The year 2025 began not with celebration but with a series of devastating stampedes at religious gatherings across India, plunging countless families into grief. These tragic incidents, occurring at sacred events from the Jagannath Yatra in Odisha to the Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh, and stampedes in Delhi and Goa, many have lost their lives.
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders and workers staged a protest in Bhubaneswar on Monday, following the assault on Ratnakar Sahoo, the Additional Commissioner of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), inside his office. BJD leader Ashok Panda described it as a “barbaric act” and blamed the government for the complete breakdown of law and order..
Puri, June 30: The sacred Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri continues to transform the spiritual landscape of India, drawing millions of devotees from across the country and around the world. But in 2025, this grand celebration of faith took on a deeper resonance—a powerful confluence of devotion, service, and social responsibility. Adani Group and ISKON.
Odisha: BJP leader, Biranchi Narayan Tripathy on Sunday expressed grief over the Puri Rath Yatra stampede that claimed the lives of three people and injured several others and said that the state government has been taking steps to ensure that such “distressing” incidents do not take place in the future. Speaking to the media, Tripathy.
Odisha: Continuous rainfall over the past two days has led to severe waterlogging in several blocks and panchayats of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, particularly in villages near the Similipal region. Roads were submerged on Sunday, forcing residents to wade through knee-deep water to reach their homes. Villagers from the worst-affected areas report that the crisis has.
Odisha: The Mayurbhanj district administration has intensified security and surveillance measures following the stampede during Rath Yatra in Puri on Sunday morning, which left three people dead and several others injured. Speaking to the media, Pravat Kumar Mallick, Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Baripada, said, “We have intensified security, installed over 100 cameras, and set up three.
New Delhi, June 29: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday condoled the deaths in the Puri stampede, describing the incident a ‘serious warning’ on the lapses in security and crowd management during the Rath Yatra. He also demanded punishment for the guilty. “The stampede incident during the Rath Yatra in Puri.
Bhubaneswar: In the aftermath of Puri stampede that claimed three lives, Odisha Government on Sunday shunted out Puri District Collector Siddharth Shankar Swain and Superintendent of Police Vinit Agrawal while two other senior police officials have been placed under suspension. Collector of Khordha, Chanchal Rana and DIGP of the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha.
A major accident took place during the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha. Around 4 am on Sunday, a stampede broke out in the crowd near Lord Jagannath's Nandighosha chariot in front of the Gundicha temple.