Repair work of Puri Jagannath temple’s ‘Ratna Bhandar’ likely to start from Dec 16
DS Kutey sent on Central deputation
Brown sugar worth Rs 2 crore seized in Odisha, one held
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Jubilation, gunfire as Syrians celebrate end of Assad family’s half-century rule
Damascus: Syrians poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire on Sunday after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, putting an end to the Assad family's 50 years of iron rule but raising questions about the future of the country and the wider region. Joyful crowds gathered in central squares...
Read moreAll Indians in Syria are safe: Govt sources
New Delhi: All Indian nationals in Syria are safe, government sources said Sunday, hours after Islamist rebels captured power in Damascus evicting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power. The Indian embassy continues to remain operational in Damascus, they said. The sources said the embassy is in touch with all Indian nationals, and they are safe. The embassy remains available to assist Indian nationals in Syria, they said. According to official data,...
Read moreUAE noncommittal over presence of Bashar al-Assad in country
Manama: One of the topmost Emirati diplomats Anwar Gargash Sunday faced a series of direct questions over Syria, particularly as the UAE in recent years had sought to rehabilitate Assad's image in the Arab world. Asked if Assad was heading to the UAE, Gargash said: “When people ask where is Bashar al-Assad going to, I say, you know, when you really look at this, this is really at the end of...
Read moreBangladesh heading for genocide, situation must be brought under control: ISKCON
Kolkata: A senior official of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) said Sunday that Bangladesh would head towards a major genocide in the coming days if the situation is not brought under control. Vice President and spokesman of ISKCON-Kolkata Radharaman Das said that several videos are surfacing from Bangladesh where fundamentalists are seen instigating the common people claiming that the time has come to “slaughter” the associates of ISKCON. “They...
Read moreHaryana police uses teargas, water cannons against protesting farmers after offering tea-snacks, flower shower
Shambhu (Punjab): Agitating farmers suspended their foot march to Delhi Sunday after some of them sustained injuries in teargas shelling by Haryana security personnel who thwarted yet another attempt by the protesters to cross the Punjab-Haryana border. Farmer leaders said they will decide the next course of action Monday. As a group of 101 farmers resumed the foot march this afternoon, they were halted by a multilayered barricade set up by...
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Dog show organised by Orissa Kennel Club held at OUAT's veterinary college in Bhubaneswar Painting, poster competition for school children held at IG park in Bhubaneswar by Plant Lovers' Association & RPRC Organised by Natyadhara, artistes perform play 'Agami' at Rabindra Mandap in Bhubaneswar Awardees display medals at the closing ceremony of 23rd senior...
Repair work of Puri Jagannath temple’s ‘Ratna Bhandar’ likely to start from Dec 16
Bhubaneswar: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is likely to start repair work for the 'Ratna Bhandar' of the Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri from December 16, an official said Sunday. The ASI has sought approval from the Niti sub-committee of the temple for the proposed repair work, ASI superintendent D B Garnaik said. “After getting the...
Leader of Syria’s biggest rebel faction calls Assad’s fall ‘victory to Islamic nation’
Damascus: The leader of Syria's biggest rebel faction in his first public appearance since the fall of Bashar Assad calls it “a victory to the Islamic nation.” In his first public appearance since fighters entered the Damascus suburbs Saturday, Abu Mohammed al-Golani visited the Syrian capital's sprawling Umayyad Mosque. Now calling himself by his given name, Ahmad...
All Indians in Syria are safe: Govt sources
New Delhi: All Indian nationals in Syria are safe, government sources said Sunday, hours after Islamist rebels captured power in Damascus evicting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power. The Indian embassy continues to remain operational in Damascus, they said. The sources said the embassy is in touch with all Indian nationals, and they are safe. The embassy...
DS Kutey sent on Central deputation
Bhubaneswar: Dhirendra Sambhaji Kutey, a 1997-batch Odisha-cadre IPS officer who was suspended by ECI for “unduly interfering in the conduct of the election” and reinstated later, has been appointed as Inspector General (IG) of the Border Security Force (BSF). The official notification regarding his appointment was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs December 6, 2024. In...
Three arrested in connection with death of woman during ‘Pushpa 2’ screening
Hyderabad: Three persons associated with a film theatre here were Sunday arrested in connection with the case registered over the death of a woman due to asphyxiation as crowds jostled at the theatre during the premiere show of actor Allu Arjun's ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’, police said. A 35-year-old woman died and her eight-year-old son has been...
Farmers’ protest: Plea in SC seeks direction to clear blockage of highways in Punjab
New Delhi: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and others to immediately clear the blockage of national and state highways in Punjab where farmers are staging protests. Farmers under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have been camping at Shambhu and Khanauri border...
Trump calls for ‘immediate’ cease-fire in Ukraine, says US withdrawal from NATO is possible
Washington: Donald Trump on Sunday called for an immediate cease-fire in Russia's war with Ukraine and the president-elect renewed warnings that he was open to pulling the United States out of NATO. Trump made his cease-fire proposal after a weekend meeting in Paris with French and Ukrainian leaders, claiming in a social media post that Kyiv “would...
UAE noncommittal over presence of Bashar al-Assad in country
Manama: One of the topmost Emirati diplomats Anwar Gargash Sunday faced a series of direct questions over Syria, particularly as the UAE in recent years had sought to rehabilitate Assad's image in the Arab world. Asked if Assad was heading to the UAE, Gargash said: “When people ask where is Bashar al-Assad going to, I say, you...
Bangladesh heading for genocide, situation must be brought under control: ISKCON
Kolkata: A senior official of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) said Sunday that Bangladesh would head towards a major genocide in the coming days if the situation is not brought under control. Vice President and spokesman of ISKCON-Kolkata Radharaman Das said that several videos are surfacing from Bangladesh where fundamentalists are seen instigating the common...
