Senior Daitapati servitor (sevayat) of the Puri Jagannath Temple, Ramakrishna Das Mahapatra, has welcomed the construction of the newly inaugurated Jagannath Temple in Digha, West Bengal, and appealed for restraint in stirring controversy over its naming.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh on Saturday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for naming the newly built temple in Digha as 'Jagannath Dham', accusing her of stirring unnecessary controversies.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pradip Purohit has raised objections to the naming of a newly constructed Jagannath temple in West Bengal's Digha as "Jagannath Dham."
Odisha Minister Prithviraj Harichandan has written a letter to the Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple, Arabinda Kumar Padhee to conduct an internal inquiry into the naming of Digha Temple as 'Jagannath Dham', the participation of Puri Temple sevayats in the consecration ceremony,
BJP MP Jagadish Shettar criticized Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's remarks on price hikes, accusing him of making false allegations to counter the BJP's 'Jan Akrosh Rally', which Shettar claimed was successful due to public discontent with the government.
BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar criticised party leader Dilip Ghosh for meeting Mamata Banerjee, saying it hurt public sentiment amid alleged atrocities in West Bengal. He said Ghosh should have instead raised concerns or limited his visit to religious purposes.
"Pakistan deliberately sent infiltrators to harm India. Their intentions are not being fulfilled so they (Pakistan) are not ready to take them back. Pakistan is planning to send them here and commit crimes and explosions but this will not work in India", Jagannath Sarkar told ANI.
Leader of Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, Botsa Satyanarayana, has demanded a judicial inquiry into the wall collapse and the death of seven devotees at Simhachalam during Chandanotsavam. He alleged that the State government's negligence led to the loss of lives of the
Renowned Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has requested West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to immediately issue an order not to call the newly inaugurated Jagannath Temple at Digha in the state's Purba Medinipur district a "Dham".
Addressing local body and party representatives from Kakinada, Chittoor, Prakasam, and Satyasai districts, Jagan alleged that Naidu has shown a "template" of usurping power, even without having the required numbers from his own Kuppam constituency, through coercion, inducement, and threat
The Rath Yatra, also known as the "Festival of Chariots," is a significant event in the Hindu calendar, where Lord Jagannath, along with his siblings Balabhadra and Subhadra, is taken out in a grand procession on chariots through the streets of Puri. The festival attracts millions of devotee
After Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee inaugurated Jagannath Temple in Digha town of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh and his wife met Banerjee at the temple premises.