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CM Bhupendra Patel, along with DyCM Harsh Sanghavi perform the ‘pahind vidhi’ to start the annual 149th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Ahmedabad on Thursday Ahmedabad: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday flagged off the 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra from the Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur after performing rituals on the occasion of Ashadhi Bij.CM Bhupendra Patel, along with DyCM Harsh Sanghavi perform the ‘pahind vidhi’ to start the annual 149th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Ahmedabad on ThursdayPatel performed the traditional ‘pahind vidhi’ for the fifth consecutive year, sweeping the chariot with a golden broom in a ritual…

Bhubaneswar received heavy rain on Thursday Bhubaneswar: Moderate to heavy rain lashed many parts of Odisha on Thursday. According to the IMD evening report, Hirakud recorded the highest rainfall at 97 mm, followed by Sambalpur at 94.4 mm. Puri received 16.3 mm, while Bhubaneswar recorded 22 mm.In the last 24 hours, Banki in Cuttack district and Angul town each recorded 210 mm, the highest in the state, the IMD said in its morning report. Manorama Mohanty, head of the regional IMD centre in Bhubaneswar, said rainfall activity is likely to continue for at least two more days under the influence…

COIMBATORE: An eight-year-old female elephant was found dead in the Manambolly range of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) near Valparai on Wednesday night.The carcass was found by forest field staffers during a routine patrol near Murugan Estate. A postmortem was performed on the carcass on Thursday by ATR veterinary assistant surgeon Dr T Meiyarasan in the presence of Manambolly forest range officer K Giridharan and Ganesan, a volunteer from the Nature Conservation Foundation.The postmortem report indicated that the elephant had died due to health complications arising from a severe digestive disorder.Forest officials stated that vital organ samples were collected and…

Dhubri: A Dhubri Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) nurse who allegedly posed as a gynaecologist, her husband and an alleged tout arrested after a woman died during an alleged illegal abortion at an unauthorised clinic, were sent to judicial custody on Thursday after their two-day police remand ended.Police produced Habiba Yasmin, the nurse, her husband Mostafizur Rahman and Shefali Begum before the court of chief judicial magistrate Chinmoy Barua. The court sent them to Dhubri District Jail.Dhubri Sadar police station OC Pritam Das told TOI that the trio’s interrogation had been completed. “We have received several inputs. The crime branch…

Mangaluru: Belthangady police have arrested a habitual offender in connection with a theft case, after an investigation into an unnatural death revealed that the deceased had allegedly died accidentally while committing a burglary.During the investigation into unnatural death report registered at Belthangady police station on July 1, it was found that a theft had taken place at the spot where victim Mushtaq had died.Following this, a case was registered at Belthangady police station under Sections 331(4) and 305 read with 3(5) of the BNS. During the investigation into the theft, Belthangady police arrested accused P Ibrahim Latheef,36, a resident of…

Patna: To strengthen the city’s preparedness against monsoon-related waterlogging, Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (Buidco) has deployed engineers for overnight duty at seven key drainage pumping stations (DPS) across Patna till July 31.According to a Buidco press release, engineers will be stationed at the pumping stations from 10pm to 6am in two phases between July 15 and 31 to ensure uninterrupted pump operations and respond swiftly to any technical fault or waterlogging complaint during heavy rainfall.The arrangement covers pumping stations at Pahari, Yogipur, Saidpur, Mandiri, Rajapur-Gosaintola, Kurji and Eco Park, all considered vulnerable to waterlogging during the monsoon. Engineers have been…

A 16-year-old boy was found shot dead under Sadar police station limits in Alwar district Wednesday. Alwar: A 16-year-old boy was found shot dead under Sadar police station limits in Alwar district Wednesday.The victim, Tushar Kumar, a resident of Indira Colony in Tasai village under Naugaon police station limits, went missing after leaving with friends on July 14, police said.His body was found the following day in the hills near a farmhouse, around 45 km from Alwar city. As the body remained unidentified, police initially treated it as unclaimed.During the investigation, police analysed the call detail records (CDR) of Tushar’s…

CM Hemant Soren and governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar attend the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ranchi on Thursday Ranchi: Devotion and festivity gripped Ranchi on Thursday as thousands of devotees thronged the historic Jagannath Temple and lined the streets to witness the annual Rath Yatra. Chief minister Hemant Soren and governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar offered prayers before the deities were taken out in a grand chariot procession, marking one of the city’s biggest religious celebrations.Addressing devotees, Hemant said the state govt would work to give greater recognition to the historic Jagannathpur Temple by strengthening its presence on the state’s tourism map.…

The number of women travelling on ordinary services increased by 87% Thiruvananthapuram: The state govt’s Priyadarshini free travel scheme for women and transgender persons has led to a 28.9% increase in KSRTC’s average daily ridership, with over 5.5 lakh additional passengers using the state-run bus service every day, said transport minister C P John on Thursday while reviewing the first 50 days of the transport department and the motor vehicles department since he assumed office.The minister said the analysis, based on electronic ticket machine (ETM) data, showed that the average daily ridership on ordinary and super-class services increased from 19.03…

The accident took place around 6.30am near Heria, around 126km from Kolkata Heria: Four persons, including the owner of a private bus, were killed and three others critically injured when a speeding truck rammed the stationary vehicle from behind on the Digha-Nandakumar National Highway 116B on Thursday morning.The accident took place around 6.30 am near Heria, around 126 km from Kolkata. Police said the bus was on its way to Digha from Kolkata when it developed a mechanical snag. The driver parked the vehicle on the highway to carry out repairs when the speeding truck lost control and crashed into…