New Delhi, Sep 26 Following are the top stories at 5 PM
NATION
DEL16 INDIA BLOC-EC (1.56 PM)
**** INDIA bloc parties likely to meet on September 30 over EC row, other issues
New Delhi: Opposition INDIA bloc parties are likely to meet in New Delhi on September 30 to discuss concerns over the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, besides other issues, sources said. ****
BOM13 MH-2ND LD DROUGHT (3.12 PM)
**** Maharashtra govt declares 265 of 358 talukas drought-affected, announces relief measures
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Saturday declared 265 of the state’s 358 talukas drought-affected, announcing a slew of relief measures, including crop loan restructuring, land revenue concessions, and power bill subsidies. ****
DEL17 CONG-TEMPLE-THEFT (2.37
**** Cong raises doubts on SIT probe into donation theft at Ram temple, questions PM’s silence
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday raised an array of questions about the investigation into the theft of donations at the Ram temple by the SIT and said only an impartial and transparent probe under the Supreme Court’s supervision can reveal the truth. ****
DEL15 BJP-CONG (1.12 PM)
**** Gandhi family not guardian of Indian democracy but a threat to it: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday attacked the Congress, alleging that the Gandhi family is not the guardian of Indian democracy but a threat to it. ****
DEL10 UKD-ED- RAWAT (1.49 PM)
**** Harish Rawat appears before ED for questioning in 2016 recruitment case
Dehradun: Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat arrived at the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Dehradun office on Saturday for questioning in a 2016 case involving alleged irregularities in a recruitment exam. ****
DEL5 ENV-ELNINO-REPORT-DATA-LD EXPLAINED (9.51 AM)
**** Super El Nino report: Co-author explains methodology behind ‘451,000 excess deaths’ estimate
New Delhi: The University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute’s report that claimed that the ‘super El Nino’ might cause around 15,800 additional heat-related deaths in India over the next six months, was measured using two components, seasonal temperature forecasts, and temperature-mortality relationships, a co-author of the study said. ****
DES31 UKD-CHAR DHAM-SUSPEND (4.34 PM)
**** Char Dham Yatra suspended for Saturday, Sunday due to bad weather
Dehradun: The Char Dham Yatra has been suspended for Saturday and Sunday in view of the ‘red’ and ‘orange’ alerts for rain issued by the meteorological department for most districts of Uttarakhand, officials said. ****
CAL16 BH-JAN SURAAJ-MLC-LD CANDIDATE (2.11 PM)
**** Bihar MLC polls: Jan Suraaj Party changes candidate for Tirhut Teachers’ seat
Patna: The Jan Suraaj Party on Saturday announced Shyam Nandan Yadav as its candidate for the Tirhut Teachers’ constituency in the upcoming Bihar Legislative Council polls, replacing Bhushan Jha, who will contest as an Independent. ****
MDS13 PD-MANUFACTURING-SITHARAMAN (4.11 PM)
**** Centre giving necessary support for manufacturing to remove dependency, says FM
Puducherry: The central government has ensured through several budget announcements, necessary support to industry to either start domestic manufacturing for the long run or immediately for the short run, source it from elsewhere and remove dependence on other countries, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. ****
DEL11 JK-ARMY CHIEF (12.19 PM)
**** Maintain constant vigil, step up intelligence-led ops in J-K: Army chief Gen Seth
Srinagar: Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth has stressed the need for constant vigilance and sharper intelligence-led operations to stay ahead of emerging terrorist threats in Jammu and Kashmir. ****
MDS17 KA-MILK PRICES-CM (4.51 PM)
**** Cabinet to discuss milk price hike demand, decision to follow: CM Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday said the state Cabinet will discuss the demand for a milk price hike before taking a final decision. ****
LEGAL
LGD3 SC-ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION-MEERUT
**** SC orders sealing of over 16,000 properties, demolition of illegal structures in Meerut
New Delhi: Taking serious note of illegal constructions and the conversion of residential properties for commercial use, the Supreme Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to seal over 16,000 properties in Meerut and demolish unauthorised structures. ****
LGD6 DL-COURT-BRIJ BHUSHAN (3.11 PM)
**** Delhi court adjourns hearing in women wrestlers’ appeal against Brij Bhushan’s acquittal
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday deferred its hearing on the appeal filed by four women wrestlers against a magistrate’s verdict acquitting former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case. ****
LGD2 SC-RAILWAYS-CLAIM (10.12 AM)
**** Non-recovery of train ticket from deceased passenger can’t defeat compensation claim: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said the absence of recovery of a train ticket from a deceased passenger cannot result in defeating the compensation claim, as it restored the payout awarded to the parents of a man who died after falling from a moving train in Gujarat in 2017. ****
FOREIGN
FGN9 US-INDIA-ENERGY (10 AM)
**** US looking to become huge source of India’s energy needs: Senior State Department official
New York: India, with massive energy needs, has for a long time been exploring ways to diversify its energy sources, and the US is looking to meet those demands, a senior State Department official has said. ****
FGN19 BANGLA-US-CIVIL NUCLEAR (2.02 PM)
**** Bangladesh, US sign MoU on strategic civil nuclear cooperation
Dhaka: Bangladesh and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on strategic civil nuclear cooperation to deepen cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
(PTI News)
