Puri, the pilgrimage town in Odisha, is all decked up to witness one of the biggest festivals in the world – Jagannath Rath Yatra. The festival begins today, June 27. It is believed that lakhs of ...

The seaside pilgrim town of Puri is all set for the smooth conduct of Lord Jagannath's annual Rath Yatra festival which will be a two-day affair after 53 years. Along with lakhs of devotees, President ...

Chief Secretary Anu Garg chaired a preparatory meeting on Tuesday evening and asked officials to learn from last year's lapses and make preparations on how to avoid them in the next festival. "I have ...

The Odisha government has begun preparations for the Rath Yatra festival seven months in advance, aiming for error-free arrangements after a stampede during the 2025 event killed three people, ...

The chief secretary has urged all departments, especially Odisha police, to meticulously plan for the upcoming Rath Yatra on July 16. Learning from past incidents ...

Chief Secretary Anu Garg presided over the second meeting of the Rath Yatra Coordination Committee on Tuesday evening at Lok Seva Bhawan here, they said. Puri District Collector Dibyajyoti Parida and ...

BHUBANESWAR: The inventory of Ratna Bhandar at Shree Jagannath temple will be completed before Rath Yatra scheduled on July 16 next year, informed Law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Sunday.

The Odisha government has started preparations for the Rath Yatra seven months in advance to ensure zero-error arrangements for the mega festival, which saw three ...