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22 Oct

Mumbai: Massive fire at 60-storey Avighna Park residential building in Parel, 1 dead

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Level-4 fire broke out at a multi-story residential building near the Lalbaug area in South Mumbai's Parel on Friday afternoon. As many as 12 firefighting teams are at the spot trying to douse the blaze. The fire has broken out on the 19th-floor Avighna park towers building. At least one person has been reported dead in the incident. "Level 4 fire broke out at Avighna park apartment, Curry Road around 12 noon today," said Mumbai Fire Brigade. The deceased identified as Arun Tiwari (30) injured in the high-rise building fire was taken to the KEM hospital, where he was declared…

21 Oct

Farmers have right to protest but can’t block roads indefinitely: SC

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The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that farmers have the right to protest but roads cannot be blocked indefinitely. It asked farmer unions to file their response on petition seeking removal of protesting farmers from roads and posted the matter for hearing on December 7. A bench of Justices SK Kaul and CT Ravikumar asked the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmers union, whether they have a right to block the road. Responding to this, SKM said that the road management can done be better by the police and if they are unable to manage then farmers should…

21 Oct

IAF plane crashes at Bhind in Madhya Pradesh; pilot ejects safely

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"An IAF Mirage 2000 aircraft experienced a technical malfunction during a training sortie in the central sector this morning. The pilot ejected safely. An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident," the IAF said in a tweet. The pilot ejected safely before the aircraft crashed at Mankabagh village of the district, Bhind Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Singh told PTI. The plane caught fire after the crash, he said, adding the pilot was rescued. The aircraft had taken off from the Maharajpura airbase at Gwalior in the morning, the official said. Bhind district administration and IAF…

18 Oct

Rail roko protests: Several trains affected as protesters squat on railway tracks

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Farmers squatted on rail tracks and staged sit-ins on platforms at several places in western Uttar Pradesh on Monday as part of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha’s rail roko protest over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people, including four farmers, died on October 3. During the rail roko agitation, the protesters demanded the removal of Union minister of state for home Ajay Kumar Mishra ‘Teni’, whose son has been arrested in the Lakhimpur Kheri case. Groups of farmers staged sit-ins at railways stations and tracks in Meerut, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Hapur and Bijnor districts of western Uttar Pradesh, affecting…

18 Oct

J&K: ULF claims responsibility for 11 civilian killings

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The United Liberation Front has claimed the responsibility for killing 11 civilians, including two labourers (both migrant workers) in Jammu and Kashmir. Terrorists had shot dead two civilians and injured another in Kulgam on Sunday, the latest in the series of attacks targeting civilians. The information was shared by the Kashmir zone Police said on its Twitter handle, adding the area was cordoned off. In a letter claiming the responsibility for killing 11 civilians, the United Liberation Front has asked migrant workers to leave Kashmir, adding they would revenge the killing of Muslims across the country. The United Liberation Front…

18 Oct

Several trains cancelled; 130 locations in Northern Railway zone affected

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The Samyukt Kisan Morcha's six-hour 'rail roko' protest over the Lakhimpur violence on Monday affected 130 locations in the Northern Railway zone and hindered the running of 50 trains, said its chief public relation officer (CPRO). In the North Western Railway (NWR), rail traffic was affected in some sections in Rajasthan and Haryana with two trains cancelled, 13 partially cancelled and one diverted due to the protest. The trains that have been affected in the Northern Railway zone include the Chandigarh-Ferozepur Express. The New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Express was halted near Shambu station as protesters blocked railway tracks near Sahnewal and…

17 Oct

PFC celebrates AzadiKaAmritMahotsav in Meghalaya

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State-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC), the leading NBFC in India’s power sector on the birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi celebrated ‘AzadiKaAmritMahotsav’ marking 75 years of India’s Independence, by conducting Energy Efficiency drives. The drives were conducted at two different locations - one at 40MW New Umptru Hydro Power Plant funded by PFC and another at Byrnihat Inspection Bunglow in Meghalaya. In line with its commitment towards Green Energy, the awareness drives were organised for children and women from local community of RiBhoi area of Meghalaya aiming to make them aware about how usage of LEDs can significantly reduce energy consumption…

07 Oct

India to grant tourist visas to foreigners from Oct 15, foreign tourists to be allowed to visit from Nov 15

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India will begin granting fresh tourist visas to foreigners who enter the country via chartered flights starting from October 15, the government said on Thursday. It will also allow foreign tourists to enter the country by flights other than chartered aircraft from November 15 onwards. “MHA has decided to begin granting fresh tourist visas for foreigners coming to India through chartered flights with effect from October 15. Foreign tourists entering into India by flights other than chartered aircraft would be able to do so from November 15 on fresh tourist visas,” the government said in a statement. The government said…

05 Oct

Sonia Gandhi may accept Navjot Singh Sidhu’s resignation as Punjab Congress chief today

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Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi may accept Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation as Punjab Congress Chief and the announcement of new party state unit president is likely to be announced, sources said. Further, reports say present Working President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Kuljit Nagra and Congress MP from Ludhiana Ravneet Singh Bittu are frontrunners for the post of new Punjab Congress President. Both Nagra and Bittu are reaching Delhi along with Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi today. On Monday, Sidhu, along with several party MLAs, held a protest outside the Raj Bhavan against the Lakhimpur Kheri incident in Uttar Pradesh.…

03 Oct

Police use water cannon to disperse farmers protesting outside Haryana CM Khattar’s house

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Haryana police on Saturday sprayed water cannon on a group of farmers who had gathered outside Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's residence to protest against the farm laws and the Centre's decision to delay paddy procurement in Punjab and Haryana till October 11. They were seen shouting slogans and waving flags angrily while standing on top of barricades to force their way inside the CM's residence. This was the third consecutive day when police and protesting farmers have clashed in Haryana. Paramilitary forces have been deployed outside Khattar’s residence, while roads leading to his house have also been barricaded by…