Puri

Puri: A day after two COVID-19 cases were reported in Puri town, the district administration on Monday declared Mahadev Lane in the sea beach area as a containment zone. Briefing...

Puri: Following the start of the construction of the three chariots for the Puri Rath Yatra, the Jagannath temple administration has decided to conduct COVID-19 tests for the family members...

Puri: Taking note of the delay in the construction of the three chariots of the deities by 13 days, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided to expedite the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday said that it will decide on whether to conduct the Rath Yatra this year only after reviewing the post-lockdown situation in the state. Informimng...

Puri: The sevayats of Shree Jagannath Temple on Wednesday came down heavily on the Odisha government for its 'double standards' in matters relating to the Rath Yatra scheduled on June...

Bhubaneswar: Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb on Tuesday said the chariot construction for Rath Yatra is not a religious festival or ceremony but a religious activity. “Yesterday, I had said that...

Puri: For Abhimanyu Behera (50), a trolley-rickshaw puller of Puri, life goes on as usual even during the lockdown. “My bread and butter is my trolley rickshaw. Earlier, I had...

Puri/Bhubaneswar: The Divisional Forest Officer of Puri has suspended two forest staffers for allegedly manhandling a journalist and his cameraperson near Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday. They have been identified...

Puri: Amid the uncertainty over the Rath Jatra in Puri, scheduled on June 23, due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Daitapati Nijog (a body of sevayats) of...

Puri: Given the uncertainty over the conduct of Rath Yatra here this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a section of priests of the Jagannath temple said there is no...