Puri, July 8 (UNI) A day after participating in the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings in Puri, President Droupadi Murmu spent sometime at the sea beach of the holy city on Monday morning. Later, she penned her thoughts about the experience of being in close communion with nature. On her X…
Puri, July 8 (UNI) On the second day of the Rath Yatra, lakhs of devotees participated as the pulling of the chariots of the presiding deities of Sri Jagannath Temple, suspended on Sunday night, resumed on Monday morning. Three sets of priests performed the daily chores of the deities like Mangal Arati, Abakash, Mailum, Tadap…
Bhubaneswar, July 7 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced an ex gratia of Rs.4 lakh to the next kin of a devotee who died during a stampede in Puri car festival on Sunday. Majhi expressed his deep grief over the death of a devotee who has been identified as Lalit Bagarti from…
Puri, July 7 (UNI) One devotee died and five others were injured, one seriously, in a stampede during the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, his elder Lord Balavadra, and their sister Devoi Subhadra of Sri Jagannath temple in this pilgrim town on Sunday. The incident occurred as there was a mad rush among devotees…
Bhubaneswar,July 5 (UNI) The Odisha government has constituted a new committee under the chairmanship of former Orissa High Court judge Justice Biswanath Rath to supervise the process of inventorization of valuables stored in the Ratna Bhandar of Sri Jagannath temple. A notification issued by the Law department of Odisha government on Thursday night said the…
Puri, June 19 (UNI) The Bhitar Ratna Bhandar (or inner temple treasury compartment) of Sri Jagannath temple will be opened on July 8, a day after the commencement of annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) Superintending archaeologist Dr DB Garnayak said. Garnayak, who is in-charge of the Puri Circle, informed…
Bhubaneswar, June 19 (UNI) BJP MLA from Ranapur and former minister Surama Padhy filed her nomination for the Speaker post of the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. Surama filed her nomination after the BJP legislature party meeting held here unanimously nominated her name as the party candidate for the Speaker post. Accompanied by Chief Minister…
Balasore, June 19 (UNI) Indefinite curfew clamped in the Balasore Municipality area from Monday midnight in the wake of a violent group clash between the two communities continued for the second day on Wednesday. Balasore SP Sagarika Nath said so far 34 people from both communities were arrested in connection with the group clashes and…
Balasore, June 18 (UNI) An indefinite curfew has been imposed in the entire Balasore Municipality area from midnight on Monday by the district administration to contain law and order situations following Monday’s group clash between two communities. The administration has also suspended internet services in sensitive areas, and additional police forces have been deployed in…
Puri, June 13 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi along with his cabinet colleagues, who were sworn in on Wednesday, visited Sri Jagannath temple early on Thursday morning and offered prayers to the presiding deities during the Mangal Alati. The Chief Minister and his cabinet colleagues were received by state chief secretary PK Jena,…
