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PURI: The second phase of the Ratna Bhandar inventory will commence on Wednesday, informed chief administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Arabinda Padhee here. Padhee on Tuesday said the inventory process will be carried out till Saturday, resume again for a day on April 13, and continue for three days from April 16 to 18. The schedule has been structured to avoid Saturdays, Sundays and festival days, considering the heavy influx of devotees. In this phase, the contents of ...Read More >
JAJPUR: At least 20 people were injured in a violent clash that broke out between two rival groups in Kasaba village under Mangalpur police limits here on Monday night. Police said the clash erupted between residents of Bautra Sahi and Jia Sahi on the concluding night of a three-day 'pala' (traditional folk performing art) event organised at the village mandap. A heated argument first broke out between the two rival groups over passing of comments during the pala performance. The situation esc ...Read More >
BALASORE: Police on Monday launched a series of coordinated raids on the houses of alleged cattle smugglers across Balasore, Bhadrak, and Mayurbhanj districts. During the operation, carried out simultaneously in the three districts since late last night, 12 persons were detained and 32 cattle rescued. Police seized over Rs 46 lakh cash, 1.85 kg gold ornaments, 7.87 kg silver ornaments, as well as 25 cars, two three-wheelers and 33 two-wheelers reportedly used for illegal cattle transportation. ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: With President Droupadi Murmu likely to visit Rourkela on April 21, Union Tribal Affairs minister Jual Oram on Tuesday met Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhawan here to review key development initiatives in the steel city. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Oram said the discussion focused on accelerating major infrastructure and industrial projects in Rourkela with particular emphasis on expansion of Rourkela Steel Plant and upgradation of Rourkela Airport. O ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday said that this year's budget is not only a list of income and expenditure, but a roadmap for fulfilling the dream of every citizen of the state. Addressing a workshop on 'Ame Janiba, Ama Budget' (Know our budget), the chief minister said, in line with the country's vision, the state government has set goals to increase per capita income from Rs 1.8 lakh now to Rs 32 lakh by 2047, improve the living standards of the people, reduce multi-d ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to accelerate industrial growth and meet the rising demand for iron ore, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday urged mining leaseholders to enhance production capacity. Chairing a high-level meeting with leaseholders and captains of steel industries at Lok Seva Bhawan, the chief minister expressed concern that majority of the iron ore mines operating in the state are not meeting the quantifiable minimum production targets as defined in the mining plan approved by th ...Read More >
BENGALURU: To ensure the safety of zoo keepers, veterinarians and animals, proper training and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) should be in place for all zoos. This was one of the observations made at a meeting of representatives of zoo managements of Karnataka, heads of the forest department and officials of the Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) held recently. The officials were instructed to look for the best practices in zoos of other states and get details of operations from the Centra ...Read More >
BENGALURU: With pregnancies among girls aged 10-18 years associated with increased risks of maternal complications, adverse birth outcomes, school dropouts and social vulnerability, the Karnataka health department on Tuesday ordered a mandatory audit for adolescent pregnancy cases. All identified adolescent pregnancies should be mandatorily reported by all government and private health establishments on the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH ) platform, according to the government order dated A ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a major international gold smuggling syndicate at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) and seized 3.3kg of high-purity gold worth Rs 5 crore and arrested five persons. The operation was carried out by the DRI's Bengaluru Zonal Unit on April 6 and 7 at Terminal-2 of the airport, following a tip-off from the intelligence wing. Officials intercepted the well-organised network, involving suspected Bangladeshi nationals, working i ...Read More >
JAJPUR: A 27-year-old man succumbed to bullet injuries after being allegedly shot by unidentified miscreants in Jajpur town on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Soumya Ranjan Samal, a resident of Kuansarpur under Jajpur Town police limits. Police sources said Samal was returning home after closing his shop at Shitaleswar market when two motorcycle-borne miscreants opened fire on him near Kalimegha. While the assailants fled after committing the crime, Samal suffered critical gunshot ...Read More >
