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ONI Bureau: The Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) directed daitapatis and sebayats not to receive any donations during Ratha Jatra. After meeting with Daitapati Nijog, the SJTA chief Pradipta Mohapatra informed that 12 ‘Hundi’…

ONI Bureau: The Supreme Court will today hear a petition on alleged mismanagement and exploitation of devotees at Puri Jagannath temple. In this regard on Tuesday the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) filed an affidavit at the…

ONI Bureau:  The Odisha Government and Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Wednesday denied having received any communication from the Rashtrapati Bhavan about the alleged misbehavior to the First Lady of India by the servitors…

Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra on Friday took charge as the chief administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), the governing body of Srimandir in Puri, Odisha. The senior IAS officer took his office after a darshan of the…

The oppositions Congress and BJP on Tuesday created a ruckus in the Odisha Assembly over rituals mismanagement in Jagannath Temple in Puri on Monday, following which the Speaker adjourned the house twice. As the House met for the day,…

A 17-member team will on Wednesday inspect the 'Ratna Bhandar' (treasury) of the 12th century Jagannath Temple in Puri at 2 PM today after a gap of 34 years, an official said on Tuesday. As per reports, the team will include…

ONI Bureau: The Law department of the Odisha Government on Tuesday gave permission to open Puri Srimandir’s Ratna Bhandar, the SJTA authorities informed. Earlier on Monday, the Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) clarified that…

ONI Bureau: The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Monday clarified that only structural stability and safety of Sri Mandir’s Ratna Bhandar and walls and roof of the chamber will be assessed and no assessment of treasure will be…

ONI Bureau:  The Jagannath Sena activists on Thursday staged protest against SJTA's decision to open the ‘Ratna Bhandara’ of Srimandir for inspection by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). As per report, the newly reconstituted temple…

ONI Bureau:  Taking a strong action against violation of rules at Jagannath temple in Puri, the Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) suspended Gadadhar Dixit, a servitor of Suar Nijog on Wednesday. It was alleged that Gadadhar had…