Puri Collector Balwant Singh

Puri: Puri Srimandir is going to be completely plastic-free from April 1 this year. It has been decided at the Chhattisa Nijog, (federation of servitor bodies of Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri) meeting held today. Any person found chewing…

Puri: Despite a cold and foggy morning, great cheer prevailed on a road near the sea beach here as over 4,000 people, including a large number of students and foreigners participated in the first edition of ‘Puri Mini Marathon’ held in the…

New Delhi: Puri district administration has today received great accolades and a citation from the Government of India's 'Jal Shakti Mantralaya,( The Ministry for Water Resources) and SBM Grameen,' for its path-breaking achievements in…

Konark: V K Pandian, Secretary 5T Initiatives, today made an early morning surprise visit to the Sun Temple in Konark. During his visit to the World Heritage site, Pandian reviewed the various developmental issues of the centuries old…

Bhubaneswar: Two beaches in Odisha – Puri and Gopalpur are among the top five cleanest beaches in India, according to a report released by the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR). The Puri beach has been regarded as the second…

Puri: Lakhs of tourists thronged the pilgrimage  town here to welcome the new year.  Every hour the tourist footfall was increasing as thousands of vehicles were making a beeline to enter into the city while others came by regular and…

Puri: In a significant development, the Puri district administration has removed the samadhi (memorial) of late Chief Minister Biju Patnaik, father of incumbent CM Naveen Patnaik, located at Swargadwar here for development of the…

Puri: Making Puri a World Class Heritage City needs the citizens and the administration come together and work in tandem for the development of the city. And when it is concerned with keeping the city clean and the aim is to make Puri the…

Puri: “Puri Reads, Puri Leads” (Puri Padhe, Puri Badhe in Odia) campaign has been launched here today to encourage reading habits in children. The campaign started by the Puri district administration in partnership with UNICEF and Bakul…

Bhubaneswar: Inspired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s call for real transformation and reaching out to common man, officials today celebrated Diwali with children and the needy. As part of the transformation process being undertaken…