This recommendation aims to address concerns and historical indications suggesting the possible existence of secret or hidden chambers within the treasury. 

Justice Biswanath Rath, chairman of the high-level committee overseeing this process, made the announcement after a meeting in Puri on Monday. 

The committee unanimously agreed to propose the use of latest technology for a comprehensive inspection of the Ratna Bhandar, he added. 

"To clear such doubts, we have unanimously decided to recommend the temple managing committee to use latest technology and non-destructive instruments for proper inspection of the Ratna Bhandar," he said. 

"If any such chambers are discovered, appropriate steps will be taken; otherwise, necessary measures will be initiated for the repair and maintenance of the treasury," Justice Rath explained. -- PTI

 Milind More, son of Raghunath More, former Thane district chief of the undivided Shiv Sena, was at a resort in Navapur with his family when the incident occurred late Sunday evening, Deputy Commissioner of Police Jayant Bajbale said. 

 "While moving out of the resort, he had an argument with a rickshaw driver, during which he collapsed and was rushed to a nearby hospital. Doctors declared him dead on arrival and opined heart attack as the prima facie cause," he said. 

 Based on the complaint by More's kin, a case was registered under section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against an unidentified person, the DCP added. Milind More is the deputy chief of the Thane unit of the Shiv Sena (UBT), party functionaries said. 

 Following the incident, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed the civic authorities to demolish unauthorised resorts near Arnala beach, a release from the CMO said. 

 The Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) has started razing illegal structures in the area, it was stated. PTI

 Participating in the discussion on the death of students in a coaching institute in Delhi due to alleged negligence of authorities, Surjewala said, "Why cannot coaching institutes be regulated? They may have a role to play. What would the government do to strengthen education?" He asked why cannot there be a law to regulate fee structure, condition of education, conditions of people who impart education as also those who receive education and safety conditions in the coaching institutes. 

 "I urge through you that the government should seriously have widespread deliberations with all stakeholders and bring a law to regulate coaching institutes in this country," he said. 

 Surjewala pointed towards commercialisation of education in the last 10 years and said everyone is shedding their responsibility. There were 2.88 lakh private schools in 2014-15 and the number increased to 3.85 lakh in 2020-21, he stated. 

 He pointed that a parliamentary panel has said 10 lakh posts of teachers are vacant in schools, colleges and universities. The government should have paid attention to the issues instead of promoting crony capitalism, he suggested.

 Action has also been stepped up on illegal basements that are a threat to safety, the senior Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) official added.

"We worked on three fronts. Encroachments covering stormwater drains, due to which its cleaning was not easy, are to be demolished. Action has been initiated against illegal basements which are a threat to and safety," he said. 

 "Three basements were sealed last evening. We have taken action against the maintenance engineers responsible for containing waterlogging. The junior engineer has been terminated and the assistant engineer suspended," Kumar said. 

 Three IAS aspirants died due to flooding of the Rau's IAS Study Circle building basement in the central Delhi coaching hub of Old Rajinder Nagar following heavy rain last week. Police have arrested seven people in this connection so far. PTI

 The incident occurred on Sunday night when the Kanwar Yatra reached the Lohargal Dham, they said. 

 Superintendent of Police Rajasrhi Raj Verma said the kanwariyas take the water from the Dham after taking a dip. However, some of the kanwariyas started creating nuisance while taking a bath in the 'kund' and were moving towards another 'kund' where the female devotees were taking a bath.

 "Rajasthan Armed Constabulary (RAC) Jawans deployed there tried to control the situation," Verma said. But other kanwariyas also gathered on the spot, and the police wielded lathis to disperse them and prevent them from moving to the other 'kund'. The situation was soon brought under control, Verma added. PTI

 "Hindustan's nature is different. There is a formation against 'Chakravyuh' in every religion. In Hinduism, 'Shiv ki Baarat' is the opposite of 'Chakravyuh'. Anyone can join 'Shiv ki Baarat', -- anyone from any faith...This fight is between 'Shiv ki Baarat' and 'Chakravyuh'. 

"We break down 'Chakravyuh', through MNREGA, green revolution, independence, constitution...You form 'Chakravyuh'. 'Chakravyuh' can't defeat 'Shiv ki Baarat'. Look at your history. You call yourself Hindu, you don't understand Hinduism. You are people who form 'Chakravyuh', bogus."

"'Chakravyuh' is in the shape of a Lotus. In the 21st century, a new 'Chakravyuh' has been formed -- that too in the form of a Lotus. Prime Minister wears its symbol on his chest. What was done with Abhimanyu, is being down with India -- the youth, farmers, women, small and mediums businesses...

