Haryana Violence LIVE Updates: Curfew imposed in Haryana's violence-hit Nuh district, says Home Minister Anil Vij

11:12 (IST)

PM Modi LIVE Updates

PM Modi arrives in Pune

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Pune International Airport. PM Modi was greeted by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar.

Today, the Prime Minister will receive the Lokmanya Tilak National Award. He will also flag off metro trains and set the groundwork for different development initiatives.

Maharashtra | Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Pune airport. PM Modi was received by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar.

PM will be conferred with Lokmanya Tilak National Award today. He will also flag off metro trains and inaugurate… pic.twitter.com/vGEFXghWH0— ANI (@ANI) August 1, 2023

10:55 (IST)

Maharashtra LIVE Updates

CM Shinde announces Rs 5 lakh aid to families of deceased

On Tuesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expressed his condolences for the loss of life in a crane accident in Shahapur, Thane district, and promised a Rs 5 lakh help package for the relatives of the deceased.

An official reported that seventeen employees were killed and three were injured on Tuesday when a crane collapsed on a bridge slab while working on the third phase of the Samruddhi Motorway in Maharashtra's Thane district.

An NDRF officer stated that a few people are still believed to be trapped and that attempts are being made to rescue them.

Three people were hurt in the incident and were being treated at Thane's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalva, he added.

10:52 (IST)

Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE Updates

Delhi Services Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha, could trigger fresh fireworks

Amid the ongoing impasse in both Houses over the Manipur situation, the Parliament will reconvene on Tuesday to discuss the divisive Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which will likely be introduced in the Lok Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and will address control of services in the national capital.

The Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, proposes to amend the May Ordinance, which excluded some services from the legislative competence of the Delhi legislative assembly.

10:35 (IST)

Haryana Violence LIVE Updates

Section 144 imposed in Faridabad, Palwal and Gurugram; no curfew in these districts

According to Haryana Government Officials, the situation is under control in Nuh, Sohna and adjoining districts.

They also said that 13 companies of Paramilitary forces have been stationed and six more companies would reach shortly.

There is no curfew in Faridabad, Palwal, or Gurugram; nonetheless, section 144 is in effect to prevent any unfortunate incidents in these districts. In Sohna, a meeting of the Peace Committee will begin soon.

10:23 (IST)

Haryana Violence LIVE Updates

Curfew imposed in Haryana's violence-hit Nuh district, says Home Minister Anil Vij

Haryana's Home Minister said on Tuesday that a curfew has been enforced in the troubled Nuh district. On July 31, three persons were killed in a riot.

According to police in Gurugram, a man, 26, was slain and a mosque was set on fire in the Sector 57 area after the violence that erupted over an effort to disrupt a Vishva Hindu Parishad parade in adjoining Nuh district moved to Gurugram. Two people were hurt when the mob opened fire.

09:54 (IST)

Haryana Violence LIVE Updates

CM Khattar's 'Haryana Ek Haryanvi Ek' message for peace appeal

Manohar Lal Khattar stated that residents should work together in the interest of the state by adhering to the "Haryana Ek Haryanvi Ek" philosophy, and that all difficulties can be handled via discussion. According to the chief minister, given the scenario in Nuh, every ordinary citizen's obligation to society grows even stronger.

09:18 (IST)

Haryana Violence LIVE Updates

Day after clashes break out in Nuh, police forces have been deployed in the area

A day after riots erupted in Haryana's Nuh, police have been stationed in the region since Monday to maintain peace and order, according to news agency ANI. Mobile internet access has been temporarily halted till Wednesday.

09:16 (IST)

Teesta Setalvad LIVE Updates

Teesta Setalvad moves Gujarat HC to quash FIR against her for fabricating evidence in 2002 riots cases

Teesta Setalvad, a social activist, has asked the Gujarat High Court to dismiss a FIR lodged by the Ahmedabad crime branch against her for allegedly manipulating evidence in the 2002 riots cases.

A sessions court recently refused her discharge petition in the case, despite the fact that the Supreme Court granted her release after the Gujarat High Court denied it.

Setalvad filed a judicial review petition at the High Court on Monday, and the case is expected to be heard in the coming days.

Setalvad and two others, former state Director General of Police R B Sreekumar and former Indian Police Service officer Sanjiv Bhatt, were arrested by the city crime branch in June 2022 on charges of forgery and fabricating evidence with the intent to implicate Gujarat government functionaries in the 2002 riots cases.

