Bhubaneswar, Nov. 2 -- The state government will soon issue a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the inventory of ornaments and other valuables stored at the Ratna Bhandar of Jagannath temple at Odisha's Puri town.

This was revealed by Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan today. "The state government has initiated the process for the inventory of ornaments at Puri Jagannath temple Ratna Bhandar. The inventory will be conducted inside the Ratna Bhandar itself. A standard operating procedure (SOP) for this purpose will be issued soon," said the Law Minister.

Harichandan further revealed that the state government was forced to delay the exercise due to the heavy flow of devotees in the holy month of Kartika. "The state government will ...