The FM also visited a sand art session on ‘Meri Maati, Mera Desh' by sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik. Sitharaman and Pradhan also attended a plantation drive in Puri and visited the birthplace of freedom fighter Saheed...
Security personnel, however, soon brought the situation under control. Some of the injured were provided first-aid at the centres set up on Bada Danda before being taken to the hospital.
The Prime Minister said the Yatra is taken out with great fanfare in different states across the country.
After a ceremonial procession there, the deities were seated on the chariots. Gajapati Maharaj of Puri, Divya Singh Deb, who is also considered the first servitor of Lord Jagannath, then ritualistically swept the chariots...
A Coast Guard helicopter has also been pressed into service for beach patrolling. Interceptor boats will be stationed at Paradip for any contingency, till July 2, a senior police officer said.
The rath yatra festival will begin on June 20. This was stated by SJTA Chief Administrator Ranjan Kumar Das. Taking to PTI, Das said the administration was optimistic about conducting the mega festival smoothly.
Puri SP Kanwar Vishal Singh said following his regular interactions with the public, he came to know that many elderly, downtrodden and specially abled people, who were keen to have a darshan of the deities, are unable to...
An Odisha storm stranded the Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express for more than three hours on Sunday when branches fell on it.
Speaking at the flagging off of the Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express, he urged Modi for two more such trains between Puri and Rourkela, and Bhubaneswar and...
The scheduled meeting between the two non-BJP CMs assumes significance in the wake of Banerjee’s recent interaction with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav...
“I am very happy. I have selected the land for Bengal Niwas and will take up the matter with Naveen ji. We will discuss how much land will be available to...
As per the President's itinerary, she will reach Bhubaneswar at about 11.45 am on February 10 and will attend a function marking the Foundation Day of...
As part of the preparations for the New Year celebrations at the Shree Jagannath Mandir in Odisha's Puri, a senior police officer said Saturday.
Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Puri said the capacity of government shelter homes is 1.25 lakh but occupancy is 50 per cent.
The idols of Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath glittered on their chariots at 'Singhdwar' or Lion's Gate of the 12th-century shrine as they...
East Coast Railways (ECoR) officials have announced that at least 205 special trains will be plying for the Ratha Jatra in Odisha from July 1st to commute...
The construction of the Puri Heritage Corridor is taking shape of a major political controversy with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)’s latest...
According to the officials, the 'chulhas' (ovens) are used for cooking the 'Mahaprasad', which is offered to the lord, in the 'Rosa Ghar', the world's largest...
