Puri

Puri: On the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Friday, special ‘Makara’ rituals were performed at Jagannath temple in Odisha’s Puri. On this auspicious day, after opening of the temple, ‘Mangala...

Puri: A drive to administer ‘precaution’ or booster doses to Jagannath Temple servitors who are aged above 60 began on Thursday. The Jagannath Temple has been closed till January 31....

Puri: Hotels in the temple town are seeing large-scale cancellation of bookings by tourists, with COVID-19 cases shooting up and the Shri Jagannath Temple closed. According to reports, the occupancy...

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration has started preparations for the Rath Yatra 2022 in Puri on Monday. As part of the annual event, a five-member special team led by...

Bhubaneswar: A thick blanket of fog engulfed Bhubaneswar and Cuttack on Monday morning, affecting traffic movement as visibility dropped. Dense fog reduced visibility in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack at many places....

Puri: The Jagannath temple here will remain closed for devotees from January 10 to 31. A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting between Shree Jagannath Temple Administration...

Puri: Amid the spiralling COVID cases, several Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) staff and servitors of the 12th-century shrine have reportedly tested positive for the virus. "A decision on possible...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of Railways and Communication & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw will flag off the Puri-Hatia-Puri Tapaswini Express with Rajdhani-type coaches on Thursday. Railways have decided to run the...

Puri: Be alert if you are visiting the Jagannath temple here. Pickpockets are at work and have laid their hands on some valuables of the tourists taking advantage of the...

Puri: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated the Biju Patnaik Industrial Training Institute at Krushnaprasad of the district via video-conferencing. Constructed at a cost of Rs 18 crore, the...