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Odisha Prepares for Heat Wave, Asks Schools to Conduct Classes from 6:30 am
With the state likely to face a heat wave in the coming days, the Odisha government has directed both private and public schools to conduct classes from 6:30 am to 10:30 am from 2 April.
(ANI)
Polls Open for Thailand's First Election Since 2014 Military Coup
Polls opened on Sunday, 24 March, for Thailand’s first election since a 2014 military coup, a vote that is being seen as a contest between the country’s junta leader who wants to stay on as elected leader and a “democratic front” of anti-junta parties.
(Reuters)
Sri Lankan Navy Apprehends 11 Indian Fishermen
The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 11 Indian fishermen near Delft island, early morning on Sunday, 24 march. Interrogation going on at Karainagar Naval camp in Sri Lanka. More details awaited.
(ANI)
AIMPLB Calls for Emergency Meeting on Ayodhya
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has, on Sunday 24 March, called for an emergency meeting of its working committee on the Ayodhya dispute. The meeting will take place in Lucknow. A member of the Sunni Central Waqf Board is also said to join the meeting.
(ANI)
Two Ambulances Collide in MP, Five Injured
Five people, including a pregnant woman, injured after two ambulances collided in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, late night on Saturday, 23 March. All five are out of danger.
(AN
Strong 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Eastern Indonesia
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of North Maluku province in eastern Indonesia Sunday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. Officials are still assessing the quake's impact but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
(NDTV)
Army Jawan Killed in Ceasefire Violation by Pak in J&K's Poonch
One Army jawan, Hari Waker, has lost his life in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch sector on Sunday, 24 March.
Waker was a resident of Rajasthan. After being injured in the ceasefire violation, he was shifted to the Army Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
(ANI)
Nirmala Sitharaman: Army Was Ready for Aistrikes After Mumbai Attack, Then Govt Did Not Pursue Action
In Hyderabad on Sunday, 24 March, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “If only a similar deterrent action (airstrike) was taken after Mumbai attack... and I have enough reasons to believe that armed forces did tell the government at that time, “If you want us to do something, we are ready but we want you to take the call.”
(ANI)
EAM Swaraj on Abhinandan's Return: Strategic Success for India to Get Him Back in Two Days
EAM Sushma Swaraj spoke on the airstrikes and the capture of IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman saying, “After our airstrikes, Pakistan retaliated. India shot down one of their planes and they did the same to us and captured our pilot. It was India’s strategic success to get captured pilot Varthaman back in two days.”
(ANI)
Ceasefire Violation by Pakistan in Nowshera, Jammu and Kashmir
Ceasefire violation by Pakistan along LoC in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir at 11.50 am, on Sunday, 24 March.
Pak PM Orders Probe into Forced Conversion and Marriages of Two Teenage Hindu Girls Islamabad
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered a probe into reports of abduction, forced conversion and underage marriages of two teenage Hindu girls in Sindh province. He said there must be immediate steps for their recovery, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Sunday, 24 March.
The two girls, Raveena (13) and Reena (15), were allegedly kidnapped by a group of "influential" men from their home in Ghotki district in Sindh on the eve of Holi. Soon after the kidnapping, a video went viral in which a cleric was purportedly shown soleminising the Nikah (marriage) of the two girls.
(PTI)
SC to Hear a Fresh Plea for Not Evicting Forest Dwellers New Delhi on Monday
The Supreme Court will hear on Monday, March 25, a fresh plea seeking a direction to authorities not to evict any forest dweller and to set up an SIT to look into alleged illegal acquisition of tribals' land.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna had taken cognisance of the plea on 5 March, filed by Chhattisgarh-based Tarika Tarangini Larka, seeking a direction to the Centre not to allot possession of any forest land belonging to tribals to anyone other than 'adivasis' residing in that particular area.
(PTI)
Thousands Attend New Zealand Vigil to Honour the Victims of the Christchurch Shooting
Rhousands of people have gathered in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on 24 March, to listen to prayers, songs and speeches at a vigil to remember the 50 victims killed in a terrorist attack on two mosques.
One of those watching from a wheelchair was 21-year-old Mustafa Boztas, who was shot in the leg and liver during the 15 March attack at the Al Noor mosque.
(PTI)
BJP Leader Ramlal Gurjar Shot at in Rajasthan's Jhalawar, Condition Stable
Four persons including a BJP leader were injured when three to four people opened fire at them after a social function in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district, police said on Sunday 24 March.
The incident occurred on Saturday night in Bhawanimandhi where the former chairman of Nagarpalika and BJP leader Ramlal Gurjar (58) was returning after attending a function, they said.
The accused opened fire and targeted him, police said.
"Gurjar and three others received bullet injuries. They were admitted to the district hospital where their condition is stable. Different teams have been formed to locate and arrest the accused," they added.
(PTI)
Italy Signs Deals with China Worth 2.5 Billion Euros
Italy signed a memorandum of understanding with China on Saturday, 23 March, supporting Beijing's "Belt and Road" initiative, which aims to weave a network of ports, bridges and power plants linking China with Africa, Europe and beyond.
