Puri district

Puri: Close on the heels of the shocking death of two persons in alleged police custody in Odisha, another incident of custodial torture has come to the fore in Puri district. According…

Puri: A group clash erupted at Nisibhanar in Puri district after a villager reportedly escaped from a quarantine centre and later tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. Bombs were…

Puri: A case has been registered against Revenue inspector Prafulla Behera, who was caught demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 in Astaranga, Puri district. Behera, employed as…

Puri: With the Bahuda Yatra in Puri scheduled to be celebrated on July 1, the district administration on Saturday said the curfew in the entire district will remain in force for 48 hours…

Puri: The Odisha government on Tuesday relaxed the curfew imposed in entire Puri district for Rath Yatra. Talking to mediapersons, Puri Collector Balwant Singh said barring some areas in…

Puri: The Puri district administration began a sanitization drive in the town on Monday morning after the detection of four new COVID-19 cases in the district. Several fire services…

Puri: The executive officer of Nimapara NAC, Mohan Charan Jena, was suspended on Thursday for allegedly failing to discharge his duties during distribution of cash assistance of Rs 1,000 to…

Bhubaneswar: Five-year-old Divyashree Debasish Behera of Puri district has become the first ever Indian to win two titles at the World Rising Stars 2020 in Georgia. Divyashree defeated…

Puri: At least six people sustained grievous injuries in an explosion at a firecracker-making unit of Bilipada near Pipili in Puri district on Wednesday. Those injured were rushed to…

Puri: Body of an unidentified woman was fished out from a pond at Biraharekrushnapur under Sadar police limits in Puri district on Tuesday morning. Locals spotted the body and immediately…