Lord Jagannath’s devotees will be deprived of Nabajouban Darshan this year

Bhubaneswar, June 25: Devotees of Lord Jagannath will be deprived of the Nabajouban Darshan this year. A decision in this regard was taken by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Tuesday. This year, the Rath Yatra falls on July 7. The deities ‘Nabajouban Darshan’ and ‘Netra Utsav’ are also falling on the same day. […]

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Five IAS probationers to help Odisha Govt realise its Puri dream

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has appointed five IAS probationers to help Puri Collector Balwant Singh for successful implementation of the Rs 500-crore heritage projects in Puri. The young officers of 2018-batch – Suryavanshi Mayur Vikash, Kirtivasan V, Dr Subhankar Mohapatra, J Sonal and Bhubanesh Devdas Patil –  were briefed by R Balkrishnan, Chief Advisor […]

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Memorandum submitted to CM over demolition of Mangu & Panjabi Mutts at Puri

Bhubaneswar: Upset over Puri district administration’s plan to raze Manguu Mutt and Punjabi Mutt in Puri as part of reforms being carried out by the State Government around the Shree Jagannath Temple, two noted personalities on behalf of the Sikh Community of Odisha have submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik requesting him to […]

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