-cost land at Puri for construction of a guest house for pilgrims and tourists from the state. In a letter to his…

Bhubaneswar, Nov 12: An old man died in a minor stampede-like situation on Wednesday in front of the Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri town. Police said Nidhi Behera from Nayagarh district died due to the heat and intense pressure while…

Bhubaneswar, Nov 5: Nearly 200 organisations comprising Educational institutions, NGOs, Corporates, Cycle clubs, Governmental organizations and others will join East India’s largest cylothon Konark International Cyclothon on November 29,…

Bhubaneswar, Nov 3: Navratna Nalco had set up Gandhi Smruti Pitha by the beach of Puri, in 2002, at a cost of Rs. 50 lakh and subsequently handed it over to Puri-Konark Development Authority. However, seeing the present state of…

Fake Shankaracharya of Puri Govardhan Peeth, Adhokshjanand Devtirath, whose claims were rejected by the Orissa High Court as well as the Odisha Government, invited Azam Khan as the Chief Guest to the foundation-laying ceremony of a…

Bhubaneswar, Oct 7: The Odisha government on Tuesday said the presiding deities at the Jagannath temple in Puri will not be shifted during repair of the hall facing the sanctum sanctorum. "The repair work of the Jagamohan (the hall…