Puri

It is a matter of pride for Odisha that the coastal cleanup drive in Puri will be the largest initiative in the world. The drive is part of the International Coastal Cleanup Day, observed each year on the third Saturday of September. On…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday deferred its hearing on the reforms in the Jagannath Temple in Puri to October 3. A division bench of the apex court comprising Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and MR Shah deferred the date of…

Puri: Panic gripped the Pilgrim Town of Puri after a portion of the boundary wall of Indradyumna Tank caved in while the road along it sank on Sunday night. Notably, a portion of the boundary wall of the tank had collapsed due to heavy…

Chandigarh/Bhubaneswar: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has urged his Odisha counterpart, Naveen Patnaik, not to demolish Mangu Mutt in Puri associated with Sikh faith and its founder Guru Nanak Dev. In a letter, Amarrinder said that…

Did Vedic mathematics help the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) perfect the Chandrayaan-2 launch? Did ISRO seek the advice of Puri seer Shankaracharya Nischalananda Saraswati to implement Vedic numerations into their space project?…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Naveen Patnaik on Friday appointed five probationer IAS officers to be in charge of the various government projects in Puri to make the pilgrim town a world heritage city. The five probationer IAS officers of the 2018…

Bhubaneswar: The Mahandi continued to swell worsening flood situation in the riverside districts of Odisha. In Jagatsinghpur district, floodwater of Mahanadi and Paika rivers entered Saharadiha, Jillanasi, Phulabelari, Bhandua, Haripur and…

Puri: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sculpture of a running tap on Puri beach on the occasion of ‘Anant Chaturdashi’ on Thursday to create awareness on the judicious use of water. The eminent artist depicted an overfilled bucket…

Khurda/Puri/Cuttack: With the Mahanadi continuing to swell, flood situation in three coastal districts of Odisha has further worsened. In Khurda district, floodwater of Rajua, the tributary of Daya river, entered several villages of…

Puri: The Gajapati Maharaja of Puri, Dibyasingha Deb on Tuesday urged devotees of Lord Jagannath and Hindu religious institutions in India and abroad to celebrate Rath Yatra as per the tradition and culture of the Jagannath Temple in Puri.…