Former Puri King objects to ISKCON performing Rath Yatra rituals "throughout the year", says it "hurts our religious sentiment"Gajapati Dibyasingh Deb, the former King of Puri, raised concerns. He disapproved of ISKCON's year-round Rath Yatra celebrations outside In...
13 Jul, 2025, 08.21 AM IST
Puri stampede: Congress leader Rama Chandra Kadam blames state govt for mismanagementOdisha Congress leader Rama Chandra Kadam criticized the state government's mismanagement following a stampede during the Jagannath Rath Ya...
29 Jun, 2025, 11.49 AM IST
Jagannath Rath Yatra: 4 commandants, 450 officers 70 Platoons Force deployed to ensure safety in Odisha's PuriPreparations for Jagannath Rath Yatra 2025, starting June 27, are underway with tight security: 70 Platoons, 450 officers, and AI-assisted ...
10 Jun, 2025, 11.05 AM IST
Stunning visuals of India's last sunset of 2024 captured across the country. Watch videosAs India bids farewell to 2024, breathtaking visuals of the year's final sunset are shared across social media, highlighting serene views f...
31 Dec, 2024, 08.34 PM IST
Fund sought for maintenance of 300 year old Jagannath temple in Odisha's GanjamThe temple served as a safe hiding place for the deities of Jagannath temple, Puri during 1733-1735 AD, when the Kalingan style temples wer...
06 Jul, 2024, 11.58 AM IST
BJP candidate's 'Lord Jagannath devotee of PM' remark sparks stirOdisha CM Naveen Patnaik criticizes BJP's Puri candidate Sambit Patra for calling Lord Jagannath a devotee of PM Modi. Arvind Kejriwal and ...
22 May, 2024, 10.43 AM IST
Another grand Ram temple rises thousands of miles away as Ayodhya gets historic Ram MandirIn Odisha, a new Ram temple has risen in the village of Fategarh, standing tall atop a hill 1,800 feet above sea level. Initiated in 2017, ...
22 Jan, 2024, 05.49 PM IST
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik takes part in rituals to inaugurate Shreemandir Parikrama project in PuriThe Shreemandir Parikrama project aims to enhance the visual appeal and surroundings of the iconic Jagannath Temple. It comes just five day...
17 Jan, 2024, 08.26 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
Entire nation delighted over SC decision on Jagannath Rath Yatra: Amit Shah"Today is a special day for all of us, particularly our Odia sisters and brothers as well as devotees of Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannath Ji. The ...
22 Jun, 2020, 06.40 PM IST
Well-orchestrated plan to stop Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra: ShankaracharyaThe Puri seer's statement comes after Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb and servitors sought Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's interve...
21 Jun, 2020, 05.40 PM IST
Amit Shah offers prayers at Jagannath temple in PuriAccompanied by Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Pratap Sarangi and Prahlad Singh Patel and BJP's national vice president Baijayant Panda...
29 Feb, 2020, 12.31 PM IST
Puri's Jagannath temple owns 60k acres of land, 15 times the size of the townA recent SC order revealed the temple owned a mindboggling 60,418 acres, or 244.5 square km, of land within and outside Odisha. The land ow...
08 Nov, 2019, 10.27 AM IST
Sudarsan Pattnaik's 100 sand 'Raths' set new world recordPadma Shri awardee Pattnaik already has 20 world records to his credit. He has been making sand art related to Rath Yatra every year.
06 Jul, 2016, 02.12 PM IST
Accident insurance for devotees, others during Rath JatraExpecting a footfall of about 50 lakh devotees during Lord Jagannath's Rath Jatra, the Odisha Govt has made provision of accident insurance...
14 Jul, 2015, 02.01 PM IST
Amit Shah renews BJP membership from DhauliHe also enrolled 100 others as members of the party as per the provision. Each member of BJP requires to renew membership after five years.
07 Jan, 2015, 05.12 PM IST
Rath yatra: Make special arrangement for foreigners, say priestsThe 'Daitapati Nijog' today suggested the Odisha government to make special arrangement for them to have 'darshan' of the deity.
25 Jul, 2013, 06.19 PM IST