Patna, 29/6: The Election Commission on Sunday kick-started the massive special drive for electoral roll revision in Bihar for the existing 7.7 crore voters in the State. Notwithstanding the mounting criticism from the Opposition that the Government was trying to enforce the NRC (National Register of Citizens) through backdoors, the EC clarified the drive, also…
Chennai: The forest officials in the Boluvampatti range have placed 10 pairs of camera traps around a grove on the north side of Kuppepalayam near Devarayapuram in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district, after CCTV footage captured a leopard moving near the area, creating panic among villagers. The grove’s owner, Sakthi, alerted authorities after the footage was widely…
Bhubaneswar: Under the influence of the cyclonic circulation, a low-pressure area has developed over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts, triggering concerns of heavy rainfall in Odisha and eastern states. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientist , Umashankar Dash informed that the low-pressure area has formed over the northwest…
Bhubaneswar: The State government has initiated action after a stampede on Saradhabali in Puri claimed three lives on Sunday morning. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, while expressing deep grief, has announced Rs 25 lakh compensation to the families of each deceased. Majhi has also ordered a comprehensive administrative inquiry into the incident, which will be conducted…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha police have appealed to devotees and the public visiting Puri for darshan of Lord Jagannath and his siblings to exercise patience due to a heavy inflow of vehicles into the pilgrim town. Visitors may experience waiting times of over two hours to reach their destination. The Odisha Police posted on social media, “Today,…
Srinagar, 29/6: Despite the recent setbacks inflicted by India’s Operation Sindoor, which successfully targeted several terrorist training facilities in Pakistan, Pakistan’s army and its spy agency, the ISI, are reportedly rebuilding the terror infrastructure this time with more secrecy and sophisticated technology. Terrorist training camps destroyed by Indian strikes are being reconstructed across various locations…
New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a woman from Bengaluru has been arrested on charges of killing her own pet dog for a tantric ritual. The incident reportedly took place in the flat at Doddanekkundi, Mahadevapura. The woman had hid the body at her flat for three days. The incident came to light after the residents…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) YB Khurania visited Puri to assess the situation following a stampede-like incident near the Gundicha temple, which resulted in the deaths of three devotees and injured several others. Khurania stated that an investigation into the incident is currently underway, and corrective measures are being taken to ensure the safety…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Majhi has asked forgiveness from Jagannath lovers for the stampede like situation that occurred this morning at Sharadhabali in Puri. Taking to his X handle he wrote, “Due to the intense eagerness among devotees to have a glimpse of Mahaprabhu at Sharadhabali, an unfortunate incident occurred because of the resulting jostling and chaos. Personally, I and my government seek forgiveness from all Jagannath devotees. We express our condolences to the families of those devotees whose lives were extinguished at Sharadhabali and pray to Mahaprabhu Jagannath to grant them the strength to bear this profound sorrow. This negligence is unforgivable. An immediate investigation into the security lapses will be conducted, and I have directed that necessary steps be taken to initiate exemplary action against those responsible.” He has said that the incident occurred as the devotees rushed in, to catch a glimpse of Lord Jagannath. The intense eagerness of the…
Puri, 29/6: Taking to X, BJD supremo and former CM of Odisha Naveen Patnaik said “I extend my heartfelt condolences to the families of the three devotees who have lost their lives in the tragic stampede at Saradhabali, #Puri and I pray to Mahaprabhu Jagannatha for the swift recovery of the devotees injured in this…
