Tarapith (WB): At least seven people were killed and several others critically injured in a fire at a hotel in West Bengal’s Birbhum district early on Monday, police said. The fire erupted around 5 am on the ground floor of the four-storey hotel in the temple town of Tarapith, when most of the guests were…
Lakshmisarai (Bihar): At least six people were killed and several others were injured in a stampede at the Ashok Dham temple in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district on Monday, officials said. The incident occurred due to a heavy rush of devotees at the temple to offer water to lord Shiva in the holy month of Shravan. Sub-Divisional…
Portland (USA): India’s middle and long-distance runner Ankita Dhyani clocked a personal best time to finish second in the women’s 1500m race at the Stumptown Twilight event here. The 24-year-old Ankita clocked 4:06.75s in the World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger level meet (Category D) on Saturday. She improved upon her previous personal best by more…
Jammu: Amid tight security arrangements, the annual pilgrimage to the Himalayan shrine of Budha Amarnath in Poonch district will begin today, with LG Manoj Sinha scheduled to flag off the first batch of pilgrims from Jammu. Security has been further tightened ahead of the yatra, with forces deployed along Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch highway amid operations at several…
Bhubaneshwar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is scheduled to visit flood-hit Bhadrak and Jajpur districts on Monday as the state remains on high alert following an IMD forecast of extremely heavy rain in the wake of the formation of a fresh low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. The state has evacuated more than…
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “dimagi naxal” remark, and said, “I am proud to be a dimagi naxal”. Addressing the nation on the 80th Independence Day on Saturday, Modi warned about “dimagi naxals” who have allegedly entrenched themselves in the system…
U Lakshmanrao This article was written in response to the Editor’s thoughtful appeal to develop a theme around the cultural renaissance of Bharat, rooted in the timeless virtues of our ancient heritage. I consider it a particularly inspiring suggestion, as it encouraged me to look beyond the visible dimensions of independence and explore the deeper…
Watching Bharat’s ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka, I cannot help asking a rather uncomfortable question: is this really the best way for Bharat to construct a Test team? I have nothing against Rishabh Pant. He is an exceptional cricketer and, on his day, can change the complexion of a Test match. But when Pant…
As a teacher who has spent considerable time nurturing and grooming young minds, I welcomed the Orangenews9 Editor’s invitation to share my experience of how Bharat has travelled over the last eight decades, particularly in the field of education. Education has always been close to my heart, and my interaction with successive generations of students…
Lakshmanrao Upayadhyayula In the sacred corpus of the Rigveda, Sage Śaunaka Gṛtsamada composed a profound hymn to Savitṛ in the majestic cadence of Triṣṭubh metre. This celebrated hymn presents Savitṛ not merely as the visible Sun that illumines the heavens, but as the divine Impeller, the cosmic Messenger, and the unfailing Ordainer who sets all…
