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Puri: A fresh outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in Odisha’s Puri district, prompting the authorities to launch emergency containment measures and mass culling of poultry to prevent further spread of the infection. Officials said…
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Bhubaneswar/Puri: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has completed structural conservation of Ratna Bhandar, the treasury of Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri, and handed it over to the temple administration, Law Minister…
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Puri: Lakhs of devotees thronged the pilgrim town of Puri on Sunday to witness the divine spectacle of Suna Besha as Lord Jagannath and his siblings were adorned with elaborate gold ornaments weighing over 208 kilograms. A sea of…
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Puri: Thousands of devotees flocked to Shree Gundicha Temple in Odisha’s Puri on Friday for ‘Sandhya Darshan’ on the auspicious occasion of ‘Navami Tithi’. It is held on the second last day of the festival at the temple, allowing…
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Puri: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi participated in the grand ‘shilanyas’ ceremony of the Ram Charit Manas Temple at Mangalaghat Patana village in Puri district on Friday. The groundbreaking rituals were performed by revered…
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Puri: The district police on Thursday issued a detailed traffic advisory for smooth vehicular movement and better crowd management during Bahuda Yatra and Suna Besha of the Lords of Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri on July 5-6. …
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Kolkata: A fresh legal battle has erupted over the use of the term ‘Dham’ for the newly inaugurated Jagannath temple in West Bengal’s Digha, with the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) filing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Calcutta…
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Bhubaneswar: The grief-stricken family members of the deceased and other devotees attributed the Saradhabali stampede to administrative negligence, inadequate crowd control measures and lack of police presence. The incident took place…
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Puri: A day after three people were killed and 50 others injured in a stampede near Shree Gundicha temple in Puri, thousands of devotees on Tuesday made a beeline to have a darshan of the sibling deities, Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and…
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New Delhi/Puri: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday expressed grief over the stampede at Saradhabali near Shree Gundicha Temple, which claimed three lives and left several devotees injured. Describing the incident as…
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