LIVE updates: 47 die after bus falls in canal in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi

The bus with over 54 passengers was on way from Siddhi to Satna when it went out of control and fell into the canal. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

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Toolkit case: Court asks Delhi Police to give FIR copy to Disha Ravi, allows her to talk to family

A court here on Tuesday directed Delhi Police to hand over to 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi a copy of the FIR and other documents related to her arrest in connection with allegedly being involved in sharing a "toolkit" on social media on the farmers' protest and allowed her to speak to her family, PTI reported.

 

Besides the FIR, the court also directed the police to provide her the copies of the arrest memo and remand paper which was placed to seek her custodial interrogation. The court also permitted her to get warm clothes, masks and books.

 

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma allowed Ravi to speak with her family members over phone for 15 minutes a day and meet with her lawyer for 30 minutes a day, while she is in police custody. The court passed the order on an application filed by Ravi through her lawyer.

6:58 PM

Toolkit case: Bombay High Court grants 10-day anticipatory transit bail to Shantanu

Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court grants 10-day anticipatory transit bail to Shantanu in toolkit case.

6:57 PM

Toolkit case: Delhi Police seeks info from Zoom on Jan 11 meet

Intensifying its probe in the toolkit case, the Delhi Police on Tuesday sought details from video conferencing platform Zoom on the participants of the January 11 meeting by a pro-Khalistan group, while investigators were also looking into the funding aspect, a PTI report said.

The Delhi Commission for Women sent a notice to the city police on the arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi in the case and sought a report by Friday on issues like why she was allegedly not provided a lawyer of her choice when produced before a court. However, Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava denied any lapse.

 

"Disha Ravi's arrest has been made in accordance with the law which doesn't differentiate between a 22-year-old or a 50-year-old," he told reporters at an event while dismissing criticism of the police action against Ravi. Police also likely to approach WhatsApp seeking details of the 'International Farmers' Strike' group created in December last year.

6:28 PM

45 killed as bus plunges into canal in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district

At least 45 people, including 20 women, were killed when a packed bus skidded off the road and plunged into a canal in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district on Tuesday morning, a PTI report said. The accident took place near Patna village, around 80 km from the Sidhi district headquarters, when the ill-fated bus was on its way to Satna from Sidhi.

 

A search operation involving State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel and local authorities was still on at the site. Rescuers have retrieved 45 bodies from the canal so far, said Rewa Divisional Commissioner Rajesh Jain, under whose jurisdiction the accident took place.

 

"A total of 45 bodies - 24 of men, 20 women and a child - have been fished out of the Bansagar canal until now," an official said, adding a magisterial probe has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.

6:07 PM

NTPC starts disbursing compensation for deceased workers at Tapovan project

State-run power giant NTPC on Tuesday said it has started disbursal of compensation to families of workers at its Tapovan project who lost their lives due to the flash flood in Uttarakhand earlier this month, Press Trust of India reported on Tuesday.

 

The first cheque of Rs 20 lakh was handed over to Vimala Devi, wife of late Narendra Ji of Tapovan Vihar on February 15, a company statement said. A team from NTPC, led by Tapovan project head R P Ahirwar, visited Vimala Devi at her house on Monday.

 

While the Tapovan team has accelerated completion of all modalities to fast-track distribution of compensation, the company has decided to hand over compensation from its end to the families of its deceased workers as per ex-gratia list released by the state government.

5:54 PM

45 dead bodies recovered: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan on bus accident in Sidhi

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Ex-gratia of Rs 500,000 each for next of kin of those who died in bus accident in Sidhi: MP CM

Madhya Pradesh government has decided to give an ex-gratia of Rs 500,000 each for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the bus accident in Sidhi. Rs 10,000 each has been given to them immediately: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

5:40 PM

ED files chargesheet in multi-crore plot allotment scam against Bhupinder Singh Hooda

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet in a special court in Panchkula in connection with the multi-crore industrial plot allotment scam in which former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, his relatives and others have been named, IANS reported on Tuesday. In 2016, the CBI had filed a case against Hooda and others in connection with the allotment of 14 industrial plots during the Congress rule in the state.

 

All the 14 industrial plots were attached by the ED in 2019 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Others named in the chargesheet include D.P.S. Nagal (retired IAS), the then Haryana Development Authority (HUDA) chief administrator; S.C. Kansal, chief financial controller; and B.B. Taneja, deputy superintendent.

5:32 PM

Ayushman Bharat has more beneficiaries than population of America and many European nations: PM Modi

There has been extensive work on preventive healthcare. India's flagship healthcare scheme, Ayushman Bharat has more beneficiaries than the population of America and many European nations. It's the world's largest healthcare scheme: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

5:14 PM

PM Modi addresses programme to mark 75 years of Shri Ram Chandra Mission

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman addresses RBI board, explains priorities of government

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday explained the government's priorities to the Reserve Bank of India's central board during their first meeting after presentation of the Union Budget 2021-22.

 

As per the tradition, the finance minister holds customary meeting with the board members of the RBI and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) after Budget presentation every year.

 

The finance minister addressed the 587th RBI central board meeting and informed the members about the key initiatives in the Budget and the priorities of the government, RBI said in a statement. READ MORE...

 

4:47 PM

31 of 58 bodies recovered in Uttarakhand glacier burst identified

All 11 bodies retrieved from Tapovan tunnel till now have been identified, informed Deputy Inspector General of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) Ridhim Aggarwal on Tuesday.

 

"31 of 58 bodies recovered so far have been identified. All 11 bodies retrieved from Tapovan tunnel till now have been identified," Aggarwal told ANI. "Teams of SDRF and NDRF along with dog squads are conducting searches in Raini village, Tapovan, and nearby areas," she added.

 

According to the Uttarakhand Police, the death toll in the glacier burst in Chamoli has gone up to 58 as a total of 11 bodies are recovered from the Tapovan tunnel, whereas 146 people are still missing. READ ON...

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Madhya Pradesh bus accident: 42 dead bodies so far; rescue operation underway

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MP bus tragedy: Goa CM Pramod Sawant expresses grief

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Madhya Pradesh Minister Tulsi Silawat meets families of Sidhi bus accident victims