Puri, March 28 (IANS) Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday visited the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri to offer prayers and seek divine blessings. He arrived with his family, performed rituals, and had darshan of Lord Jagannath. Speaking to reporters, the Army Chief said, “Today, I visited Puri and received the blessings of Lord Jagannath. My main purpose was to seek divine blessings for the Indian Army, so that his grace continues to be with the armed forces and their families in the…
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Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) Saikat Chatterjee, a polling officer in poll-bound West Bengal and a teacher at a state-run school, was allegedly thrashed by some individuals after he protested against the playing of a purported Trinamool Congress campaign video during an electoral training programme at Ranaghat in Nadia district on Friday afternoon.The incident took place at Ranaghat Debnath Institute for Boys School, where a training programme for polling personnel was being conducted.After the incid…
Ahmedabad, Feb 26 (IANS) The Standing Committee of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Thursday approved a series of renewable energy and infrastructure proposals, setting the stage for officials to move towards achieving Net Zero by 2028. Addressing the media, Standing Committee Chairman Devang Dani said the Corporation currently spends around Rs 350 crore annually on electricity and has decided to scale up the use of renewable energy to cut costs and reduce dependence on conventional …
Bhubaneswar, Feb 13 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday launched the ‘Shree Jagannath Darshan’ scheme, offering free travel, accommodation, and other amenities to elderly citizens to undertake a pilgrimage to the 12th-century Jagannath Temple and have darshan of the holy triad. CM Majhi launched the scheme during a special programme in Nabarangpur district of the state.The scheme was inaugurated simultaneously during special events in Bhadrak, Baripada, Sambalpur, an…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s foundation‑stone laying ceremony for a sprawling Mahakal temple complex in Siliguri on Friday, is being seen as part of an attempt to change her ‘minority appeasement’ tag before the upcoming state Assembly elections. The Trinamool Congress supremo has long been accused of implementing welfare schemes and protections that critics claimed disproportionately benefited Muslims. She has thus been targeted, especially by the stat…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 31 (IANS) The Odisha government has officially upgraded Puri Municipality to the status of Puri Municipal Corporation with effect from Wednesday. The Housing & Urban Development Department has released a formal notification in this regard, said the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on Wednesday.The coastal city of Puri, home to the world-renowned Jagannath Temple, is considered one of India’s most prominent pilgrimage destinations, witnessing an influx of thousands of devote…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 31 (IANS) The holy coastal town of Puri in Odisha on Wednesday witnessed a huge rush of pilgrims from within the state and from outside on the last day of 2025. The local administration also expects a significant increase in the footfall of pilgrims seeking darshan of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Goddess Subhadra at the famous Jagannath Temple on Thursday, the first day of the New Year 2026.Heavy security arrangements have been put in place in the holy town to ensure smo…