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Puri: Former Puri MP and Union minister Braja Kishore Tripathy on Thursday criticised the Odisha government for the wanton demolition of mutts and historic edifices around the Jagannath temple. Tripathy said the state government's…

Puri: The meeting between a 15-member committee and Puri Collector Balwant Singh on Wednesday failed with the latter rejecting the demand to stop the eviction drive around the Jagannath Temple. After the meeting, the collector told the…

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra on Wednesday launched a broadside against the Odisha government for the demolition of mutts and historical edifices near the Jagannath Temple in Puri. “In the last seven days, the Odisha…

Puri: A day after the district administration postponed demolition of Bada Akhada Mutt following vehement opposition to the move from the sadhus, a 15-member committee is scheduled to meet Puri Collector Balwant Singh on Wednesday. The…

Bhubaneswar: Continuing his tirade against the Odisha government's decision to demolish mutts within 75-metre radius of Jagannath Temple in Puri, senior BJD leader and former MP Tathagata Satpathy on Tuesday said no one, including the court…

Puri: The district administration on Tuesday decided to put the demolition of Bada Akhada Mutt on hold. Talking to the media, deputy collector, Puri, Binay Kumar Das said the demolition of the mutt has been put on hold as the talks with…

Puri: The Puri district administration on Tuesday began the demolition of the 500-year-old Bada Akhada mutt here. Puri collector Balwant Singh said 25 police platoons were deployed during the demolition drive. Talking to the media, the…

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and former MP Tathagata Satpathy has criticised the Odisha government for undertaking demolitions around the Jagannath Temple in Puri. Satpathy tweeted on Sunday that the demolition may not be "illegal", but…

Puri: While the district administration is in the process of demolishing the remaining structures inside Emar Mutt near the Jagannath Temple here, the mutt's mahanta (chief), Rajgopal Ramanuj Das, on Saturday refused outright to vacate his…