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Odisha: Death count mounts to six in explosion incident during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra
India | May 31, 2024, 10:59 PM ISTA group of devotees were celebrating the festival with firecrackers when a spark hit the stack, causing an explosion. This created chaos and some people jumped into the Narendra Pushkarinee, a local waterbody, to save themselves.
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Odisha: 3 killed, 32 injured in firecracker explosion during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival
India | May 30, 2024, 01:30 PM ISTPuri firecracker explosion: Hundreds of people had gathered on the banks of Narendra Pushkarinee to witness the Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival in Puri.
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Odisha: Six Lok Sabha seats to go to polls in the sixth phase today, key candidates in fray
India | May 28, 2024, 01:56 PM ISTOdisha has a total of 21 Lok Sabha seats. So far voting has been concluded in 9 seats. Out of remaining 12, 6 seats are going to polls today (May 25). In the last phase rest of the six seats will go to polls. The results will be declared on June 4.
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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik condemns BJP's Sambit Patra for calling Lord Jagannath a 'bhakt' of PM Modi
India | May 28, 2024, 01:56 PM ISTBJP's Sambit Patra faces backlash after referring to Lord Jagannath as a 'bhakt' of PM Modi. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik deems it an insult to the revered deity, urging the BJP to refrain from mixing religion with politics.
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Congress announces Jay Narayan Patnaik as Puri candidate after Sucharita Mohanty backs out
India | May 05, 2024, 12:18 AM ISTAs she was not able to raise funds on her own, the Congress leader had approached all senior leaders including the party's central leadership for funds for an impactful campaign in the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
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Puri Lok Sabha Election 2024: Will BJP's Sambit Patra, who put up a close fight in 2019, defeat BJD?
India | May 05, 2024, 12:02 AM ISTHot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The city that houses the famous Jagannath Temple, is set to witness a triangular contest between BJP, Congress and BJD. In the last three Lok Sabha polls, the seat has been claimed by the BJD which considers it as its stronghold.
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Puri Lok Sabha Election Result 2024: Constituency profile, winners, margin, party candidates list
India | May 29, 2024, 11:45 PM ISTPuri Lok Sabha Election 2024: Biju Janata Dal (BJP) leader Pinaki Misra has been representing the Odisha's Puri constituency since 2009. Misra won the seat in 1996 also as a Congress nominee.
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Jharkhand: Four killed after being hit by Puri-bound Utkal Express in Gamariah
India | Jan 18, 2024, 09:17 PM ISTThe accident has disrupted the services of Vande Bharat Express, Duronto, and several other trains in the area. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding this tragic railway mishap.
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Odisha government declares holiday for schools, colleges and offices today: Here's why
Education | Jan 17, 2024, 07:40 AM ISTAll government schools, colleges, and offices will be closed today in Odisha. The Odisha government has released an official statement regarding this. Scroll down to read more.
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Ram Mandir Controversy: Who are the four Shankracharayas and what is their significance in Hinduism?
Explainers | Jan 18, 2024, 05:11 PM ISTA mutt (monastery) preserves Hinduism's Advaita Vedanta philosophy. There are four mutts across the country which were established by 8th century Hindu saint Adi Shankara.
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Puri's Jagannath temple makes dress code mandatory for devotees, shorts, ripped jeans not allowed
India | Jan 02, 2024, 04:23 PM ISTPolice said that the number of devotees visiting the temple on New Year's Day this time was double as compared to last year.
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Sudarsan Pattnaik creates Durga sand sculpture with 5,000 lemons seeking blessings for 'Team India'
offbeat | Oct 16, 2023, 02:15 PM ISTThe sand artist created the sand sculptures based on Navratri. The nine days are marked with festivity and religious practices. It is celebrated across the country and is followed by the festival of Dussehra.
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Jagannath Puri's dance hall faces cave-in threat: Who built it, significance, all you need to know
Explainers | Aug 17, 2023, 11:25 PM ISTThe Jagannath Temple in Puri is one of the most sacred and revered temples in India. It is dedicated to Lord Jagannath, a form of Vishnu, and his siblings Balabhadra and Subhadra. The temple has a long and rich history, as well as many fascinating facts and mysteries.
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PM Modi greets President Droupadi Murmu on her 65th birthday; calls her a beacon of wisdom, dignity
India | Jun 20, 2023, 10:36 AM ISTBorn on this day in 1958 in Uparbeda village in Odisha's Mayurbhanj, Murmu was sworn in as the 15th President of India on July 25 last year.
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Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express stranded after overhead wire damaged amid bad weather
India | May 22, 2023, 06:34 AM ISTPuri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express was stranded between Baitarani Road and Manjuri Road stations in Odisha around 4.30 pm. on Sunday after a big tree fell on the train, causing partial damage on the front portion, impacting the overhead electrical equipment, an official said.
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Hoax bomb threat in Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express; Train halted in UP for 4 hours
India | May 01, 2023, 08:17 AM ISTAccording to reports, the Dagmagpur station master received the information about the bomb in the locomotive (engine) of the Purushottam Express on the walkie-talkie.
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Odisha: 6 girl students injured in stampede-like situation at Puri's Jagannath temple
India | Dec 27, 2022, 11:11 AM ISTThe students, who were at the beach throughout the day, went to visit the 12th-century shrine in the evening before returning home.
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President Droupadi Murmu walks 2 km to visit Jagannath temple in Puri| WATCH
India | Nov 10, 2022, 05:42 PM ISTPresident Murmu is on a 2-day visit to her native state Odisha. This is her first tour of the state since taking oath as President of India.
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Odisha: Son of Puri priest killed in front of Jagannath Temple
India | May 25, 2022, 07:10 AM ISTThe deceased was identified as Shivaram Patra, son of a temple priest from Harachandi Taluchha Sahi of the pilgrim town.
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Odisha's Shree Jagannath temple in Puri to reopen from Feb 1, officials say
India | Jan 28, 2022, 09:46 PM IST“The local economy is mostly dependent on the temple. This apart keeping in view the sentiments of the people and slight decline in COVID-19 cases, it has been decided to reopen the temple for public from February 1,” said Puri district collector Samarth Verma.