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Articles tagged under: Rath Yatra 2015
Drone vigil over Rath Yatra route in Ahmedabad (photos)
July 17, 2015
Ahmedabad Using drone, before and during Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad has been a useful exercise for Gujarat Police. Considerably good part of Rath Yatra route is located in Muslim majority areas. Through camera attached drone flight, police conduct checking over rooftops in sensitive areas. Any presence of stones or other things that can be used for attack or for riot can be traced out via drone video footage. In pictures here, police men are checking rooftops through drone. DeshGuj...Read More
Ahmedabad gears up for 138th Rath yatra, Eid-ul-Fitr
July 17, 2015
Ahmedabad Drowned in religious fervour and gaiety, Ahmedabad is all set to witness the 138th edition of Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra, which is coinciding with Eid-ul-Fitr tomorrow, amid tight security arrangements with thousands of personnel pressed into service to ensure smooth conduct of the celebrations. The Chariot of Lord Jagannath will roll out on the roads tomorrow along a 14-km-route across the city, where lakhs of devotees will seek blessings after the yatra begins from the over 40...Read More
Gujarat Governor, Ministers visit Jagannath Mandir ahead of Rath Yatra(Video)
July 16, 2015Ahmedabad Gujarat Governor, Mayor of Ahmedabad, Ministers Nitinbhai Patel and Ramanlal Vora visited Jagannath Mandir in Ahmedabad today ahead of Rath Yatra scheduled on July 18. They performed puja, participated in aarti and had darshan. - DeshGujaratRead More
Muslims present silver chariot to Jagdish Mandir Mahant(Video)
July 16, 2015Ahmedabad A group of local Muslims presented silver chariot to Mahant of Ahmedabad's Jagannath Mandir ahead of annual Rath Yatra scheduled to take place on July 18. It is Jagannath Mandir from where the Rath Yatra procession proceed early in the morning. The yatra returns at mandir late in the evening. The yatra passes through Hindu and Muslim majority areas.Read More
Gujarat police detain over 20,000 people ahead of Rath Yatra
July 15, 2015
Gandhinagar Gujarat police has detained more than 20,000 people in the last one month to ensure trouble-free Rath Yatra (chariot procession) of Lord Jagannath on July 18 in various towns and cities including Ahmedabad. Talking about the security arrangements, Director General of Police P C Thakur today said the police department was extra alert this time as Eid also falls on the same day. As many as 20,679 suspected anti-social persons were put in preventive detention under the Criminal...Read More
Some BRTS routes to remain closed on Rath Yatra day in Ahmedabad
July 15, 2015Ahmedabad Due to Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad on 18 July, several Bus Rapid Transit System(BRTS) routes will remain out of service while some other routes will be modified. Maninagar - Sola Bhagwat, RTO circular, RTO anti-circular, Zundal to Narol Odhav to MJ library and Naroda gam to ISKCON char rasta routes will be closed on Rath Yatra days. Odhav - Science City approach route will be functional on Sola Bhagwat to Government lith press and Odhav ring road to Ajit mills. Zundal to Com...Read More
Jagannath Mandir Mahant in Ahmedabad to attend Iftar on Rath Yatra route
July 13, 2015
Ahmedabad Congress MLA Gyasuddin Sheikh has in a statement issued here said that Shahpur Sadbhavana Samiti has oragnized Roza Iftari programme at Shahpur Rangila chowky which is on the route of anual Rath Yatra. While Rath Yatra is going to take place on July 18, iftari on Rath Yatra route at Rangila chowky in Shahpur will be organized on July 15. According to Sheikh, Jagannath Mandir Mahant Shri Dilipdasji Maharaj, trustees of Jagannath Mandir, top police officers, shanti samiti member...Read More
Muslims to welcome Rath Yatra at number of places in Ahmedabad
July 02, 2015
Ahmedabad Ahead of annual Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad, the mayor of city chaired a meeting of Ekta Samiti at Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC) office today. MLA Gyasuddin Sheikh in this meeting said that Muslim community will welcome Raths of Rath Yatra at number of places like every year. Leaders of Muslim community Badruddin Sheikh, Councillor Hasan Lala, Iqbal Sheikh advocate, Azizbhai Gandhi, Mohammad Hussain, GP Chavla etc attended the meeting. It should be noted that Rath Yatr...Read More
