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The first high-level committee meeting on ‘One Nation, One Election’ will be held on September 23. Former President Ram Nath Kovind, who presides over the eight-member-committee to make recommendations on simultaneous polls, told media at a convocation ceremony in Bhubaneswar.
NIA searched 31 locations across Tamil Nadu and Telangana for suspected ISIS training centers that radicalize youth. Later in the day, the anti-terror agency said it seized several digital devices, documents, incriminating books with radical content, also Rs.60 lakhs, and $18,200 in cash.
An infiltration attempt by terrorists along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla was foiled by Indian security forces. Two militants who tried to sneak in were killed. The third one who tried to flee back was supported by cover fire from the Pakistan Army.
Kerala sees a rise in Nipah Virus cases, with one more person testing positive for the virus. The 39-year-old infected man was at the same hospital where the first Nipah victim underwent treatment. Meanwhile, the state government declared a holiday for educational institutions in Kozhikode till September 24.
IMD has predicted heavy rainfall in Mumbai and its suburbs during the weekend, issuing them a ‘yellow alert.’ The weather agency has also given a heavy to very heavy rainfall (an ‘orange alert’) for Thane, Palghar, Raigad, and Dhule.
The IT department concluded its raids on SP leader Azam Khan on Friday, and it suspects tax evasion over Rs. 800 crore. However, speaking to ANI, Khan said that after three days of searching, “they found only what I have earned in my political life of 45-50 years.”
As Anantnag encounter enters Day 4, three terrorists have been killed and their bodies located. Two more terrorists are still hiding in the Gadole forest in Kokernag. Security ops are underway despite heavy rains in the region.
IRS officer Rahul Navin will now head the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as the In-charge director of ED. He was appointed on Friday, September 15, as the incumbent Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra’s tenure came to an end.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) is meeting at Telangana’s capital Hyderabad, headed by party chief Malikarjun Kharge. With 90 invitees, including former Congress Presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in attendance, the party is set to formulate its election plans.
The Indian government plans to bring home more Cheetahs from South Africa, despite the mysterious death of nine of the wild cats already flown in. However this time, the new batch of Cheetahs will be introduced into Gandhi Sagar and Nauradehi in Madhya Pradesh.
Cheetah | Image: Wikipedia