Law panel recommends ban on women wearing jeans, trousers inside Jagannath temple in Puri | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Law Commission has recommended amending the Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1955, to enforce a strict dress code for devotees at the 12th-century shrine, including a ban on women wearing shirt and jeans or trousers inside the temple.The proposal also prescribes traditional attire for men. Although dress guidelines were attempted in the…

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Nearly 70 lakh women found ineligible under Ladki Bahin scheme after e-KYC drive | Pune News

Minister of state for Women and Child Development (WCD) Meghana Bordikar PUNE: Nearly 70 lakh beneficiaries under the state govt’s flagship Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana have been found ineligible following a large-scale e-KYC and eligibility verification exercise.The move has led to a sharp decline in the number of women receiving the monthly financial assistance…

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Bhubaneswar holding tax defaulters: Govt institutions and schools owe crores | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Bhubaneswar: Biju Patnaik College, State Forensic Science Laboratory, state guest house and many private schools are among the top holding tax defaulters, with the financial year ending on Tuesday.The BMC targeted collection of Rs 200 crore in holding tax in the 2025-26 financial year, but it could fetch Rs 117 crore, with…

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Guard’s desperate cries caught on camera as ‘lone wolf’ stabbing unfolds near Mumbai; chilling video surfaces | Mumbai News

Police have identified the accused as 31-year-old Zaib Zubair Ansari. MUMBAI: A chilling video from Mumbai’s Mira Road has captured the moments a man allegedly confronted and attacked two security guards at an under-construction site in Naya Nagar in what investigators are probing as a possible “lone wolf” terror attack. The footage, filmed from an…

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