"Today, too there are six people in the centre of 'Chakravyuh'. Six people control today too -- Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Mohan Bhagwat, Ajit Doval, Ambani and Adani." 

 After Speaker Om Birla's intervention, he says, "If you want, I will omit the names of NSA, Ambani and Adani, and take just 3 names."

DCP (Central) M Harshvardhan said that the SUV driver was arrested based on a video that was widely shared on social media platforms, which showed the accused pass by the coaching institute on his vehicle at a very high speed and later the gate of the building was found damaged.

The police identified the driver and the vehicle through the CCTV footage of the area.

"Negligence has been established on the part of the arrested driver, who has been arrested in the Old Rajender Nagar case. He was driving the vehicle very fast, due to which the gate of the coaching centre broke. Before he hit the building gate, a street vendor had tried to stop him," the DCP said.

According to the police, the flow of water towards the institute became faster after the vehicle passed by, flooding its premises.

"At the beginning of the video, the gate of the coaching institute was fine, but after the car passed, it broke and fell down. The accused driver has no connection with the coaching owner or the building owner," DCP Harshvardhan said.

Shreya Yadav from Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni from Telangana, and Nevin Dalwin from Kerala died after the basement of the building housing Rau's Study Circle in Old Rajinder Nagar flooded due to rain.

The owner and coordinator of the coaching centre were also arrested in the case. The accused have been booked for culpable homicide, among other charges.

 "Criminal negligence of the Aam Aadmi Party has led to the death of these students. An inquiry should be set up on the Delhi Government which is neck deep in corruption. Why are the drains not being cleaned in Delhi?" she asked during the Zero Hour. Officials have said an absence of drainage system and safety measures, and use of basement for commercial activities in violation of norms led to the death of three civil services aspirants at the coaching centre. 

 Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor said there has been a violation in the safety codes, and demanded compensation for the families. He said that drains have to be cleaned and steps taken to prevent recurrence of such incidents. Tharoor demanded a comprehensive inquiry on the matter. 

 Akhilesh Yadav (SP) said that the incident is tragic and there should be thorough investigation to ascertain who is responsible for what has happened to the students.

 "In Uttar Pradesh, bulldozer is run over illegal buildings. I want to know if bulldozers will be run here also," Yadav said. The Delhi Police on Sunday arrested the owner and the coordinator of the coaching centre -- Rau's IAS Study Circle -- and booked them for culpable homicide and other charges. PTI

The bodies of the other two students were handed over to their families on Sunday. 

 Devlin's body was handed over to his maternal uncle Linu Raj at RML hospital and then taken for embalming. 

 "We will take an evening flight and take his body to Trivandrum, his native place for the funeral. We learnt about the incident on Sunday morning," his uncle said. 

 Devlin was pursuing PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). He and the other two students died after a library housed in the basement of Rau's IAS centre was inundated on Saturday night and reportedly led to the failure of the single biometric entry and exit point. PTI

 A shepherd heard her cries on Saturday evening in Sonurli village, some 450 kilometres from Mumbai, and alerted police after finding her chained and in distress, the official said. 

"The woman was rushed to a hospital in Sawantwadi (in the state's Konkan region) and then Oros in Sindhudurg. Considering her mental and health condition, she was shifted to Goa Medical College for advanced treatment. She is out of danger. Doctors treating her said she suffers from psychiatric problems. We have found medical prescriptions in her possession," the official informed. 

"We found her Aadhaar card with a Tamil Nadu address and a photocopy of her United States of America passport. She has been identified as Lalita Kayi. Her visa has expired. We are getting all these documents verified to ascertain her nationality. Police is also in touch with the Foreigners Regional Registration office," he said. 

As per initial information obtained by police, the woman has been in India for the past 10 years, the official said. "The woman is not in a position to give her statement. The woman is weak as she has not eaten anything for a couple of days and also as the area experienced heavy rains. We don't know for how long she was tied to that tree. We believe her husband, who hails from Tamil Nadu, tied her there and fled," he said. 

The official said police teams have left for Tamil Nadu, Goa and some other places to trace her relatives etc as part of the probe. PTI

Bhaker finished third to secure a bronze medal in the final of the Women's Air Pistol event on Sunday. She became the first Indian woman to win a medal in shooting at the Olympics.Following her win, Mandaviya told ANI, 

"By winning the first bronze medal in the Paris Olympics, Manu Bhaker has made India proud. 

