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  • Jagannath Rath Yatra: Special Mo Bus Service To Puri From Tomorrow; Check Routes & Timings

    Jagannath Rath Yatra: Special Mo Bus Service To Puri From Tomorrow; Check Routes & Timings

    Bhubaneswar: With the sibling deities of Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri on their nine-day annual sojourn, the CRUT has decided to run Ratha Jatra Special Mo Bus service between Khurda, Jagatpur, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and the pilgrim town from June 22 to June 27.

    It will also run shuttle service between Malatipatpur and Puri Bus Stand.

    Check bus stop details of the new routes – 2, 3, & 4 – and Mo Bus time schedule of routes plying to Puri:

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    The CRUT further informed that route no.  7, 8 & 52 will remain suspended till June 30 due to traffic restrictions in Puri.

    Mo Bus, introduced in the Capital Region on November 6, 2018, covers Khurda, Cuttack and Puri with a ridership of 2.3 lakh per day with 390 buses. It was extended to Rourkela-Biramitrapur-Rajgangpur Master Plan area in Sundargarh during the World Cup Hockey in January this year. The service will soon be introduced in Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Brajarajnagar, Belpahar, Berhampur, Gopalpur, Chhatrapur, Hinjilicut and Digapahandi.

  • Puri Rath yatra 2023: Chariots of the trinity reach Gudicha Temple

    Puri Rath yatra 2023: Chariots of the trinity reach Gudicha Temple

    Puri: The chariots of the Holy Trinity Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra reached Puri Gundicha temple. The chariots have now been parked at Saradha Bali in front of the temple.

    Earlier,  the pulling of chariots of Lord Jagannath and Devi Subhadra on the occasion of the celebration of Rath Yatra 2023 in Puri was resumed. Only the Taladhwaja chariot of Lord Balabhadra reached the Gundicha temple on the day of Rath yatra, which is known as the final destination of the deities during the Ratha Yatra.

    According to reports, each and every ritual was held peacefully and the pulling of chariots amid beating of gongs and cymbals echo began before the scheduled time. However, chariots of Lord Jagannath and Devi Subhadra was halted on Tuesday evening.

    According to reports, Darpadalana chariot of goddess Subhadra was halted at Badasankha while Nandighosha of Lord Jagannath was halted at Mausima Chhak.

    After reaching Gundicha temple, the chariots of the Trinity will stay in the Saradha Bali infront of the temple while the deities will remain inside the temple till the Bahuda Yatra on June 28.

  • Naveen Patnaik’s carcade had unscheduled stoppage in a street of Puri and the reason will win your heart

    Naveen Patnaik’s carcade had unscheduled stoppage in a street of Puri and the reason will win your heart

    Puri: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was in Puri to attend the Rath Yatra today. He reached the VIP gallery as per his schedule and joined Odisha Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal and lakhs of devotees in witnessing the world famous annual event of Lord Jagannath and his siblings.

    Apart from seeking blessings of the deities, Patnaik also joined the crowd in pulling the chariots of the trinity. He left the pilgrim city after the commencement of pulling of the chariots.

    While returning to Bhubaneswar, Patnaik’s carcade had an unscheduled stoppage in a street of Puri as several children were standing along the road to meet him.

    Apart from meeting the children, the Chief Minister also humbly and happily received the flowers and cashew nuts from them and fulfilled their wishes.

    In fact, Naveen Patnaik’s gesture of meeting the children despite his busy scheduled was highly appreciated by people.

  • Special Trains For Pilgrims Visiting Jagannath Rath Yatra In Odisha’s Puri; Check Details

    Special Trains For Pilgrims Visiting Jagannath Rath Yatra In Odisha’s Puri; Check Details

    Puri: The Indian Railways will be running 857 special trains for 20 lakhs pilgrims visiting Puri to participate in the world-famous Rath Yatra of the sibling deities of Jagannath Temple here.

