Bhaskar LIVE Updates: Captain Amarinder Singh meets Home Minister Amit Shah, likely to discuss seat sharing in Punjab elections

Punjab Lok Congress President and former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence. BJP National President JP Nadda, Punjab BJP in-charge Gajendra Singh Shekhawat were also present in the meeting.

It is believed that during this meeting there was a discussion regarding Punjab elections. Apart from this, there is a possibility of talks on seat sharing in Punjab. Punjab elections may be announced in January next year. In such a situation, to contest the elections jointly, BJP, Captain and Dhidhansa are busy in finalizing the seat sharing fast.

Today’s big news…

Union Health Secretary reaches Election Commission’s office

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan reached the Election Commission of India (ECI) office sometime back. The commission has called a meeting to discuss the assembly elections to be held in 5 states. During this, discussions will be held with senior officials of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and it will be decided whether elections should be held between Corona or not.

Fire at shoe manufacturing factory in Delhi’s Mangolpuri
A fire has broken out at a shoe manufacturing factory in Delhi’s Mangolpuri area. 20 fire tenders are present at the spot. Efforts are on to control the fire. No casualties have been reported so far.

Fire breaks out in Farrukhabad-Kasganj Express train

A fire broke out in the Farrukhabad-Kasganj Express late Sunday night at 12 noon. When the train caught fire, the train was going from Kasganj to Farrukhabad. The accident happened near Harsinghpur-Goa halt. The train was immediately stopped after the fire was reported.

By the time the fire brigade team reached, one bogie of the train was burnt. To save the other bogies, the burning bogie was separated from the train. Four fire brigade vehicles barely doused the fire. Read full news here…

Encounter on the border of Telangana and Chhattisgarh, 6 Naxalites killed
Six Naxalites have been killed in an encounter in Kistaram PS area, bordering Telangana and Chhattisgarh. This operation was carried out jointly by Telangana Police, Chhattisgarh Police and CRPF. SP Sunil Dutt of Bhadradri Kothagudem district said that the encounter took place in a forested area. The operation is still on. We are monitoring the situation. Read full news here…

3 tourist buses collided in Ambala; 5 killed, 10 injured

Five people lost their lives and 10 were injured in a major accident on the Ambala-Delhi highway in Haryana on Monday morning. According to the information, 3 tourist deluxe buses going from Katra to Delhi collided at 3 am. The accident happened near Healing Touch Hospital. People, along with the police, pulled out the passengers trapped in the bus after a lot of struggle.

All the passengers were sleeping at the time of the accident. When the front bus suddenly stopped, both the rear buses collided with it. However, all the three buses were plying on the side of the highway, so the traffic continued on the highway even after the major accident. Read full news here…

76 lawyers of the Supreme Court wrote a letter to the CJI regarding the Parliament of Religions
76 Supreme Court lawyers have written to the country’s Chief Justice NV Ramana, asking the court to take suo motu cognizance of hate speeches at religious events in Delhi and Haridwar. It said that under the guise of conventions, efforts are being made to suppress the religious freedom of the country.

It has been said in the letter that the call for Ghar Wapsi and massacre is creating danger in the minds of the minorities of the country. The letter sent to the CJI is signed by eminent lawyers including Dushyant Dave, Prashant Bhushan, Vrinda Grover, Salman Khurshid and former Patna High Court judge Anjana Prakash.

PM Modi will reach Himachal today; Will lay the foundation of 3 hydropower projects, will inaugurate one

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh on Monday. Apart from addressing a rally here, he will lay the foundation of three hydropower projects worth Rs 11,000 crore, while inaugurating a hydropower project.

It was told by the Prime Minister’s Office that PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of Renukaji Dam and Hydropower Project costing Rs 7,000 crore for 40 MW power generation. This project is pending in the files for almost 30 years. Delhi will get 500 million units of additional power from this project.

Apart from this, PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone of 210 MW Luhri Stage-1 project costing Rs 1800 crore and Dhaulasidh project of 66 MW capacity costing Rs 680 crore. According to the PMO, Modi will also inaugurate the 111 MW Savra-Kuddu Hydropower Project built at Rs 2080 crore.

Salman Khan’s statement on snake bite

Bollywood actor Salman Khan was bitten by a snake on Sunday. Now his health is completely fine. Salman’s statement has come on this. He said, ‘A snake had entered my farmhouse. I took it out with the help of a stick. Slowly he came to my hand. Then I grabbed him to release, during which he bit me three times. It was a poisonous snake. I was hospitalized for 6 hours. I am fine now.’

A massive fire broke out in shops and slums in Jammu’s Trikuta Nagar late night

A fire broke out in shops and slums in Jammu’s Trikuta Nagar late last night. The fire was so severe that many shops and slums were gutted. The cause of the fire is not yet known. A daily wage laborer told that there were 50-60 slums here. On my way back from work, I saw that the fire was burning with smoke.