Rath Yatra

Jagannath Rath Yatra: No devotees this year too, Puri under tight security

The Odisha government has deployed 65 platoons of police, along with senior officers, to oversee the Puri's Rath yatra's security arrangements, which is set to take place on July 12 in Puri. Due to the Covid-19 incident, the previous year's Rath yatra was held without devotee involvement. Jul 10, 2021
Ashwini Vaishnaw, India's new IT minister

Officials at Railway Minister's office to work in two shifts

Ashwini Vaishnav, the new Railway Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet, has ordered all of his team's officials to work in two shifts. The first shift will begin at 7 a.m. and end at 4 p.m., while the second shift will begin at 3 p.m. and end at 12 midnight, according to the railway ministry. Jul 9, 2021