The unholy management of holy temples in Odisha has been brought to the fore by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report.The latest report on the General and Social Sector for the year ended March 2020 by the constitutional watchdog reveals of large-scale misappropriation of property and funds of the religious institutions across…Continue Reading
Even as the nation mourned the death of General Bipin Rawat and others in a helicopter crash, derogatory comments about him led to arrests in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh while a filmmaker in Kerala said he was renouncing Islam in protest against those who indulged in `jubilation’ over the tragedy.In Karnataka, home minister Araga Jnanendra…Continue Reading
The Odisha Law Department seems not to have taken any lesson from the missing keys of Lord Jagannath’s Ratna Bhandhar. The heights of serial mismanagement in another towering temple in Odisha – the temple of Lord Lingaraj – have been unearthed by CAG.As per the CAG report tabled in the State Assembly, the trust board…Continue Reading
The last rites of Odia Jawan and Indian Air Force (IAF) Junior Warrant Officer Rana Pratap Das was performed with full military honours, including 21 gun salutes, at Krushnachandrapur in Angul district on Saturday.Before that, a pal of gloom descended the village when the mortal remains of Das reached Talcher at around 3.30 pm. Subsequently…Continue Reading
National When Catherine O’Connor discovered her grandson was planning an attack, she did what few parents or guardians do: reported a child she loved to police. This combo from photos provided by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office shows, from left, James Crumbley and Jennifer Crumbley. The parents of Ethan Crumbley, a teen accused of killing…Continue Reading
National The flight continued on to Los Angeles after the passenger was removed. A flight from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles was diverted after an unruly passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant, police said. The Associated Press By Associated Press December 10, 2021 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A flight from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles…Continue Reading
Business “Omicron has made me realize work life will never return to the way it was pre-COVID.” Lane Turner / The Boston Globe, File By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, Associated Press December 10, 2021 | 2:17 PM NEW YORK (AP) — Companies of all sizes are rethinking their plans to send workers back to the office as…Continue Reading
Politics The job market and stock market are hot, but prices keep climbing and the White House is alleging the media is too focused on negative trends. President Biden delivers remarks on the latest developments related to the omicron variant on Dec. 9. By Jeff Stein, Washington Post December 10, 2021 | 2:10 PM WASHINGTON…Continue Reading
Coronavirus Roughly half of the vaccine locations in Massachusetts offer the Pfizer booster for the newly eligible group. Karolina Moran, 16, receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Miami in May. Saul Martinez / The New York Times Massachusetts has over 1,000 locations offering COVID-19 vaccine boosters, though 16 and 17 year olds…Continue Reading
“I met my father once.” Hip hop icon Raekwon begins his memoir, “From Staircase to Stage,” with this line. The talented lyricist and cofounding member of the ’90s mega-group Wu-Tang Clan, known on stage as The Chef, didn’t have a relationship with his father. When we sat down recently for a conversation about his book, music, career and…Continue Reading