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Puri: The pilgrim city is all set to witness Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra on Thursday amidst tight security being pressed into service for the annual event. Lakhs of devotees are expected to visit Puri on Thursday to witness the annual car festival in which the deities come out from the sanctum sanctorum and board the […]
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Bhubaneswar: Keeping the safety and security factors in mind during Rath Yatra rush, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has issued a detailed dos and don’ts for train passengers. In order to facilitate easy travel for the pilgrims, Khurda Road Division of the ECoR has decided to run 194 trains from different parts of India to […]
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Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched Rath Yatra Mobile App ‘ECOR YATRA’ for the benefit of the passengers especially to the devotees who are coming to witness annual car festival of Lord Jagannath and His siblings. This year Rath Yatra falls on July 4. Passengers having android based smart phones can download this App […]
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Puri: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched ITC’s Mangaldeep Lord Jagannath-themed Agarbatti (incense sticks), a joint initiative of ITC Mangaldeep, State Government-run Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS) and Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA). These Agarbattis are being manufactured by rural women SHGs through a tie up with ORMAS to provide them livelihood. […]
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Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police (DGP) Dr RP Sharma on Wednesday chaired a coordination meeting of Central and State security forces here for the upcoming Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath in Puri. This year the annual Rath Yatra (Car festival) falls on July 4. The annual festival attracts a huge number of visitors from […]
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Puri: The Rapid Response, an organisation providing disaster response and preparedness services in the country, on Monday launched a programme – Kalamitra Dolls – a livelihood project for cyclone Fani-affected communities at Raghurajpur village in Puri district. Tourism and Culture Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi inaugurated the project in the heritage village in the presence of […]
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Puri: Thousands of devotees thronged Jagannath Temple on Monday here to witness rituals of Snan Purnima or Hati Besa of Lord Jagannath and His siblings, the prelude to Rath Yatra, which begins on July 4. On the auspicious occasion, Lord Jagannath and His siblings, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, and Sudarsan were given a ceremonial […]
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Puri: Amid tight security, the famous Snan Yatra of Lord Jagannath and His siblings was being held in this pilgrim town of Odisha on Monday with fanfare, religious fervour and. Thousands of devotees have thronged the Grand Road outside the 12th century Shree Jagannath Temple here to witness the famous Hati Besa of Lord Jagannath, […]
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Puri: Odisha police has put in place elaborate security arrangements here for Snan Purnima festival of Lord Jagannath and His siblings scheduled on Monday. “Three commandants, 9 Deputy Commandants or ASPs, 37 Inspectors, 16 DSPs, 225 officers, 42 platoon police and 550 home guards have been deployed for Snan Yatra,” said IG (Central Range) Soumendra […]
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s preparedness and response to the devastating Cyclone Fani from the State to community level was world-class, said National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Member Kamal Kishore here on Thursday. Kishore opined this while attending a wrap-up meeting with the State Government under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi at the State Secretariat. […]
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