New Delhi, Nov 7 Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
NATION
DEL25 SONIA-LD EMERGENCY (4.24 PM)
Emergency a mistake, Indira came to feel the same: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: Weighing in on the Emergency, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has called the decision to impose it a mistake and said that she believes that her mother-in-law and then prime minister Indira Gandhi also came to feel the same.
DEL23 DEF-IAF-LD-NYOMA (3.59 PM)
IAF’s IL-76 heavy-lift plane makes record 13,600-foot touchdown at Nyoma aircraft in eastern Ladakh
New Delhi: In a historic feat, a Russian-origin heavy-lift transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully landed at the Nyoma air base in eastern Ladakh at an altitude of over 13,600 feet, achieving what the force described as the highest touchdown for the plane anywhere in the world.
DEL19 PB-STUBBLE (3.10 PM)
Stubble burning cases cross 3,000 mark in Punjab; Tarn Taran tops list
Chandigarh: The number of stubble burning incidents in Punjab has crossed the 3,000 mark, with Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and Sangrur accounting for the bulk of the cases, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) said on Saturday.
DEL20 DEF-RAJNATH-MILITARY (3.19 PM)
From strategic Eastern airbase, Rajnath calls for highest military preparedness
New Delhi: India’s armed forces must maintain the highest level of operational readiness to effectively counter any threats to national security, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday, delivering his message from a key airbase near the frontier with China in the Eastern sector.
CAL21 WB-MAMATA-ABHISHEK (3.02 PM)
Mamata alleges pre-planned attack on Abhishek’s residence, threatens to move Supreme Court
Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the attack on TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s residence was pre-planned and accused the BJP and police of targeting the party for supporting the INDIA bloc.
CAL30 AR-SIANG-LD PROTESTORS (4.33 PM)
Four Siang dam protesters released in Arunachal after nearly month in detention
Itanagar: Four protesters detained over the proposed 11,200-MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) in Arunachal Pradesh were released from Jully Central Jail near Itanagar on Saturday, nearly a month after their arrest, officials said.
CAL28 JH-NISHA-CBI-PROBE (4.01 PM)
Tribal activist Nisha Bhagat’s death: Family seeks CBI inquiry, alleges threats
Ranchi: The parents of tribal activist Nisha Kumari Bhagat, who allegedly died by suicide in Ranchi, have alleged a conspiracy behind her death and demanded a CBI probe into the incident.
MDS17 KL-DIPKE-CEC (4.16 PM)
Dipke says fight against CEC will continue until impartial election system ensured
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Kochi: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday said his party’s fight against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar would continue until an independent and impartial electoral system was ensured in the country.
DEL21 CULTURE-ASI SITE-NOTIFICATION (3.49 PM)
Bihar’s Ranivas Mound declared monument of national importance
New Delhi: An ancient mound in Bihar’s East Champaran district has been declared an archaeological site of national importance, according to a central government notification.
BOM8 CG -MAOIST-SEIZURE (2.29 PM)
Security forces unearth Maoist dump with over 900 detonators in Chhattisgarh
Bijapur: Security forces have recovered more than 900 detonators and a large cache of materials used in explosives hidden by Maoists in the past in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Saturday.
BUSINESS
DEL27 BIZ-KA-OIL MIN-ETHANOL (4.45 PM)
Oil Min disputes Karnataka’s claim of excess ethanol in petrol
New Delhi: The Petroleum Ministry on Saturday disputed claims by the Karnataka government that petrol sold at certain retail outlets in the state contained 26-31 per cent ethanol, saying tests conducted by state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) found supplies across the country, including Karnataka, compliant with the prescribed 20 per cent blending standard.
FOREIGN
FGN31 US-INDIANS-ASSIMILATION (1.43 PM)
Indians help build a corner of America steeped in gory racist past – but assimilation remains work in progress
Forsyth County (US): Nearly two centuries ago, White European settlers, motivated by greed for land and gold, drove native American Indians out of their ancestral lands in northern Georgia, and made it their own. By Vijay Joshi
FES17 NEPAL-DIWALI (3.57 PM)
Hindus observe Kaag Tihar on first day of Diwali or Yamapanchak in Nepal
Kathmandu: Hindus in Nepal on Saturday observed Kaag Tihar, the worship of crows, on the first day of the five-day festival of Diwali or Yamapanchak, by distributing pudding and sweets to the revered birds.
(PTI News)
