- Around eight lakh people witness the Rath Yatra in Puri during which a stampede occurred. (Kalinga Times)
- A fresh batch of 1602 pilgrims on Friday left from Jammu to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir despite a statewide bandh. (The Hindu)
- Alleged Bajrang Dal activists ransacking the Kashmir Arts Emporium in South Mumbai on Thursday. (Mangalorean.com)