Krushna Chandra Pratihari, a senior servitor at the Jagannath temple in Puri, was shot dead on Wednesday morning, the police said.Pratihari was shot dead by unidentified miscreants near the Barabati area in Puri. Soon after the incident, the .
Puri s Jagannath Temple admin plans COVID test for 2000 servitors, employees in a month
Administration is also holding discussions with Suar and Mahasuar Nijog to reduce the price of Mahaprasad following complaints of sale at high rates.
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PURI: Having registered footfalls of over 2 lakh devotees in just six days after Srimandir doors were opened sans the mandatory COVID certificate norms, the temple administration on Wednesday launched a massive test drive of servitors and staff to minimise the coronavirus threat.
The Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) aims to conduct RT-PCR tests of over 2,000 servitors and 500 employees in a month. It started with the servitors of Suar Mahasuar Nijog on the day. SJTA administrator Ajay Kumar Jena said every day swab samples of 50 servitors would be collected by health workers. A list of various nijogs has been made and the servitors’ bodies will be allotted date and time f