Puri stampede: 48 people record statements at public hearing
Naveen Patnaik to return to Bhubaneswar from Mumbai July 12 after spine surgery recovery
Global envoys call for urgent climate action at international conclave in Bhubaneswar
CM Majhi urges Centre to ask banks to open branches in all GPs of Odisha
Gajapati Maharaja of Puri backs reforms, uncertain about opening shrine to non-Hindus
Bhubaneswar: Puri's titular king Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb Thursday said he supports reforms in the 800-year-old Jagannath Temple to preserve its heritage while adapting to changing times, but remained uncertain about allowing non-Hindus into the 12th-century shrine. In an interview...
Supreme Court issues notice, allows EC to continue with electoral roll revision in Bihar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday allowed the Election Commission of India to continue with its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, calling it a 'constitutional mandate'. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi, however, questioned the timing of the exercise besides offering its prima...
Read moreKapil Sharma’s newly opened cafe attacked by Khalistani terrorist
Mumbai: Comedian turned actor Kapil Sharma’s newly launched Kap's Cafe in Surrey, British Columbia was targeted in a shooting incident Thursday. At least nine shots are believed to have been fired at the premises; however, no injuries were reported in the incident. Khalistani terrorist Harjit Singh Laddi has claimed responsibility for the attack. Marking Kapil's entry into the hospitality industry, the cafe had its soft launch just days before the attack....
Read moreTennis player Radhika Yadav shot dead by father in Gurugram
Gurugram: State-level tennis player Radhika Yadav was allegedly shot dead by her father Thursday at their Sushant Lok home in Gurugram, police said. The father has been detained, officials said. Why he did so is still being investigated. The father allegedly fired over five bullets at his daughter and she died on the spot, police sources said. A police team reached the house took the body into custody. "We are questioning...
Read moreSearch operations continue as Gambhira bridge collapse toll rises to 15
Vadodara: After the Vadodara bridge collapse sent multiple vehicles plummeting into the river below July 9, authorities confirmed Thursday that 15 people have lost their lives so far, and the search continues for at least three others still unaccounted for. Rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), along with local agencies, have been engaged in round-the-clock search and recovery operations. More than eight...
Read more1975 Emergency was dark, but today’s India is not that: Shashi Tharoor
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Thursday called the 1975 Emergency a dark chapter in India’s history and added that this should serve as a reminder for everyone and everywhere that democracy cannot be taken for granted. In a strongly-worded Op-Ed in a leading daily, the Congress MP said that the Emergency, imposed in 1975, demonstrated how fragile democratic institutions can be trampled upon, even in a country where they...
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Injured Rishabh Pant under medical supervision: BCCI
London: India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is "under the supervision of medical team" after he walked off the field during the second session's play on Day 1 of the third Test against England after suffering a blow to his left index finger, the BCCI said Thursday. The Board said in a statement that Pant is being monitored by...
WBSSC case: Calcutta HC upholds order for exclusion of ‘tainted’ candidates from new job drive
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Thursday upheld an earlier order of a Single-Judge Bench of the same court, directing exclusion of 'tainted' candidates from the fresh selection process initiated by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) to fill teaching posts lying vacant following a Supreme Court order in April, cancelling 25,753 jobs. Earlier this week, the...
TikTok faces fresh European privacy investigation over China data transfers
London: TikTok is facing a fresh European Union privacy investigation into user data sent to China, regulators said Thursday. The Data Protection Commission opened the inquiry as a follow-up to a previous investigation that ended earlier this year with a 530 million euro ($620 million) fine after it found the video sharing app put users at risk...
Puri stampede: 48 people record statements at public hearing
Puri: As many as 48 people, including servitors of the Jagannath Temple, Thursday recorded their statements at a public hearing into the June 29 stampede in Puri that left three dead and over 50 injured, officials said. The hearing was part of the ongoing administrative inquiry being conducted by Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary Anu Garg....
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Kapil Sharma’s newly opened cafe attacked by Khalistani terrorist
Mumbai: Comedian turned actor Kapil Sharma’s newly launched Kap's Cafe in Surrey, British Columbia was targeted in a shooting incident Thursday. At least nine shots are believed to have been fired at the premises; however, no injuries were reported in the incident. Khalistani terrorist Harjit Singh Laddi has claimed responsibility for the attack. Marking Kapil's entry into...
Naveen Patnaik to return to Bhubaneswar from Mumbai July 12 after spine surgery recovery
Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to return to Bhubaneswar July 12 after fully recovering from his spine surgery for cervical arthritis, party sources said Thursday. BJD senior vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra said Patnaik will reach Biju Patnaik International Airport here Saturday afternoon. He had left for Mumbai June 20 and underwent a procedure June 22....
Global envoys call for urgent climate action at international conclave in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: Ambassadors and diplomats from eight countries Thursday voiced concern over the growing impact of climate change and global warming, calling for urgent and focused global action to protect the planet. Spain's ambassador Juan Antonio March Pujol, while addressing a two-day international conclave on ‘Climate Change and Global Warming—Issues and Prospects' said: "It is not a distant...
CM Majhi urges Centre to ask banks to open branches in all GPs of Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday urged the Centre to ask all banks at their apex level to open branches in unbanked gram panchayats (GPs) in the state. According to a release issued by the CMO, Majhi made this appeal to the Centre while participating in the 27th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council, chaired...
CBI arrests senior manager of MCL while accepting bribe of Rs 20,000
Bhubaneswar: Officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday arrested a chief manager of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, for accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from an individual. The central agency, in a statement, said it apprehended MCL's chief manager (mining) for Basundhara area in Odisha's Sundargarh district for demanding...
