All Ornaments And Valuables Of Puri Srimandir's Ratna Bhandar Shifted to Temporary Strong Room

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by Hemanta Pande

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All the ornaments and valuables in the inner chamber of the Ratna Bhandar, the revered treasury of the 12th-century Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, have been shifted to a temporary strong room in the temple premises, informed Justice Biswanath Rath, former Orissa High Court judge and chairman of the supervisory committee on Thursday.

Puri, July 18: All the ornaments and valuables in the inner chamber of the Ratna Bhandar, the revered treasury of the 12th-century Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, have been shifted to a temporary strong room in the temple premises, informed Justice Biswanath Rath, former Orissa High Court judge and chairman of the supervisory committee on Thursday.

"There were three wooden almirahs, one steel almirah, two wooden chests and one iron chest inside the inner chamber of the Ratna Bhandar. All the valuables kept inside it have been carefully shifted to new containers and later shifted to the temporary strong room inside the temple premises," Justice Rath told reporters after coming out of the Ratna Bhandar this evening.

"The temporary strong room has been sealed and keys have been given to the District Collector, Puri. The keys will be kept at the treasury," he added.

Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Chief Administrator, Arabinda Padhee said, "The process of shifting valuables from Bhitara Ratna Bhandar (Inner treasury) to the temporary strong room inside the temple complex has been successfully completed."

The Ratna Bhandar was reopened this morning for the second time in a week for the shifting of valuables to a temporary strong room.

After offering prayers before Lord Jagannath and his siblings, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, the team along with the 11-member committee set up by the Odisha government reopened the Ratna Bhandar at 9.51 AM.

The treasury trove was opened last Sunday after 46 years to shift the ornaments and valuables of the outer chamber of the Ratna Bhandar to a strong room.

Puri’s Titular King, Gajapati Maharaj Divya Singh Deb was also present in the Ratna Bandar to oversee the shifting of the valuables.

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"Voted For Those Who Talk About 'Vishwa-Bandhutva": Ex-Odisha Guv Ganeshi Lal

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

Sirsa, Oct 5: Former Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal cast his vote for the Haryana Assembly Elections on Saturday.

Ganeshi Lal said that he had voted for those who talk about 'Vishwa-Bandhutva', who talk about one earth, one family, and one future.

We have voted for those who talk about 'Vishwa-Bandhutva', who talk about one earth, one family, and one future," former Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal said.

Meanwhile, a voter turnout of 36.69 per cent was recorded across 90 assembly seats in Haryana till 1 PM.

As per the data shared by the ECI, Mewat recorded the highest poll percentage of 42.64 per cent, followed by Yamunanagar 42.08 per cent, Jind 41.93 per cent, Palwal 41.85 per cent till 1 PM.

In Ambala 39.47 per cent Bhiwani 38.27 per cent, 40 percent in Fatehabad , 38.34 per cent in Hisar, 39.74 per cent in Karnal, 36.19 per cent in Rohtak, 33.64 per cent in Sonipat till1 PM.The lowest voter turnout was witnessed in Panchkula with 25.89 per cent of people casting their vote till 1.00 PM.

Voting in Haryana started at 7 AM in the morning and will go till 6 pm. A total of 1,031 candidates are contesting in all 90 assembly constituencies, and 20,632 polling booths have been set up for voting.

Multiple political parties are in the fray in the 90-member assembly constituency. With BJP and Congress going head to head, Chautala brothers are also looking to leave their mark in the polls by forging pre-poll alliances with other small parties.

According to Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer, Pankaj Agarwal, 2,03,54,350 voters, including 1,07,75,957 males, 95,77,926 females, and 467 third-gender voters, will cast their votes in the Assembly Elections on October 5.
The results for the Haryana Assembly elections will be declared along with those of Jammu and Kashmir on October 8. (ANI)

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Habishyali Registration Begins Tomorrow; Kartika Brata From October 18

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

Puri, Oct 5: Registration for Habishyalis (Women to observe a month-long Brata in the holy month of Kartika) will begin on October 6 and continue till October 11. The Odia month of Kartika will start on October 18.

On behalf of the State government, the Puri district administration has started the registration process. Physically and mentally healthy women will stay in four Habishyali camps. As many as 25,000 Habishyalis will be provided government support.

Interested Habishyalis have been advised to fill forms online at the edistrict.odisha.gov.in portal by October 11.
Following the submission of applications, district-wise Habishyali lists will be prepared. The chosen Habishyalis will be intimated about their selection. By October 17, Habishyalis will reach their designated camp.

All ritualistic will be provided to them. They will peacefully observe Kartika Brata. Darshan of the deities and Mahaprasad provision will be made.

Police Complaint Filed Against Actor Nagarjuna For Encroachment

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

Hyderabad, Oct 5: An NGO has filed a police complaint against popular Tollywood actor Akkineni Nagarjuna, seeking criminal action against him for the alleged encroachment of a lake in Hyderabad.

Janam Kosam’ president, Kasireddy Bhaskara Reddy, lodged a complaint at Madhapur Police Station that the actor illegally constructed a convention centre, which was recently demolished by authorities.

Bhaskara Reddy said in his complaint that the land allegedly falls within the Full Tank Level (FTL) and buffer zone of Thammidikunta Lake.

The complainant said that the actor has been generating significant illegal revenues from N-Convention built on the encroached land for several years and called for criminal action against him for violating Irrigation and Revenue Acts.

The NGO also demanded that the money required for the revival of the lake be recovered from the actor.

Bhaskara Reddy said the lake was spread over 29.24 acres and alleged that Nagarjuna built N-Convention on 3.30 acres of the lake. He claimed that this was stated in the report of the Irrigation Department official in 2021.

The complainant mentioned that the NGO had lodged a complaint on August 20, 2024, seeking action against the actor for encroachment.

N. Convention, owned by Nagarjuna, was demolished on August 24 by Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection (HYDRAA), which claimed that it was built on the land of Thammidikunta Lake.

Nagarjuna, however, had denied allegations of encroachment. He stated that he was pained by the unlawful manner of demolition contrary to existing stay orders and Court cases.

The actor argued that the land on which the convention centre was built was a Patta land and claimed not even an inch of lake was encroached.

“No notice was issued prior to carrying out the demolition. As a law-abiding citizen, if the Court before which the matter is pending, had decided against me, I would have carried out the demolition myself,” he had stated.

--IANS

All Ornaments And Valuables Of Puri Srimandir's Ratna Bhandar Shifted to Temporary Strong Room

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