New 'darshan' system to be introduced in Puri Jagannath templeThe Jagannath Temple in Puri is improving devotee access to the deities. New barricades, ramps, and accessibility features will be installe...
20 Dec, 2024, 05.42 PM IST
Tirupati laddu row: Prayagraj temples ask devotees to offer coconut, fruits instead of sweetsTemple authorities in Prayagraj have banned devotees from bringing sweets and processed items for offerings, urging them to bring coconut, ...
26 Sep, 2024, 01.23 PM IST
Odisha to test ghee used to prepare 'prasad' at Puri's Jagannath temple amid Tirupati laddu rowThe Odisha government has decided to test the quality of ghee used for offerings at Puri's Jagannath temple. This decision follows concerns...
25 Sep, 2024, 10.27 AM IST
President Droupadi Murmu calls for efforts to make India 'swachh, swasth aur viksit'President Droupadi Murmu emphasized the importance of cleanliness for India's health and development, praising Indore and Bhopal for their ...
19 Sep, 2024, 05.50 PM IST
Puri Jagannath temple missing key controversy: What is the row and what's in the Ratna Bhandar?A political row in Odisha over the missing keys of the Jagannath temple's Ratna Bhandar. The PM criticized the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD gover...
22 May, 2024, 10.41 AM IST
Bypass route, AC tunnel part of Puri's makeover ahead of Jagannath temple corridor inaugurationThe Odisha government has built a 2.8-kilometer bypass stretch in Puri, India, to reduce travel time to the Jagannath temple by up to an ho...
08 Jan, 2024, 03.44 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
Rath Yatra: Servitors, cops and officials to undergo RT-PCR tests four timesA meeting, chaired by Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief Dr Krishan Kumar, was held in Puri, following which all stakeholde...
18 Jun, 2021, 09.04 PM IST
COVID-19: Puri Rath Yatra to be held without devotees for second year in a rowAnnouncing the decision Odisha Special Relief Commissioner, Pradeep K Jena on Thursday said that the Supreme Court's guidelines, which were...
11 Jun, 2021, 09.35 AM IST
View: Why top-down Hindu reform is not a good ideaAmong the more prominent ones that are still for the exclusive darshan of Hindus are the Vishwanath temple, the Lingaraja temple, Guruvayur...
29 Jul, 2018, 11.38 AM IST
What India needs is a couple of genuine blue-blooded bond houses: Sidharth Rath, Axis BankFor a natural choice doctor to end up in finance, and be persistently successful at it, Sidharth Rath at Axis Bank has achieved what few ha...
14 Jan, 2015, 11.07 AM IST
Head to Puri for a dose of sun, sand, surfing and salvation!Apart from being one of the seven holy cities in India, Puri is inviting tourists for its sheer opulence
07 Aug, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
Shankaracharya row: Javadekar, JB disapprove state government's rolePuri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati on June 29 refrained from visiting the chariots before they were pulled on the Rath Yatra...
04 Jul, 2014, 04.54 PM IST
- Puri king Divyasingha Deb defends Shankaracharya, says government must resolve issue
After Shankaracharya boycotted Rath Yatra owing to ongoing row over devotees climbing over chariots while performing pujas, Puri king Divya...
30 Jun, 2014, 06.41 PM IST
Odisha: Assembly speaker Niranjan Pujari sets up a committee to resolve rath yatra issueMeanwhile, a PIL was moved by an advocate and two others in Orissa High Court seeking judicial intervention in the matter.
18 Jun, 2014, 11.25 PM IST
Congress fields former ET journalist Sucharita Mohanty to take on BJD’s Pinaki MisraThe state’s ruling BJD has yet to name its candidate for the seat, but sitting MP Pinaki Misra is likely to be its nominee this time as wel...
19 Mar, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Legends by the sea
Besides visiting many astounding temples, Kalyani Shankar saw for herself that the sunken city of Dwarka in Gujarat isn’t a myth.
15 Mar, 2007, 12.00 AM IST