Puri

The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), which has been under fire for the Nabakalebara fiasco, has cracked the whip and suspended two Daitapatis - Jayakrushna Das Mohapatra and his father Kashinath Das Mohapatra and barred them…

The Orissa High Court Bar Association has come out in support of lawyers of Puri Bar Association, which has called for a 12-hour strike in the holy city tomorrow in protest against the Nabakalebara fiasco. They have demanded justice and…

A week after the 'Brahma Paribartan' fiasco at Shree Jagannath temple in Puri, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday asked four ministers to camp in Puri and ensure smooth celebration of the 'Rath Yatra' (car festival) on July 18.…

All traditions broken at Puri Jagannath Temple, as 100-odd Daitapatis held the system, government, administration as well as the deities to ransom. Although only 4 Badagrahis were authorized to see, hold and install the Brahma inside the…

Amid unprecedented delay and anxiety among the devotees across the state and outside, the idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, have been replaced with the new ones to mark Nabakalebara 2015. The festival is celebrated…

Bhubaneswar, June 6: Chief Secretary, Odisha, Sri G.C. Pati, was today shown the newly- constructed double-line between Sakhigopal-Puri.  The line has been laid and finishing touches are being given.  The line is planned to be commissioned…

Bhubaneswar, May 27 (IANS): The Odisha government has decided to sell parts of the chariot of Lord Jagannath on which the idol of the lord was taken out in Puri last year for public 'darshan' (audience) during the 'Ratha yatra' chariot…

Bhubaneswar, May 26: In a significant development, the Gajapati Maharaj invited Sankaracharya of Govardhan Peeth Swami Nischalananda Saraswati to attend Rath Yatra today. And, Sankaracharya agreed to attend the car festival with his six…

Bhubaneswar, May 25: Odisha government announced one-hour loadshedding in Khorda and Puri districts from today due to supply shortage. There will be loadshedding in Bhubaneswar and Nimapara in phase-wise for around 30 minutes to one hour…

Umerkote, May 20: Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swamy Shri Nischalananda Saraswati, is scheduled to visit Umerkote on May 27-28. Pandit Matru Prasad Mishra, national secretary of Gabardhan Pitha and General Secretary of Odisha Aditya Bahini…