ONI Bureau: —– Day 1: Devotees defy queue system for entry into Puri Srimandir.
—– Gajapati: Bodies of two sisters recovered from well in Chheligarh: R. Udayagiri SDPO informs that parents of the two sisters forced them to consume poison and later threw their bodies in the well.
—– BJD activists stage demonstration in front of Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar protesting fuel price hike.
—– 10 migrant labourers rescued near Sanburjibata in Bolangir while being trafficked outside.
—– Odisha records 12.9 % surplus rainfall this Monsoon.
—– United Nations Secretary General António Guterres to arrive in New Delhi today on a four-day visit to India.
—– Supreme Court issues additional guidelines to deter acts of vandalism and hooliganism carried out in the name of public protests.
—– Supreme Court refuses to give a date for a hearing to a mentioning by lawyer R P Luthra, seeking action against the lawyers who had allegedly tweeted against SC judges. SC said we will hear it later.
—– Delhi: President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his wife pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also present.
—– Nirav Modi case: 5 overseas bank accounts belonging to Nirav Modi having balance of total Rs 278 Crores also attached by ED. Diamond studded jewellery worth Rs 22.69 Cr has brought back to India from Hong Kong. A flat in South Mumbai worth Rs 19.5 Crore also attached.
—– Delhi: President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev was received by President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon his arrival at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
—– Petrol & Diesel prices in Delhi are Rs 83.73 per litre (increase by Rs 0.24) & Rs 75.09 per litre (increase by Rs 0.30), respectively. Petrol & Diesel prices in Mumbai are Rs 91.08 per litre (increase by Rs 0.24) & Rs 79.72 per litre (increase by Rs 0.32), respectively.
—– Late actor Raj Kapoor’s wife Krishna Kapoor passes away at the age of 87.
—– Tamil Nadu government yesterday celebrated MGR centenary in Chennai.
—– Fans of late Hollywood star Burt Reynolds paid their last respects by hosting a car rally in New York State’s Long Island area.
—– Maldives’ former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and his son, Faris Maumoon, will soon be freed on bail as ordered by the Maldives High Court.