Day: March 22, 2023

Powerful Quake Kills 12 In Pak, Afghanistan

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Islamabad/Kabul: At least 12 people were killed in Pakistan and Afghanistan following a powerful 6.5-magnitude quake that struck the two neighbouring nations, with tremors also felt across north India. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the epicentre of the Tuesday night tremor, with a depth of 187.589 km, was initially determined to be at 36.5227 degrees north latitude and 70.9787 degrees east longitude in Jurm, Afghanistan, reports Xinhua news agency. In a statement on Wednesday, the Disaster Management Authority in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said five men, two women and two…

Darshan Of Deities In Puri’s Jagannath Temple Closed For 4 Hours Today

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Puri: Darshan of Lord Jagannath and his siblings Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra in Puri’s Srimandir will be prohibited between 5.00 pm and 9.00 pm on Wednesday after the second Vogamandap Vog as Shri Vigrahaman Bunkalagi Nitti will be performed in the inner sanctum of the temple. On the occasion of Chaitra-Shukla Pratipada Tithi, the Holy Trinity will be adorned with natural colours made from hingula (black) and harital (white). Though the darshan of the deities will be closed, devotees will be allowed to enter the temple premises. It is…

More Rains Forecast for Several Odisha Districts

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Bhubaneswar: Several places in Odisha are likely to experience rain for another five days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms and lightning for one or two places in Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts in the next 24 hours. Light to moderate rain or thundershower is also likely to occur at a few places in Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Balasore, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj districts. A partly cloudy sky with the possibility of the development of…