Ahmedabad, July 17 (IANS) The Ahmedabad City Police reunited 64 children who had gone missing during the 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra with their parents and guardians after deploying 17 public assistance centres along the procession route to help devotees and respond to emergencies, officials said on Friday. According to the officials, the temporary ‘Jan Sahayata Kendras’ (Public Assistance Centres) were established at key points on the Rath Yatra route to assist the large number of devotees atten…
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Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) More than 200 Jagannath Rath Yatras were taken out across Gujarat on Thursday, with the state’s major 149th annual procession in Ahmedabad concluding peacefully after travelling along its traditional route from the historic Shree Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur area and returning to the temple by evening. Besides Ahmedabad, Rath Yatras were organised in cities and towns including Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot, Morbi, Vadodara and several other districts, with lakhs of devotee…
Gandhinagar, July 16 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday reviewed the progress of Ahmedabad’s 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra in real time via the Chief Minister’s Dashboard, overseeing the procession’s movement and security arrangements after flagging off the annual yatra earlier in the day. After performing the traditional ‘Pahind Vidhi’ at the historic Shree Jagannath Temple in the Jamalpur area and flagging off the procession, Patel returned to his official residence in Gand…
Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday participated in two Jagannath Rath Yatra processions organised in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar district on the occasion of Ashadhi Bij, flagging off the fifth Rath Yatra of the Jagannath Temple at Adalaj and later inaugurating the 19th Rath Yatra organised by SGVP Gurukul in Memnagar. The Chief Minister came to the Jagannath Temple in Adalaj, where he performed the traditional ‘Pahind Vidhi’ with a golden broom in accordan…
Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi joined the 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra at the Dariyapur area on Thursday evening as the annual procession continued along its traditional route through Ahmedabad. He was joined by Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik and Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut from Lolhandwala Hospital in the area.The senior officials were present at a key point along the Rath Yatra route, where they reviewed the procession’s…
Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) Emergency medical teams responded to 41 incidents during Ahmedabad’s 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra as of 5 p.m. on Thursday, with fainting accounting for the most reported medical emergencies along the procession route. According to EMRI 108, a total of 41 emergency cases had been attended to by late afternoon.These included 15 cases of fainting, five requiring first aid, four cases each of falls and breathing-related problems, three road traffic accidents, two cases each …
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) At least four people were killed, and three others were injured after a speeding truck rammed into a stationary passenger bus on the day of the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Nandakumar area of West Bengal’s East Midnapore district, police said on Thursday.The accident occurred on Thursday morning near Heriya Bazar on National Highway 116B under the Nandakumar area.According to police, the Kolkata-Digha passenger bus had developed a mechanical fault and was parked by the roadsid…
Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) Elaborate arrangements for security and emergency services have been made for more than 200 Rath Yatra processions taking place across Gujarat, especially in Ahmedabad, which hosts the second-largest Jagannath Rath Yatra in India after Puri, held annually on ‘Ashadhi Bij’.Speaking to reporters, Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik said: “More than 200 Rath Yatras will be taken out across Gujarat, and the police have made complete security arrangements for…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended his heartfelt greetings to the global Kutchi community on the occasion of Ashadhi Bij, the Kutchi New Year.In a post on social media platform X, the Prime Minister shared a traditional Kutchi saying that reflects the deep bond the Kutchi community maintains with its homeland.”Just as fish thrive in the vast ocean, wherever even one Kutchi lives, Kutch is present there. Today, on Ashadhi Bij, the Kutchi New Year, Ram Ram …
Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) As lakhs of devotees lined the streets on Thursday for Ahmedabad’s 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra, one of the procession’s most eye-catching traditions quietly carried the work of a young artist whose canvas is unlike any other.While the three chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balram and Goddess Subhadra rolled through the city’s historic route, 21-year-old artist Zarna Panchal’s intricate artwork adorned some of the ceremonial elephants accompanying the procession.For the p…