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Today one officer was injured in a likely grenade accident at a post in Rajouri sector. The officer was evacuated and stable post-initial treatment. Further investigation of the incident in progress, says Indian Army’s White Knight Corps.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha inaugurated state's Block Public Health Unit at Kalyanpur Community Health Centre in the Khowai district.
Ministry of Home Affairs declares the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) as an unlawful association for a period of five years.
Members of pro-Kannada organisations, protesting over the Cauvery Water Issue were detained by Mandya Police.
More than 60 killed in drone attack on Syria military academy, reports AFP.
Vigilance department conducts raids at former Punjab Finance minister Manpreet Badal's brother-in-law's residence in Chandigarh, Punjab.
ED has attached movable assets of Rs 2.77 Crore including Cryptocurrency of Rs 18.05 lakhs and shares of Rs.4.17 lakhs in the case of individuals/entities related to the Power Bank app-related scam under PMLA, taking the total value of attachment to Rs. 43.41 crore.
National Human Rights Commission takes suo motu cognisance of large number of deaths in two state-run hospitals in Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar districts of Maharashtra within twenty-four hours. The Commission has asked the state government to inform about the action taken against the responsible public servants as well as the status of the relief and rehabilitation provided to the aggrieved families:
Vijayawada's Anti Corruption Bureau court extends TDP chief and former CM Chandrababu Naidu's remand up to October 19th in connection with the alleged skill development scam.
Delhi court reserves order on ED's application seeking ten days custody of Sanjay Singh.
Varanasi court has granted four weeks of extension to the Archaeological Survey of India for the survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex.
Court adjourns Manish Sisodia's bail plea, the matter will be heard next week on Thursday, October 12.
Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai appeared before the Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Saidapet in a defamation case.
Senior Advocate Gurminder Singh has been appointed as Advocate General of Punjab, says government, reports ANI.
The Supreme Court reserves verdict on reconsideration of its 1998 judgment granting immunity to lawmakers from prosecution for taking bribes
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday met with Sheikh Hamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the review meeting on Left Wing Extremism (LWE) on Friday in Delhi.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a public rally in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh " Vyapam scam happened here. Was an investigation conducted? If you write against them (BJP), ED immediately reaches. You have to ask why ED has not come here yet? When there can be corruption with Maa Narmada & in connection with idols of Saptrishis (in Mahakal corridor)....Does anyone do corruption with God? Is it not the time to change them (BJP) now?...."
Former Maharashtra DGP Rajnish Seth has been appointed as the Chairman of Maharashtra Public Service Commission, reported ANI.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra along with the party's Madhya Pradesh chief Kamal Nath offered prayers at Shri Mohankheda Jain Temple in Dhar on Thursday.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers staged a protest at the party headquarters in Delhi over the arrest of MP Sanjay Singh by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Singh was arrested yesterday from his residence in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.
Kandivali unit of Mumbai's Anti Narcotic Cell recovered more than 5 kilograms of hashish drugs worth more than 1.57 crores from the Andheri area. The team arrested a supplier from the said area as well and further investigation into the matter is underway.
Nanded hospital deaths | FIR registered against the Dean and Doctor of Delivery Department of Dr Shankarrao Chavan Medical College and Hospital. IPC Sections 304 and 34 invoked in the FIR.
Sikkim | Project Swastik of BRO carried out damage mitigation along with rescue operations in coordination with the State Administration in the severely affected Chungthang and Mangan area of North Sikkim where four critical bridges have been severely damaged. More than 200 persons have been moved to safer areas.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose visited the flood-affected Darjeeling on Thursday. While talking to the media in Darjeeling, Bose said, "The situation is very disturbing. People have suffered and there is uncertainty even now. Flash floods are something that causes concern everywhere. We have to see what can be done immediately and what preventive measures can be taken...A calamity does not have any geographical borders...So, close cooperation with all stakeholders is necessary - whether it is Governments, civil society, management authorities and people --- all of them have to act together..."
Supreme Court resumed the hearing on the bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) AAP leader Manish Sisodia in the Delhi Excise Policy matter on Thursday.
