HIGHLIGHTS AT 2145 HOURS

Following are the top stories at 2145 hrs:

NATION

HR-2NDLD-RAPE

Haryana gangrape: Army man, 2 others still on the run; NCW steps in

Chandigarh/New Delhi: The National Commission for Women stepped as an Army man and two others accused of raping a young woman in Haryana's Mahendragarh district three days ago continued to evade arrest.

DEL26 JK-POLLS-ANNOUNCEMENT

Urban local bodies polls in J-K to begin from Oct 8

Srinagar: Urban local bodies elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be conducted in four phases starting October 8, state election commission has said.

DEL22 JK-3RDLD-ENCOUNTER

5 LeT, HM militants killed in encounter in J&K; civilian killed in protests

Srinagar: Five Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants, including the one involved in last year's deadly attack on a cash van in which five policemen and two bank guards lost their lives, were killed in an encounter in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

 

DEL4 SWACHHTA-PM

PM launches 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign, exhorts people to fulfil Gandhi's dream of a clean India

New Delhi: Launching the "Swachhata Hi Seva" campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said all sections of society and every part of the country have joined the cleanliness drive as he noted few would have thought that nine crore toilets would be built and 4.5 lakh villages declared open defecation free in four years.

MDS8 KL-NUN-LD BISHOP

Jalandhar bishop hands over administrative charge, catholic priests join protest

Kottayam/Kochi: Bishop Franco Mulakkal, facing probe after a nun accused him of rape, has handed over administrative responsibility of Jalandhar diocese to a senior priest even as a group of Catholic priests extended support to the protest by various Catholic reformation organisations seeking justice for the nun.

DEL39 RJ-LD-ATHAWALE-FUEL PRICES

Not hit by fuel prices as I am a minister: Athawale

Jaipur: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale candidly has confessed that the increase in petrol and diesel prices did not bother him, thanks to the allowances he draws as a minister.

LEGAL

LGD1 SC-DOWRY-VENDETTA

Anger, vendetta of aggrieved persons shouldn't take advantage of dowry law: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said "anger" and "vendetta" of an aggrieved person should not take advantage of the legal provision on dowry harassment and harass the other side espousing the principle of sympathy.

BUSINESS

DEL37 BIZ-LD PM-ECONOMY

Govt to stick to fiscal deficit target; mum on fuel tax cuts

New Delhi: The government is determined to keep fiscal deficit at 3.3 per cent of GDP on the back of buoyant tax revenues and expectations of surpassing the disinvestment target, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said but remained non-committal on cutting tax on petrol and diesel.

FOREIGN

FGN20 US-3RDLD HURRICANE

Florence turns deadly, unleashing 'catastrophic' floods on Carolinas

Wilmington (US): Tropical storm Florence caused "catastrophic" flooding in the Carolinas even as it began to weaken, leaving multiple deaths, including a woman and her baby killed when a tree fell on their house.

FGN17 PHILIPPINES-3RDLD TYPHOON Powerful typhoon lashes Philippines, killing at least 12

Tuguegarao (Philippines): Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the northern Philippines with destructive winds and heavy rain that set off landslides and destroyed homes, leaving at least 12 people dead and six missing, as southern China braced for the powerful storm.

SPORTS

SPF15 SPO-FOOT-SAFF-IND

Lacklustre India suffer 1-2 defeat against Maldives in SAFF Cup final

Dhaka: Poor finishing and scrappy defending put paid to India's quest for an eighth South Asian Football Federation Cup title as it suffered a 1-2 defeat against Maldives in the summit clash here.

SPF18 SPO-ASIA-SL-LD INNINGS

Mushfiqur century takes Bangladesh to 261 as Malinga takes 4 on comeback

Dubai: Mushfiqur Rahim hit a superb hundred under pressure as Bangladesh scored a competitive 261 against Sri Lanka despite Lasith Malinga wreaking havoc on his international comeback in the Asia Cup opener.