With tragic death of three devotees and at least 50 others injured in a stampede near Sri Gundicha Temple in Odisha’s Puri during Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra early Sunday, sparking shock waves across the State and exposing the alleged gaping holes in the efficiency of government machinery, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi issued a statement tending apology.
Geetika Lidder, wife of the late Brigadier Lakhbinder Singh Lidder, who tragically lost his life in the military helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, in December 2021, is preparing to release her debut memoir, I Am a Soldier’s Wife. The book, which immortalises her “love story” with her husband, will be launched by the Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, on Saturday.
On the first day of the Adelaide Test, the Australian cricketers were seen sporting black armbands to commemorate their former teammate Phillip Hughes, who lost his life after a ball hit him during a Sheffield Shield match on November 25, 2014.
IIT Guwahati expressed deep sorrow over the student's passing and acknowledged the emotional distress it has caused within the campus community. The institute emphasised that student welfare remains its top priority.