    “Elaborate arrangements have been made at Puri railway stations to ensure proper drinking water supply and toilets. AI technology has been used to ensure that buses automatically leave Malatipatpur as soon as a train arrives here to aid their onward journey. Tents have been put up, and devotees are being provided free food too. Priority has been given to safety and security of the pilgrims and a 24*7 police control room has also been set up,” Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told the media.

    According to ECoR, 208 special trains will be operated from different parts of Odisha as well as Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

    Puri Rath Yatra Special Train Service

  • Puri: Nabajouban Darshan of the Trinity to begin at 8 am today

    Puri: Nabajouban Darshan of the Trinity to begin at 8 am today

    Puri: Only one day left for the world-famous Rath Yatra and rituals before the festival has already started. The Nabajouban Darshan of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadhra will be done today.

    The paramanik Darshan of deities will be held between 8 am-9am. Meanwhile, the general darshan will be held from 9 am to 11 am. The temple’s doors will be closed after 11 am and will open tomorrow.

    On Sunday, the Odisha Police has issued a traffic advisory for smooth traffic movement for smooth conduct of the Rath yatra.

    The Odisha police and Puri district administration for public convenience has issued the following traffic advisory in Public Interest.

    All the Inter-State Tourist Buses and Local Tourist Buses will stop and park at Malatipatpur Bus Stand. All the regular passenger carrying buses will be allowed up to Talabania Temporary Bus Stand via Malatipatapur, Toshali Sands, Grid Station Chhak and Bhudan Chhaka.

    Puri Town Shuttle Buses, Auto Rickshaw will be allowed from Talabania to Zilla School Chhaka via Sunara Gouranga Chhaka, BNR Hotel Chhaka, Youth Hostel Chhaka and Nilachala Urban Hata.

    Their return will be via Zilla school chhaka to Helipad via Ghodabazar, Rama Mandir, Odisha Bakery, Sadar Block office for Buses and via Mangala temple for Auto rickshaw.

    Another shuttle services will be available from Malatipatapur Bus Stand to Atharanala in a to-and-fro basis.

    Two wheelers will avail parking at Jagannath Ballav, Masanichandi, Matitota Parking, Nilachala Ashok and Blue Flag beach. All vehicles will be diverted accordingly.

    All LLMV, Cars, SUVs will avail parking facilities at the parking places at Indoor Stadium, Helipad, Sanskrit University Parking, Medical College Parking, Naillifield and Yatrika.

    They will be diverted as per availability of space in parking places accordingly.

    For the smooth Darshan of the Lords by devotees, Some Shuttle services have been implemented from Talabania to Zilla school Chhaka and from Malatipatapur to Atharanala.

  • Mock drill held in Puri ahead of Rath Yatra

    Mock drill held in Puri ahead of Rath Yatra

    Puri: A chariot-pulling mock drill was conducted on Sunday by Police and paramilitary in Puri ahead of world famous Rath Yatra. The mock drill was held at the reserve ground in Puri.

    All arrangements have been made by the district administration and the police for the smooth conduct of the festival.

    Odisha DGP Sunil Bansal today reviewed the security arrangements for the Rath Yatra of the Holy Trinity to be held in Puri on June 20.

    While briefing the media after the review meeting, DGP Sunil Bansal said that a total of 170 platoons of the police force will be deployed in and around Puri for the smooth conduct of the Rath Yatra.

    Besides, special arrangements have been made for chariot pulling, crowd management, traffic control, and security of VVIPs, he informed.

    Similarly, more than 50 CCTV cameras will be installed at different places in Bada Danda (Grand Road), including Srimandir, and Gundicha Temple, the DGP said adding that in case of crowding, it will be controlled in coordination with the district administration.

    He further said that traffic will be managed in three sections, two inside the Town and one outside the Town.

    Speaking about the security arrangements, ADG Amitabh Thakur said that Pilgrim Town has been divided into 14 zones and 29 sectors for smooth traffic management.

  • Puri: Crack detected in axle of Darpadalana chariot, ‘U’ clamp to be installed to keep the axle together

    Puri: Crack detected in axle of Darpadalana chariot, ‘U’ clamp to be installed to keep the axle together

    Puri: Only three days left for the world-famous Puri Rath Yatra, while a crack has been detected in one of the axles of the Darpadalan chariot of Goddess Subhadra.