Japan on Thursday issued an advisory for a Tsunami of 1 metre for the islands off of the Izu peninsula on the eastern coast. The warning came after an earthquake of 6.6 magnitude struck near Torishima island at around 11 am, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. News agency Reuters reported that the epicentre was in the Pacific Ocean about 550 km (340 miles) south of Tokyo.
Several villages in the Potashpur region of West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district reel under flood as the Bagui and Keleghai rivers continued to overflow. Several people left their houses and moved to safer areas. A relief camp has been set up by the administration, reported ANI.
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted raids at the residence of West Bengal Food & Supplies Minister and TMC leader Rathin Ghosh. The raids covered more than 12 premises linked to Ghosh in the state, including North 24 Parganas District and Kolkata, reported ANI.
A fire broke out this morning at a bike service centre in Maharashtra's Pune this morning which led to around 25 motorcycles getting charred. The flames were later doused, reported ANI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to visit Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh today where he will inaugurate, and lay foundation stones for projects worth Rs 12,600 crore, including rail and road projects and a memorial dedicated to Rani Durgavati.
Chennai Police on Thursday detained government school teachers who staged a protest for their demands related to pay and permanent jobs.
Indian and US armies conducted collaborative tactical exercises in Alaska as part of the ongoing exercise 'Yudh Abhyas', reported PTI.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that around 10,000 people have been rescued so far amid the flood-like situation in the state. All rescued have been kept in around 190 relief camps in nine districts in both the southern as well as northern parts of the state. West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose is scheduled to visit the flood-affected districts in the northern part of the state on Thursday, reported PTI.
The Income Tax Department conducted searches at over 20 premises linked to DMK MP S Jagathrakshakan in Chennai on Thursday.
A cloudburst in Sikkim on Wednesday led to flash floods which have claimed 14 lives so far. Around 102 people are reported missing and 26 have been reported injured, as per the Government of Sikkim.
A 28-year-old man, Ganesh Belse, was arrested by Mumbai's Kurla GRP (Government Railway Police) for molesting a 30-year-old woman on a foot-over-bridge. Police constables caught the accused on the spot.
Four workers died in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district in an explosion which took place at a firecracker manufacturing godown. The workers there were engaged in making homemade firecrackers. An investigation into the matter has been launched, said SP, Nagapattinam, Harsh Singh on Wednesday.
Former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader who was expelled from the party back in August is all set to join the Congress party on October 7, reported news agency ANI.
An Earthquake of Magnitude 3.2 jolted Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi during the wee hours of Thursday, according to the National Centre for Seismology.
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PM Modi To Launch Development Projects In Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch development projects worth Rs 12,600 crore in Madhya Pradesh and Rs 5,000 crore in Rajasthan during his visit to the two poll-bound states on Thursday.
In Jodhpur in Rajasthan, the Prime Minister's Office said, Modi will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects in sectors like road, rail, aviation, health and higher education.
In Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of development projects in sectors such as road, rail, gas pipeline, housing and clean drinking water, it said.
Among the health projects for which he will lay the foundation stone in Rajasthan include a 350-bedded trauma centre and critical care hospital block at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, and seven critical care blocks under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) to be developed across the state.
The centre at the AIIMS will be developed at a cost of more than Rs 350 crore, it said.
The statement said the facility will bring a holistic approach in management of trauma and emergency cases by providing multidisciplinary and comprehensive care to patients while critical care blocks across Rajasthan will augment district level critical care infrastructure, it added.
Priyanka Gandhi To Address Public Rally In Poll-Bound MP’s Dhar
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address a public rally in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, her third visit to the state in recent months, a party functionary said on Wednesday.
The Congress leader will address the public rally at Mohankheda of Dhar district.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesman Surendra Rajput told reporters in Bhopal that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and MP Congress president Kamal Nath will address the gathering at Mohankheda after visiting the Jain shrine there.
She will participate in various events, including a welcome programme by the trustees of the Jain temple.
Before addressing the rally around 12.20 pm, the Congress general secretary will also unveil the statue of tribal icon Tantya Mama, he said.
This is her third visit to the BJP-governed MP in recent months.
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