Puri

The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Odisha has launched a Project “Listing and Documenting the Monuments of the Jagganath Sadak in Odisha”. The project is being undertaken to highlight the sad plight of this…

After holding Lord Jagannath and lakhs of devotees across Odisha to ransom for the last two days, the servitors of Puri Jagannath Temple have finally called off their strike. As a result, mahaparasad will be available at Anand Bazar from…

For the second consecutive day, the supakars or temple cooks have decided not to allow selling of 'mahaprasada' inside Puri Jagannath Temple, bringing disrepute to the state, its age-old tradition and rich culture. The Odisha Government…

In a significant development, High Court ordered to restrict selling of Mahaprasad by non-servitors at Ananda Bazar inside Shree Jagannath temple and stop the sale of ‘Tanka Torani’. The court order the administration hearing public…

The Congress Sunday rapped the Odisha government over tardy progress in the preparation of Nabakalebar festival. The festival of Lord Jagannath is scheduled to be held in July in Puri where the government expects a congregation of about 50…

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Without taking any chance, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has entrusted Key officials with the task of overseeing the Nabakalebara festival work to ensure its speedy completion. The decision was taken at a high level meeting chaired by the CM…

A stone slab fell from Jalakrida Mandap near Bimla Temple inside ShriMandir – Jagannath temple in Puri on Monday morning. Panic gripped inside the temple but no one was injured in the incident as devotees were not present there. The stone…

For the first time, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has included Odisha in the list of vulnerable places to be targeted by terrorists. Just ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to India, the IB has issued terror alerts for four states -…

Lord Jagannath’s abode Puri has been included in the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) of the centre and will get special grants for developmental works. Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan thanked Prime…