New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to permit the release of the animated film ‘Mahaprabhu Jagannath’ on its scheduled release date and directed the producers to postpone its release till after the conclusion of the annual Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri on July 27. A Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan refused to stay the Odisha High Court’s order, observing that the Rath Yatra had commenced on Thursday and would continue till July 27.”During the …
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Bhubaneswar, July 17 (IANS) The Odisha government has confirmed the deaths of two devotees but denied reports of any stampede-like incident during the annual Rath Yatra festival, which commenced in the holy coastal town of Puri with the participation of lakhs of pilgrims from across the state, the country and abroad. As per an official statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the world famous Ratha Yatra 2026 of Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath, Mahaprabhu Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and C…
Bhubaneswar, July 16 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday expressed deep grief over the death of two devotees during the sacred Rath Yatra of Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath, his brother Lord Balabhadra, and sister Devi Subhadra in Puri. According to the official X handle of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the Chief Minister said one elderly devotee passed away while undergoing treatment after experiencing suffocation due to the heavy crowd, and another devotee died while under t…
Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) The 149th annual Jagannath Rath Yatra concluded on Thursday after the chariots carrying Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra returned to the historic Shree Jagannath Temple in the Jamalpur area, bringing to a close one of Gujarat’s largest religious processions. The procession, which began in the early hours of the day following traditional rituals at the temple, travelled along its customary route through Ahmedabad before returning to the temple by evenin…
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) Emergency medical teams had responded to 53 incidents during Ahmedabad’s 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra as of Thursday evening, with fainting continuing to account for the highest number of medical emergencies reported along the procession route. According to the latest update from EMRI 108, a total of 53 cases had been attended to during the procession.Of these, 18 were cases of fainting, followed by seven requiring first aid, five cases each of falls and breathing problem…
Bhubaneswar, July 16 (IANS) The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday expressed profound grief over the reported death of a devotee in an alleged stampede-like situation during the Rath Yatra festival in Puri and urged the Odisha government to remain vigilant and properly manage crowds to ensure such incidents do not recur. Taking to his X handle, BJD president Naveen Patnaik said he was deeply saddened by the news of the loss of a devotee’s life among the heavy rush at Badadanda during R…
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 …
Bhubaneswar, July 16 (IANS) One person reportedly died due to suffocation in an alleged stampede-like situation during the Rath Yatra festival in Puri, Odisha, on Thursday. However, there has been no official confirmation of the devotee’s death or the stampede-like situation so far. Speaking to reporters, a devotee who was present at the spot in Puri said that near Marichikund Square, either the rope barricade of the the outer cordon collapsed, or some people lost their balance and fell on the r…
Bhubaneswar, July 16 (IANS) Torrential rain failed to dampen the spirit of lakhs of devotees who remained immersed in devotion during the annual Rath Yatra festival in Odisha’s holy town of Puri on Thursday.Devotees gathered along the Bada Danda (Grand Road) were seen holding a sea of umbrellas while chanting ‘Jai Jagannath’ and ‘Hari Bol’ and dancing in ecstasy despite the incessant downpour.On Thursday, the world-famous annual Rath Yatra festival began with the commencement of the Pahandi Bije…