New Delhi, Nov 2 Following are the top stories at 1.10 pm:
NATION
DEL22 BJP-AAP LEGISLATORS-JOINING (11:59 am)
****Three rebel AAP MLAs from Punjab join BJP
New Delhi: In a setback to the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the Punjab assembly polls, three of its leaders from the state, including Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh and two other legislators, joined the BJP on Monday.****
DEL15 PB-AAP- LD MLA (11:56 am)
****Suspended AAP MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap resigns as member of Punjab Assembly
Chandigarh: Suspended AAP MLA and former IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh on Monday said he has resigned as a legislator of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.****
DEL26 RJ-LABOURERS-ELECTROCUTION
****8 labourers electrocuted while working on road-construction project in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu
Jaipur: Eight labourers were electrocuted while working on a road-construction project in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district on Monday, police said.****
DEL4 CONG-BJP-SHOPS (9:25 am)
****Jhansamantri’s propaganda punctured: Cong on ‘traders will suffer’ claim
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday took a swipe at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over claims that traders would suffer due to the INDIA bloc rally, saying that the “jhansamantri’s” propaganda had been “punctured”, with markets reportedly thriving in Delhi.****
DEL2 BJP-NABIN-PADYATRA (8:22 am)
****Nitin Nabin set to lead BJP’s ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’ marches in Bihar and West Bengal
New Delhi: BJP national president Nitin Nabin is set to lead marches in Bihar and West Bengal on Monday as part of the party’s nationwide ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’ campaign launched recently to counter the opposition INDIA bloc’s narrative against the Modi government.****
DEL18 CONG-AQI (11:44 am)
****’So-called PM 3.0′ needs to worry about PM2.5: Cong’s dig over Delhi air quality
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday took a swipe at the Modi government after Delhi’s air quality slipped into the ‘very poor’ category for the first time this season, saying PM2.5 is choking the nation’s capital and the “PM 3.0 government” needs to take this more seriously than it has so far.****
DEL10 ED-SUBHASH CHANDRA-LD CASE (11:41 am)
****ED registers money laundering case against Subhash Chandra
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against media baron Subhash Chandra in connection with an alleged loan fraud that caused a Rs 1,322 crore loss to Life Insurance Corporation Housing Finance Limited (LICHFL), officials said on Monday.****
CAL11 OD-CYCLONE (12:15 pm)
****Odisha govt evacuates people from vulnerable areas as Murasu intensifies into severe cyclonic storm
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday expedited the evacuation of people from vulnerable areas after Murasu intensified into a severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, officials said.****
BOM7 MH-BMC-DIWALI-MIRZA (12:36 pm)
****BMC takes down actor Dia Mirza’s pollution-free Diwali video after BJP leader’s objection
Mumbai: A civic campaign on eco-friendly Diwali has sparked a controversy after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) selectively pulled down a video message by actor Dia Mirza from its social media handles following objections from BJP Mumbai chief Ameet Satam.****
BOM5 MP-COP-RUN OVER (11:20 am)
****Cop killed after truck carrying illicit liquor runs over him in MP’s Dewas
Indore: A police officer was killed after a truck carrying illicit liquor allegedly ran him over while fleeing in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district early on Monday, officials said.****
DEL9 JK-DARBAR-MOVE-REOPEN (10:31 am)
****Darbar Move: Winter capital admin resumes functioning from Jammu as civil secretariat reopens
Jammu: The administration of Jammu and Kashmir resumed functioning from the winter capital, Jammu, on Monday, with the Civil Secretariat and other government offices, including the Lok Bhawan, reopening here as part of the 154-year-old biannual Darbar Move practice, officials said.****
MDS4 KL-TEMPLE-MARRIAGE (10:54 am)
****Search for life partners brings nearly 7,000 people to Mahadeva temple in Keralam
Kozhikode (Keralam): The organisers of a free marriage registration camp at the Harahara Mahadeva Temple in Karanthur near here had arranged 1,500 application forms, expecting a modest turnout. But they were in for a surprise. Nearly 7,000 people turned up on November 1, many travelling from distant districts in the hope of finding a life partner.****
LEGAL
LGD6 SC-AZAM-LD PLEA (11:50 am)
****SC to hear plea of SP leader Azam against ED arrest in fresh money laundering case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the plea of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, challenging his arrest in a fresh money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), may be listed for hearing during the week.****
LGD7 SC-JUDGE-RECUSE-MOP (12:21 pm)
****Justice PS Narasimha recuses from PIL over delay in finalising MoP for judges’ appointments
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice PS Narasimha on Monday recused himself from hearing a PIL over the delay in finalising the revised Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) governing the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts.****
FOREIGN
FGN8 US-ELECTIONS-PATEL (10:56 am)
****Indian-American woman fights unlikely battle in former KKK county in US mid-term elections
Cumming, Georgia (US): In an affluent part of Georgia state, where Ku Klux Klan once ruled the roost and racism was a way of life, an Indian-American woman is fighting an unlikely local leadership election — because she wanted to stand up to her “bully” Republican opponent and leave behind a better world for children. By Vijay Joshi****
FGN12 NEPAL-INDIANS-RESCUED (10:16 am)
****6 Indian tourists stranded in Nepal’s national park rescued safely
Kathmandu: Six Indian tourists were rescued on Monday after they got stranded due to heavy snowfall in the Shey-Phoksundo National Park area of Nepal, police said.
(PTI News)
