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A group Naxals allegedly set on fire 11 tractors and two JCB machines engaged in road construction work in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place at Irapnagar village in Bhamragadh tehsil around 2 pm on Friday, during which they also torched one Poclain machine, a senior police official said.
"Around 40 to 50 Naxals were involved in the incident. They are Dalam and militia members," he said.
The burnt vehicles and other machinery belonged to different contractors involved in the road construction work, he added.
According to the official, police have registered an offence and launched a probe.
PM Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs each from PMNRF for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the building fire in Tardeo, Mumbai. The injured would be given Rs 50,000: PMO
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi announces his alliance in Uttar Pradesh with Babu Singh Kushwaha & Bharat Mukti Morcha.
"If the alliance comes to power there will be 2 CMs, one from OBC community & another from Dalit community. 3 Dy CMs incl from Muslim community,"he said
Former Goa chief minister and senior BJP leader Laxmikant Parsekar, who was denied ticket by the party for the upcoming state Assembly elections, said he will resign from the ruling party.
I'll formally submit my resignation by this evening, Laxmikant Parsekar told ANI. BJP nominated sitting MLA Dayanand Sopte from Mandrem Assembly segment. Sopte defeated Parsekar in 2017 state polls as a Congress candidate, but joined the ruling party in 2019.
Mathura | 16 wagons of a goods train derailed on the Agra-Delhi railway track leading to diversion and cancellation of several trains.
This time the tableau of Haryana will be included in the Republic Day parade. 10 Olympians will be part of the tableau. A life-size replica of Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra will be its highlight: DPR Haryana
The Delhi Police have arrested an 18-year-old man from Lucknow in connection with a chat on the Clubhouse app in which objectionable and abusive comments were passed against women, officials said on Saturday.
Police said that a team was sent to Lucknow and Rahul Kapoor, who registered himself with the user-ID 'Bismillah' on the app, was apprehended.
Kapoor claims that he created an audio chat room on Clubhouse on the instructions of a person, he identified as 'Sallos', Deputy Commissioner of Police KPS Malhotra said.
The officer said Kapoor also told the team that he handed over the chat room's moderator key to 'Sallos'.
The 18-year-old's mobile phone has been seized and he will be joining investigations at Delhi by evening, police said.
Further details are awaited.
The Election Commission of India is holding a meeting today to decide whether the ban on political rallies would be lifted or not. According to ABP News, ECI will likely extend the ban on public rallies and campaigns for 1 more week. However, sources also revealed that ECI may relax some curbs for campaigning if parties ensure to follow all necessary Covid protocols.
There has been a reduction in terrorist-related incidents as a result of tireless efforts of security forces & people of J&K: General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief, northern command, Lt Gen YK Joshi at northern command investiture ceremony at its headquarters in Udhampur
Assam govt issued a new SOP for Republic Day celebration in the state A total of 1,000 people will be allowed to attend the programme at state level & 500 at the district level.
Two people have died in the fire incident that broke out in 20 storeys Kamala building near Mumbai’s Bhatia hospital in Tardeo: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Two persons got injured and have been shifted to the hospital after a level 3 fire broke out in 20 storey Kamala building near Mumbai’s Bhatia hospital in Tardeo. 5 ambulances present at the spot, informed the BMC.
An earthquake of 4.0 magnitude hit Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district in the early hours of Saturday, an official said.
The quake occurred at 2.53 am. There are no immediate reports of any damage, Director Disaster Management Aamir Ali said.
He said the epicentre of the tremor was 10 kilometres below the surface of the earth in the Doda region.
Delhi's air quality remains in the 'very poor' category, with overall AQI at 342 as per System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR)-India
Maharashtra | A level 3 fire broke out in 20 storeys Kamala building near Mumbai’s Bhatia hospital in Tardeo. 13 fire engines are present at the spot; more details awaited.
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Prime Minister Modi will be holding a virtual meeting with various DMs at 11 am today. The meeting is organised by the PMO to take feedback on the implementation of various schemes of the government.
Apart from PM Modi's meeting with the DMs, the newsmakers of the day are politicians across all spectrums. As the Assembly Elections are just around the corner, the political developments are happening thick and fast.
Congress' list of candidates for Uttarakhand will be released today. "Harak Singh Rawat said that he wanted to serve Congress selflessly & everybody agreed to give him a chance. He will play an important role in strengthening the party," said Congress' Uttarakhand Chief.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will release the Good Governance Index for 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir at 11 am today. A first of its kind index for the Union Territory.
The Index will asses various aspects of development in agriculture, commerce and industry, human resource development, public health, public infrastructure and utilities, economic governance, and public safety.
Priyanka Chopra, who got married to Nick Jonas in the year 2018, has welcomed a baby with her husband. The 'Text For You' actress took to her social media to announce the news of her baby in a statement.
The statement read, "We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate. We respectfully ask for privacy during this special time as we focus on our family. Thank you so much."
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