Body of Rajasthan tourist killed in Pahalgam attack reaches Jaipur

Rajasthan tourist’s body

Jaipur: The mortal remains of one Neeraj Udhwani (33) Chartered Accountant (CA), who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack, reached Jaipur Wednesday evening. The final rites will be performed on Thursday at 9:00 am. Neeraj, a resident of Forest View Residency in Model Town, Malviya Nagar, had travelled to Kashmir with his wife Aayushi after attending a wedding in Shimla. The couple was on a brief vacation when the attack...

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All-party meeting on terror attack set for Thursday

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New Delhi: The government will be calling an all-party meeting Thursday in the wake of the terror attack in Pahalgam, official sources said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to chair it, they said. Home Minister Amit Shah and Singh are speaking to leaders of various parties on the issue, the sources said. Several opposition parties, including the Congress, had demanded that the government should convene a meeting of all parties...

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Rs 20 lakh reward announced for information on Pahalgam attack suspects

Body of missing Territorial Army jawan found

Srinagar: Police Wednesday announced a bounty of Rs 20 lakh for information leading to the neutralisation of terrorists involved in the gruesome killing of tourists in a Pahalgam resort of Jammu and Kashmir. Twenty-six people, including 24 tourists, were killed when terrorists opened fire in Pahalgam Tuesday afternoon. The horrific incident is the deadliest attack in the valley since the Pulwama strike in 2019. The dead included two foreigners and as...

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Tejasvi Surya accompanies Pahalgam victim families; bodies to arrive in Bengaluru Thursday

Bengaluru: Member of Parliament and BJP Yuva Morcha National President Tejasvi Surya is travelling along with the families of the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack. “The group is travelling from Srinagar to Delhi by IndiGo flight 6E 3203, scheduled to arrive at 7.10 pm at Terminal 1, Delhi Airport. The onward journey to Bengaluru will be on IndiGo flight 6E 3101, departing at 1.10 am Thursday (April 24) from Terminal...

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Body of Odisha native killed in Pahalgam terror attack arrives Bhubaneswar, funeral Thursday

Bhubaneswar: The mortal remains of 41-year-old Prashant Satpathy from Balasore district, killed in a terrorist attack at Kashmir's Pahalgam, arrived here late Wednesday night. Odisha's Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, Industries Minister Sampad Swain, Bhubaneswar Mayor Sulochana Das, Chief Minister's advisor and former DGP Prakash Mishra, BJP state president...

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Man rapes daughter-in-law, gets life term

Balasore: A 60-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 for raping his daughter-in-law. Additional sessions judge, Fast Track Special courts, Anita Sahoo Wednesday convicted the father in-law on the charge committing rape against his daughter in-law and sentenced him to life imprisonment along with Rs 50,000...

CSR funds: Mining-affected areas in Jajpur get peanuts

Jajpur: Jajpur district administration might have collected more than Rs 45 crore in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds over the past four years, but it has reportedly failed to utilise the funds in development of regions that are bearing the brunt of mining and industrial activities. Information obtained through a Right to Information (RTI) plea revealed a...

In shock, Pahalgam victim Prashant’s mom turns mute

Bhubaneswar: Forty-one-year-old Prashant Satpathy’s mother has turned mute due to the shock she received on hearing the news of his son’s death in a dastardly attack by the terrorists on innocent tourists in Pahalgam of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday. Prashant from Remuna of Balasore district was gunned down by terrorists in front of his wife and nine-year-old...

Odisha to receive two Nat’l Panchayat Awards

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has earned recognition at the National Panchayat Awards 2025, winning two prestigious honours in newly-introduced special categories. The awards will be presented Thursday during the National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD) celebrations at Lohna Uttar Gram Panchayat in Madhubani district, Bihar. The Hatbadra Gram Panchayat from Mayurbhanj district has been awarded the Atma Nirbhar Panchayat Special...

Majhi launches Works dept’s project monitoring dashboard

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched Works department’s project monitoring dashboard – to monitor various infrastructure projects across the state in real time and with greater accuracy – at Lok Seva Bhawan here Wednesday. According to official sources, the advanced GIS-based dashboard allows users to view upto-date visuals of public assets and ongoing projects, including all...

Emergency ambulance service till 2027–28

Bhubaneswar: The state Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Wednesday approved continuation of the Emergency Medical Ambulance Service (EMAS) from 2023–24 to 2027–28, official sources said. The EMAS, a joint initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and the state government under the banner of the ‘National Ambulance Service’, has been operational...

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Cabinet nod to 6 major proposals

Bhubaneswar: The state Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday approved Rs 108 crore for the construction of the integrated Anandapur Barrage Project in Keonjhar district. The decision was among six major proposals cleared across five departments. Briefing the media, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja said the project, under the Water Resources department, aims to provide...

 

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