In her interaction, she said that she has been a part of 'Khelo India'. I am delighted to tell you that PM Modi started 'Khelo India' and under this initiative, sports infrastructure was set up in the country, sports competition was increased, and projects were floated to identify sports talent at school and college levels. Good coaches were hired to train the talents identified, they were provided good training and under the TOPS scheme, arrangements were made to ensure that they did not face any financial constraints."Mandaviya revealed that around Rs 2 crores were spent on Manu's training and she was sent to Germany and Switzerland for it. He also expressed confidence that other athletes will also do well in the Olympics.

"Around Rs 2 crore was spent on Manu Bhaker's training. She was sent to Germany and Switzerland for training. Financial help was provided which was needed for her to hire a coach who she wanted. We are providing this ecosystem to all athletes so that they give best performance at national and international competitions. I am confident that our athletes will perform well in Paris Olympics too," he added.

On the shooting and archery competitions taking place today, Manaviya added, "Shooting and Archery competitions are taking place today. We should encourage our athletes with #CheerForBharat on social media and encourage them. We expect our athletes to perform well."

 With these arrests, the total number of people arrested in the case so far has gone to seven. The owner and the coordinator of the Rau's IAS Study Circle in the Old Rajinder Nagar area have already been arrested, and booked for culpable homicide and other charges. 

 Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) M Harsha Vardhan said each floor of the building is owned by a different person. "Five more persons have been arrested in connection with the flooding case in Rajinder Nagar. This includes the owner of the basement and an individual who drove a vehicle which appears to have damaged the gate of the building (leading to water gushing in the basement)," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) M Harsha Vardhan said.

 The police said the car drove through the rainwater due to which the water flow increased and the door of the basement got knocked down. The police are committed to ensuring strict action against all those responsible, the officer said. PTI

 The plea also sought directions for an investigation into the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officers who allegedly failed to act on a complaint received on June 26, 2024.

The petitioner is Kutumb, an NGO through its trustee, Jitender Singh, represented by advocate Rudhra Vikram Singh. The plea also sought direction to constitute district-level committees in each district of Delhi to investigate and address illegal commercial construction.

"Submit an action-taken report concerning the Mukherjee Nagar incident as previously ordered by the court. Formation of a committee to investigate coaching institutes operating illegally or not adhering to standard norms," the plea stated. 

 According to the plea, the prayers collectively aim to address systemic issues in regulatory enforcement and ensure accountability in cases of illegal construction and non-compliance by educational institutions. 

 The plea further submitted that due to the huge corruption involved in the departments of the respondents, many people have lost their lives over the years and Delhi has faced many terrible and scary incidents in the past few years. 

 In a recent incident that happened in a coaching institute situated in Rajendra Nagar, New Delhi, three young UPSC aspirants lost their lives and many others are struggling between life and death due to the negligence of the respondents. 

 Unfortunately, this was not the first incident in the national capital but many such unfortunate events have taken place in Delhi in the past few years. The respondents have never taken any preventive measures to avoid such scary incidents, the plea said.

DCP (central) M Harsha Vardhan, while speaking exclusively to ANI, said that five more people have been arrested in connection with the coaching centre flooding incident.

"Whoever is at fault in this incident will not be spared. We are taking strict action against those responsible for the incident and maintaining law and order in the area," he said.

With this, the total number of people arrested in the case stands at seven. Arrested persons include the owners of the building.

The incident occurred at Rau's Study Circle in Old Rajinder Nagar on Saturday after heavy rains.

Earlier, two persons, namely Abhishek Gupta (owner of the building) and Deshpal Singh (coordinator at the centre), were arrested on Sunday. Both of them were sent to 14-day judicial custody.

According to the police, the case has been registered under sections 105 (culpable homicide), 106(1) (death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide), 115(2) (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 290 (negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing, or constructing buildings) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). -- ANI

 The woman's body was found in the early hours of Saturday and police believe she was killed sometime between 3:30pm and 4:30pm on Friday, when she had taken half-day leave from her Navi Mumbai office. 

"Teams have been sent out to arrest the accused. We are investigating the murder from all angles," Deputy Commissioner of Police Vivek Pansare told PTI. 

Meanwhile, the father of the victim held a man from a different community responsible for the murder and said police must arrest him immediately. Irate kin said the victim's father had filed a police complaint against this man in 2019 for harassing his daughter and the murder was an act of revenge over that issue. PTI

The incident took place at 5am on National Highway number 44, some 10 kilometres from the district headquarters, which led to enraged villagers beating up the truck driver and also blocking the arterial road for some time, the official said. 

The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 416.62 points to hit a new record peak of 81,749.34 in early trade. The NSE Nifty surged 145.6 points to hit a fresh lifetime peak of 24,980.45. 

 From the Sensex pack, NTPC, State Bank of India, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank and UltraTech Cement were among the biggest gainers. Titan, Bharti Airtel, ITC and Tech Mahindra were among the laggards. 

