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  • Indian trucks to have AC cabin mandatory by 2025

    Indian trucks to have AC cabin mandatory by 2025

    New-Delhi: The Central government have announced that all truck cabins must be mandatory equipped with air conditioning by 2025.

    Union road and transport minister Nitin Gadkari announced that he had approved the proposal to make AC’s mandatory and has given a transition period of 18 months for the industry to upgrade.

    As drivers play a key role in the transport sector, which is one of the most important areas for India as the fastest growing large economy in the world, there is a need to address issues regarding their working conditions and state of mind, the minister of road transport and highways said.

    In our country, drivers work for 12-14 hours, whereas in other countries, the number of working hours for bus and truck drivers are restricted. Our drivers operate their vehicles in temperatures of 43 and 47 degrees celsius and imagine the condition of the drivers, said Minister in an event organised by the automobile company.

  • Rath Yatra 2023: Know significance of ‘Pahandi’ ahead of Chariot pulling

    Rath Yatra 2023: Know significance of ‘Pahandi’ ahead of Chariot pulling

    Puri: Pahandi is a significant ritual that takes place during the Rath Yatra in Puri. Pahandi refers to the ceremonial procession in which the deities Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra are carried from their respective shrines within the Jagannath Temple to their respective chariots.

    The Pahandi ritual marks the movement of the deities from the temple to the chariots, symbolizing their readiness to embark on the grand procession. It is a highly revered and closely observed event by devotees.

    During Pahandi, the idols of the deities are gently lifted and carried by the temple servitors, known as pandas, in a synchronized manner. The pandas carefully navigate through the corridors of the temple, and as they approach the chariots, they gradually increase their pace, creating a rhythmic swaying motion called “dahana.”

    The pandas carry the deities on their shoulders or in a palanquin-like manner known as “goti pahandi.” As they move forward, they sway the idols from side to side, giving the impression that the deities are dancing in joy. The pandas often sing devotional songs and chant hymns while performing the Pahandi ritual.

    The Pahandi procession continues until all three deities are placed on their respective chariots:

    Lord Jagannath on the Nandighosa chariot. The Nandighosa rath is the largest among the three chariots used in the Rath Yatra. It is specifically designed for Lord Jagannath and is constructed anew each year using wood. The rath is approximately 45 feet high and has 18 wheels. It is painted in vibrant colors and adorned with various decorations.

  • Balasore train accident: CBI takes signal JE to his rented house & begin interrogation

    Balasore train accident: CBI takes signal JE to his rented house & begin interrogation

    Balasore: The officials of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took signal JE to his rented house at Soro and begin interrogation in connection to deadly Balasore train accident.

    Earlier, CBI sealed the rented house of the signal JE, who has been identified as Amir Khan.

    However, the CBI team had questioned him at an undisclosed location. The CBI team had left Balasore on June 16 after conducting on spot investigating. But, it returned again today and sealed Khan’s rented house.

    It is to be noted here that 292 people were killed while over 1,100 others were injured following a triple train mishap at Bahanaga railway station in Odisha’s Balasore district on June 2. The three trains which were involved in the accident are the 12864 Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, 12841 Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express, and a goods train

  • Rath Yatra 2023: Sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik makes sand art with 250 coconuts

    Rath Yatra 2023: Sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik makes sand art with 250 coconuts

    Puri: The world-famous Rath yatra is a significant festival for everyone. On the occasion of Rath yatra 2023, renowned sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has made a sand art with two Hundred fifty coconuts installed in the sand art of lord Jagannath Ratha.

    The sand art depicts the chariots of the trinity. Three chariots, known as raths, are made with sand. The chariot of Lord Jagannath, called Nandighosa, the chariot of Balabhadra, called Taladhwaja and the chariot of Subhadra, known as Darpadalana. Below the chariots, the faces of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra are made with coconuts.

    The Rath Yatra is considered one of the most significant festivals in Hinduism and holds immense religious importance for devotees. It symbolizes the journey of Lord Jagannath from his abode to visit his aunt’s house. The chariots are pulled from the Jagannath Temple to the Gundicha Temple, covering a distance of approximately 3 kilometers. Thousands of devotees gather to participate in pulling the chariots with ropes. It is believed that even touching the ropes or the chariots during the procession is considered highly auspicious.

  • Rain Lashes Delhi, Maximum Temp Dips To 34.5 Deg C

    Rain Lashes Delhi, Maximum Temp Dips To 34.5 Deg C

    Another spell of rain lashed Delhi on Monday under the influence of cyclone Biparjoy’s remnant, bringing down the maximum temperature to 34.5 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal.

    The India Meteorological Department has predicted more rain over the next two days. Maximum temperatures are expected to remain below the 40-degree mark for the next four to five days.The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi’s primary weather station, recorded 4.4 mm of rainfall on Monday. It has gauged 15.9 mm of rainfall against a normal of 31.1 mm so far, a deficit of 49 per cent.

    The IMD’s extended range model guidance shows an upswing in rains over northwest India in June last week.

    The Met office is yet to announce a date for the arrival of monsoon in Delhi. Normally, the rain-bearing system reaches the capital by June 27.

    The Safdarjung Observatory has not recorded any heatwave this year so far, with meteorologists attributing it to higher-than-usual western disturbances — weather systems that originate in the Mediterranean region and bring unseasonal rainfall to northwest India — this pre-monsoon season (March to May).

    According to IMD data, the Safdarjung Observatory has so far recorded 86.7 mm of rainfall in May. On average, the national capital logs 19.7 mm of rainfall in the whole month.

