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EAM Jaishankar meets his French counterpart JB Lemoyne

New Delhi, June 10, ANI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met his French MoS for Foreign Affairs JB Lemoyne in the national capital on Monday. Both the dignitaries exchanged their views on global issues. Jaishankar also appreciated the special invitation given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join the G7 summit in August.

Fire breaks out in Mumbai's Goregaon area

Mumbai, Jun 10 (ANI): Fire broke out in Mumbai's Goregaon industrial area on Monday. 4 fire tenders were present at the spot. Further details are awaited.

Watch: Transgenders lathi-charged in Meerut after two groups create ruckus in police station

Meerut (UP), Jun 10 (ANI): The members of the transgender community faced heavy lathi-charge from the cops in the premises of a police station in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district. The incident took place at Meerut's Lalkurti Police Station on Monday. Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), "Things have come to the fore, transgenders misbehaved, but force was used to control them. If force was used was more than required, probe to be conducted."

CM Yogi meets Mulayam Singh Yadav in Lucknow

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Jun 10 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav at his residence. Mulayam Singh was admitted to hospital on Sunday due to high level of blood sugar. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party chief Shivpal Yadav were also present.

Pilgrims rush brings traffic to standstill in Uttarakhand

Deoprayag (Uttarakhand), Jun 10 (ANI): Traffic in Uttarakhand has come to standstill as large number of pilgrims is visiting Char Dham every day. This year Char Dham yatra started with the opening of portals of Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines on May 7. Moreover, the sweltering heat in northern India has increased the inflow of tourists to various hill stations in the state. The circuit of four ancient pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand, i.e. Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath are referred to as 'Char Dham yatra'.

CM Yogi Adityanath holds meeting over women security

Lucknow (UP) , June 10 (ANI): After the widespread condemnation and sparked outrage of people over Aligarh incident, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath held a meeting with chief secretary and senior police officials over women security in the state today.The meeting was held days after Twinkle, A 2.5-year-old girl's body was found dead close to her house in Tappal town on the outskirts of Aligarh. The police have arrested four accused who have confessed to the crime.

PM Modi to visit Kyrgyzstan to participate in SCO summit: MEA

New Delhi, Jun 10 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (West) A. Gitesh Sarma on Monday informed about the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for the SCO summit. He said that the summit will be held on June 14.

Farmers of JandK's Udhampur are losing produce, despite having water

Udhampur (JandK), Jun 10 (ANI): Despite having water in abundance, farmers in the mountainous region of Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur are not able to irrigate their produce. The reason behind this irony is the lack of infrastructure. The residents of the region need a canal to divert water directly towards the fields. Over 500 farmers of Udhampur's Nallah Ghoran village claimed that their area was worst hit. Local farmers have alleged that they have approached the Irrigation Department several times but they turned a deaf ear towards their woes. While speaking to ANI, a farmer said, "We have water but there is no canal. If the canal is constructed, then we can irrigate our lands. Whenever we go to the concerned department, they did not listen to our complaint and ask us to come again."

No meeting between PM Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan at SCO summit: MEA

New Delhi, Jun 10 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on Monday informed that there will be no meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan at SCO summit. "There is nothing more that we can add at this stage," said Kumar.

President Macron and PM Modi have a strong relationship: Foreign Affairs MoS

New Delhi, Jun 10 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan met French Minister of State for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean Baptiste Lemoyne in Delhi on Monday. While speaking to ANI, Jean Baptiste Lemoyne said, "President Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have a strong relationship personally and that is why President Macron was happy to invite PM Modi to join the G7 leaders meeting at the end of August." He also added, "India could provide very interesting experience for the work that will be done in terms of numeric. This participation of PM Modi will be also preceded by bilateral visit that could be very important moment in the relations."

France stands alongside India in fight against terrorism: French Foreign Affairs MoS

New Delhi, Jun 10 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan met French Minister of State for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean Baptiste Lemoyne in Delhi on Monday. Jean Baptiste Lemoyne reaffirms support to India in fighting terrorism and terror financing. This is the first French ministerial visit after the formation of the new government. While speaking to ANI, Jean Baptiste Lemoyne on attempted break-in into Indian Air Force Rafale Project Management Team in Paris last month said, "Investigation is going on; Indian authorities would be updated when new details would be provided to us." He added, "France is very committed at international level to fight against terrorism and terror financing. We also know India is very committed and we are very happy about that."

