Новости за 01.07.2022

Two years after Bikru massacre, the police recovered an SUV of the slain gangster Vikas Dubey, the main accused in the case, from a dilapidated house in Sahajyora village in Chaubepur police area of the district on Thursday.

More than 10 lakh devotees turned up in Puri to watch the sibling deities — Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra — embark on their annual sojourn to their birthplace at Gundicha temple, marking Rath Yatra on Friday.

The Kanpur police has constituted a six-member team to probe into reports of Dawat–e–Islami’s existence in the district and activities of the outfit, if any.

Forty-six new Covid-19 cases were reported in the city and district from 2,484 tests conducted during the 24 hours ending on Friday evening. Against this, 40 persons were discharged on the day.

Fourteen more people lost their lives in Assam in the last 24 hours taking the flood and landslide toll to 173. The deceased include six children.

A 28-year-old man died and seven others were injured as they were electrocuted while pulling a chariot that came in contact with a live electric wire during the Rath Yatra festival in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday, police said.

Thanesar MLA Subhash Sudha has recommended suspension of four officials of Thanesar Municipal Council (MC) on Friday, following complaint of their negligence in issuing no-dues certificate (NDC) and causing disappearance of record files.

A hardcore militant of the Ulfa (Independent) was gunned down by security forces in a fierce gun battle in Kakopathar area of Assam's Tinsukia district on Friday.

The district court in Varanasi dismissed a criminal review petition seeking direction to file an FIR against the Anjuman Intezamia Masajid (AIM) committee members for alleged efforts to damage the basic structure of 'Lord Visheshwar Temple' in the Gyanvapi premises.

Though the intensity of the rain reduced by half on Friday compared to Thursday’s battering the city received, trouble has started for people living near the shores in some areas of coastal Karnataka.

Eight more bodies have been recovered from tonnes of muddy debris of the landslide that struck Manipur’s Noney district on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, taking the toll to 16.

A fierce 'tug-of-war' between tractors in a Karnataka village went awry, putting to risk the safety of a cheering crowd in close quarters, a viral video shows.

A sea of humanity turned up at Puri to attend Rath Yatra on Friday. This year’s Rath Yatra assumes significance as the festival was held amid curbs and curfew in 2020 and 2021 owing to Covid pandemic.

In a big development in the ongoing issue of advance power bills demanded by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) a delegation of city businessmen on Thursday visited the office of Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC). The businessmen wanted to meet the chairman of the commission but due to his unavailability they pasted a poster of their demands on the wall of PSERC.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday filed criminal defamation case against Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia. This comes almost 10 days after the Assam CM's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, had filed a Rs 100 crore defamation suit against Sisodia at the court of Civil Judge No 1 of Kamrup Metropolitan district on June 21.

A group of environmentalists have approached the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against the felling of 20,000 trees for widening the 43km-long Gurgaon-Rewari highway, calling it "unlawful". The tribunal will hear the petition on Friday. The petitioners alleged that permission for cutting the trees was granted without considering the existing laws and guidelines.

This year's festival assumes significance given that the last two years it was held amid curbs and curfew owing to the pandemic. The government expects a footfall of nearly 10 lakh devotees. The deities are scheduled to stay at Gundicha Temple till July 8 and proceed towards Jagannath Temple on the occasion of Bahuda Yatra on July 9.

Bhadohi police on Thursday attached a land and orchard of over Rs 1.84 crores value of jailed muscleman politician Vijay Mishra’s relatives Prakash Chandra Mishra and his wife Pushplata under Gangster Act.

A 35-year-old man fell from a highrise apartment in Vadsar area on Wednesday morning. Deceased Tonis Christian’s relatives, however, suspect foul play and have demanded police investigation in the incident.

The All Assam Students Union (Aasu) staged a statewide protest against the “Centre’s apathy” towards the Assam floods.The leading students’ body has demanded the Union government to solve the problems of flood and erosion.

A total of 96 urban local bodies will ensure enforcement of the ban on single-use plastics measuring less than 100 micron at the grassroots level from Friday in accordance with the Centre’s decision to eliminate the use of such materials from July 1, 2022 in a bid to curb pollution.

The Assam government and Spices Board has joined hands to develop infrastructure in the spices sector in the state.Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the International Buyer Seller Meet and Spices Conclave (IBSM) organised by Spices Board here on Thursday.

Eight more people died in Assam on Thursday, while one has been reported to be missing in the floods even as the situation showed signs of slight improvement. With this, the death toll in this year’s rainy season since April 6 has risen to 159.

At least 50 persons, including 23 Army personnel are feared buried and eight confirmed dead, after a massive landslide hit Manipur’s Noney district early on Thursday, sweeping away a Territorial Army (TA) camp and an under-construction railway yard site.