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11:10 AM

70 acres of illegal poppy cultivation destroyed in Manipur's Ukhrul

Around 70 acres of illegal poppy cultivation in three villages in Manipur's Ukhrul district were destroyed, police said on Tuesday. Thirteen huts, which were found on the poppy fields, were also burnt down during the drive on Monday, and an investigation has been initiated to identify the culprits involved in the illegal plantation, a senior officer said.

10:41 AM

6 killed, 10 injured as bus rams into dumper truck in Gujarat's Bhavnagar

Six persons were killed and nearly 10 others injured after a private bus rammed into a dumper truck on a highway in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district on Tuesday morning, police said. The accident took place near Trapaj village at around 6 am when the bus was on way towards Mahuva from Bhavnagar, Superintendent of Police Harshad Patel said. The bus hit the dumper truck from behind.

10:27 AM

BJP likely to get new president in February

The new BJP president, who will succeed incumbent J P Nadda, is likely to be elected by the end of February, according to a senior party functionary.

Party sources said the ongoing organisational election is on track to complete the polling process in more than half of its state units by mid-January, an exercise that will unveil the process of electing its new national president.

9:49 AM

Teacher and teenage student killed in shooting at Christian school in Wisconsin

A teenage student opened fire with a handgun Monday at a Christian school in Wisconsin, killing a teacher and another teenager during the final week before Christmas break. The shooter also died, police said. A shooting at a Wisconsin Christian school occurred in a study hall and was reported to police by a 2nd-grader, police said at a Monday night press conference. Wisconsin police identified the shooter as a 15-year-old female student.

9:31 AM

Infra works worth Rs 24,276 crore approved for Amaravati: Minister Narayana

The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has approved infrastructure works worth Rs 24,276 crore in greenfield capital Amaravati, Municipal Minister P Narayana said. The approval during the 43rd APCRDA meeting caters to trunk roads, layouts and iconic buildings, he said. "The 43rd CRDA meeting approved Rs 24,276 crore funds for the construction of trunk roads, layouts and iconic bhavans (buildings) in Amaravati capital," said Narayana addressing a press conference at the Secretariat on Monday.

9:22 AM

8 members of militant outfit arrested over killing of two migrant labourers in Manipur

Eight cadres of the banned militant outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (People's War Group) were arrested from Manipur's Kakching district in connection with the recent killing of two migrant labourers from Bihar, police said on Tuesday. Search operations were launched across Manipur on December 14 to apprehend those who were involved in the killing of the two labourers, and an active member of the proscribed outfit was first apprehended from Kakching Lamkhai area on Monday, a police statement said.

8:56 AM

Grap-4 curbs invoked in Delhi as air quality turns 'severe'

After air quality deteriorated to 'severe' in Delhi, Grap-IV curbs, including a ban on all construction activities, have been imposed in the national capital. Delhi's 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI), which was 379 at 4 pm, breached the 400 mark around 10 pm amid extremely calm wind conditions.