Puri: Woman killed in stampede during rath yatra

A woman was killed and three others were on Tuesday injured in a stampede during pulling of Ratha Yatra chariots from the Sri Jagannath temple in Puri, Orissa, in which hundreds of thousand people......

'LeT planning terror attacks in Odisha, Maharashtra'

Jihadi outfits like Lashkar-e-Tayiba are planning attacks in Odisha and Maharashtra besides making fresh recruitment efforts in the Northeast, Assam DGP Jayanta Narayan Choudhury said. "Our......

Rath Yatra: Top officials rush to Puri, curfew-like shutdown imposed

With the Supreme Court allowing the historic Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra at Puri, the Odisha government on Monday activated its administrative machinery on a war footing for smooth conduct of......

Mask must for Puri rath yatra devotees amid rising Covid cases

Wearing masks was made mandatory for devotees coming to see the annual Ratha Jatra festival in Puri on July 1 amid rising Covid-19 cases in Odisha, a senior official said on Monday. IMAGE:......