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AAP team to be denied entry into Mandsaur
Mandsaur (MP), June 9 (PTI) No outsiders including AAP leaders will be allowed to enter the district during the curfew relaxation period today, the police said. Addressing a joint press conference along with the collector, SP Manoj Kumar Singh said prohibitory orders are in place in the entire district and entry of outsiders restricted.AAP leaders including Bhagwat Mann, Ashutosh and Sanjay Singh are planning to visit the district that was hit by farmers' agitation after five were shot dead in police firing.
Sec 144 imposed in Manali, hoteliers met DC
Mandi: The hoteliers of Kullu-Manali met the Deputy Commissioner and requested him to revoke the section 144 with immediate effect.
Shimla MC Polls: Cong declares its candidates officially
Shimla: The Congress finally declared the names of its official nominees in 28 of the 34 wards.
HP govt gives nod to 273 new road project
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government has given a green signal to a proposal of 273 new road project of 1,613km length, and 14 bridges amounting to Rs1,003 crore to submit to the Union Ministry of Rural Development.
Separatist strike, restrictions disrupt life in Kashmir
Srinagar: Normal life in several parts of Kashmir was disrupted today as authorities imposed restrictions on the movement of people and a separatist- sponsored strike to protest the killing of a youth came into effect.Schools and colleges were closed across the Valley as were business establishments and shops in many places, officials said.
Mishra stopped from entering Kejriwal residence
New Delhi: High drama unfolded outside Chief Minister's Arvind Kejriwal's residence when sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra, along with his supporters, tried to meet the CM, but was stopped by the police. Irked at by being prevented entry into Kejriwal's home in Civil Lines, Mishra and his supporters raised slogans and sat on a protest there.
Delhi police spoils Underworld’s plan to kill Tarek Fateh
New Delhi: Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested an aide of gangster Chhota Shakeel, who was planning to target Pakistan-born Canadian writer Tarek Fatah. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) P S Kushwah said Junaid Chowdhry was nabbed on the intervening night of 7 and 8 June from Wazirabad road in north-east Delhi.
Rupee down 6 paise against dollar in early trade
Mumbai: In line with domestic equities, the rupee opened 6 paise lower at 64.27 a dollar in early trade today due to increased demand for the US currency from importers and banks amid cautious global sentiment. Forex dealers said US dollar's gains against rivals overseas in the wake of a string of developments at the global level also had an impact of the rupee.
Amit Shah on 3-day Ch'garh visit; holds meetings with partymen
BJP national president Amit Shah, who arrived here today on a three-day visit to Chhattisgarh, held meetings with party leaders including MPs and MLAs in the run up to the assembly elections scheduled next year. Shah was welcomed at the Swami Vivekanand airport this morning by Chief Minister Raman Singh, state BJP chief Dharamlal Kaushik, national general secretary Saroj Pandey, Rajya Sabha MP Ramvichar Netam besides other party leaders and workers
MP incident should not be seen in isolation: Hooda
Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said the farmer unrest in Mandsaur 'should not be seen in isolation' as there is anger among cultivators because the BJP retracted on its poll promise to implement the Swaminathan Commission report. "When hard working farmers, who meet the food needs of this nation, ask for their due, they are fired at and five of them are killed, in police firing, in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh