Bhubaneshwar: Senior BJP leader Braj Mohan Ram was on Sunday sworn in as the 28th Governor of Odisha during a function here at the Lok Bhavan. Orissa High Court Chief Justice Harish Tondon administered the oath of office to Ram in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, state ministers,…
Bhubaneshwar: In the wake of the Chorbagan pandal stampede in Kolkata that claimed 19 lives, Odisha Police has asked puja committees to ensure a queue-based darshan system to manage crowds, particularly in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, officials said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters here, DGP Vinaytosha Mishra said narrow passages and large crowds could lead to…
New Delhi: The All India Tennis Association (AITA) is organising an all-women coaching course, free of cost, from October 24 to 30 in New Delhi to create a structured pathway for women to enter and progress in tennis coaching. The initiative has drawn 48 entries. The state associations were also invited to nominate one female…
Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said any change of government in India can take place only through elections, asserting that attempts to force a regime change by rejecting the Constitution will fail. Speaking to reporters here, Fadnavis slammed Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray over his regime change statement, mocking him for…
New Delhi: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 137 kg of crystal methamphetamine, a banned synthetic drug, worth about Rs 100 crore from a coastal village in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu. In one of the biggest narcotic seizures in the coastal region in recent years, DRI officers conducted an intensive surveillance and…
Karachi: At least 18 workers were abducted, and another was injured after unidentified armed men attacked a marble mining site in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Sunday, police said. The incident took place in the remote Naal area of Khuzdar district when armed men riding motorcycles and other vehicles stormed the mining site early in…
Imphal/ Kamjong: At least 15 houses belonging to the Kuki community were set on fire in a hill village in Manipur’s Kamjong district, forcing a large number of civilians to flee and take shelter in forest areas and a nearby Army camp, officials said on Sunday. Suspected militants attacked Chassad village late on Saturday night…
Kolkata: Lack of crowd management and misleading announcements following a sudden downpour during Saptami celebrations may have triggered panic among visitors, leading to a stampede at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata, a senior police officer said on Sunday. Circumstantial evidence, along with accounts from locals and eyewitnesses, suggests that inadequate crowd control…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives in an accident in Gwalior and announced ex gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 for each injured. Thirteen people were killed, and nearly 40 others injured when a truck…
Special Correspondent The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) appears determined to prove that it has learnt absolutely nothing from its repeated administrative failures. Despite repeated warnings, public criticism and calls for corrective action, the same old culture of complacency, questionable decision-making and apparent indifference to accountability continues to haunt Hyderabad cricket. The latest casualty is the…
