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9 accused in Khalistan Zindabad Force terror module sent to custody till Oct 11

Amritsar (Punjab), Oct 09 (ANI): A local court in Amritsar on Wednesday sent nine accused, arrested in the Khalistan Zindabad Force module, till October 11. Punjab police had busted the module on Sep 22 with the arrest of four of its members and recovered huge cache of arms. The other accused were arrested later on. The state government has decided to handover further investigation in the case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a bid to ensure that the entire conspiracy is unraveled. Police had suspected that the weapons were delivered across the Indo-Pak border from Pakistan using drones launched by the ISI and state-sponsored 'Jihadi' and pro-Khalistani terrorist outfits working under its command.

Ancient 'Pacche Linga' put out for darshan in Bandagadde Math in Karnataka

Shivamogga (Karnataka), Oct 09 (ANI): The ancient Pacche Linga (Shiv Linga) has been put out for devotees to pay obeisance in Bandagadde Math in Kaladi village near Sagara city of Shivamogga. Bandagadde Math's ancestors got rare emerald Linga 'Pacche Linga' from queen Chennamma. Bandagadde Math's history dates back to at least 500 years.

Bridge littered with puja materials, plastic waste in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 9 (ANI): Right after conclusion of Durga Puja festivities, bridge in Kalindi Kunj area in Delhi was littered with plastic waste and puja materials. Artificial ponds, spots were created for immersion idols by Delhi Government. Every year, idol immersion in Yamuna increases pollution in river manifold.

BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha in by-poll from UP

Lucknow (UP), Oct 09 (ANI): BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi has been elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha in a by-election from Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. While speaking to ANI, Trivedi said, "Party gives responsibility to the workers time to time. I also did my responsibility according to the party." The seat had fallen vacant after the demise of former union minister Arun Jaitley. Trivedi had filed his nomination on Friday in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma and other senior leaders of the party. The BJP leader, a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, has been working for the party for a long time. He was a part of the four-member committee which was responsible for the party's campaign during 2014 Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh.

Haryana polls: Amit Shah praises Indian Army while addressing public rally Kaithal

Kaithal (Haryana), Oct 9 (ANI): BJP President Amit Shah in Kaithal, Haryana proudly said that our jawans killed Pakistani terrorists and took revenge for those jawans who had sacrificed their lives. While addressing the rally, Amit Shah said, "Our jawans carried out a surgical strike in Balakot, killed Pakistani terrorists and came back without a single of our jawan being harmed. They took revenge for those jawans who had sacrificed their lives." Haryana will go to polls on October 21.

PMC bank account holders protest outside Mumbai's Esplanade Court

Mumbai, Oct 9 (ANI): Scores of Punjab and Maharashtra Corporative bank account holders on Wednesday staged a protest here. The protestors demanded imprisonment for Housing Development Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) Directors, Sarang Wadhawan and Rakesh Wadhwan, in the hearing scheduled for today in the court. "We paid our taxes we still paying our taxes why government is doing with us. We request to the government please resolve this issue as soon as possible," a protestors told ANI. "I invested my whole life money in this bank. I invested in the bank for the trust of RBI," another protester told ANI.

Aadhaar seeding date under PM-Kisan scheme relaxed till Nov 30: Prakash Javadekar

New Delhi, Oct 9 (ANI): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar while briefing the press in New Delhi informed that cabinet has decided to relax the mandatory requirement of Aadhaar seeding under PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi till 30 November. Prakash Javadekar said, "Cabinet has decided to relax till 30th November 2019, the mandatory requirement of Aadhaar seeding for release of benefits under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi after 1st August, 2019," he added.

Amit Shah questions Rahul Gandhi's abroad trip during election time

Bhiwani (Haryana), Oct 09 (ANI): While addressing a public rally in Haryana's Bhiwani, Union Home Minister Amit Shah questioned Rahul Gandhi for his long sabbatical. "At the time of assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra, Rahul Gandhi has gone on a holiday. The Congress party has opposed abrogation of Article 370 from J-K," Shah said.

Asaduddin Owaisi slams Mohan Bhagwat over his statement on mob lynching

Beed (Maharashtra), Oct 09 (ANI): AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi hit out at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat for his statement that mob lynching was a western concept and it should not be used to defame India. Reacting sharply to Bhagwat's statement, Owaisi said Muslims, Dalits and even Hindus have been victims of incidents of mob lynching in the country.

Sec 144 imposed in Rajasthan's Tonk after clashes during Dussehra procession

Tonk (Rajasthan), Oct 09 (ANI): Section 144 has been imposed in Malpura area of Tonk, Rajasthan after clashes between two communities during Dussehra procession. Security has also been beefed up in the area. While speaking to ANI, Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria, BJP MP, Tonk said, "I am completely against it, I want the accused to clarify their stand. They are just creating hurdles in our festivals."

