Tahia Row: Controversy Erupts
Puri: The World famous Rath Jatra ceremony in Puri witnessed an unprecedented controversy when the ceremonial procession, known as Pahandi, of Lord Jagannatha was conducted without the traditional ornate floral crown, called Tahia. This departure from long-standing visual customs has triggered widespread public dissatisfaction and ignited a sharp political debate across Odisha. The incident unfolded as Lord Jagannatha emerged from...
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ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ଜନଗଣନା-୨୦୨୭କୁ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିରେ ରଖି ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତି ଆରମ୍ଭ ହୋଇଛି। ଜିଲ୍ଲା ଜନଗଣନା ହ୍ୟାଣ୍ଡବୁକ୍ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତି ପାଇଁ ଆବଶ୍ୟକ ଗ୍ରାମ ଓ ସହର ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶିକା ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧୀୟ ତଥ୍ୟ ସଂଗ୍ରହରେ ସମସ୍ତ ବିଭାଗ ଓ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରସ୍ତରୀୟ ଅଧିକାରୀଙ୍କୁ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ସହଯୋଗ କରିବାକୁ ରାଜ୍ୟ ସରକାର ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି। ଏନେଇ ପଞ୍ଚାୟତିରାଜ ଓ ପାନୀୟ ଜଳ ବିଭାଗ ପକ୍ଷରୁ ସମସ୍ତ ଜିଲ୍ଲା ପରିଷଦର ସିଡିଓ-ତଥା-ଇଓ ଏବଂ ବ୍ଲକ୍ ଉନ୍ନୟନ ଅଧିକାରୀ (ବିଡିଓ)ମାନଙ୍କୁ ଚିଠି ଜାରି କରାଯାଇଛି । ପଞ୍ଚାୟତିରାଜ ଓ ପାନୀୟ ଜଳ ବିଭାଗର ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର...
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ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ପିପୁଲସ୍ କଲଚରାଲ୍ ସେଣ୍ଟର (ପିକକ୍) ପକ୍ଷରୁ ଆଜି ୩୭ତମ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା ଦିବସ ଉତ୍ସାହ ଓ ଆଡମ୍ବରର ସହ ପାଳନ କରାଯାଇଛି। ଅତିଥିମାନେ ବୃକ୍ଷରେ ଜଳ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମର ଶୁଭାରମ୍ଭ କରିଥିଲେ। ଅନୁଷ୍ଠାନରେ ସ୍ୱାଗତ ଭାଷଣ ଦେଇ ପିକକ୍ର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟନିର୍ବାହୀ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶିକା ଶ୍ରୀମତୀ ଅନୁରାଧା ମହାନ୍ତି ପିକକ୍ର ୩୭ ବର୍ଷର ସଫଳ ଯାତ୍ରା ସମ୍ପର୍କରେ ଆଲୋକପାତ କରିବା ସହ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠାନର ବିକାଶରେ ସହଯୋଗ କରିଥିବା ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ କୃତଜ୍ଞତା ଜଣାଇଥିଲେ। ପିକକ୍ର ସମ୍ପାଦକ ଶ୍ରୀ ରଞ୍ଜନ କୁମାର ମହାନ୍ତି ନିଜ ଅଭିଭାଷଣରେ ସଂସ୍ଥାର...
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ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର,: ବିଶ୍ୱପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ରଥଯାତ୍ରାରେ ବ୍ୟାପକ ତ୍ରୁଟି ଦେଖିବାକୁ ମିଳିଛି । ବିନା ଟାହିଆରେ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁ ବିଜେ କରିବା ଓ ବାଇଶି ପାହାଚରେ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁ ଅଟକି ରହିବା ଅଗଣିତ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥପ୍ରେମୀଙ୍କ ମନକୁ ଆଘାତ ଦେଇଛି । ରଥଯାତ୍ରା ପରିଚାଳନରେ ବ୍ୟାପକ ତ୍ରୁଟି ଯୋଗୁଁ ଦଳାଚକଟାରେ ଅକାଳରେ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଳୁଙ୍କ ଜୀବନ ଯାଇଥିବାରୁ ସରକାରଙ୍କୁ କଡ଼ା ଭର୍ତ୍ସନା କରିଛି ବିଜୁ ଜନତା ଦଳ । ଆୟୋଜିତ ସାମ୍ବାଦିକ ସମ୍ମିଳନୀରେ ବିରୋଧୀ ଦଳ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ସଚେତକ ଶ୍ରୀମତୀ ପ୍ରମିଳା ମଲ୍ଲିକ, ଉପସଭାପତି ତଥା ପୂର୍ବତନ ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ ସଞ୍ଜୟ ଦାସବର୍ମା,...
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