Lakhs of devotees participate in Puri Rath Yatra

IMAGE: Devotees pull the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balarama and Subhadra during the annual Rath Yatra, in Puri, on Thursday. Photograph: PTI Photo Lakhs of devotees participated in the......

9 Maoists killed in Orissa encounter

At least nine Maoists were gunned down in an encounter with the police in a hilly and forested area of Orissa's Naxal-hit Rayagada district on Sunday morning, said the police. The gunbattle took......

Orissa DGP B B Mohanty suspended

Orissa's top police official B B Mohanty was suspended on Friday, just a few hours after a Rajasthan court issued a non-bailable warrant against him for allegedly sheltering his fugitive son......

Jagannath Puri yatra starts, 2 killed in stampede, 10 injured

Devotees during Nabakalebara Rathyatra in Puri. Photograph: PTI Around 15 lakh devotees witnessed the century's first Nabakalebar Rath Yatra of Lord  Jagannath which was marred by stampede......