BERHAMPUR: A 29-year-old man reportedly killed his wife after a heated argument and hanged himself in Saranuapalli village under Belaguntha police limits of Ganjam district on Tuesday. The deceased couple was identified as Chitrasen Nayak (29) and Pooja Nayak (25). Police sources said Chitrasen attacked his wife with an iron blade used for cutting vegetables after a heated altercation. Pooja suffered fatal injuries and died on the spot. Subsequently, Chitrasen hanged himself with a rope in the ...Read More >
HUBBALLI: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday refused to react to Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara's statement that Siddaramaiah would remain as Chief Minister until 2028. The Deputy CM said that only his and Siddaramaiah's views would be relevant regarding the issue. He, however, told reporters, "There is no need for you to create an issue out of this." Asked whether he would become chief minister after the byelections, he said, "Time will answer everything." The DCM said the Congr ...Read More >
KOLKATA: Tensions within the opposition INDIA bloc deepened on Tuesday after one of its main constituents Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Congress exchanged barbs over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegations of a "secret understanding" between the DMK, Congress and the election Commission. Congress leader Manickam Tagore on Tuesday termed Banerjee's remarks "highly irresponsible and condemnable," accusing her of making baseless claims at a time when opposition unity is crucial to ...Read More >
ERODE/TIRUPPUR: The nomination of KA Sengottaiyan, Chief Coordinator of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, was accepted on Tuesday evening following a lengthy scrutiny. Earlier, the AIADMK objected to Sengottaiyan's affidavit. The filing of nominations for the Assembly election concluded on Monday. On Tuesday, scrutiny of the nominations were held. KA Sengottaiyan, a native of Kullampalayam village in Gobichettipalayam in Erode district, who belongs to the Kongu Vellalar community, filed his nomina ...Read More >
BENGALURU, HUBBALLI : BJP leaders in Karnataka have sought action against AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge for his alleged provocative speech in poll-bound Assam. In a memorandum submitted to the State Police chief, the BJP leaders accused the Congress president of endangering the lives of lakhs of BJP and RSS members across the country by his alleged provocative remarks. "Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, while addressing an election campaign in Assam, stated: "It is written in ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu placed education at the forefront during a comprehensive review of government departments through RTGS on Tuesday. Stressing the need for curricula that reflect contemporary demands, he urged universities to restructure courses, introduce demand-driven programmes, and strengthen coordination with the Higher Education Council to improve institutional rankings. Naidu underscored that reforms in higher education must go hand in hand with the effectiv ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A day after a major security breach at the Delhi Assembly, Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday conducted a high-level review meeting where he said that the security of the premise cannot afford the slightest lapse. Gupta observed that the incident calls for a decisive strengthening of systems. He directed immediate measures, including installation of hydraulic road blockers at all gates, reinforcement of access control points, and creation of a more responsive on-ground security mechan ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his father and uncle following a drunken altercation at a rented accommodation in Uttam Nagar's Mohan Garden area, police said. On April 4, police received information about two persons found dead under suspicious circumstances in Mohan Garden. On reaching the spot, they found Devender Kumar (50) and Amit (48) lying dead inside a ransacked room, with beer and liquor bottles scattered around, a senior police officer said. "The crim ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir police has busted an interstate Lashkar-e-Toiba module by arresting two Pakistani terrorists, who were on run for 16 years, and three Srinagar residents. The Pakistani terrorists were arrested from a village in Punjab. The busting of the LeT module comes months after J&K police in coordination with other agencies unearthed an interstate white-collar terror network linked to the November 11 Delhi blast. Pakistani terrorists -- Abu Huraira and his aide Usman alias Khu ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar in a money laundering case linked to the AIADMK's 'two leaves' election symbol dispute. However, he will remain in jail as several other cases against him are still pending. This is the 27th case in which Chandrasekhar has secured bail, out of a total of 31 cases registered against him. Granting relief, Special Judge Gogne said, "Liberty being the most sacrosanct norm in our constitution, the court cannot pr ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that issues concerning the installation of CCTVs in police stations across the country would be sorted out within two weeks. Attorney General (AG) R Venkataramani assured the bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta that all pending and unresolved issues regarding the installation and functionality of CCTV cameras in police stations across the country would be addressed within a fortnight. The Union Home Secretary, while complying ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a '403-crore "Dr B R Ambedkar Murti Vikas Yojana" to beautify, develop and maintain statues of Dr BR Ambedkar across all 403 Assembly constituencies in the state, in what is being seen as a Dalit outreach move. The scheme, cleared by the Cabinet on Tuesday, will allocate Rs 1 crore per constituency for up to 10 statues. It was announced a day after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke about installing protective canopies over statues of Dr Ambe ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Tuesday thanked the Centre for its decision to regularise 1,511 unauthorised colonies in the national capital. At a meeting held at the Delhi Secretariat, the Cabinet unanimously passed a resolution expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Urban Development Minister Manohar Lal. Calling it a transformative step, the Chief Minister said the decision would bring hope, dignity and long-awaited security to ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has suspended a sub-inspector and an assistant sub-inspector of the security unit based on prima facie findings following the security breach at the Delhi Assembly. Police have also recommended undertaking regular monthly mock drills to enhance preparedness and installation of an integrated alarm system with centralised control for swift and coordinated response in emergent situations. The investigation into the breach as of now has revealed that the accused had come to ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a major relief to lakhs of property owners in 1,511 unauthorised colonies in the national capital, the Centre on Tuesday announced a revised "as is where is" based policy to simplify and speed up the regularisation process. This includes easier issuance of conveyance deeds and authorisation slips for properties under the Pradhan Mantri-Unauthorised Colony in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojana (PM-UDAY). Under the updated framework, the requirement of an approved layout plan has been remov ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The nominations of key leaders of all political parties, including Chief Minister M K Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, NTK chief coordinator Seeman and TVK president Vijay (in Perambur and Tiruchy East) have been accepted as valid after scrutiny by election officials. According to data available on the ECI portal, till 12.10 am on Wednesday, of the 7,599 nominations received, over 4,994 have been accepted as valid, aroun ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Sleuths of the Central Crime Branch (CCB), posing as decoy buyers, arrested 11 people for allegedly selling IPL tickets in the black market. They recovered 28 tickets and eight mobile phones worth about Rs 4.53 lakh. Tickets for IPL matches in Bengaluru were being sold only online. The accused allegedly purchased tickets through official platforms and resold them at inflated prices via various mobile applications. Acting on specific information, CCB officials laid a trap and arrested ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth over Rs 39 crore in a money laundering probe against Al Falah Group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, sources said on Tuesday. A provisional attachment order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to freeze these properties. The attached assets include a house in Jamia Nagar in Delhi, agricultural land in Faridabad's Dhauj and funds held in bank accounts and fixed deposits. Sources said the total va ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Lokayukta police on Tuesday unearthed total disproportionate assets (DA) of Rs 30.28 crore allegedly possessed by eight state government officials. The sleuths conducted searches simultaneously at 35 places, including the residences and offices of the officials and the residences of their relatives in Mysuru, Belagavi, Mangaluru, Chitradurga, Shivamogga, Ballari, Bidar and Kodagu. Susheelamma HG, who has taken voluntary retirement from the post of accounts assistant attached to ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A court on Tuesday sent the SUV driver, accused of driving into the Delhi Assembly premises, to eight days of police custody after cops said they were probing a potential terror angle. The police remand application had urged 10-day custody of the accused, Sarabjeet Singh. The prosecution told the court that the charge of attempt to murder has been invoked in the case as Singh tried to "run over the security personnel on duty twice" when they tried to stop him. The police told the cou ...Read More >
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