Natonal I-T employees’ meet begins in Puri
Puri: The central working committee meeting of the Income Tax Employees Federation (ITEF) and the managing committee conference of the Income Tax Gazetted Officers Association (ITGOA) were inaugurated More...
Street theatre festival brings Ramayana to life in Puri
Puri: Sahi Jata festival, one of India’s largest open-air theatre, has begun with Puri streets turning into vibrant stages for dramatic retelling of the Ramayana. Held annually on Rama Navami, the nine-day More...
Bangladeshi tourist killed, 15 hurt in bus accident on way to Puri | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: One woman passenger died and 15 sustained injuries when a bus, with 65 Bangladeshi tourists on board, met with an accident at Uttara Chowk, on way to Puri, early on Sunday. The accident took place More...
Ministry team visits Puri greenfield airport site
Puri: A four-member team from the Union environment ministry visited Puri on Saturday to review the ground situation for the proposed greenfield airport. The inspection comes as a crucial step towards More...
Behaviour training begins for Puri temple servitors | Bhubaneswar News
Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Friday launched a training and orientation programme for temple servitors, which focuses on improving communication, etiquette and coordination More...
Puri shrine to enforce stricter ban on phones, drones | Bhubaneswar News
Puri: Jagannath Temple administration has decided to introduce strict punitive measures under the Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1952, to curb two specific violations—bringing mobile phones inside the sacred premises More...
Puri airport plan on track, says minister | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Plan for developing state’s second international airport at Puri is very much on track, commerce and transport minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena said on Monday.Replying to demand discussion More...
Servitor injured inside Puri temple, purification ritual delays darshan | Bhubaneswar News
Puri: A servitor of Jagannath Temple, Puri, was injured on the temple premises on Saturday. The servitor, Krishnachandra Apat from Balisahi in Puri, was carrying water to the sanctum sanctorum for More...
Pakhala: Divine offering at Puri temple for centuries | Bhubaneswar News
Puri: Pakhala, the humble dish, deeply rooted in Odia culture, has been part of the Jagannath Temple rituals since the 12th century, as evidenced by inscriptions at the shrine’s Patala Mandir. “The More...
Hema Malini celebrates Holi in Puri, offers prayers at Jagannath Temple | Bhubaneswar News
Puri: Veteran Bollywood actress and BJP MP from Mathura, Hema Malini, celebrated Holi in Puri on Saturday by attending a special program hosted by Puri MP Sambit Patra. The event featured Puri’s special More...