POLITICS
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Oct- 2024 -16 October
Canadian Air Force plane ferries stranded Air India pax after bomb threat
The flight had 211 passengers, including 20 crew members New Delhi: A Canadian Air Force aircraft is ferrying stranded passengers of an Air India flight from Iqaluit airport to Chicago, hours after the flight was diverted to the airport due to a bomb threat. The flight had 211 passengers, including 20 crew members. In a statement on Wednesday, Air India said, passengers of flight AI127, which was diverted to Iqaluit in Canada on October 15, are on their way to their destination — Chicago. “Passengers are being ferried on a Canadian Air Force aircraft that has taken off from Iqaluit at 03:54 hrs UTC and is expected to land in Chicago at around 07:48 hrs UTC,” the airline said. The UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)…
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16 October
Heavy rain pounds Chennai, several areas waterlogged
Downpour marks arrival of northeast monsoon; residential areas in Anna Nagar West, Kolathur, Pammal, Perambur and other parts of Chennai submerged under knee-deep water Chennai: Heavy rain continued in Chennai and surrounding districts in Tamil Nadu for the second consecutive day, marking the arrival of the northeast monsoon. Residential areas in Anna Nagar West, Kolathur, Pammal, Perambur and other parts of the State capital are submerged under knee-deep water. Traffic congestion was reported in many parts of Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) stated on Wednesday: “It is likely to move west-northwestwards and cross the north Tamil Nadu-south Andhra Pradesh coasts between Puducherry and Nellore, close to Chennai, during the early morning of October 17 as a depression.” The RMC, Chennai, has…
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16 October
Nayab Singh Saini to take oath as Haryana’s CM on Oct 17; PM Modi, Amit Shah to attend
Officials said tight security arrangements have been made at the venue as around 500 VVIPs from across the country, including 14 chief ministers, Union Ministers and BJP central leadership, expected to attend the event Chandigarh: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President J.P. Nadda, and other top BJP leaders attending the oath-taking ceremony of the new Haryana government on October 17, the police on Wednesday beefed up security. Nayab Singh Saini is the chief ministerial face in the recently concluded Haryana Assembly elections. The BJP secured a third term, winning 48 seats against the Congress’37 in the 90-member Haryana Assembly. Officials said tight security arrangements have been made at the venue as around 500 VVIPs from…
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16 October
SC raps Haryana government for stubble burning
Says Commission for Air Quality Management has become toothless tiger New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rapped the Haryana government over non-prosecution of violators found guilty of stubble burning and summoned the State Chief Secretary to appear before it on October 23. A Bench headed by Justice Abhay S Oka directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to take penal action against Haryana government officials for failure to take action against the violators. The top court said CAQM has become a toothless tiger.
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16 October
ECI disqualifies five candidates of Punjab 2022 Assembly polls
Divulging the details, Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C. on Wednesday said these candidates had not submitted their election expenses as per section 78 of Representation of the People Act, 1951 to the Commission within the specified time frame Chandigarh: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has disqualified five candidates, who contested the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections. Divulging the details, Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C. on Wednesday said these candidates had not submitted their election expenses as per section 78 of Representation of the People Act, 1951 to the Commission within the specified time frame, thus rendering them ineligible to contest elections for the next three years under Section 10 A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. He said that these…
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16 October
Baba Siddique’s shooters learnt to operate firearms from YouTube videos
Arrested accused trained in shooting at rented house in Kurla, where they did ‘dry practice’ (shooting without bullets) Mumbai: Shooters involved in the killing of NCP leader and former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddique learnt to handle firearms by watching videos on YouTube at a rented house in Kurla, officials said on Wednesday. Baba Siddique (66), a former Congress leader who had joined the Nationalist Congress Party earlier this year, was waylaid by three persons in Mumbai’s Nirmal Nagar, just outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique’s office, and shot on Saturday night. The Mumbai police’s crime branch, which is investigating the case, during the interrogation of the accused persons found that suspected shooter Shivkumar Gautam, who is on the run, had learnt to handle guns during the…
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16 October
RG Kar crime only symptom, nothing short of renaissance can fix mess: IMA chief
Dr Asokan says the rape-murder of resident doctor has brought out the “rot that has set in the country’s medical colleges” New Delhi: Doctors have always been “soft targets” and the “injustice inflicted on the medical fraternity has no parallel”, Indian Medical Association chief Dr RV Asokan has said amid the indefinite hunger strike by young doctors in West Bengal over the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata. In a statement, posted on X by the IMA, Dr Asokan said on Tuesday that from the word go a doctor in India is a “slave chained by the Bond system”. In the post titled ‘Meek shall inherit the Earth’, Dr Asokan said the rape and murder of the resident doctor at Kolkata’s RG…
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16 October
Five, including three Telugu persons, killed in car crash in Texas
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) confirmed the deaths and reported that one person was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition Hyderabad: Five people, including three persons from Andhra Pradesh, lost their lives in a car crash in Fannin County of Texas, United States, on Monday evening. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) confirmed the deaths and reported that one person was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. According to local media reports, the crash occurred at 5.55 pm on State Highway 121, between Bonham and Trenton. The Texas DPS was quoted saying that the accident happened when one car attempted to pass traffic in a no-passing zone, resulting in a head-on collision with another vehicle.…
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15 October
National security should not be politicised, says CM Revanth at VLF station foundation ceremony
Considering the project’s significance, the Chief Minister appealed to the environmentalists and activists not to create any controversies Vikarabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday said when it comes to national security, there should not be any scope for politics and all the people should work together, irrespective of ideological differences. Participating in the foundation laying ceremony of the Indian Navy’s Very Low Frequency (VLF) radar station here, the Chief Minister said with the establishment of VLF radar station, Telangana was going to play a crucial role in national security. However, a few sections were trying to create controversy over the VLF station. Apprehensions were being created among people that it would cast an adverse impact, he said, adding…
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15 October
Collector Muzammil Khan’s gesture impresses auto rickshaw drivers in Khammam
District Collector Muzammil Khan engaged with auto rickshaw drivers at the bus stand, discussing their lives, families, children’s education, and earnings, fostering community connection. Khammam: Auto rickshaw drivers at old bus stand adda in Khammam city had a surprise visitor as they were going about their business on Tuesday. District Collector Muzammil Khan visited auto rickshaw adda at the bus stand; introduced himself to the drivers and interacted with them enquiring about their lives, families, children’s education, earnings and other matters. When the drivers informed the Collector that their children were studying in government schools and gurukuls, he advised them to attend parent teacher meetings regularly. Khan enquired whether teaching in government institutions was satisfactory and whether the teachers were acting responsibly. He wanted the…
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