Orissa Govt approves water sports activity at Puri beach from ...

BHUBANESWAR: Good news for tourists at Puri. The state government has started constructing changing rooms for them on the beach. The district administration has already constructed one changing room at a cost of nearly Rs 2 lakh. Four more are in ...

Puri, Apr 11 : The city police have launched a search operation to nab the fake pearl necklace vendors who have assaulted tourists when they refused to buy and left them with bleeding injuries on last Wednesday.

Visitors pay tribute to a sand sculpture of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the Golden Sea beach in Puri, about 65 kilometers away from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar, April 9, 2013. (Xinhua/Stringer) 1 2

Sand artist creates sculpture on the Puri Beach in Odisha on Saturday to create public awareness about Earth Hour. Sydney's skyline plunged into darkness on Saturday as the city cut its lights for the "Earth Hour" campaign against climate change, ...

The state government has asked private and public sector banks in Puri to provide best services to devotees during the ensuing RathYatra , scheduled for July 10. "Anticipating heavy footfall during the nine-day festival, the banks have been asked to ...

This may be his maiden visit to the state as President, but Pranab Mukherjee is well acquainted with the treasures of Odisha, especially the sprawling beaches of Puri. As a politician and tourist, Pranab made at least seven visits to Puri between ...

Raising concerns over various environmental hazards threatening the famous temple of Lord Jagannath located at Puri in Odisha and the violation of the costal regulation zone along the adjoining sea beach, city-based environmental activist Subhas ...

Even if you have seen the best of beaches, you'll still have a lot unseen till you arrive in Goa. You become a local here in a matter of a day even if you have no one to host you. In Goa you learn on your own, fend for yourself, burn your skin in ...

The recent stampede at Allahabad station during the Kumbh Mela has set alarm bells ringing for the Odisha government, which is gearing up for the Nabakalebar festival (formation of new idols) at the Jagannath temple in Puri, slated to be held in ...