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  Rath Yatra: BJP sets new tentative dates between Dec 28 and 31

  Politics | December 20, 2018 21:22 IST

  Reacting to BJP's programme, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) said that the rallies were being held to ignite communal passions in the state before the Lok Sabha election.

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  BJP leaders meet Bengal government officials, say ‘will stick to planned route for Rath Yatra programme’

  India | December 14, 2018 8:19 IST

  The state government at the meeting was represented by Chief Secretary Malay De, Home Secretary Atri Bhattacharya and Director-General of Police Virendra. 

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  Will move SC if needed: Vijayvargiya on WB 'rath yatra' issue

  Politics | December 07, 2018 23:07 IST

  The 'rath yatra' was scheduled to cover all 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.

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  Amit Shah's Bengal Rath Yatra: Calcutta HC accepts BJP's plea against Mamata govt order

  India | December 07, 2018 11:45 IST

  The West Bengal government had refused to allow the event over the possibility of communal tension.

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  Setback to BJP as Calcutta HC denies permission for Amit Shah’s Rath Yatra, next hearing on Jan 9

  India | December 06, 2018 17:28 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party had moved the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, saying it was yet to be given permission for taking out three rallies in West Bengal, scheduled to begin from December 7.

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  BJP moves Calcutta HC seeking permission for Bengal 'rath yatra'

  India | December 05, 2018 18:02 IST

    BJP president Amit Shah is scheduled to kickstart the party's "Save Democracy Rally", comprising three "rath yatra", in the state.

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  ‘Rath Yatra will be game changer in WB politics; will become deciding factor in next general elections’: BJP

  India | December 05, 2018 11:43 IST

  The BJP has emerged as the biggest competition to the ruling TMC by outsmarting the CPI(M) and the Congress in several by-elections. Shah had set a target of winning 22 Lok Sabha seats out of 42 seats in the state.

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  BJP launches Rath Yatra to 'protect' tradition of Sabarimala Temple

  India | November 08, 2018 16:32 IST

    Speaking at the inaugural function of the 'Sabarimala Samrakshana Yatra', former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa sought the immediate intervention of the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government to end tensions at the hill shrine.

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  2019 Lok Sabha polls: BJP to take out 3 rath yatras in West Bengal

  India | October 09, 2018 11:46 IST

  First rath yatra will start from Tarapith on December 3, second rath yatra from Namkhana-Gangasagar would begin on December 5, and last one from Cooch Behar would start from December 7.

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  Gujarat gears up for 'rath yatras'; annual chariot festival to be held on July 14

  India | July 09, 2018 21:41 IST

  In Gujarat, the rath yatras typically involve public processions with chariots carrying deities Lord Jagannath (Lord Vishnu), Balbhadra, and Subhadra.

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  Ram Rajya Rath Yatra enters Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli, DMK leader Stalin detained for protests

  India | March 20, 2018 13:25 IST

  Stalin had written to Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami's government urging him not to allow Vishwa Hindu Parishad's rath yatra to enter the state borders as it could disrupt the communal harmony.

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  DMK leader Stalin urges EPS govt to not let rath yatra enter TN, Section 144 imposed in Tirunelveli

  India | March 20, 2018 8:24 IST

  The yatra began in Uttar Pradesh on February 13, and is scheduled to end in Rameshwaram, a region in southern Tamil Nadu that features in the Hindu epic Ramayan.

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  India wants to be powerful for welfare of all, not to intimidate others: Rajnath Singh

  India | February 14, 2018 16:55 IST

  "We want to keep the country's integrity intact not just for the welfare of the people of India, but for the welfare of the entire world," Rajnath Singh said.

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  VHP's Ram Rajya Rath Yatra from Ayodhya to Rameswaram begins today

  India | February 13, 2018 14:12 IST

  The yatra is expected to be flagged off by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

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  140th rath yatra of Lord Jagannath commences in Ahmedabad

  India | June 25, 2017 16:08 IST

  The chariots of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balbhadra and sister Subhadra, then started the journey from the 400-year-old Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur area this morning.

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  Devotees throng Puri in lakhs as ‘Ratha Yatra’ begins amid tight security

  India | July 06, 2016 16:36 IST

  Puri: A huge contingent of devotees from across the country and abroad decked up in spectacular yellow and red amid unprecedented tight security to witness the commencement of the nine-day journey of Lord Jagannath,

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  Man crushed to death under festival chariot

  India | July 19, 2015 11:36 IST

  Berhampur (Odisha): A 28-year-old man was allegedly crushed to death under the wheels of Sri Jagannath's chariot at Lanjipalli in this district, police said today.  The incident took place when the man fell down while

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  Two women killed in Puri Rath Yatra stampede

  India | July 18, 2015 19:40 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Two women were killed and 10 other people were injured in a stampede during the Rath Yatra in Odisha's temple city of Puri on Saturday, police said.The stampede occurred during the pulling of the

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  Ahmedabad celebrates 138th Rath yatra of Lord Jagannath, Eid

  India | July 18, 2015 13:02 IST

  Ahmedabad: The city was drowned in festivities today as it witnessed the 138th Rath yatra of Lord Jagannath, which is coinciding with the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr after 30 years amid  heightened vigil by security agencies.Thousands

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  Nabakalebar Rath Yatra begins in Puri amid tight security

  India | July 18, 2015 9:12 IST

  Puri/Ahmedabad: The century's first Nabakalebara Rath Yatra of the Jagannath Temple in Puri began today amid tight security.The three gigantic colourfully decked up wooden chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra will be