09:12 (IST)

Delhi Air Quality LIVE Updates

Delhi sees best July AQI since 2019

The national capital had the lowest average Air Quality Index (AQI) in July 2023 when compared to the previous four years' similar period. In July of this year, Delhi had all 31 days with a 'Good to Moderate' Air Quality Index (AQI).

According to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change, "The number of ‘Good to Moderate’ Air Quality Days for the 31 days period (July) was 26 in the year 2019; 31 in 2020; 29 in 2021; 31 in 2022; and 31 in the current year 2023."

09:00 (IST)

GST Fraud LIVE Updates

Amit Mitra highlights 'countrywide' GST frauds, urges Sitaraman to call Council meet

Dr. Amit Mitra, principal chief advisor to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to convene a GST Council meeting to discuss these issues, claiming that GST fraud is spreading across the country and that MSMEs are having difficulty due to a maze of regulations.

Mitra, a former state finance minister, responded to the national government's admission in the Lok Sabha that between 2018-19 and 2022-23, Rs 1.15 lakh crore of fraud was found in GST bills.

"I write this letter with great anguish and deep concern. On one hand, GST frauds are proliferating across the country penetrating each and every state. On the other, the web of regulations is so overpowering for the MSMEs, that they are on the verge of deregistering back to their informal status," Mitra said.

08:35 (IST)

PM Modi LIVE Updates

PM Modi to launch development projects during Pune visit, receive Lokmanya Tilak National Award

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Pune, Maharashtra, on Tuesday to lay the groundwork for numerous development projects and to receive the Lokmanya Tilak National Award.

Modi will do darshan and pooja' at Dagdusheth Mandir upon his arrival.

According to a statement provided by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), he will receive the Lokmanya Tilak National Award at 11.45 a.m., which was established by the Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust in 1983 to recognise Lokmanya Tilak's legacy.

08:28 (IST)

Rajya Sabha LIVE Updates

Rajya Sabha has listed six Bills in its Legislative Business for Tuesday

The Rajya Sabha has scheduled six Bills for discussion and passing on Tuesday, two for introduction and four for deliberation and passage. 

The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, are among those scheduled for introduction. The Mediation Bill, 2021, the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 are among the bills scheduled for review and passage.

08:26 (IST)

Haryana Violence LIVE Updates

Internet services have been suspended in Haryana's Nuh till August 2

The Haryana government has halted mobile internet connections in Nuh until Wednesday in order to reduce "intense communal tension."

"...This order is issued to prevent any disturbance of peace and public order in the jurisdiction of district Nuh and shall be in force with effect from 4 pm, July 31 to 23:59 hours of August 2," Additional Chief Secretary (Home) TVSN Prasad said.

08:24 (IST)

Maharashtra LIVE Updates

15 workers killed as crane falls on bridge slab during Samruddhi Expressway construction

An official reported that fifteen employees were killed and three were injured on Tuesday when a crane collapsed on a bridge slab while working on the third phase of the Samruddhi Motorway in Maharashtra's Thane district.

Five people are believed to be trapped, and attempts are underway to rescue them, according to an NDRF spokesperson. He stated that the injured had been sent to a neighbouring hospital.

It was a specialised mobile gantry crane that was utilised in bridge building as well as the installation of precast box girders in highway construction projects.

According to the official, the tragedy happened in the early hours of Tuesday in Sarlambe hamlet in Shahpur tehsil, around 80 km from Mumbai.

07:50 (IST)

Haryana Violence LIVE Updates

Schools, colleges in Gurugram to remain closed today

According to the District Information and Public Relations Officer, Gurugram, all educational institutions, including schools, colleges, and coaching centres, will be closed on Tuesday. District Magistrate Nishant Kumar Yadav made the ruling.

This followed skirmishes between two groups on Monday.

Two house guards were killed and a dozen police officers were injured in a conflict between two groups in Haryana's Nuh district on Monday, according to police authorities.

The victims have been identified as Neeraj and Gursevak, both of whom worked at the Khedali Daula police station.

07:29 (IST)

Chandrayaan-3 LIVE Updates

Chandrayaan-3 leaves earth's orbit, heads towards moon, says ISRO

The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into translunar orbit on Tuesday.

According to an ISRO official, following Tuesday's trans-lunar injection (TLI), the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft emerged from Earth orbit and is currently its route to the Moon's vicinity.

In other words, the spacecraft began its voyage towards the Moon on Tuesday, after departing the Earth's orbit following the TLI manoeuvre, which placed it on 'lunar transfer trajectory'.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had said that the lander will try a gentle landing on the lunar surface on August 23.