Bhubaneswar, July 17 (IANS) The Odisha government has confirmed the deaths of two devotees but denied reports of any stampede-like incident during the annual Rath Yatra festival, which commenced in the holy coastal town of Puri with the participation of lakhs of pilgrims from across the state, the country and abroad. As per an official statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the world famous Ratha Yatra 2026 of Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath, Mahaprabhu Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and C…
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Dhanbad, July 16 (IANS) A Class 10 student of PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Nirsa, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, was allegedly stripped partially naked and brutally assaulted by fellow students inside the school hostel.The accused students also reportedly recorded a video of the incident and circulated it online.The incident came to light two days after it occurred. Police have launched an investigation, while the injured student is undergoing treatment at a hospital.The victim is a resident of a …
Bokaro (Jharkhand), July 16 (IANS) The Bokaro district police in Jharkhand have busted a cyber fraud racket and arrested nine persons allegedly involved in operating an interstate online scam network, officials said on Thursday.According to the police, the accused were living in rented accommodations in Bokaro and targeting people across various states. Preliminary investigations have revealed links to Bihar, while efforts are underway to identify the masterminds running the larger network. Addr…
Ahmedabad, July 15 (IANS) As lakhs of devotees prepare to line the streets of Ahmedabad on Thursday for Lord Jagannath’s 149th Rath Yatra, the city administration has mounted one of its largest-ever security operations, combining thousands of police personnel, artificial intelligence, facial recognition, drone surveillance, GPS tracking and extensive community outreach in an effort to ensure what senior officers describe as a “zero-risk” celebration. The annual procession, regarded as India’s se…
Noida, July 15 (IANS) Two people lost their lives in a major fire that broke out at a five-storey building in Mamura village under the Phase 3 police station area of Noida. Over 100 occupants were safely evacuated. A man and a woman were in critical condition and transported to a nearby hospital, where the doctors declared them dead.The building owner and the leaseholder have been taken into custody, officials said.According to the preliminary investigation, the fire was caused by a spark in an …
Kalaburagi, July 15 (IANS) One of the three convicts who escaped from the Kalaburagi Central Prison in Karnataka by scaling the 20-foot-high compound wall was apprehended after a police encounter in the early hours of Wednesday, while an intensive search operation is underway to trace the remaining two fugitives.The escaped convict, identified as Santhosh Basappa Metre (28) of Bidar district, sustained a gunshot injury to his right leg after allegedly attempting to attack police personnel during…
Amaravati, July 14 (IANS) In a tragic incident, a woman poisoned her two minor sons to death before committing suicide in Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu district.According to police, the incident occurred at Vittamrajupalli village in Vinukonda mandal.Nakka Bharati (24) killed Tejesh Reddy (6) and Hemanatha Nagi Reddy (4) before hanging herself at her house.Police suspect that she served food laced with poison to her sons on Monday night and then died by suicide.The incident came to light on Tuesday…
Bengaluru, July 14 (IANS) The Karnataka government has registered FIRs against more than 20 farmers in connection with the violent protest that disrupted a land survey for the proposed Bidadi Township project on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The cases were registered at the Bidadi Police Station on Tuesday based on a complaint filed by Revenue Department officials, who stated that the protesters attacked them and obstructed them from discharging their duties. However, officials plan to hold talks …
Bengaluru, July 13 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday warned the Karnataka government and the police against what he termed the “misuse” of law enforcement to suppress the ongoing agitation against the proposed Bidadi Township project, even as government officials faced stiff resistance from farmers and women protesters during a land survey attempt in Mandalahalli village of Bidadi taluk. The incident occurred when officials arrived to conduct a Joint…
Bengaluru, July 13 (IANS) A 23-year-old newly married woman allegedly died by suicide after consuming poison on a roadside near Bengaluru late on Sunday night, following an alleged dispute with her husband, police said on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Tanuja, a resident of Beerammanahalli in Gauribidanur. According to the police, she was in a relationship with Ravindra, a resident of Mayasandra in Yelahanka, Bengaluru.The couple had reportedly entered into a secret marriage at the …