Puri: Devotees of Lord Jagannath and his siblings will get another opportunity to pull the chariots on Friday as none of the three chariots reached the Shree Gundicha Temple due to a delay in the ‘Pahandi’ rituals, an official said. Lord Balabhadra’s Taladhwaja chariot, which began moving at 5.10 pm against its scheduled time of…
Lucknow: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya is expected to submit its final report to the Uttar Pradesh government shortly, sources said on Thursday. The SIT’s findings are likely to pave the way for sweeping changes in the temple’s administration and donation-counting system. The…
New Delhi: Even as advanced weapons and platforms are being inducted into the armed forces to tackle the evolving nature of warfare, critical infrastructure such as ports, roads and tunnels will continue to play an indispensable role in the future, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. In his address at the Strategic Infrastructure Conclave…
Patna: Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday launched the ‘Bihar School Live Classes’ initiative and a free online coaching programme for JEE and NEET aspirants. The chief minister inaugurated the ‘Bihar School Live Classes’ programme at Government Girls’ Higher Secondary School in Shastri Nagar in Patna. Under the initiative, schools will be connected through video…
Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of rail and road infrastructure projects worth Rs 5,470 crore during his Punjab visit on July 17, officials said on Thursday, adding that the scheduled event will take place in Jalandhar. The projects are aimed at strengthening connectivity, improving passenger convenience and accelerating…
Puri: Braving relentless rainfall, lakhs of devotees on Thursday witnessed the ‘Pahandi’ ritual, in which idols of Lord Jagannath and his two siblings are taken to chariots from the 12th-century Puri temple, marking the beginning of the nine-day annual Rath Yatra in Odisha. Amid the beating of gongs and the blowing of conches and cymbals,…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday voiced concern over the introduction of a third language in Class 9 under the CBSE curriculum, observing it would increase the stress level of students and suggesting it be introduced in Class 5 or Class 6 so that students can cope with it. A bench of Justices BV…
New Delhi: Top Congress leaders met here on Thursday to discuss the party’s strategy during the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning July 20. Senior Congress leaders, including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders deliberated on key issues to be taken up during the session. The…
New Delhi: Security has been heightened in and around Jantar Mantar ahead of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s visit to the site on Thursday to meet activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike for 18 days, police sources said. Additional police personnel and paramilitary forces have been deployed at the protest venue…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday greeted people on the occasion of Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra and prayed for the prosperity of the country. During the annual yatra, chariots of Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath are pulled from the Shri Jagannath temple to Shree Gundicha temple in Puri, Odisha. Lakhs of devotees…