(AP)
WB CM’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee: If My Wife Received Special Assistance, I will Leave Politics
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee’s wife was held at Kolkata airport on 15 and 16 March, allegedly for carrying gold without declaration and was later let off after Kolkata police intervened.
Abhishek Banerjee said, “[The case is] open to inquiry. Show CCTV footage that proves my wife received any special assistance and I will leave politics.”
(ANI)
Six People Dead, 45 Injured in Bus Accident in Palghar, Maharashtra
Six people were killed, and 45 people injured in a bus accident near Trimbakeshwar road in Palghar district today. The injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital.
(ANI)
Blast Kills Eight Children Collecting Scrap Metal in Sudan
Sudanese officials say eight children have been killed in an explosion near a military facility where they were searching for scrap metal to resell.
The officials say the explosion happened Saturday, 23 March, in Omdurman, the twin city of the capital, Khartoum.
(PTI)
Police Recover Bodies of Four Men Who Drowned in a Karnataka River
Karnataka: Police recovered the bodies of four men who drowned in Tunga river at Vidyaranyapura village, near Sringeri in Chikkamagaluru district today.
A police investigation is underway.
(ANI)
Fire Breaks Out At Jharkhand Power Plant; Contained Now
Fire broke out at a power plant in Bokaro, Jharkhand on Sunday, 24 March. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and the fire under control now.
(ANI)
Fire Breaks out at AIIMS
A fire breaks out at an operation theatre in AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) Trauma Center. Four fire tenders rushed to spot, but no one is stranded. More details are awaited.
(ANI)
New Zealand to Hold National Remembrance Service on 29 March
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that her country will hold a National Remembrance Service for the victims of Christchurch shootings on 29 March.
(ANI)
Iraq Parliament Sacks Governor over Deadly Ferry Capsize
Iraq's parliament today sacked the governor of a northern province where 100 people died in a ferry disaster that sparked a wave of grief and anger.
Most of those killed when the boat sank on Thursday in the Tigris River in Mosul were women and children headed for a Mother's Day picnic on the Kurds' Nowruz New Year holiday.
(PTI)
BSNL Services Disrupted in Nainital as Cables Damaged in Fire
A major fire broke out in the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) building on Saturday, badly affecting its network in the area.
As many as 40,000 mobile connections, 3,500 landlines and 1,400 broadband connections in and around Nainital city of Uttarakhand will not work properly as the BSNL server will be down for at least two days, an official said.
(PTI)
Four Killed, Many Hurt as Bus Falls into Gorge
Four passengers were killed and 45 others injured today when their bus fell into a gorge in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said.
The incident occurred at around 2:45 pm in Torangane ghat between Mokhada and Trimbakeshwar villages, said Thane Region Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) chief Santosh Kadam.
The private bus had started from Nashik in north Maharashtra and was headed towards Palghar, around 100 kms from here, he said.
(PTI)
Lodge Criminal Case Against Kejriwal, Demands Delhi BJP on Sewage Deaths
Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari demanded that a criminal case be lodged against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the death of two staffers of a restaurant here while cleaning its sewage treatment unit.
The incident occurred on Saturday at 'Pirates of Grill' restaurant in west Delhi's Rajouri Garden.
(PTI)
2 Arrested in Delhi Restaurant Sewage Deaths
Two senior managers of a restaurant in Delhi were arrested in connection with the death of two employees while cleaning its kitchen treatment plant, police said today.
The incident occurred on Saturday at the Pirates of Grill in west Delhi's Rajouri Garden. Housekeeping employees Rakesh (45) and Ajay (19) died due to asphyxiation, while two of their colleagues were hospitalised, the police had said.
(PTI)
Mueller Investigation Did Not Find Russian Link in Trump Campaign: US Justice Department
Special counsel Robert Mueller Mueller did not find that Trump campaign or its associates 'conspired or coordinated' with Russia, says US Justice department.
(AP)
Boko Haram Kills 7 Niger Villagers near Nigeria
Boko Haram jihadists killed at least seven villagers in a series of attacks in southeastern Niger near the border with Nigeria, a local official and an NGO said Sunday.
The attackers carried out three separate raids overnight Saturday, said a senior official in the Diffa region, which borders northeastern Nigeria, Boko Haram's base.
In the course of the raids they killed seven people, abducted two women and burned down a market and several houses, the official said.
(AFP)
Illicit Liquor: Police Arrests Two Persons in J&K
Rajouri police on Sunday, 24 March, arrested two persons for alleged involvement in preparation and sale of illicit liquor, destroyed 585 kg of 'lahaan' and seized 519 liters of liquor during raids conducted at different locations.
(ANI)
Fire Breaks Out In Byculla Vegetable Market in Mumbai
Fire broke out at Mumbai's Byculla vegetable market on Sunday, 25 March. 5 fire tenders are present at the spot and fire-fighting operation is underway. No casualties reported till now.
(ANI)