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[Watch] Flag Atop Puri Jagannath Temple Catches Fire
Puri: A flag atop the Jagannath Temple here caught fire on Thursday evening, fuelling fears that it was ominous amid the coronavirus threat.
Temple servitors said one of the flags…
Jagannath Temple Funds: SJTA To Withdraw Rs 545 Crore From Yes Bank Tomorrow
Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has intimated Yes Bank that it will transfer Rs 545 crore shrine funds deposited in the crisis-hit bank on Thursday.
The withdrawal…
Coronavirus In Odisha: Tourists Asked To Vacate Hotels In Puri
Puri: After clamping Section 144 on Puri beaches, the district administration on Wednesday asked tourists to check out of the different hotels they have been staying in the Pilgrim Town…
COVID Scare: Section 144 Imposed At Puri’s Chandrabhaga Beach
Konark: Amidst the coronavirus scare, Puri district administration has imposed Section 144 at Chandrabhaga beach at Konark as a precautionary measure to prevent large gatherings.
A team…
No Entry For Devotees Into Sanctum Sanctorum Of Puri’s Kakatpur Temple
Puri: Soon after a positive case of Coronavirus was detected in Bhubaneswar on Monday, devotees were stopped from entering the sanctum sanctorum of Kakatpur Temple here.
The temple…
Odisha On COVID-19 Alert: Tourists Told To Avoid Gathering On Puri Beach
Puri: As part of the safety health guidelines for the novel coronavirus, the Puri district administration on Monday advised tourists to stay inside the hotel and not congregate at the beach.…
Odisha On COVID-19 Alert: Puri Closes Doors To Tourists
Puri: Two days after the Odisha government declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as a 'state disaster', the Puri district administration on Saturday appealed to people to drop…
Assam Woman Donates Land, Houses To Lord Jagannath
Puri: Rameswari Devi, an elderly woman from Sunitpur village in Assam's Tezpur district, has decided to donate all her property including land and three houses to Lord Jagannath.
Though…
Sea Of Devotees Flock Puri’s Jagannath Temple On Dola Purnima
Puri: A sea of devotees made their way to Puri’s Jagannath Temple, which opened at 3 am on Monday, to offer prayers and catch a glimpse of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, Lord Balabhadra…
Can Odisha Withdraw Jagannath Temple Funds As Soon As The Deposits Mature?
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Pratap Jena rubbished fears over the Rs 592 crore Jagannath temple fund parked the crisis-ridden Yes Bank, asserting that the money was safe and the RBI…