Ravi Shankar Prasad takes stock of health services by visiting hospital in Patna

Patna (Bihar), Oct 09 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on October 9 visited a government hospital in Patna to take stock of the health services after flood water receded in the city. He inspected the facilities provided by the hospital authorities and also talked to the patients. While speaking to the mediapersons he said, "I'm here to take stock of health services after flood water receded. There were 119 cases of dengue in hospital, of which 16 are still there. Centre and state are working together to control outbreak of diseases."As the floodwater drained out, the concern of spreading of dengue and other diseases is haunting the state. Authorities are taking measures like spraying of bleaching powder and anti- larval materials to stop the viral diseases. Over 73 people lost their lives after heavy rain in Bihar.

People in J and K, Ladakh feeling positive change: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

New Delhi, Oct 09 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on October 9 said that life is getting normal in Jammu and Kashmir. "The people who are trying to create confusion have been unsuccessful. The people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are feeling the positive change," he further added. He also took a jibe on Congress party and said Congress party is confused about its future course of action.

INX Media case: Karti Chidambaram appears before ED

New Delhi, Oct 09 (ANI): Congress leader and son of former Union Minister Karti Chidambaram appeared before ED on October 09. He appeared before them in connection with the INX Media money laundering case. His father P Chidambaram is also in jail in connection with the INX Media case. When asking about the visit, Karti said, "I just thought to come and say hello to them for Dussehra."

Madurai c goes viral for his classical dance moves

Madurai (TN), Oct 09 (ANI): Nagendra Prabhu, a tour guide from Tamil Nadu's Madurai has become talk of the town through his graceful moves of Indian classical dance. The guide starts by reciting classical hymn and then goes on to perfectly imitate the neck and eye brow movements of the dance forms. Then he showed some body movements and mudras of the form. He even portrayed the movements to represent Lord Parvati and Lord Shiva.

Kerala Olympic Association felicitates PV Sindhu

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Oct 09 (ANI): Kerala Olympic Association felicitated Badminton world champion PV Sindhu on Oct 09. They handed over State Government's cash reward of Rs 10 lakh to Sindhu. Sindhu won gold medal at the BWF World Championships on August 25.

TN's Pamban fishermen to go on hunger strike

Rameswaram (TN), Oct 10 (ANI): Pamban fishermen announced hunger strike on October 11 in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram. They have urged the release of Indian fishermen caught in Sri Lanka. They have also demanded to set free Sri Lankan fishermen held captive in India.

Deeply pained, concerned about where Congress is today as a party: Salman Khurshid

New Delhi, Oct 09 (ANI): Congress leader Salman Khurshid in a statement said that biggest problem of Congress is that leader (Rahul Gandhi) has 'walked away'. On his comments, senior Congress leader said, "I have very deep pain and concern about where we are today as a party. No matter what happens we won't leave the party, we aren't like those who got everything from the party and when the chips were down, things were difficult they left the party and walked away. Of course, we are in difficult situation and it needs to be tackled with a sense of urgency." He further said, "We need to know why we are in the state in which we are. Unfortunately despite our earnest pleading Rahul Gandhi decided to step down and resign from the president post. We wanted him to continue but it was his decision and we respect it." He added, "This is perhaps the only time in history that a major defeat has not caused the party to lose confidence in their leader. If he had stayed and was around, we would've

BJP candidate Sonali Phogat apologises for calling people 'Pakistani' over not chanting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'

Hisar (Haryana), Oct 9 (ANI): BJP candidate from Adampur and TikTok star Sonali Phogat clarified and apologised for her statement where she branded people 'Pakistani' for not chanting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'. "I want to apologise to the people who got hurt with my statement, however, I was just trying to tell my younger brothers that we should always say 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' to show respect to our nation", said Sonali Phogat. Tik Tok star Sonali at a rally asked a group of people if they were from Pakistan when they denied chanting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.

Mangaluru Dasara concludes on a colourful note

Mangaluru (Karnataka), Oct 09 (ANI): Mangaluru Dasara ended on a colourful note on the occasion of Vijaya Dashmi. A lively procession of Goddess Sharada Devi was taken out on the occasion. Mesmerizing tableaux followed Devi's chariot. The procession started from Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara Temple. Thousands of devotees gathered to participate in the festival with great fervour. The streets of Mangaluru were illuminated for the celebrations. While speaking to ANI, one of the organizers said, "14 Goddesses along with 60+ tableaux moved in the procession and the entire 7 km route was illuminated with the lighting. The procession system was changed this time. This time Goddess went ahead and then other tableaux followed." Mangaluru Dasara procession attracts thousands of people, every year.

Pak PM Imran Khan's effigy burnt on Dussehra in MP's Khargone

Khargone (Madhya Pradesh), Oct 09 (ANI): Effigy of Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan instead of Ravana on the occasion of Dussehra in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone. The effigy was 51-feet-tall. Dussehra or Vijaya Dashmi marks the victory of good over evil.