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Bengal government to remove ‘Dham’ tag from name of Digha temple

The temple was inaugurated by the previous Trinamool Congress government in 2025; BJP leaders and religious authorities from Puri objected to the temple being called ‘Jagannath Dham’

Bengal to drop ‘dham’ from Digha Jagannath temple on Odisha’s CM’s request

The coastal temple complex was a flagship project of the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, which inaugurated it in April 2025.

Odisha CM urges Suvendu Adhikari to drop dham from Digha Jagannath Temple name

India nears completion of strategic Himalayan tunnel near China border

Indian engineers broke through the final rock section in the strategic Zojila tunnel through a Himalayan mountain on Tuesday, a milestone in providing all-weather access to the frontier Ladakh region with China. India and China, the world’s two most populous nations, are intense rivals competing for strategic influence across South Asia. Ties have thawed since a 2020 border clash, but their 3,500-kilometre frontier has been a perennial source of tension. The tunnel forms part of a broader infrastructure push, creating a link with roads and railways that will allow trade, troops and supplies to move year-round from India’s sweltering lowland plains to the soaring icy border zones. People ride a car through the Zojila tunnel, India’s longest road tunnel project connecting Jammu and Kashmir with the Ladakh region, in Minamarg on June 9, 2026. —AFP “This is not just a tunnel but a lifeline,” said India’s minister of roads, Nitin Gadkari, during a breakthrough ceremony on Tuesday at the high-altitude tunnel, which is part of a route designed to rapidly improve connectivity between Srinagar, the main city in Indian occupied Kashmir, and Leh, Ladakh’s key city. At present, road travel between the cities is blocked during winter due to heavy snowfall, which can often rise higher than a truck. Diggers cut through the final stretch of rock in a milestone in the creation of the 13.14-kilometre Zojila tunnel, which will connect two sides otherwise cut off by snow during the bitter winters. More than 3,000 workers have been involved since 2020 in excavating the tunnel, which passes beneath the 3,528-metre Zojila Pass. Gadkari pressed a button to remotely trigger the final blast, connecting tunnels dug from both sides and creating what will be India’s longest road tunnel. “We have worked for this tunnel day and night in challenging weather conditions, and completed it without any accident,” project engineer Manmohan Singh told AFP. Mediapersons walk at the Zojila tunnel, India’s longest road tunnel project connecting Jammu and Kashmir state with the Ladakh region on June 9, 2026. —AFP The project is part of a broader network of four major tunnels, including the 6.5-kilometre Sonamarg tunnel, a $712-million initiative expected to be fully operational by 2028. India has also developed a $3.9-billion railway line connecting the lowland plains with occupied Kashmir, including the construction of the Chenab Rail Bridge, currently the highest of its kind in the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the railway route in June 2025. The 272-kilometre railway begins in the garrison city of Udhampur, headquarters of the army’s northern command, and runs through Srinagar. Muslim-majority Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since their independence from British rule in 1947, and both claim the Himalayan territory in full.

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Nepal restricts imports of mangoes from India

Kathmandu: Nepal has restricted the import of mangoes from India due to the fruit allegedly containing excessive pesticides and a lack of quarantine facilities in the border areas, officials here said.As a result of the ban, the local markets are now filled with domestically grown mangoes. Mangoes are in high demand during the summer season.Officials said the government restricted the import of mangoes, which contained excessive pesticides, and due to a lack of quarantine facilities in the border areas, mainly the Madhesh province.The restriction on the import of mangoes from India has encouraged local farmers, as they do not have to compete with Indian fruits this season, said Ajaya Gyawali, information officer at the Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives of Madhesh province."It has promoted the local production, which is a positive development," he added.However, he said the domestic production may be insufficient to meet the demand for mangoes across the country.Siraha, Saptari and Dhanusha districts in the Madhesh province are the major producers of mangoes, according to Gyawali.In Nepal, mangoes are produced between mid-May and mid-July. The restriction may also affect some industries that are based on mangoes, such as fruit juice manufacturers, he said.According to local traders, it is important to import mangoes from India to meet the demand for the fruit throughout the year, as the production of Nepalese mangoes is limited to just two months.Bhuvaneshwar Purbe, general secretary of the Fruit and Vegetable Traders' Association in Janakpurdham, said halting Indian imports could lead to shortages in the domestic market.He advised the government to strengthen quarantine systems and allow Indian fruits to enter the Nepalese market after proper quality testing, instead of imposing a complete ban on imports, according to The Rising Nepal daily.According to him, though over 50 tonnes of mangoes arrive from neighbouring districts in Janakpurdham, which is later supplied to Kathmandu and other parts of the country, the local production alone may not be sufficient to meet the entire demand.The traders warn that the price of mangoes, which is around NPR 100 to 150 per kg in Kathmandu presently, may reach even higher in the coming days if the restriction imposed on the import of the fruit from India is not lifted.With the halt in import of bananas from India, the fruit, which cost around NPR 120-150 a dozen till last year, has now reached NPR 250 to 300 per dozen, complain local consumers.

The Guardian World

Cello belonging to artist John Constable to be played for first time in 100 years

Exclusive: Landscape painter was also a keen musician and played a cello made for him by his friend and mentor He was one of Britain’s greatest landscape painters, with masterpieces including The Hay Wain and View on the Stour near Dedham But John Constable was also a keen musician – and his personal cello, which he commissioned, is to be played in public for the first time in 100 years after its restoration. The instrument was made in 1802 and it is thought Constable may have played it in a local band in his home village of East Bergholt in Suffolk. Continue reading...