Operation to rescue two-year-old boy continues

Sangrur (Punjab), Jun 10 (ANI): Rescue operation to save the two-year-old boy from 150-foot-borewell in Punjab's Sangrur continued on Monday also. The boy has been stuck into the borewell since 6 June. On 5 June, rescuers faced some technical issue while rescuing the boy. The child, Fatehvir, fell into the unused borewell in a field when he was playing near his house around on 6th June. The seven-inch-wide borewell was covered with a cloth and the boy accidentally stepped on it.

WB Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi arrived in Delhi to meet PM Modi

New Delhi, Jun 10 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi arrived to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday. While speaking to mediapersons, he said, "'I had asked to meet the PM either on June 9-10 or June 14-15 as I couldn't wish him personally on the swearing-in day, it's a courtesy visit. I will give him the information that I have, if discussed. Mainly, it is a courtesy meeting. When he took the oath, I didn't get the opportunity to greet him personally."

Massive fire breaks out at sports good factory in UP's Meerut

Meerut (UP), Jun 10 (ANI): A Massive fire broke out in a sports good factory in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut on Monday. Eight fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the flames. No causalities have been reported so far. Further investigation is underway. More details are awaited.

CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy holds his first state cabinet meeting in AP's Amaravati

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Jun 10 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held his first state cabinet meeting in Andhra Pradesh's Amaravati on Monday. The implementation of 'Navaratnalu scheme' is the main agenda of the meeting. He took oath as CM of Andhra Pradesh on May 30 while his cabinet ministers took oath on Saturday. Reddy's YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) decimated Chandrababu Naidu's TDP in the recently-concluded polls.

Bhopal rape-murder case: Police arrest accused

Bhopal (MP), June 10 (ANI): Bhopal police arrested the accused in minor girl's rape and murder case, her body was found in a drain yesterday. Assistant Superintend of Police, Akhil Patel told ANI, "We have arrested the accused, the man used to live close to the victim's house. It will be ensured that he gets punishment within a month, so that it works as a deterrent."The dead body of 8-year-old girl was found in a drain at Kamla Nagar area in Bhopal. As per the official, the girl was gone to the market to buy something and family reported the incident to the police when she didn't return. One policeman has also been suspended after the incident was reported.

Villagers forced to drink contaminated water due to scarcity in Maharashtra's Amravati

Amravati (Maharashtra), Jun 10 (ANI): People in Amravati's Melghat, who have been facing severe water crisis, are forced to go as deep as 40 feet inside wells to fetch drinking water. The ground water level has been gradually declining. People have no other option but to consume muddy and contaminated water. While speaking to ANI, one of the villagers said, "Water problem in Melghat are very serious. Women's waste their half of the day in struggling of water. Water in hand pumps and wells are gradually declining."

Chennai man adopts 45 HIV positive children

Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Jun 10 (ANI): 45 HIV positive children abandoned by their families have found a home in the "Shelter Trust" run by a man named Solomon Raj. Raj claims that good work gives him great satisfaction, especially when these children refer him as 'Appa'. In the shelter home, the needy are provided with every facility ranging from education, medical care, training in crafts, arts, dance and working knowledge of computers etc. Many of them have been enrolled in Class XI and Class XII and seven of them even pursuing their graduation in various streams. While speaking to ANI, Solomon said, "I was inspired to help the HIV positive children as even after 8 years into my marriage I had no child and he wanted to adopt an HIV positive child who is in need. These children are the innocent victims of someone else's fault. I've become 'appa' for 45 children. It's big responsibility to take care of all the needs of these children."

Veteran actor, playwright Girish Karnad passes away

Bengaluru (Karnataka), Jun 10 (ANI): Veteran actor, playwright and director Girish Karnad, 81 passed away on Monday morning. He was born in Maharashtra's Matheran in the year 1938. Karnad was known for his work in the field of literature and cinema, he also became a renowned face in the country after essaying the role of Swami's father in Malgudi Days TV series. He was conferred with Padma Shri in 1974 and Padma Bhushan in 1992. For his outstanding contribution towards literature, Bharatiya Jnanpith also awarded him with Jnanpith, the highest Indian literary award in 1998, four years after winning the Sahitya Academy award in 1994. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also posted a tweet expressing condolence over Karnad's demise. He wrote, "Girish Karnad will be remembered for his versatile acting across all mediums. He also spoke passionately on causes dear to him. His works will continue being popular in the years to come. Saddened by his demise. May his soul rest in peace."

CRPF organises 'talent hunt' to boost music talent of Kashmiri artists in Srinagar

Srinagar (J-K), Jun 10 (ANI): A talent hunt program called 'Kaavish' was organised by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar. The event was organised to boost the music talent of young Kashmiri artists and to prove their mettle in terms of music, singing. The talent hunt saw huge participation of youth across the Valley who showcased their talent in the event.