Puri

Puri/Bhubaneswar: Alleging gross irregularities and inordinate delay in the disbursement of the compensation and financial assistance six months after the devastating cyclonic storm Fani, hundreds of people from Puri and its adjoining areas…

Kyoto: Two maestros from Odisha's Puri, Lingaraj Das on Tabla along with Sitar player Satyaban Sethy, mesmerised a gathering of more than 10,000 with their masterly strokes during Kokoka Open Day 2019 at Kyoto, Japan. The fest, which…

Bhubaneswar: Around two decades after it was controversially built at Swargadwar, the Odisha government on Friday decided to remove the Biju Patnaik memorial as part of Rs 5-crore renovation package for the state's most revered crematorium…

Puri: In a first for a tier-2 city in India, Puri is going to host a 3-day Japanese film festival on November 15-17. As part of the festival, six Japanese films dubbed in English—It’s a Beautiful Life, Dad’s Lunch Box, The Complex, Time of…

Astarang: Panic gripped Astarang area in Puri district after seawater entered vast stretches of paddy fields in five villages of Udayakani panchayat on Wednesday morning. The farmers complained that the saline water will damage the…

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Tuesday announced special trains to accommodate the rush during Chhath Puja. The first train will depart Puri at 1.30 pm on October 30 en route to Hatia. On the return journey, it will start…

Bhubaneswar: BJP on Tuesday urged the Odisha government to carry out a fresh audit of the ornaments of the sibling deities in the Puri Jagannath temple. In a letter to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, BJP leader and leader of the Opposition,…

Puri: The Puri municipality authorities on Tuesday demolished the Mahodadhi market complex at Mochi Sahi. As many as 58 shops and the office of Sahayog Cooperative Society were razed in the presence of the local magistrate and a platoon of…

Puri: A video taken on the sly inside the Puri Jagannath temple has gone viral again. This time, it is a TikTok video shot in front of Bhoga Mandap. The video uploaded by a girl on her social media account, shows Abadha (prasad) being…

Bhubaneswar: To provide 24-hour piped drinking water supply to the people of the state, the Odisha Government on Friday signed an MoU with UNICEF. The MoU was signed by the Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development, G…