Odisha Police on Monday (May 12, 2025) deployed a special vehicle equipped with trained commandos around the 12th-century Puri Jagannath Temple to respond swiftly to any contingencies arising from ...

at the Jagannath temple in Odisha’s Puri on Sunday, has triggered a row in Bengal with the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the action because ...

Odisha government plans to request West Bengal to stop referring to the Digha temple as "Jagannath Dham," sparking political disputes. Allegations of using Puri temple wood for Digha idols are ...

A priest sits in the cool sanctum sanctorum of a 300-year-old Odisha temple and prays to the resident deity as the VIP devotees - 10 resident cats - wait patiently near a bowl in which they will ...

The Odisha government on Monday (May 5, 2025) said surplus sacred timber used in sculpting the idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra was not sourced from the Puri Jagannath ...

Harichandan said the probe seeks to uncover the truth about a claim that was made and that “appropriate action” will be taken against those found guilty. Odisha law minister Prithiviraj ...

In response to heightened India-Pakistan tensions, Odisha Police have significantly increased security at Puri and the Jagannath Temple. This includes deploying armed personnel, conducting anti ...

Odisha’s Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Friday asked the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to probe into the controversy over the West Bengal government's portrayal of the newly ...

Puri (Odisha) [India], May 3 (ANI): Odisha Minister Prithviraj Harichandan has written a letter to the Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple, Arabinda Kumar Padhee to conduct an internal ...

Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Sunday said that the participation of Jagannath Puri Temple servitors in the consecration ceremony of Digha Jagannath Temple has become an "emotional ...

The Odisha government on Monday made it clear that the wood used for the construction of the idols of Shree Jagannath and his siblings at the newly inaugurated Digha Jagannath Temple was neither taken ...

The inauguration of a new Jagannath temple in Digha has ignited controversy between Odisha and West Bengal over its designation as Jagannath Dham. The inauguration of a new Jagannath temple in ...