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Three devotees killed and over 50 injured in crowd crush at India chariot festival
At least three people were killed and nearly 50 injured in a stampede at a major Hindu festival in eastern India on Sunday morning. The incident took place at around 4.30am local time as a large crowd gathered for darshan, or ceremonial viewing, of the deities Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra during the annual Rath Yatra in the city of Puri, India Today reported. Puri collector Siddharth Shankar Swain said the crowd swelled near Saradhabali, directly in front of the Gundicha temple, and suddenly went out of control, causing the stampede. The injured devotees were taken to the Puri District Hospital and at least six of them remained in critical condition. The victims – Basanti Sahu, Prabhati Das and Premakant Mohanty – were all from Khurda district, about 60km from Puri. Their bodies had been sent for autopsies, Mr Swain said. On Friday, more than 600 devotees required medical assistance as a massive crowd gathered amid intense heat near the Balagandi area, where one of the three ceremonial chariots became stuck for over an hour. The Rath Yatra, also known as the Chariot Festival, is one of the most important Hindu festivals in India and draws over a million people to Puri each year. It celebrates the annual journey of Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and their sister Subhadra from the main Jagannath temple in the city to the nearby shrine of Gundicha. The deities are transported on giant, handcrafted wooden chariots pulled by thousands of worshippers. The deities stay at the Gundicha temple for several days before returning to the main shrine. The return is marked by another procession and the festival ends with a ceremony called Niladri Vijaya where the chariots are taken apart until the following year. #WATCH | Puri, Odisha | Ambulances reached the Rath Yatra spot after some people complained of suffocation and were reported unconscious due to humidity. The affected people were taken to the hospital and were provided with the required medical assistance — ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2025 More than a million devotees had gathered in Puri by Saturday, NDTV quoted Sanjay Kumar, the additional director general of police, as saying. Puri chief medical officer Dr Kishore Satapathy said the majority of the patients on Friday were treated at outpatient clinics and later discharged. Odisha health minister Mukesh Mahaling said 'the oppressive climate during the procession' played a major role in the spike in medical cases, PTI news agency reported. As many as 625 people were treated for heat-related illnesses and injuries on Friday, PTI said. Nearly 70 devotees remained hospitalised as of Saturday, according to local authorities. Much of Friday's unrest centred on Balabhadra's chariot, Taladhwaja, which got stuck while navigating a tight street corner. The delay caused a bottleneck which intensified as thousands of people surged forward to continue the age-old tradition of pulling the towering wooden chariots with ropes. In the crush, many devotees entered restricted zones, making movement increasingly difficult. Ambulances stationed at the 12th-century Jagannath temple transported the injured pilgrims to nearby medical centres. Volunteers from public and private groups assisted in rescue and evacuation efforts.
Time of India
26-05-2025
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FIRs against officer, lessee for illegal extraction of laterite from Bariko quarry
Cuttack: The collector & district magistrate (Khurda) Chanchal Rana has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that FIRs have been initiated against the officer and lessee involved in illegal extraction of laterite stone from Bariko quarry under Tangi tehsil. NGT's east zone bench in Kolkata was hearing a petition regarding alleged illegal quarrying in the form of excess mining by the lessee on May 23. In an affidavit, Rana said the criminal action has been initiated after it was found on examination of records that extraction of laterite stone from the alleged quarry has been made by the lessee prior to receipt of statutory clearances, violating the provisions of Odisha Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 2016. Hence, FIR has been registered against ex-tehsildar (Tangi) Yugal Kishore Mishra for issuing the transit permits before the grant of statutory clearances causing wrongful gains to the lessee at the cost of the state exchequer, the affidavit said. The FIRs were registered at the Tangi police station on May 5 on the instructions of the deputy director of mines (Khurda) on the basis of report of sub-collector (Khurda), the affidavit said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Tủ lạnh 2025: Nhiều lựa chọn hiện đại với giá hợp lý LocalPlan Tìm hiểu thêm Undo The bench comprising Sunil Agarwal (Judicial Member) and Dr Arun Kumar Verma posted the matter to Aug 8. Madhusudan Palai and other residents of the nearby area filed the petition. Advocates Sankar Prasad Pani and Ashutosh Padhy represented the petitioners. Earlier, the tribunal had constituted an inquiry committee to ascertain the veracity of the allegations in the petition that the illegal quarrying in the form of excess mining is being done by the lessee. However, the tribunal had ordered a fresh inquiry by the collector & district magistrate (Khurda) on March 7 as the inquiry report had not addressed the allegation about illegal mining prior to grant of consent to operate (CTO) by the lessee. In the affidavit filed after fresh inquiry the collector & district magistrate (Khurda) further said to prevent illegal mining from the alleged quarry, the tehsildar (Tangi) had conducted enforcement several times and seized a number of vehicles and imposed heavy penalty and royalty. On seizure, vehicles were handed over to the local police of Tangi for further action, if the owner of the seized vehicles failed to pay the penalty.
