West Bengal: Preparations on, security beefed up for Digha Rath YatraDigha is ready for its first Rath Yatra. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held meetings with officials and temple authorities. Se...
26 Jun, 2025, 04.06 PM IST
Mamata's Jagannath prasad drive sparks row as BJP accuses her distributing 'stale' sweetsThe West Bengal government is distributing 'prasad' from the new Digha Jagannath temple to millions of households, sparking controversy. Th...
22 Jun, 2025, 08.12 PM IST
Ahead of Rath Yatra, Puri’s Jagannath Temple launches official app: Here’s everything you can checkThe Puri district administration has launched the Shree Jagannatha Dham mobile app to enhance the pilgrimage experience for devotees visiti...
07 Jun, 2025, 07.55 PM IST
Odisha govt plans to trademark dham, shree mandira, other words associated with Puri Jagannath TempleThe Odisha government is seeking trademark rights for terms associated with the Jagannath Temple in Puri, including 'Jagannath dham' and 's...
27 May, 2025, 03.29 PM IST
Roll out a hundred Jagannath DhamsA new Jagannath Temple in Digha sparks a dispute between Odisha and West Bengal. Odisha believes the term 'dham' is only for Puri's Jaganna...
07 May, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
CM Mamata removed word Dham from Digha temple, this is victory of Lord Jagannath devotees: Chief Servitor of Jagannath Puri TempleFollowing protests over the Digha Jagannath Temple being called 'Jagannath Dham,' the West Bengal government replaced 'Dham' with 'temple' ...
06 May, 2025, 09.05 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee slams Odisha over Digha temple rowWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticizes the Odisha government. This follows a controversy over the Digha Jagannath Dham templ...
05 May, 2025, 10.12 PM IST
Servitor served notice over ''use'' of Puri Jagannath temple sacred wood to make idols in Digha shrineThe Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has issued a show cause notice to a senior servitor, Ramakrushna Dasmohapatra, regarding t...
05 May, 2025, 12.28 PM IST
BJP guns for influencer Kamya Jani over Puri temple visit, demands her arrest for 'promoting beef'Controversy erupted as the BJP's Odisha unit criticised BJD leader VK Pandian for granting access to social media influencer Kamiya Jain in...
23 Dec, 2023, 04.14 PM IST
IRCTC's Shri Jagannath Yatra tourist train under Bharat Gaurav initiative to start Jan 25Fitted with a modern state-of-the-art AC rake, the tourist train will start from Delhi's Safdarjung railway station on January 25 and retur...
19 Dec, 2022, 09.15 PM IST
COVID-19 negative report not required to enter Puri Jagannath temple from Jan 21The decision in this regard was taken at a meeting attended by SJTA chief Krishan Kumar, Puri district magistrate-cum collector Samarth Ver...
10 Jan, 2021, 07.09 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik writes to PM, urges him to set up airport in PuriPatnaik said the Rath Yatra of Puri is a famous annual event, attracting lakhs of pilgrims from across the world and an airport in the town...
01 Jan, 2021, 03.43 PM IST
Bharat Darshan train to cover major pilgrim spotsRailways has launched the Bharat Darshan Tourist train for pilgrims to visit Shirdi, Tirupati, Jagannath Puri, Gangasagar, Baidyanath Dham ...
07 May, 2016, 09.17 PM IST
Controversy over depiction of Lord Jagannath delays issue of commemorative coins on occasion of Nabakalebara“The design hardly looks like Lord Jagannath,” Shaktikanta Das, secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, communicated to the culture mini...
16 Jan, 2016, 04.32 AM IST
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24 Sep, 2015, 08.28 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Puri sees two 'Delhiites' in race for LS seatTwo Delhi-based candidates are among those vying to enter the Lok Sabha from this seat on country's eastern shores, famous for being the ci...
15 Apr, 2014, 12.49 PM IST
Narendra Modi tries to woo Odias, seeks Lord Jagannath's blessingsNarendra Modi today invoked blessings of Lord Jagannath here while lauding the contribution of Odia people for the economic development of ...
16 Jul, 2013, 03.46 PM IST