Puri

Puri: The Jagannath temple will remain closed for four hours (4 pm to 8 pm) for the Banakalagi rituals for decorating the sibling deities on Wednesday. As per the ritual, Dutta Mohapatra Sevakas at the shrine will use different types of…

Puri: A French couple have lodged a complaint at Sea Beach police station here alleging that Rs 10,000 was stolen from the room of the hotel where they were staying. The couple were on the beach when the theft reportedly took place on…

Puri: After a lull of a few days, the bulldozers parked adjacent to the Puri Jagannath temple have started rolling again. The district administration has targeted to remove 167 shops inside a market complex near the shrine during the…

Khurda: Khurda SP Ajay Swain on Friday sent sub-inspector Banamali Nayak posted at the district police headquarters  on compulsory retirement. The SP in a statement said Nayak had lost his credibility as a police officer, and therefore, a…

Nimapara: Police arrested a dreaded criminal, Bhagirathi Pradhan alias Bhagu, after an encounter on the outskirts of Nimapara in Odisha’s Puri district late on Thursday. Acting on a tipoff that Bhagu was on the way towards Pipili, a joint…

Nayagarh: The Sadar Police in Odisha’s Nayagarh district are on the hunt for the miscreants, who had brutally assaulted a student of SCS College, Puri, near his village Parbatipur under Fetegarh police limits late on Wednesday. According…

Puri: Two youths from Uttar Pradesh reportedly drowned while taking bath in the sea here on Tuesday. According to sources, some youths from other states had come to Bhubaneswar on Monday to appear for a test at the 120 Infantry Battalion…

Bhubaneswar: After a gap of four years, the state government has decided to revive the Shamuka Beach Project in Puri, which is dubbed as India’s largest tourism project at a single location. The decision was taken at a high level meeting…

Puri: Gambling though illegal is a tradition and none other than Lord Jagannath and his consort Devi Mahalaxmi participate in a ceremonial dice game also known as ‘Kauri Khela’ on the occasion of Kumar Purnima and Gajalaxmi Puja. During…

Puri: Three women were rescued from drowning by two lifeguards in the sea in Puri on Thursday morning. One of the rescued woman was identified as Nilabati Behera, a resident of Tihidi area in Bhadrak district. Sources said Nilabati and…