A villager was reportedly trampled to death by a wild elephant at Jharipani slum under the Koida forest range in Sundargarh district early this morning.
Sundargarh, July 1: A villager was reportedly trampled to death by a wild elephant at Jharipani slum under the Koida forest range in Sundargarh district early this morning.
The deceased has been identified as Samuel Sainda.
According to the information, Samuel, a village youth, was defecating on a field when a tusker approached him and attacked him with its trunk. As he fell to the ground the pachyderm pressed him under his feet.
Informed by villagers, forest personnel visited the spot and conducted an inquiry.
Barbados, July 3: The World Cup-winning Indian team's departure from Barbados has further been delayed and now is expected to land in New Delhi on Thursday morning 6 am (IST).
"The Indian team's special flight from Barbados should tentatively land in New Delhi on Thursday 6 am," sources said.
The T20 World Cup-winning squad, accompanied by its support staff, several BCCI officials, and the players' families, have been stranded in Barbados due to the impact of Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall on the island on Sunday evening.
The World Cup winning team was originally scheduled to depart from Barbados on Monday at 11 AM local time (8:30 PM IST) but their depature was delayed due to Hurricane Beryl, that intensified from category 3 to 5.
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Mumbai, July 3: Indian equity indices opened at record high on Wednesday following a rally in the banking stocks. Sensex and Nifty made a new all-time high of 80,039 and 24,292 respectively.
The Broader market remains positive. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), out of the total, 1573 were in the green and 628 in the red.
At 9:47 a.m., Sensex was at 80,008, up 567 points and 0.71 per cent and Nifty was at 24,290, up 164 points or 0.68 per cent.
Banking stocks are leading the rally. Nifty Bank is up 946 points or 1.82 per cent, at 53,115.
Shares of HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, and Bajaj Finance are the top gainers in the Sensex pack. TCS, Sun Pharma, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and Wipro are the top losers.
The Nifty Midcap 100 index is at 56,112, up 258 points or 44 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 index is at 18,617, up 108 points or 0.59 per cent.
HDFC Bank shares are in the spotlight on Wednesday, as the company's weightage in the MSCI index is expected to rise as FIIs have greater room to buy stock.
Deven Mehata, Research Analyst at Choice Broking said, "After a gap-up opening Nifty can find support at 24,100 followed by 24,000 and 23,950. On the higher side, 24,250 can be an immediate resistance, followed by 24,300 and 24,400."
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Hathras, July 3: The death toll in the stampede incident which occurred in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday has gone up to 121.
Around 28 people have sustained injuries in the incident, the Office of Relief Commissioner said on Wednesday.
According to officials, Of the 28 injured, six people are undergoing treatment at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in Aligarh; six people are admitted at Deen Dayal Hospital in Aligarh; nine people are under treatment at Bagla Hospital in Hathras; one at Agra SN Medical College while six are undergoing treatment at Etah Medical College in Hathras.
Uttar Pradesh police have launched a search operation at Ram Kutir Charitable Trust in Mainpuri district in search of Narayan Saakar Hari also known as Bhole Baba, the preacher of the 'Satsang' in Hathras, where the stampede incident occurred on Tuesday claiming lives of over hundred people and leaving dozens of others injured.
The preacher however remains untraceable. "We did not find Baba ji inside the campus. He is not here," Deputy SP Sunil Kumar said earlier.
Uttar Pradesh Police have filed an FIR against the organisers of the religious event in Hathras. 'Mukhya Sewadar' Devprakash Madhukar and other organizers have been named as accused in the case registered at Sikandara Rao police station on Tuesday night.
An eyewitness in the Hathras stampede incident, Shakuntala Devi said, "There was a Satsang of Bhole Baba going on. Right after the Satsang finished, several people started coming out from there. A stampede took place as the road was uneven and people fell on each other..."
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday vowed a thorough investigation into the incident to determine whether it was an "accident or a conspiracy."
CM Yogi affirmed that the state government is committed to uncovering the truth behind the Hathras incident.
"Doing politics instead of expressing condolences on such an incident is extremely unfortunate and condemnable. The government is already sensitive in this matter and the government will get to the bottom of this matter whether this is an accident or a conspiracy, and give appropriate punishment to all those responsible for this incident", he said.
Chief Minister further said that to ensure a thorough investigation, a team has been formed under the chairmanship of Additional DG Agra, tasked with providing a detailed report.
Earlier today, the forensic team along with the dog squad reached the incident site in Hathras to collect the evidence as a part of their investigation.
(ANI)
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