Puri news

Puri: An elderly woman, who was spotted being swept away in Bhargavi river, has been rescued by two boatmen near Suando bridge near Balapur under Satyabadi police station limits in Puri. The woman has been identified as Kanak Behera…

Puri: The Jagannath Temple in Puri will no longer remain closed on Saturdays. The administration on Wednesday announced that devotees can now have a darshan of deities on Saturdays. However, the temple will be closed on Sundays for…

Bhubaneswar: The century old Heritage Steam Locomotive PL-692 placed at BNR Hotel at Puri has been repaired and maintained by the East Coast Railway, recently. The saline air in and around Puri, had rusted the Engine completely. The roof…

Satyabadi: Two youths were killed after the car, they were travelling in, skidded off the road, and plunged into a nullah on the Alaguma-Gangabara road near Satyabadi in Puri district on Sunday. The deceased duo was identified as Mahesh…

Bhubaneswar: Binayak Sabato Charitable Trust has donated Rs.2.5 lakhs for Shreemandira Parikramaa Project at Puri city. Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra received a cheque of this amount from Trustee and Chartered Accountant Arun…

Puri: A clerk at District Child Development Office landed in Vigilance net over allegations of possession of disproportionate assets to his known sources of income. The clerk has been identified Krushna Chandra Jena. Officials of the…

Puri: In a huge bust, Odisha Crime branch STF seized 1.048 kg brown sugar worth over Rs 1 crore following a raid at Pipili-Nimapara overbridge in Puri. On the basis of intelligence input, a raid was conducted by a team of STF  near…

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today lashed out at the opposition BJP for criticising the country's first Drink-from-Tap programme, 'Sujal Yojana' launched in Puri. BJP State General Secretary Golak Mohapatra today alleged…

Puri: During the Suna Besha rituals of the ‘Holy Trinity’, that was held yesterday,  a portion of the headgear (Kirita) of Lord Jagannath was found missing. The Kirita of Lord Jaganath had only 20 ‘Kias’ (top portion of the headgear)…

Puri: The Adhara Pana ritual, which witnesses serving 100 litres of pana (sweet drink) to the Deities in specially made terracotta pots, will be held tonight on the Trayadasi Tithi. During the ritual, the terracotta pots are placed on…