Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: Delhi Police Chief Reviews Arrangements At Border Points In View Of Farmers' Protest
Welcome to the ABP News HIGHLIGHTS for February 13, 2021:The rift between the Uddhav Thackeray government of Maharashtra and Governor Koshyari has escalated. Shiv Sena has now released an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamna saying 'What to do with this governor?' Shiv Sena has defended themselves in Saamna over the issue of not providing the state aircraft to the Maharashtra governor. Zahoor Ahmad Rather, a terrorist affiliated with TRF (The Resistance Force) arrested from Samba last night. He had killed one Police personnel in Furrah, Kulgam, and three BJP workers in Vessu, Kulgam last year. In Kannuaj, Around 6 people died after their car rammed into a truck at Agra - Lucknow Expressway in the Talgram area this morning.
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Welcome to the ABP News HIGHLIGHTS, Saturday, 13th February 2021: The rift between the Uddhav Thackeray government of Maharashtra and Governor Koshyari has escalated. Shiv Sena has now released an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamna saying 'What to do with this governor?' Shiv Sena has defended themselves in Saamna over the issue of not providing the state aircraft to Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari for a visit to his state home Uttarakhand.
Zahoor Ahmad Rather, a terrorist affiliated with TRF (The Resistance Force) arrested from Samba last night. He had killed one Police personnel in Furrah, Kulgam and three BJP workers in Vessu, Kulgam last year, the Jammu Kashmir Police informed.
In the Rinku Sharma murder case, Delhi Police said that the deceased was stabbed at a birthday party in Mangolpuri on Feb 10. He later died at the hospital. Quarrel turned scuffle began over shutting down of a restaurant. Any other motive alluded to incident factually wrong. 4 accused arrested. The case has been transferred to Crime Branch.
In Kannuaj, Around 6 people died after their car rammed into a truck at Agra - Lucknow Expressway in the Talgram area this morning. More details awaited.
In sports news, India vs England, 2nd Test match at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai begins from Saturday 13 February. In a no brainer, India won the Toss and chose to bat first. India had to face an embarrassing defeat in the first Test match, when England defeated the home team by 227 runs.
Earthquake of high magnitude jolted parts of Delhi-NCR and the neighbouring region on late Friday evening. Strong tremors were felt across the upper North India regions including Jammu, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand.
As per initial reports of the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake was termed 6.1 on the Richter scale and the epicenter was stated at Amritsar, Punjab. However, NCS later revised its statement informing Tajikistan to be the epicenter of the earthquake. NCS also mentioned that the earthquake was of 6.3 magnitude on the Richter scale.
Mahatma Gandhi's Granddaughter Visits Farmers' Protest Site In Ghazipur
Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee on Saturday visited Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border to extend support to the farmers' movement against the Centre's contentious farm laws, according to a BKU statement.
We are because of you all. In the benefit of farmers lies the benefit of the country and all of us.She recalled that the first fight for independence from the British rule in 1857 had also started from Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh.
"I want that whatever happens, farmers should be benefitted by it. Nobody is unaware of the hard work that the farmers do and it is not to be said again that in the benefit of farmers lies the benefit of our country, and all of us," she said.
Delhi Violence Aimed At Discrediting Farmers' Stir: Sharad Pawar
In a veiled attack on the BJP, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday cited "complaints" to claim that people close to the ruling party were associated with the January 26 violence during a tractor rally in New Delhi, which he said was aimed at "discrediting" the stir.
"Farmers from Haryana, Punjab and UP have been protesting peacefully (at Delhi borders). No farmer took law into hands. One incident (of January 26) happened to discredit the ongoing agitation. Farmers were not involved. As per complaints, those associated with the violence were close to the ruling party," he alleged.
BJP's Babu Master Attacked On Basanti Highway In West Bengal
BJP leader Babu Master injured after he was attacked by unknown persons on West Bengal's Basanti Highway while he was returning to Kolkata after attending a meeting at district party office in North 24 Parganas.
Uttarakhand: SDRF reviews situation at newly formed lake near Raini village
Over 80 Lakh People Inoculated In Second Phase Of Covid Vaccination: Health Ministry
Second dose vaccination started today for the beneficiaries who have completed 28 days after receiving the first dose of vaccine. Till 6pm today, a total of 80,52,454 vaccinations have been carried out.
Deaths reported so far in cases where vaccination has been conducted to date is 27. There are 3 deaths reported in the past 24 hours who had taken vaccination at some point in time in the recent past.
No case of serious or severe Adverse event following immunization (AEFI) or death has been attributable to vaccination till date.
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