Bhubaneswar: The stand-off between International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) and Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) over the former’s untimely celebration of Rath Yatra abroad has escalated, with the Puri temple body slamming the society of “peddling misinformation”.Days after Iskcon defended holding Rath Yatra overseas on dates digressing from the Puri temple calendar, SJTA on…
Puri king Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb Bhubaneswar: Following the recent removal of the term ‘dham’ from Digha Jagannath temple, Puri king Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb has urged the Centre to request the West Bengal govt to speak to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) on the issue of untimely Rath Yatra.With Iskcon’s headquarters located at Mayapur…
Bhubaneswar/Pipili: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a state-of-the-art Pipili appliqué handicrafts hub in Puri district.The five-storey integrated facility, to be built over more than five acres at Jagannathpur under Pipili tehsil, will be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 80 crore by the department of handlooms, textiles and…
