10 Servitors Held For Making Chariots For Banned Rath Yatra 

As many as 10 Maharana servitors engaged in the construction of chariots in violation of Odisha government’s order were arrested in Nilgiri area of Balasore in a joint raid by the district administration and police on Monday. 

Crackdown on chariot construction

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Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath has been banned elsewhere is the State except for Puri this year in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic.

As many as 10 Maharana servitors engaged in the construction of chariots in violation of Odisha government’s order were arrested in Nilgiri area of Balasore in a joint raid by the district administration and police on Monday. 

The Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath has been banned elsewhere is the State except for Puri this year in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic.