Senior Puri Jagannath temple priest suspended for involvement in consecration of Digha temple

Shree Jagannath temple at Puri. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Ramkrishna Das Mohapatra, a senior sevayat (traditional priest) of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, was on Sunday (May 11, 2025) suspended for 30 days following allegedly controversial remarks pertaining…

‘Why such envy against Jagannath Temple’: Mamata Banerjee slams ‘baseless’ neem wood theft charge

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited violence-hit areas, in Murshidabad, West Bengal, on May 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Refuting allegations of theft of sacred neem wood from Puri’s Jagannath shrine to make the idols for the newly…

BJP leader Dilip Ghosh meets West Bengal CM Mamata at Digha Jagannath temple, draws party ire

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh during the inauguration of Jagannath temple, at Digha in East Medinipur on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Former West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip…