India, All india, 1st Aug 2019, News & Stories from India

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As per the new rule, a devotee found with any of these prohibited items inside the premises of the 12th-century shrine in Odisha will have to shell out Rs 500 as a penalty. (Photo: Representational | File)

Ban on paan, tobacco inside Jagannath temple comes into effect

Welcoming the move as 'very good', a servitor said it would play a significant role in preserving the sanctity of the temple.

01 Aug 2019 9:00 PM

During the meeting when a leader suggested that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra take the reigns to become the next party president, she discouraged the suggestion and asked not to drag her into the matter. (Photo: File)

‘Don’t drag me into this’: Priyanka Gandhi certain on not leading Congress

The suggestion resurfaced earlier on Thursday at a meeting.

01 Aug 2019 8:45 PM

The accident took place on Sunday when the teen was on her way to Raebareli from Unnao. (Photo: File)

Five days down, Unnao rape survivor remains critical, still on life support: Hospital

The doctor in charge of their treatment said, The rape survivor's condition is stable, but still, she is on the ventilator support.'

01 Aug 2019 8:34 PM

The sanctioning authority should be an independent person, while here it was granted by a junior official in the Maharashtra home department, Rohatgi, Purohit's lawyer, said. (Photo: File)

Malegaon blast victim questions fomer attorney gen Rohatgi appearing for Purohit

Senior counsel BA Desai, appearing for Nisar Sayyed whose son was killed in the blast, raised objection to Rohatgi appearing for Purohit.

01 Aug 2019 8:11 PM

The news of CCD outlets being reopened in Mangaluru, Karnataka, brought a smile on their customers' faces. (Photo: ANI)

CCD outlets reopen after two-day shut down in in memory of its founder VG Siddhartha

The CCD outlets across the state were shut down on July 30 and July 31 following VG Siddhartha's demise.

01 Aug 2019 8:08 PM

‘At present, the pious month of Shravan is going on and it is a matter of my personal choice,’ Shukla said, justifying his stand. (Photo: Twitter | @Amit_shukla999)

‘Give us an undertaking’: Man who cancelled Zomato order gets police notice

Asked about the customer’s refusal to take delivery from him, Faiyaz, the Zomato executive admitted he felt hurt over whatever happened.

01 Aug 2019 7:56 PM

While adding that some of the district authorities were not aware of the basic guidelines of the MPLAD scheme, RS Dy CM said: 'During the visit, the Committee was informed about the lack of adequate communication and coordination between the authorities at different levels.'

Harivansh writes to all RS MPs, seeks suggestions to better implement MPLADS

He requested them to give suggestions to implement the scheme in a better way.

01 Aug 2019 7:54 PM

The debt was primarily raised through three entities - Devadarshini Info Technologies, Gonibedu Coffee and Coffee Day Consolidations. (Photo: File)

Cafe Coffee Day Founder VG Siddhartha had personal debt of Rs 1,000 crore: Report

The consolidated borrowings of Coffee Day Enterprises stood at Rs 6,547.38 crore as of on March 31.

01 Aug 2019 7:19 PM

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, on reports of Adeeb's arrest, said, ‘We are trying to ascertain the veracity of the reports. We will contact their government and find out if these reports are true.’ (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Ex-Maldives VP Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor reaches India via sea, quizzed by central agencies

‘Dignitary who arrived on a vessel cannot de-board now since there was no information about him coming to India,’ top district police said.

01 Aug 2019 6:56 PM

According to Dr Pratibha Ramani, the boy was brought with a complaint of a swelling in the jaw. (Photo: ANI)

Jaw-dropping: Chennai doctors remove 526 teeth from 7-year-old boy's mouth

Five surgeons and seven pathologists were part of the operation that was completed in five hours.

01 Aug 2019 6:42 PM

According to the family of the victims, the brothers were a witness in the murder case of their father, who was also shot dead in May earlier this year over a land dispute. (Photo: File I Representational)

Months after their father's murder, two brothers shot dead in Bihar

The two brothers were murdered when they were sleeping on the terrace of a temple near their house after a blackout.

01 Aug 2019 6:39 PM

'The amendments introduced by brute legislative force are regressive and are aimed squarely at undermining the independence of information commissions, thereby diluting India's strongest and most widely used framework for transparency,' she added. (Photo: Representational)

Activists urge Prez to withhold assent to RTI bill; get detained by police

The group of activists from NCPRI had gathered outside gate number 38 of Rashtrapati Bhavan to give their representation.

01 Aug 2019 6:08 PM

A case of murder and loot was registered at the Jawahar Nagar Police Station against Jagdish Chand, who was Agarwal's driver, and his wife Shimla Devi. (Photo: Representational)

Rajasthan man awarded death penalty, wife gets life term in murder case

The court also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on each of the convicts.

01 Aug 2019 5:37 PM

The block committee member said the accused were going to Meerut to smuggle the meat. (Photo: Representational)

Quintal beef found in SUV of UP block committee member during checking, arresed

Police intercepted the vehicle in Ratanpuri area of Khatauli block on Wednesday.

01 Aug 2019 4:14 PM

'Food doesn't have a religion. It is a religion,' Zomato had replied to the customer's request. (Photo: File)

MP police to issue notice to man who fussed over 'non-Hindu' Zomato delivery boy

The customer, Amit Shukla tagged Zomato asking them to cancel his order as they sent a non-Hindu delivery boy.

01 Aug 2019 4:10 PM

Ayodhya land dispute: Mediation panel submits report in SC

More details are awaited.

01 Aug 2019 4:03 PM

Ravi was administered the oath office at Raj Bhavan by the acting chief justice of Gauhati High Court, Arup Kumar Goswami, in presence of Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Assembly Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu, Opposition Leader TR Zeliang, state ministers, legislators and other dignitaries. (Photo: Twitter I @dimapur24_7)

RN Ravi sworn in as Nagaland governor

Ravi succeeded PB Acharya, whose tenure ended on July 19.

01 Aug 2019 3:09 PM

The state administrative council (SAC), which met under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday, increased the allowance from eight per cent to 10 per cent in respect to all ranks in the state police force with effect from August 1, 2019, he said. (Photo: File)

J&K administration increases hardship allowance of 84,000 police personnel

In another decision, the SAC sanctioned increase in ration money allowance in favour of non-gazetted police personnel.

01 Aug 2019 2:59 PM

The designated judge in Delhi will commence the trial on day-to-day basis and complete the trial within 45 days. (Photo: PTI)

SC orders UP to pay Rs 25L to Unnao rape survivor, shifts her to AIIMS Delhi

SC also ordered UP govt to pay sum of Rs 20 lakh to Unnao survivor's lawyer, who was grievously injured on July 28.

01 Aug 2019 2:55 PM

Kure Ram had decided to retire in style as his family booked a chopper to fly him home from the Neemka government school, located barely two kilometres away, where he worked for 40 years. (Representational Image)

Retire in style: Class IV employee takes chopper to ride home on last day of work

Ram's family members gathered Rs 3.30 lakh to book chopper, which had to make 8 trips to bring the entire family from the school to village.

01 Aug 2019 2:51 PM

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