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BJP’s hyper animated TV face Sambit Patra will now contest from the beach city of Puri in Odisha. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released 36 names from Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Assam and Meghalaya at a little past 1 AM on Saturday.

The BJP has released the second and third list of candidates for the Lok Sabha election. 23 candidates have been announced for Andhra Pradesh. BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra will contest  from Puri constituency in Odisha.

Famous sand artist from Odisha, Sudarshan Patnaik, has paid tribute to IAF pilot Abhinandan with his sand art at the Puri beach.   
 

 On January 2, the chief priest of the Sabarimala temple had closed the doors of the shrine to perform Suddhikalasam (purification) after it was confirmed that two women entered the temple through the rear entrance and had darshan of Lord Ayyappa.
 

On January 2, the chief priest of the Sabarimala temple Kandararu Rajeevaru had closed the doors of the shrine for performing Suddhikalasam (purification rituals) after it was confirmed that two women entered the temple through the back gate and had the darshan of Lord Ayyappa.

 

On January 2, the chief priest of the Sabarimala temple had closed the doors of the shrine for performing Suddhikalasam (purification rites) after it was confirmed that two women entered the temple through the back gate and had the darshan of Lord Ayyappa.

From Salman Khan to Dhanush, RGV, Puri Jagannath, Sonu Sood, Suneil Shetty, Taran Adarsh and others have praised Pailwan movie teaser
 

 The Puri brothers excelled at playing anti-heroes on screen. On their respective death anniversary, here's a look at their filmy journey.

Bindu from Kozhikode and Kanakadurga from Malappuram entered the Ayyappa shrine with the help of police officials. The chief priest of the Sabarimala temple had closed the doors of the temple for performing purification rites after it was confirmed that Bindu and Kanakadurga entered the temple.  

Sasikala, a woman from Sri Lanka, came with ‘Guruswami’ to Sabarimala and had the darshan of Lord Ayyappa at 10.46 PM on Thursday.  The Kerala Police revealed this and they released the CCTV footage of the Sannidhanam. It is alleged that this was a police trap to send Sasikala back safely.
 

IndiGo, SpiceJet and Vistara cited bad weather conditions for possible delays in arrival and departure of flights. Passengers have been asked to check flight statuses and keep enough travel time in hand. 11 trains were also delayed due to dense fog. 

Travancore Devaswom Board member N Vijaykumar said they would seek an explanation from the thantri for conducting purification rites. Following this incident, a huge protest was witnessed in front of the Travancore Devaswom Board office.

The chief priest of the Sabarimala temple had closed the doors of the shrine for performing Suddhikalasam (purification rites) after it was confirmed that two women entered the temple through the back gate and had the darshan of Lord Ayyappa. Meanwhile, CPI(M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has criticised Sabarimala temple thantri for closing the temple for purification rites.

Devotees have been asked to move away from the Sannidhanam to perform Suddhikalasam in the temple. The chief priest, Kandararu Rajeevaru closed the temple doors according to the instruction of the Thantri
 

On Saturday, the district unit of TMC 'cleansed' the area where BJP protested on Friday with water laced with cow dung. Also, anti-Mukul Roy slogans were raised during the 'cleansing drive’