CM writes to Union Tourism Minister to include 2 Odisha tourist sites in Centre list

Bhubaneswar: Maintaining that tourism sector contributes about 13 per cent to Odisha’s GDP and needs a strategic boost, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday wrote to Union Tourism and Culture Minister Prahalad Singh Patel to include two tourist places of importance from Odidha in the list of Iconic Tourist Sites of the Centre. The Chief […]

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CM writes to Centre for ASI inspection of Fani-hit Jagannath, Konark temples

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday wrote to Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma requesting him to send a high-level team of experts of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to assess the damage caused to the Jagannath Temple, Puri and Sun Temple, Konark by cyclone Fani that barreled through the eastern coast in Odisha’s Puri district on […]

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