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80 pc work for Rath Yatra completed
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Monday said about 80 per cent of the work for smooth organisation of annual Rath Yatra in Puri is complete. The Rath Yatra of the Lord Jagannath will be held on June 27. The second coordination meeting to discuss the preparations for the famous chariot festival was held in Puri under the chairmanship of Harichandan during the day. Lakhs of devotees gather in the seaside town every year on the occasion. Speaking to the media after the meeting, Harichandan said about 80 per cent of the work for the festival has been completed, while the remaining job will come to an end before the Rath Yatra. With the blessings of Lord Jagannath, this year's Rath Yatra will be completed smoothly with the cooperation of all, the Law Minister asserted. The administration of Lord Jagannath's temple in Puri functions under the Law department of the State government. Asked about the measures taken in view of the spread of Covid-19, Harichandan said neither the Centre nor the State Health department has any advisory for it. 'However, we will take all precautionary measures as per the advice of the Health department,' he added. Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling, who also attended the meeting, said that 300 doctors will be deployed in Puri for the festival. A temporary burn unit and ICU have been set up in the pilgrim city, he said. Besides, 15 permanent 15 ICU beds will also be opened in Puri before Rath Yatra, Mahaling said. During the meeting, a detailed discussion was held on the accommodation, facilities, security, traffic management, sanitation, power supply and organised 'darshan' for the devotees, as well as the timely completion of rituals and ceremonies. Several other ministers also attended the meeting. Meanwhile, the Puri Police have made adequate security arrangements for the upcoming Snana Yatra or bathing ritual of the holy triad, Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, in Puri, which will be held on June 11. Lakhs of devotees are expected to have the 'darshan' of the deities on the occasion of Snana Yatra.
India Gazette
19-05-2025
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"Verifying all facts": CID Crime Branch on Hisar woman's links with YouTuber Priyanka Senapati in spying case
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 19 (ANI): Following the arrest of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra for allegedly sharing sensitive information and being in continuous contact with a Pakistani citizen, Odisha police are investigating her links with YouTuber Priyanka Senapati who is from the State. Inspector General of Police (IGP) CID Crime Branch, Sarthak Sarangi, said that facts are being verified. 'We have just received information that YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra visited Puri's Jagannath temple and posted a video regarding it on Instagram. She also visited Chilika and Konark. She was in touch with a YouTuber from Odisha. We are verifying all the facts. We are in touch with our counterparts in Haryana regarding Jyoti Malhotra,' the police official said. Jyoti Malhotra, a resident of Hisar, Haryana, was arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive information and being in continuous contact with a Pakistani citizen. Puri Superintendent of Police, Vinit Agrawal, said that they are in touch with the Haryana police over the matter. SP Agrawal said, 'Puri Police is investigating. We are in touch with Haryana and several state and central agencies.' According to Shashank Kumar Sawan, Superintendent of Police (SP) Hisar, Malhotra was being developed as an asset and had maintained ties with other YouTube influencers and Pakistani nationals. Sawan stated, 'She was in touch with other YouTube influencers, and they were also in contact with the Pakistan Information Officers (PIOs). She used to go to Pakistan, like on sponsored trips. She was in Pakistan before the Pahalgam attack, and the investigation is ongoing to establish any possible linkages.' Jyoti Malhotra was interrogated for allegedly passing information to Pakistan. She allegedly met a Pakistani officer, Ahsan-ur-Rahim, in Delhi, travelled to Pakistan twice, and shared sensitive information. Hisar DSP Kamaljeet said that the police has taken the woman on a five-day remand. She has been booked under Official Secret Act and relevant sections of BNS. The DSP said that police received 'some suspicious things' from her mobile and laptop. 'Yesterday, based on inputs that we had, we arrested Jyoti, daughter of Haris Kumar, under the Official Secret Act and BNS 152. We have received some suspicious things after we recovered her mobile and laptop. We have taken her on a five-day remand, and further investigation is on. She was in continuous contact with a Pakistani citizen,' Kamaljeet said. During the preliminary investigation, the woman told the police that she went to the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi in 2023 to apply for a visa and met a man named Ahsan-ur-Rahim, alias Danish. She also told the police that after exchanging numbers, she started talking to Ahsan-ur-Rahim and travelled twice to Pakistan. Officials said that the woman also told during investigation that Ahsan-ur-Rahim arranged for her stay and travel and arranged meetings with Pakistani security and intelligence agencies. Haris Malhotra, father of the woman arrested by Haryana Police on charges of spying, has said that his daughter made YouTube videos and had visited Pakistan. He demanded return of the phones taken by the police. He said that police first came to their house on Thursday. He said that police have taken their bank documents, phone, laptop, and passport. He said his daughter used to visit Delhi and had been in Hisar for the last four-five days. 'She made YouTube videos. She used to visit Pakistan and other places,' Haris Malhotra told ANI. Asked how many times she had visited Pakistan, Malhotra said he did not know. He said she went to Pakistan after getting necessary permissions. 'If she has some friends there, can't she call them? I have no demands, but give us our phones. A case has been registered against us,' he said. (ANI)
