Maharashtra: Seven drown in two incidents in Thane, Pune
In two separate incidents, seven people including four children drowned in Maharashtra's Thane and Pune districts on Friday, officials said.
In two separate incidents, seven people including four children drowned in Maharashtra's Thane and Pune districts on Friday, officials said.
Holi or Yaoshang is traditionally held for five days in Manipur and it formally began on Friday evening with the burning of straw huts built at the famous Shri Govindaji temple complex in Palace Compound and at a few other localities.
A 23-year-old woman was arrested at Taliparambu in Kerala's Kannur on Friday under the POCSO Act for allegedly sexually exploiting a 12-year-old schoolgirl.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated on Friday that the "country has seen how forces try to stop" festivals like Holi and Diwali and "obstruct" events like Maha Kumbh and said "but no one has been able to stop this tradition".
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Friday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi if he has the courage to take action against Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy over his 'secret' meeting with the BJP leaders.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would present this Winter Action Plan in front of the citizens of Delhi on September 29, he said.
Khattar, however, said water availability and canal construction were distinct issues and should not be conflated.
The BRS working president said having successfully implemented population control measures, the southern states are bound to lose out on representation in Parliament if the Centre carries out the delimitation programme on the basis of population.
On Monday, Bajwa, who is the leader of opposition, suggested the Congress was close to forming a government in Punjab as 32 AAP MLAs were in touch with him.
Posting the matter for hearing on October 3, the apex court sought to know the urgency of the matter.