    This incident has raised suspicion in the fact that attempts have been made to hide the crack using an iron clamp and painting the affected region. The devotees have raised concerns about the incident as it has the potential to create problems during the pulling of chariots on the occasion of Rath Yatra on June 20.

    “We noticed that there is a crack. We want the district administration and Temple officials to take necessary measures at the earliest so that there are no issues as we witnessed in 2017,” Binayak Das Mohapatra, a senior Daitapati said.

    Dasmohapatra added that the authorities and the Technical Committee have asked to repair the cracks as soon as possible.

    “We have repaired the axle with an iron clamp at the appropriate spot. Every aspect has been examined including whether there is a threat to the chariot or not,” a servitor said.

    Update:

    As per latest report in the matter of a crack found in the Darpadalana Chariot in Puri of Odisha, it has been said that a ‘U’ clamp will be installed to keep the axle together.

    In this matter NC Pal, the Chief of the technical core committee said that there will be no changes to the axle of the Chariot. A clamp will be enough to keep the axle together. The crack is not big enough to pose problems during Rath Yatra.

  • Puri: Youth dies after being electrocuted while connecting CCTV in control room ahead of Rath Yatra

    Puri: Youth dies after being electrocuted while connecting CCTV in control room ahead of Rath Yatra

    Puri: In a shocking incident, a youth died after being electrocuted while connecting a CCTV camera in a control room ahead of Rath Yatra in Puri.

    The deceased has been identified as Rakesh Behera of the Rajabagicha Kusunpur area of Odisha’s Cuttack district.

    According to sources, security is put at its peak ahead of the commencement Rath Yatra in Puri. For this, CCTV cameras were installed in the control room. While installing the CCTV camera, Rakesh came in contact with the live wire. Following the electrocution, he died on the spot.

    On being informed, police reached the spot, recovered the body, and sent it for autopsy. The cops have also started to probe into the matter.

    Meanwhile, the associate of the deceased operator suspects that the incident may have happened due to a problem with the power supply of the electricity department.

  • Nabajauban darshan of Lord Jagannath on June 19

    Nabajauban darshan of Lord Jagannath on June 19

    Puri: The Nabajauban darshan of Lord Jagannath and his siblings shall take place on the June 19, 2023, said reliable reports on Wednesday.

    For the Nabajauban darshan of Lord Jagannath preparation are on in full swing. The Puri police and Puri district administration are all set for this day. As many as 70 platoons of police force and senior police officers will be in charge of security.

    Strict security arrangements have been made inside and outside the temple. The outer ring road work of the Sri Mandir Heritage Corridor project has been completed.

    A traffic advisory will be issued soon for the Rath Yatra, said the district administration. The Puri SP Dr. Kanwar Singh is coordinating the preparations directly.

    Recently the Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik attended a special meeting in this regard and took an account of the security and other arrangements for the Rath Yatra 2023.

  • Rs. 40,500 challan issued to passenger bus in Puri

    Rs. 40,500 challan issued to passenger bus in Puri

    Puri: A bus has been issued challan of Rs. 40, 500 for violating traffic rules in Odisha’s Puri district.

    The bus was en route to Kolkata from Puri with 25 passengers onboard. It was stopped by district RTO officials stopped the bus near Malatipatapur.

    According to sources, while checking, it was revealed that the driver was under the influence of alcohol. Meanwhile, when the papers of the bus were checked, it was found that the driver was also driving the bus without a license and proper permit.

    The RTO officials immediately detained the driver along with the vehicle and issued a challan of Rs 40,500.

    The passengers were sent to Kolkata by another bus.

    Drink and drive cases have been increasing rapidly in the state. On Wednesday, an intoxicated man drove all over the Silver City Cuttack, causing a series of accidents in the city. The state government has hence issued many rules and challan amounts to put a check on such cases.