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6:21 PM

13 killed, 2 inured as utility vehicle falls into gorge in Uttarakhand's Chakrata

A utility vehicle carrying 15 passengers fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Chakrata town on Sunday, killing 13 people on the spot and leaving two injured, police said.

The utility vehicle met with the accident near Bayala village on way to Vikasnagar from Tyuni, they said.

The driver lost control over the vehicle and it fell into a deep gorge, killing 13 people on the spot.

A State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team retrieved the bodies, the police said, adding that the two injured persons were admitted to a nearby hospital.

 

5:57 PM

Security should be provided to the family: Wife of NCB officer Sameer Wankhede

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes Vice Chairman Arun Haldar came here to see some original documents. Now investigation will be conducted against the people who were making allegations against us, said Kranti Redkar Wankhede, wife of NCB officer Sameer Wankhede.

 

The safety of Sameer Wankhede & family members is in jeopardy. Some days back, three people conducted a recce of the house. We will provide the CCTV footage to the police. Security should be provided to the family, Wankhede added.

5:31 PM

Law & order situation is in the worst state in UP: Akhilesh Yadav

BJP leaders says they follow the footprints of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel but today farmers are in distress & their income is not doubled. Law & order situation is in the worst state in UP. Hence people of UP has decided to throw BJP out of power, says SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in Hardoi

 

Investigation of ED & CBI that is going on against us and other leaders is because of Congress only. There is no difference between them (BJP & Congress). Congress is BJP and BJP is Congress, he added.

5:18 PM

IPL 2022: Lucknow, Ahmedabad have Rs 33-crore budget to pick 3 players from pool at start of auction

The two new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises -- Lucknow and Ahmedabad -- have been allotted a budget of Rs 33 crore to pick three players who go back into the pool before the mega auction begins.

In the mail sent by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to all the franchises, which has been accessed by ANI, the rules have been formally conveyed and the salary purse for all the teams has been set at Rs 90 crore.

The amount is an increase from the IPL 2021 auction as then the purse was of Rs 85 crore.

5:05 PM

Delhi's Sadar Bazar witnesses a huge footfall of shoppers ahead of Diwali

4:24 PM

MP bypolls: 65.32% turnout in 3 Assembly seats, 63.88% in Khandwa LS seat

A voter turnout of 65.32 per cent was recorded in the bypolls to three Assembly seats and 63.88 per cent in the Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Sunday.

In the by-elections held on Saturday, Jobat (reserved for Scheduled Tribes candidates), Prithvipur and Raigaon (reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates) Assembly constituencies recorded 53.30 per cent, 78.14 per cent and 69.01 per cent polling, respectively, they said quoting late night figures of the Election Commission.

During the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls in 2018, Jobat, Prithvipur and Raigaon had registered a turnout of 52.84 per cent, 79.61 per cent and 74.53 per cent, respectively, they said.

4:19 PM

After weeks of violent protests in Pakistan, Imran govt reach agreement with TLP: Reports

Weeks after the violent protests by the proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbak Pakistan (TLP) in the country, the Imran Khan government have reached an agreement with the outlawed group, local media reported citing sources.

A government team comprising Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Khan and other ministers held talks with the top leadership of the banned outfit, which reached a positive conclusion, ARY News reported citing sources.

The activists of the banned organization will first end their sit-in from the Grand Trunk Road (GT Road) under the accord. Meanwhile, the government will complete the legal formalities to release the arrested workers of TLP, said Geo News citing sources privy to the development.

 

4:03 PM

PM Modi arrives at G20 Summit venue for session on climate change

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived at the G-20 summit venue in Rome to attend the event's second session titled Climate Change and Environment.

The second day of the G20 Summit in Rome started with a walk of the Heads of Delegation in one of the symbolic places of the historic downtown: Trevi Fountain.

After the end of the first session, the Convention Center La Nuvola will then host both the multilateral sessions and the bilateral meetings of the leaders. Later, a side event is scheduled on the role of the private sector in the fight against climate change. The main speaker will be Charles, Prince of Wales.

4:02 PM

Two former NC legislators among dozen leaders join BJP in Jammu

Nearly a dozen prominent political workers, including two former National Conference legislators, joined the BJP here on Sunday, with its Jammu and Kashmir unit president Ravinder Raina exuding confidence of forming the next government on its own in the Union Territory.

BJP national general secretary and Jammu and Kashmir in-charge Tarun Chugh and Raina welcomed the new entrants, along with hundreds of their supporters, into the party fold in presence of senior leaders, including Devender Singh Rana and S S Slathia, who recently joined the saffron party.

 

3:41 PM

IGI Airport's Terminal 1 resumes flight operations

 Indira Gandhi International airport's Terminal 1 resumes flight operations from today after 18 months of closure

 

3:26 PM

Several Delhi schools to reopen for all classes from Monday, some to open after Diwali

Several schools in the national capital are set to reopen for all classes from Monday after remaining closed for 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while many have chosen defer the reopening to post-festive week.

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) had last week announced that schools would reopen for all classes from November 1, even though teaching and learning would continue in blended mode.

The DDMA had also said that schools would have to ensure that there is not more than 50 per cent attendance in a class at one point of time and no student is forced to attend physical classes.

2:47 PM

Low Covid vaccination coverage: PM to hold review meeting with DMs of over 40 districts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a review meeting on November 3 with district magistrates of over 40 districts having low Covid-19 vaccination coverage, the PMO said on Sunday.

The meeting will include districts with less than 50 per cent coverage of the first dose and low coverage of the second dose of the vaccine, it said.

The 40 districts are spread across Jharkhand, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Meghalaya among other states, and chief ministers of these states will also attend the meeting.

2:38 PM

Chhattisgarh Congress leaders brawling in public: Unfortunate, says CM Baghel

In the wake of scuffles in public involving Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said such incidents were unfortunate and asked the party to take cognizance of them.

On Saturday, Sushil Sunny Agrawal, former secretary of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC). was suspended from the party's primary membership after a scuffle broke out between him and a colleague over vehicle parking at Rajiv Bhavan, the party's state office here.

State unit chief Mohan Markam as well as media persons were present during the brawl.

2:22 PM

Khurda reports more than half of Odisha's new Covid cases

More than half of the new coronavirus cases in Odisha on Sunday were reported from the Khurda district where state capital Bhubaneswar is situated, the Health Department said.

Seven districts reported no new infections, while Kandhamal and Nabarangpur have one and two active cases, respectively, according to official data.

The toll rose to 8,333 with four more deaths -- two in Khurda, and one each in Mayurbhanj and Puri. Fifty-three other coronavirus patients have died due to comorbidities so far, it said.

2:17 PM

PM Modi to unveil plan to expand clean energy at COP26 to meet 2030 goals

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil an ambitious plan on expanding clean and renewable energy at COP26 in Glasgow. India is among the top countries in the world in terms of installed renewable energy, wind and solar energy capacity and is on course to achieve the target of 450 GigaWatt of renewable energy by 2030.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Glasgow to attend the World Leader's Summit of the 26th Conference of Parties (COP-26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), at the invitation of the Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson.

COP-26 is being held from 31 October 2021 to 12 November 2021 under the Presidency of the UK partnering with Italy.