Puri

Konark: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida joined lakhs of devotees at Konark’s Chandrabhaga beach in Odisha’s Puri district on Sunday to witness the first sunrise on the auspicious occasion of Magha Saptami. She performed Surya aarti…
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Puri: The salaries of 72 headmasters and headmistresses of secondary and elementary schools in Odisha’s Puri district have been stopped for their alleged failure to submit reports of awareness programmes. The order for salary stoppage…
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Puri: Tension erupted during a raid on illegal sand stockpiles in Pipili area of Odisha’s Puri district on Monday when the sub-collector was allegedly threatened by sand mafia members. The incident has drawn sharp attention not only to…
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Puri: Police launched a special enforcement drive to curb the sale and use of banned Chinese manja – glass-coated kite threads – in Puri on Tuesday, ahead of Makar Sankranti on January 14. Raids were conducted across several markets,…
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Puri/Bargarh: The world-famous Dhanu Yatra at Bargarh, regarded as the largest open-air theatre festival in the world, concluded on Saturday with the dramatic slaying of King Kansa by Lord Krishna, symbolising the eternal triumph of truth…
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Puri: Tension prevailed at Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri on Sunday following a dispute between temple servitors and security personnel over a new queue arrangement for devotees. Sources said the issue cropped up when the…
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Puri: Lakhs of devotees thronged Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri on Saturday to witness ‘Suna Besha’ of the sibling deities adorned in dazzling gold attire on the occasion of Pausha Purnima. Odisha travel guide This marks the…
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Bhubaneswar: A minor boy was killed, and two other persons were seriously injured after an SUV hit the scooter in which they were travelling on Grand Road in Puri town on Friday. The deceased was identified as Sreyansh Dey (5) of Puri…
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Puri: Thousands of devotees thronged Odisha’s pilgrim town of Puri and made a beeline for Shree Jagannath Temple to have darshan of sibling deities on New Year’s Day on Thursday. The gates of the temple opened at 1.55 am as announced by…
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Bhubaneswar: An alleged error in the English New Year calendar released by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has sparked objections from temple servitors, scholars, and members of the intellectual community in Puri. The…
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