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) The 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra reached Saraspur area on Thursday afternoon, marking the completion of the first major leg of the annual procession as Gujarat Police continued to monitor the event through an extensive technology-driven security network.Speaking to IANS, Ahmedabad Cyber Cell DCP, Dr Lavina Sinha, said the first segment of the procession had reached Saraspur while the second segment was on its way, with the yatra progressing as scheduled under heavy securi…
Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) The 149th annual Jagannath Rath Yatra commenced from the historic Shree Jagannath Mandir in Ahmedabad’s Jamalpur on Thursday, with thousands of devotees gathering in the early hours to witness one of Gujarat’s largest religious processions.The temple premises were illuminated with decorative lights, creating a festive atmosphere as devotees began arriving well before dawn for prayers and the ceremonial departure of the chariots carrying Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra a…
Ahmedabad, July 15 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will offer the Mangala Aarti at the Shri Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur area of Ahmedabad, in the early hours of Thursday before the commencement of the city’s 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra, officials said on Wednesday. According to the official programme, Union Minister Shah will attend the Mangala Aarti at 3:15 a.m. on July 16 at the historic temple, where the annual procession begins every year.The visit comes ahead of one of …
Ahmedabad, July 7 (IANS) The local administration has stepped up preparations for the 149th Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra, with civic officials, police, temple representatives and community leaders finalising plans to ensure the annual procession is conducted peacefully, safely and with minimal disruption on July 16. A meeting of the City Unity Committee, chaired by Mayor Hitesh Barot at the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) headquarters in the Danapith area on Tuesday, reviewed arrangements for…
Ahmedabad, June 29 (IANS) The 149th Rath Yatra celebrations in Ahmedabad began on Monday with the traditional Jal Yatra of Lord Jagannath, marking the ceremonial start of preparations for one of the city’s most significant annual religious processions. The rituals commenced at the Lord Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur on the auspicious occasion of Jeth Sud Purnima, where the deity was ceremonially bathed with water brought in 108 kalash, along with sacred water, Panchamrit, abir, gulal, and sandal…
London, May 26 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation on Tuesday strongly condemned the desecration of the Ahmadiyya place of worship by local authorities and the assault on an Ahmadi individual in Pakistan’s Sindh province, warning that the targeting of Ahmadiyya worship sites under extremist pressure reflects deepening intolerance in the country.Expressing grave concern, the UK-based International Human Rights Committee (IHRC) states that the incident is part of a continuing …
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) BJP candidate from Galsi Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s East Burdwan district, Raju Patra, on Tuesday came to file his nomination on a bulldozer. His message was loud and clear. He will wipe out everything from atrocities, corruption, torture of mothers and sisters, to lack of development, with a bulldozer, if he wins the election. Along with that, he will stand by the Hindus’ side.A different level of campaigning strategy was seen in East Burdwan on Tuesday. BJ…
Dhaka, Feb 16 (IANS) At least nine people were injured, and a house was set ablaze amid escalating incidents of post-election violence in five districts across Bangladesh, local media reported.As violence intensified, six individuals sustained injuries after two groups of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) workers clashed in Lalpur upazila of the Natore district on Saturday night.”At least six people were injured during the clash,” Bangladesh’s leading newspaper The Daily Star quoted Md Mojibar …