'She Was The Only Obstacle': How A Multi-Crore Bengal Property Drove A Couple To Kill A DU Professor

A couple renting DU professor Debosmita Paul's ancestral Bardhaman property for Rs 11,000 a month allegedly killed her after she refused to hand it over to them.

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‘Travelled 1,400km in train’: Kolkata couple, 13-yr old son arrested in DU professor murder case

The suspect family were tenants in the property in West Bengal’s Bardhaman that the professor inherited from her grandmother.

'She refused to sell': How multi-crore Bengal property led to killing of DU professor

A Delhi University professor's murder in east Delhi has been linked to a multi-crore ancestral property in West Bengal. Police arrested a couple from Bardhaman and apprehended their minor son, alleging they killed the professor after she refused to sell her share of the inherited property.

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Dhami raises Uttarakhand cook’s arrest in B&B fire case with Delhi CM; seeks probe

Dhami said that Gupta assured him that no innocent person would face injustice and that the investigation would be based solely on facts and evidence

Who Killed DU Professor? Couple From Bengal's Bardhaman Arrested, Property Dispute Under Scanner

DU Professor Murder: The arrested couple had allegedly been trying to acquire the property. However, Dr Paul reportedly opposed any attempt to sell it.

New York Post

Why Wyndham Clark chose extreme way to hard launch relationship at Masters

Wyndham Clark chose a unique way to hard launch his new relationship.

Reason

Texas Age Verification / Parental Consent Requirements for App Stores Likely Constitutional, Fifth Circuit Holds

From Students Engaged in Advancing Texas v. Paxton, decided yesterday by the Fifth Circuit (Judges Jerry Smith and Andrew Oldham):… The post Texas Age Verification / Parental Consent Requirements for App Stores Likely Constitutional, Fifth Circuit Holds appeared first on Reason.com.

Gujarat: 362 illegal Bangladeshi nationals held in statewide crackdown

Ahmedabad city recorded the highest number of arrests at 155, followed by Surat city with 84, Ahmedabad rural with 34, East Kutch-Gandhidham with 13 and Bharuch with 12.

OGDCL makes significant oil, gas discovery in Sindh’s Sanghar district

ISLAMABAD: The state-owned Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) on Wednesday said it made a significant oil and gas discovery from its exploratory well Bobi Deep-1, located in Sindh’s Sanghar district. The company is the country’s largest oil and gas producer and, in April this year, began commercial production from Pakistan’s largest-ever oil and gas discovery from a single well. In a statement issued today, OGDCL said the well successfully tested the Massive Sand interval of the Lower Goru Formation and produced 2,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) and 1.1 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd) through a cased-hole Drill Stem Test (DST), confirming the hydrocarbon potential of the reservoir. A Drill Stem Test (DST) is a temporary well-completion procedure used in oil and gas exploration to assess the pressure, permeability and production potential of a geological formation. It helps determine whether a well has encountered a commercially viable reservoir without the need for costly permanent casing. “The achievement marks a major milestone for OGDCL as the first hydrocarbon discovery from the Massive Sand play within the Bobi and Dhamraki Mining Lease,” the company stated. “Beyond the discovery itself, the success has opened a new exploration window in the area, de-risking similar prospects in the surrounding region and creating opportunities for future reserve additions and resource growth,” said the oil company. The discovery is particularly significant because the project had previously encountered complex subsurface challenges that led to the suspension of drilling operations. “Rather than abandoning the prospect, OGDCL relied on indigenous expertise and adopted an innovative approach to address the issue,” it said. A multidisciplinary team of geoscientists and engineers collaborated with the Centre for Pure and Applied Geology at the University of Sindh, Jamshoro, to investigate the formation through advanced geophysical surveys, subsurface studies and field evaluations. The joint effort led to the development of a comprehensive geological and geophysical model, enabling OGDC to de-risk the prospect and resume operations. Multiple engineering safeguards, specialised civil works and extensive technical evaluations were carried out before the drilling rig was redeployed and the target depth successfully reached. “The exploratory well Bobi Deep-1 success story stands as a testament to indigenous innovation, technical excellence and industry-academia collaboration. It demonstrates how local expertise can successfully resolve complex operational challenges and unlock new hydrocarbon resources for the country,” the company said. “The discovery is expected to contribute towards enhancing Pakistan’s indigenous oil and gas production, strengthening national energy security, reducing reliance on imported energy and augmenting the hydrocarbon reserves base of the country,” it concluded. Last April, OGDCL announced the successful revival of oil and gas production from Chak#2-2 well, a joint venture in the Sinjhoro Block in Sanghar. The Sinjhoro Block comprises OGDCL as the operator with a 62.5 per cent working interest, alongside Government Holdings (Pvt) Ltd (GHPL) with 22.5pc, and Orient Petroleum Inc. (OPI) holding a 15pc share.

Daily Mail (News)

Rosamund Pike's unsavoury, belittling outburst was public humiliation: FRED KELLY

The customer is always right. I found actress Rosamund Pike's outburst at the Wyndham's Theatre to be more than a little unsavoury.

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How Fordham Launched The Careers Of Mike Breen And Other Sportscasters

On Wednesday night, Breen will call Game 1 of the NBA finals. It will be the 21st consecutive year Breen will serve as the finals’ play-by-play voice for ABC/ESPN.