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BJP MP from Mysuru-Kodagu Pratap Simha's brother Vikram Simha has been arrested by the forest department from Bengaluru over the allegation of cutting trees in the forest area of Hassan, according to Forest Department Officials, ANI reported.
Five persons, mostly devotees, were killed and 19 others injured when a cement-laden lorry hit two vehicles before knocking down a roadside tea shop at Namanasamudram in the district, police said on Saturday.
The incident, which occurred in the wee hours, caught the devotees who had stopped at the tea stall totally unaware. The driver of the lorry bound to Sivaganga from Ariyalur lost control of the vehicle, hit a car and a van before ramming into the tea shop on the Tiruchi-Rameswaram highway, police said. (PTI)
Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, said on Saturday that he has returned to the capital after finishing a 10-day Vipassana meditation programme in Punjab's Hoshiarpur region and would now resume serving the people. The AAP leader has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate to appear for questioning in an excise policy-related money laundering case on January 3. On December 20, Kejriwal arrived to the Dhamma Dhaja Vipassana Centre (DDVC) in Anandgarh, around 11 km from Hoshiarpur.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted off Indonesia's western province of Aceh on Saturday without causing giant waves, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said, as reported by news agency PTI. The agency had earlier released the undersea-earthquake magnitude of 6.5 before revising it, Xinhua news agency reported.
Three people died and two were injured here when a private bus hit a motorcycle from behind amid reduced visibility due to thick fog, police said on Saturday, as reported by news agency PTI. The incident occurred on the Colonelganj-Belsar-Nawabganj road near Chakraut under the Colonelganj police station area on Friday night.
Three documents relating to the Kudan Kulam Nuclear Power Plants, an MoU on cooperation in pharmaceuticals and healthcare, and a Protocol on Foreign Office Consultations were signed during the visit: MEA.
Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu: Five people including a woman died and 19 were injured in a road accident near Pudukkottai district earlier today. A truck lost control and rammed inside a tea shop on the Trichy - Rameswaram Highway. The injured people were taken to Pudukkottai Government Medical College Hospital: District Police
Enforcement Directorate (ED) issues 7th summon to Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren under PMLA and asks him to record his statement in the ongoing land scam case, ANI reported, citing sources.
Gunmen killed six people at a party in northwestern Mexico on Friday, including an alleged criminal believed to have been targeted in the attack, authorities said, as reported by news agency AFP.
"Initial investigations indicate that it was a direct attack against the leader of a criminal group who had arrest warrants for attempted femicide, homicide, illegal deprivation of liberty and criminal association," the Sonora state prosecutor's office said, as quoted by AFP. It stated that the unidentified target was killed along with five others, while 26 people sustained injuries.
Israel Embassy blast | Delhi Police has registered an FIR against unknown persons at the Tughlaq Road police station in the suspicious blast near the Israel Embassy December 26: Delhi Police
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PM Modi To Inaugurate Multiple Development Projects, Flag Off Trains In Ayodhya Today
Ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a slew of development projects in the Uttar Pradesh city on December 30, including an airport and a redeveloped railway station, and flag off two new Amrit Bharat and six new Vande Bharat trains, his office said on Thursday.
Official sources said the airport will be named "Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, Ayodhyadham", after the saint who wrote the epic "Ramayana". Valmiki also enjoys a large following, especially among Dalits.
Modi will launch projects worth more than Rs 11,100 crore to revamp civic facilities and develop world-class infrastructure in Ayodhya and projects worth over Rs 4,600 crore for other parts of Uttar Pradesh.
A statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said Modi's vision is to develop modern, world-class infrastructure in Ayodhya, improve connectivity and revamp its civic facilities, which also conform to the rich history and heritage of the city where devouts believe Lord Ram was born.
"In realisation of this vision, a new airport, a new redeveloped railway station, newly redeveloped, widened and beautified roads and other civic infrastructure are being inaugurated in the city. Further, foundation stones for many new projects will be laid that will contribute to the beautification and revamp of civic facilities in and around Ayodhya," the statement said.
Mohan Bhagwat On Two-Day Visit To Bengal
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will be on a two-day visit to West Bengal from December 30 during which he will meet noted personalities of the state.
According to RSS leaders, Bhagwat will arrive in Kolkata on Saturday.
"During the two-day visit, he will hold organisational meetings and also meet eminent personalities of the state, including All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey, actor Victor Banerjee and former joint director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Upen Biswas," a senior RSS leader said.
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