 In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong were quoting in the positive territory. The US markets rallied on Friday. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 2,546.38 crore on Friday, according to exchange data. 

 The protesting aspirants have gathered outside Rau's IAS Study Circle demanding justice for the students who lost their lives on Saturday.

 "We have deployed paramilitary forces and police in the area to maintain law and order," a senior police officer said. 

 The three civil services aspirants lost their lives after the basement of Rau's IAS Study Circle was flooded following rains on Saturday. 

 A massive protest was witnessed on Sunday as well when the students squatted and blocked both the carriageways of the Pusa Road near the Karol Bagh Metro Station.

 "We request all to maintain law and order. The Pusa Road is an important road with many hospitals in the vicinity. We have barricaded the area and deployed additional force to maintain peace. We will ensure that no one is disturbed due to the protest," said the officer. PTI

The MCD sealed the basements of 13 coaching centres in Karol Bagh on Sunday for violating building bye-laws amid protests by students. Mayor Shelly Oberoi has directed strict action against coaching centres operating illegally in basements.

Three students died after the basement of the building housing a centre for coaching IAS aspirants in Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar was flooded following rains. The students complained that biometric access was mandated to enter libraries, which were located mostly in basements.

"What happened on July 27 was that the biometric got blocked, because of which students got trapped inside when the basement was being flooded with water. This tragedy could have been averted," Manish Kumar, a student, said while speaking to ANI on Monday.

Manish further said that alternatives to biometrics need to be ensured so that another such tragedy can be averted.

Another student, Punit Singh, complained that there is no way to rescue the occupants of the buildings housing the institutes in case of any emergencies.

"The entry and exits of most of the buildings here need biometric access. In case of an emergency or unforeseen incident, there is no balcony in the entire building, and there is no way to rescue any occupants of a building in case of a fire. We will not be able to escape and no one will be able to enter the building without a biometric," Punit Singh said.

"Who will be held accountable for our lives and safety? Access to 70-75 per cent of libraries in the region is controlled by biometrics and the libraries are located in basements," he added.

The student protests continued in the early hours of Monday also in Karol Bagh, raising various demands, including action against coaching centres and owners running libraries in basements, a rent regulation bill or code of rent regulation to control irrational rent and brokerage, and an insurance cover or grievance redressal mechanism for students.

They have also demanded that the government take steps to avoid waterlogging or electrocution in the area during rain.

The Delhi Police have arrested the owner and coordinator of the coaching centre in connection with the incident. They have been booked for culpable homicide, among other charges. -- ANI

Rushdie on Sunday extended his support and endorsement of US Vice President Harris during a virtual South Asian Men for Harris' event attended by scores of leading names from the Indian-American community, including prominent lawmakers, authors, policy experts, entrepreneurs and diaspora organisations. 

"It's a critical moment. I'm a boy from Bombay and it's great to see an Indian woman running for the White House. And my wife is African-American, so we like the fact that a Black and Indian woman is running for the White House," Rushdie said. 

 Harris, 59, is the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. She officially declared her candidacy after incumbent President Joe Biden withdrew from the race for a second term on July 20. 

She is expected to be officially declared as the presidential candidate by the Democrats next month. 

 The 77-year-old British-American novelist also noted that ethnicity itself is not enough. "We would not be gathering in this way let's say for Usha Vance or Nikki Haley," he said, referring to the Indian-American wife of Republican Vice Presidential nominee J D Vance and the Indian-American former South Carolina governor. 

 Rushdie emphasised that the momentum is because something very extraordinary, transformative has happened in American politics in just under one week. "The conversation has entirely changed with the arrival of Kamala Harris's candidacy and it's changed most joyfully, a way of optimism and positive, forward-thinking," he said. 

 Rushdie underscored that the community has to make that work because we can't allow the alternative to happen". 

 "This hollow man without a single noble quality, trying to drag this country towards authoritarianism. That cannot happen," he said, referring to 78-year-old Trump, a Republican. Rushdie voiced his confidence that Harris is the person who can prevent it. "And so I'm right in 1,000 per cent in for her."

 He added that star power matters in America and one could argue that Trump's celebrity status from being on TV for many years helped him get elected to the White House in 2016. "Well, right now, he doesn't look like the star. He looks like the old, fat guy. Kamala looks like the superstar. And I think the charisma she brings to the campaign could be critical in the weeks ahead," he said.

The incident took place on Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road at Worli Seaface when Vinod Lad, employed as a supervisor with a Thane-based transport firm, was returning to his house nearby where he lived with his cousin, the official said. Those present at the spot took Lad to hospital and also called police, he added.

