City

Overcrowding At Puri Jagannath Temple, 2 Devotees Fall Ill

Puri: Two devotees fell ill following a stampede-like situation due to a heavy rush at Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri town on Sunday.

The two devotees were identified as Sulochana Sahoo of Hatagadia Sahi in Puri district and Dibya Sahoo, a minor girl, from Pithapur area in Cuttack district.

According to sources, there was a rush at the temple early this morning and people queued up at Singhadwara, waiting for the door to open, which was delayed owing to the previous day’s Makar Sankranti rituals. The devotees dashed in as soon as the door opened.

While one was injured in the melee, Sulochana Sahu, fell down and became unconscious while preparation was on for Mangala Alati near Bhitar Katha of the temple.

This came a day after a woman was killed and eight others injured, including several children, in a stampede on T-Setu bridge, connecting with Singhnath Pitha, a Shiva shrine at Gopinathpur in Badamba block, on the Mahanadi in Odisha’s Cuttack district.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Mohammed Rafi’s 100th Birth Anniv: The Legend Yodelled Before Kishore Kumar Popularised It

December 24, one of the most celebrated singers of Bollywood would have turned 100 had…

21 minutes ago

Odisha Similipal’s Tigress Zeenat Enters ‘Safe’ Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve From Purulia

Bhubaneswar: Tigress Zeenat, who travelled nearly 200 km over two weeks from Odisha's Similipal, avoiding…

9 hours ago

Odisha Govt Dissolves Governing Body Of Non-Govt Aided Degree Colleges

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has dissolved the governing bodies or managing committees of all Non-Government…

10 hours ago

EX-SC Judge V Ramasubramanian Appointed NHRC Chief & Justice Bidyut Sarangi As Member

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice V Ramasubramanian…

11 hours ago

CRUT Signs MoU With NTPC & Gridco For Running Hydrogen-Powered Buses In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Marking a significant development in eco-friendly transport in Odisha, a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding…

11 hours ago

Kumar Vishwas Slammed For His Veiled ‘Ramayana’ Dig At Sonakshi Sinha

Mumbai: After veteran actor Mukesh Khanna, noted poet Kumar Vishwas left netizens irked with his…

11 hours ago

This website uses cookies.