BHUBANESWAR: Odisha government on Sunday said it intended to send a letter to Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, requesting her to stop referring to the recently constructed Jagannath temple in Digha as “Jagannath Dham“, even as the controversy sparked a war of words between the governing BJP and opposition.The development coincided with claims by a senior…
Daitapati Bhabani Das Mohapatra (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Chief servitor of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, Daitapati Bhabani Das Mohapatra on Sunday strongly denounced the West Bengal government for tagging the newly built Jagannath temple in Digha as “Jagannath Dham.” He called it as a “political stunt,” a “crime by Mamata Banerjee,” and a…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress on Saturday came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party after it objected to naming the newly inaugurated shrine in West Bengal’s Digha as Jagannath Dham.During a press conference, TMC leader Jay Prakash Majumdar accused the BJP-led Odisha government of hypocrisy in its ‘Hindutva’ stance and said any concerns regarding the…
Puri temple (Representative image) BHIUBANESWAR: A Bengal tourist, Bhaskar Samanta (26), was arrested Saturday for allegedly capturing footage of deities inside Puri Jagannath temple using a spy camera. The shrine strictly prohibits access of mobile & cameras within its premises. Cops seized the device & charged him under BNS sections for intentionally committing acts that…
Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Axar Patel visited the temple early in the morning. (X Photo) NEW DELHI: Three Indian cricketers visited the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri on Saturday, a day before their second ODI match against England at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Axar Patel sought blessings from the trinity…