Odisha requests NMA to withdraw draft heritage bye-laws for Puri Jagannath Temple

Puri/Bhubaneswar, February 7: Taking a strong exception to the draft heritage bye-laws by the Centre, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Sunday requested the National Monuments Authority (NMA), under the Ministry of Culture,  to withdraw the draft notification on heritage bye-laws for the Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri. In a letter to the NMA […]

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PIL filed in HC challenging Puri Rath Yatra live telecast auction plan

Cuttack/Puri: A public interest litigation (PIL) challenging Shree Jagannath Temple Administration’s (SJTA) decision to auction live telecast rights of Puri Rath Yatra, 2019, has been filed at the Orissa High Court (HC). One Prasanna Kumar Dash of Puri has filed the PIL citing that the decision was in violation of the temple rules and regulations. It […]

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