Why are many IIT, IIM students heading to Puri for this year's Jagannath Rath Yatra?India's spiritual heart, Odisha, is set to host a unique internship program during the Jagannath Rath Yatra 2025. Students from top institu...
10 Jun, 2025, 02.37 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 forms ministerial panel to ensure smooth Rath Yatra on June 27The Odisha government has formed a high-level ministerial committee, headed by Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, to ensure the smooth e...
07 Jun, 2025, 01.59 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
Security beefed up along Odisha coastline, vital installationsFollowing Odisha CM's alert about potential sea threats amid India-Pakistan tensions, state police have heightened security along the coast...
10 May, 2025, 02.08 PM 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's Dilip Ghosh faces backlash for meeting with Mamata Banerjee at Lord Jagannath Dham inaugurationDilip Ghosh's visit to the Jagannath Dham inauguration with Mamata Banerjee sparks controversy. BJP leaders criticize Ghosh's actions. Suka...
01 May, 2025, 10.24 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
Puri seer, social outfits oppose Odisha govt's beach shacks plan"Shree Jagannath Dham in Puri is the seat of spiritual and religious soul-searching. Under no circumstances, liquor and other form of alcoh...
30 Jul, 2021, 11.07 AM 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
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
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