"He died in Nair Hospital in Mumbai Central on Saturday. We have booked the accused, who was driving his employer to a five star hotel on Worli when the mishap took place. 

While he was earlier charged for causing grievous hurt through negligent driving, we have now added the section pertaining to causing death by negligent driving," the official informed. 

Incidentally, on July 9, a speeding BMC had rammed into a two-wheeler on Annie Besant Road in Worli, killing a woman, Kaveri Nakhwa, and severely injuring her husband Pradip. Accused Mihir Shah, his family driver and father were arrested for alleged attempts to destroy evidence and hoodwink investigators as well as other offences. 

On July 22, a speeding Audi had left three persons injured in Mulund in the city's north east tip after it collided with two autorickshaws. On May 19, a Porsche driven by a minor in an inebriated condition had knocked down a motorcycle in Kalyani Nagar area of Pune, the state's second largest city, leaving two IT professionals hailing from Madhya Pradesh dead. 

The case hit national headlines after the minor was given bail by the Juvenile Justice Board on lenient terms and a police probe found several attempts to destroy evidence, including swapping of blood samples meant for alcohol tests. PTI

Former election strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday said his Jan Suraaj campaign will become a political party on October 2, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, and contest the Bihar assembly polls next year.

Kishor was addressing a "state-level workshop" of Jan Suraaj in Patna, which was attended by several persons, including two former legislators and a granddaughter of late socialist icon Karpoori Thakur, joining the campaign.

"As stated earlier, Jan Suraaj will become a political party on October 2 and contest next year's assembly polls. Other details, such as who would lead the party, will be decided in due course," said Kishor, who had launched the campaign two years ago.

He welcomed the entry of Jagriti Thakur, whose father Virendra Nath Thakur is the younger son of Karpoori Thakur, a former chief minister of Bihar and a Bharat Ratna awardee.

Notably, late Thakur is seen as a mentor to many top leaders of the state, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD president Lalu Prasad.

Thakur's elder son Ram Nath Thakur is a JD-U MP and a Union Minister of state.

Other notables who joined Jan Suraaj include Monazir Hasan, a former Bihar minister who had been associated with RJD as well as JD-U and has served multiple terms in Parliament as well as the state legislature.

Other prominent inductees were former RJD MLC Rambali Singh Chandravanshi, who was recently disqualified from the legislative council on grounds of indiscipline, and Anand Mishra, a former IPS officer who resigned from service hoping for a BJP ticket but contested the Lok Sabha polls from Buxar as an Independent after being denied the ticket.

Another entrant was Priyanka, a daughter of JD-U leader Mangani Lal Mandal, a former MP and an ex-MLA.

Founder of IPAC, a political consultancy firm, Kishor first shot to fame in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls campaign of Prime Minister Narendra, which was a spectacular success.

He also worked for Nitish Kumar in the 2015 assembly polls. Kumar was impressed with his acumen and inducted him into JD-U in 2018. Kishor was elevated to the post of national vice-president soon, only to be expelled from the party less than two years later.

Kishor, who is in his 40s, gave up political consultancy after 2021 West Bengal assembly polls, which saw his client Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress president, retaining power with a thumping majority.

In 2020, Kishor had launched a campaign in his home state called 'Baat Bihar Ki", which got embroiled in a copyrights case and was ultimately shelved. -- PTI 

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has started action against illegal coaching centres and will set up a high-level committee to probe the flooding of the basement of a coaching institute which led to three civil services aspirants' deaths, an official said on Sunday.

A team of the civic body reached the Old Rajinder Nagar area to seal several illegally-run basements of coaching centres, a statement by the Delhi government said.

Around 13 such coaching centres were sealed during the action till late Sunday night.

These included IAS Gurukul, Chahal Academy, Plutus Academy, Sai Trading, IAS Setu, Topper's Academy, Dainik Samvad, Civils Daily IAS, Career Power, 99 Notes, Vidya Guru, Guidance IAS, and Easy for IAS.

"These coaching centres were found to be operating in basements in violation of rules and they were sealed on the spot and notices were pasted," the statement said.

The Rau's IAS Study Circle, where the incident took place on Saturday, has been sealed by the police.

The MCD had last year conducted a survey of such coaching centres after a massive fire broke out at an institute in Mukharjee Nagar, another coaching hub in north Delhi.

"To begin with, the survey will be used to identify those flouting norms," the official said.

Three civil services aspirants -- two females and a male -- died after a library housed in the basement of Rau's IAS centre got inundated in a heavy rain Saturday night and reportedly led to the failure of the single biometric entry and exit point. -- PTI