Union Minister Joshi hands over 10 battery-operated Vehicles to Puri Jagannath Temple

Puri, November 14: Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on Thursday handed over 10 battery-operated vehicles to the Shree Jagannatha Temple Administration (SJTA). This initiative, under CSR programme of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), aims to promote eco-friendly mobility and improve accessibility for devotees, particularly benefiting senior citizens and […]

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After flak, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to visit Puri Jagannath Temple this afternoon

Bhubaneswar, January 23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will visit Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri on Tuesday and perform Shree Mandir Parikrama Marga Pradakhshina. The development came after Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan targeted the Chief Minister for not visiting the 12th century shrine and offering prayers to the sibling deities on January 17 during Parikrama Prakalpa dedication […]

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Odisha: After Amazon, Pinterest lands in trouble for selling ‘Abadha’ on-line

Puri, December 8: Lord Jagannath’s Nirmalya (sacred dried rice) and Mahaprasad sale network seems to have spread far and wide as the name of another e-commerce site – Pinterest – found selling the revered ‘prasad’ has come to the fore now. The development came a few days after a servitor of Shree Jagannath Temple lodged […]

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