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Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
Rath Yatra passes peacefully, pays tribute to plane crash victims
Vadodara: A sea of devotees turned up to attend the Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra in the city on Friday afternoon. Police had deployed tight security along the yatra's route, which began from Sayajigunj and passed through Kothi Crossroads, Raopura and Nyay Mandir before ending near the Polo Ground. Thousands of policemen, including senior police officers, ensured that the procession went off smoothly. City police commissioner Narasimha Komar was also present at the procession. This year, the ISKCON Temple tempered down the celebrations due to the Ahmedabad plane crash. No firecrackers were burst, and the usual elaborate procession was reduced to a few vehicles. Additionally, devotees observed two minutes of silence to pay tribute to the victims. Apart from the body-worn cameras that were recording all the happenings, drones were also deployed on the route of the yatra. - Cop dies of heart attack on duty A 38-year-old policeman deployed for Rath Yatra security reportedly died of a heart attack on Friday. Naresh Rathwa, who was from Chhota Udepur, had been posted at Harni police station. He was deployed for the yatra's security in Raopura on Friday, when he suddenly complained of restlessness and started vomiting. He was rushed to SSG Hospital, where he died during treatment.


Indian Express
6 days ago
- Indian Express
‘Monitoring from ground to sky': Vadodara city turns into fortress ahead of Rath Yatra tomorrow; 3,000 cops deployed
The Vadodara city police on Thursday conducted a rehearsal march ahead of the upcoming 44th Rath Yatra on Friday, turning the city into a fortress with more than 3,000 policemen and high-definition drone cameras deployed to track the movement of participants and for crowd management. The Rath Yatra, dedicated to Lord Jagannath, will start from the railway station and conclude at the Baroda High School in Bagikhana. Vadodara City Police Commissioner Narasimha Komar said apart from the police personnel, volunteers and representatives of ISKCON temple will also join to coordinate the smooth passage of the Rath (chariot) through the city areas. While over 70 police personnel will be equipped with body worn cameras, along the seven-kilometre route of the Rath Yatra, the police have also marked strategically placed CCTV cameras of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation to keep a hawk eye on the proceedings. Komar said that the entire route of the Yatra will also be monitored through cameras installed on the front and back of a vehicle. 'Monitoring will be done from ground and the sky, for which three drone cameras have been deployed. The police will also use GPS to track the yatra. Traffic diversions have been notified in order to ensure better movement…' The yatra is expected to start at 1pm and conclude at 9pm. The city police will deploy more than 3,000 police personnel, including nine DCPs, 13 ACPs, more than 100 Police Inspectors, Police Sub-inspectors and around 600 traffic personnel and traffic brigade personnel, and over 1,000 police personnel, along with three companies of SRP (State Reserve Police) besides another 1,000 home guards.


Time of India
24-05-2025
- Time of India
Police probing video of aid from Tandalja to Palestine
Vadodara: A video believed to be from Palestine, showing people holding a poster and a banner mentioning the Tandalja area of the city, has started circulating online. The video shows a woman at a community kitchen, taking the name of a group that helped them with the meals. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The video that surfaced on Saturday is undated and mentions the name of Aashiq-e-Rasool, Tandalja, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. A woman is seen holding the poster in her hands with the banner put up in the kitchen behind her. She thanks the organization for its support in feeding people. Both the poster and the banner have the Palestinian and the Indian flags on them. Later in the video, several people, including children, rush to get food from the kitchen. At this time too, the poster is displayed by a man who also clicks pictures with those who took food. The banner is visible even when the food is being distributed near a building that is damaged badly. Vadodara police commissioner Narasimha Komar said police were looking into a possible connection of the video with Tandalja. "We are trying to identify the organization or people that may have sent the aid. The video is from another part of the world and it may not be possible to check bona fides at that end," he said. He added that after the persons involved are identified, police will ascertain their intentions and connections. Tandalja saw protests against Israel last year after the attack on Palestine. In nearby Savli, a Palestinian flag was raised in the Lahori Vaga area.


Indian Express
30-04-2025
- Indian Express
Key underpass to Vadodara station to shut down for six months, starting tomorrow. Here are alternate routes
From Thursday, the Priyalakshmi mill railway underpass that connects the Western part of the city to the Vadodara Railway station as well as the Bus Station in Sayajigunj will remain closed to vehicular traffic for a period of six months to facilitate civil works on the Mumbai- Ahmedabad Bullet train project. As the work on the Mumbai - Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor (MAHSRC), passing through Vadodara city, enters its advanced stage, the Vadodara city police notified the closure of the two-way underpass on Wednesday. Based on the request of the project manager of NHSRCL in a communication dated April 14, Vadodara City Commissioner of Police Narasimha Komar notified that Priyalakshmi Mill railway underpass will remain closed for a period of six months until October 31, 2025. The notification of the Vadodara city police stated, 'The civil work on the C-5 package of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor is being undertaken by L&T in Vadodara. Since the civil works have to begin on the stretch around and above the Priyalaxmi mill underpass, the said underpass will be closed for vehicular traffic from May 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, and diversion has been recommended.' In order to ensure that there is no inconvenience caused in traffic movement, alternate diversions have been notified under the powers conferred by the Gujarat Police Act, 1951, to alter rules regarding regulation of traffic. The police notification states, 'The road leading from Vadodara railway station towards Priyalakshmi Mill railway underpass towards Atal Bridge will remain closed to traffic. The alternate route notified by the Vadodara city police is via Pandya Bridge from the railway station. Instead of the road from Atal Bridge to Priyalakshmi mill underpass, the police have notified the route via Pandya Bridge to the railway station as well as the exit from Atal Bridge leading to Alkapuri underpass and to the Vadodara railway junction.' When contacted, NHSRCL officials told this newspaper that the closure of the underpass had been requested as a 'precautionary action' for the ongoing construction of the concourse of the upcoming High Speed Rail station of Vadodara. NHSRCL spokesperson said, 'The closure is a precautionary step as the slab casting work of the concourse will begin shortly. Thereafter, the work of the platform slab will also be undertaken and the closure is needed for safety.'


Time of India
28-04-2025
- Time of India
13 more suspected illegal Bangladeshis detained
Vadodara: Police on Monday detained 13 more persons during the drive to identify Bangladeshis staying illegally in the city. Police said they will now verify their credentials and identity. "We have identified a total of 14 Bangladeshis who were staying illegally in different areas of the city. All of them were detained under The Foreigners Act, 1946," said police commissioner Narasimha Komar. Police said that illegal migrants usually mix among the residents in crowded localities, making it difficult to identify them. Many of the Bangladeshis staying illegally in the city did various jobs such as electricians. The rural police also identified and detained two Bangladeshis from Bharuch. |