    The city logged more than 20 mm of rainfall in April, the highest in the month since 2017, and heatwave conditions at isolated pockets.

    -With PTI Input

  • IPS Ravi Sinha became the new RAW chief

    IPS Ravi Sinha became the new RAW chief

    Raipur/Delhi. Ravi Sinha, a 1988 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre, will be the new RAW chief. He will succeed the current Chief Samant Goel, IPS (Punjab 84), who retires on June 30. Ravi Sinha will hold the post for two years.

    RAW – India’s International Intelligence Organization. It was formed in September 1968. When the Bureau of Investigation (which previously handled domestic and international matters) could not function well in the Indo-China War of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Due to which the Government of India felt the need of such an institution which could collect external information in an independent and efficient manner.

    The main work of RAW is to collect information, stop terrorism and carry out secret operations etc. Along with this, it works on the information received from foreign governments, companies and humans so that the right advice can be given to the Indian policy makers.

  • Chennai rains led to waterlogging, 10 international flights diverted

    Chennai rains led to waterlogging, 10 international flights diverted

    Chennai: Overnight widespread rainfall and moderate rainfall in Chennai left some parts of the city waterlogged on June 19, said reliable reports.

    The Greater Chennai Corporation on Monday said that Chennai recorded 102mm of rain from 8:30am on Sunday to 8:30am on Monday, that is 24 hours continuously.

    Chennai rains led to waterlogging in the Airport also. As many as 10 international flights were diverted to Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport.

    As many as 22 motor pumps were run across Chennai to remove the stagnated water from various main roads in the capital of Tamil Naidu.

    The DGP and director of fire and rescue services Abash Kumar, said that clear instructions have been given to clear the waterlogging on war footing basis.

    The fire personnel are in touch with the police control room and corporation officials to remove the uprooted trees. One team has also kept on standby near the state disaster rescue force, said reports.

  • Two killed, at least 30 injured as two buses collide head-on in TN’s Cuddalore district

    Two killed, at least 30 injured as two buses collide head-on in TN’s Cuddalore district

    By PTI
    CHENNAI: Two persons were killed and at least 30 injured in a head-on collision involving two private buses in Cuddalore district on Monday, police said.

    The front portion of the two vehicles were completely damaged in the accident at Melpattampakkam in Panruti.

    Immediately after the mishap, members of the public and police rushed to the spot and helped rush the injured to the hospital.

    Police said the exact cause of the accident was being probed.

    Initial reports indicated that the front tyre of one of the buses burst leading to the driver losing control of the vehicle as a result of which it collided into a bus coming in the opposite direction, police added.

    Senior district revenue and police officials rushed to Melpattampakkam to help the injured.

  • IPS officer Ravi Sinha appointed RAW chief

    IPS officer Ravi Sinha appointed RAW chief

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: Senior IPS officer Ravi Sinha was on Monday appointed as the chief of the country’s external spy agency RAW, succeeding Samant Kumar Goel who will complete his four-year tenure on June 30, an official order said.

    Sinha, a 1988 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, is currently Special Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat.

    The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Sinha’s appointment as Secretary, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) for a tenure of two years, the order issued by the Ministry of Personnel said.

    Sinha has been with the prestigious intelligence agency for over two decades.

    He was heading the operational wing of RAW before his promotion.

    Considered a neighbourhood specialist, the officer has worked extensively in Jammu and Kashmir, the northeast and other countries.

    He takes over at a time when Sikh extremism is being propagated in some countries.

    Sinha’s predecessor Goel was appointed RAW chief for two years in June 2019.

    He was later given two extensions of one year each in 2021 and June 2022.

    Goel, an expert on matters related to Jammu and Kashmir, is believed to have played a key role in planning the February 2019 surgical strike in Pakistan’s Balakot.

    The surgical strike was carried out to avenge the Pulwama terror attack, in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed by a suicide bomber of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).

    In response to the attack, the Indian Air Force struck a JeM terrorist training camp in Balakot on February 26, 2019.

  • Heavy rains lash north Gujarat due to depression after Cyclone Biparjoy

    Heavy rains lash north Gujarat due to depression after Cyclone Biparjoy

    By PTI

    AHMEDABAD: Heavy rains lashed several parts of north Gujarat in the last 24 hours due to depression, a remnant of cyclonic storm Biparjoy, causing a flood-like situation in many villages of Banaskantha district, officials said on Monday.

    Various parts of Gujarat, including the Saurashtra region, are likely to receive light to moderate rainfall in the next two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a release.

    Several villages in the Dhanera taluka of Banaskantha were affected due to a flood-like situation, an official from the district administration said.

    Twenty cows were killed after getting swept away in water at Jadia village, the official said, adding that senior officials have reached Dhanera to help local authorities in relief work.

    Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall near Jakhau on the Kutch coast in Gujarat on Thursday evening.

    As per the IMD, the rainfall in the last 24 hours was the result of a depression, a remnant of cyclonic storm Biparjoy, over central parts of south Rajasthan and the neighbouring region.

    Banaskantha and Sabarkantha districts in north Gujarat received heavy to very heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours ending at 6 am on Monday.

    Danta taluka of Banaskantha received 126 mm rain during the last 24 hours, followed by 86 mm in Amirgadh (Banaskantha), 82 mm in Khedbrahma (Sabarkantha), 74 mm in Vijaynagar (Sabarkantha), 69 mm in Poshina (Sabarkantha) and 37 mm in Vadali taluka of Sabarkantha, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said.