Breaking News August 10: IGP Kashmir denies media reports of police firing in Kashmir

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Breaking News August 10: IGP Kashmir denies media reports of police firing in Kashmir

Breaking News August 10

The Hindu saints and seers will today a session and are likely to demand the Modi government to fulfill its promise of construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya. Meanwhile, The Jammu district administration has withdrawn prohibitory orders under CrPC Section 144 imposed on August 5 in view of the Centre abrogating constitutional provisions that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir, according to an official order.

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11.30 pm: SP Pani, IGP Kashmir denies media reports of police firing in Kashmir says,"This is to clarify some international media reports regarding firing incidents in the valley,they are wrong, no such incident has taken place. Valley has remained largely peaceful over last 1 week."

10.45 pm: Sonia Gandhi to be interim Congress president, says CWC.

8.00 pm: Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress leaders AK Antony, Mallikarjun Kharge and Jyotiraditya Scindia arrive at All India Congress Committee (AICC) office for Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting.

7.26 pm: Sonia Gandhi at prayer meet of Sheila Dikshit in Delhi: She stood by my side in my darkest years. Later, when I was able to come out of my sorrow, she urged me to take the responsibility of Presidentship of the Congress party and when I took it, she was there guiding me as elder sister.

7.15 pm: Karnataka Floods : Schools and colleges of Dharwad district will reopen on 13 August.

7.02 pm: DMK President MK Stalin attended all-party meeting to discuss Kashmir issue after scrapping of Article 370.

6.55 pm: Due to heavy rains and water logging at various locations in Ahmedabad and Rajkot divisions of Western Railway, all Mumbai-bound trains from Gandhidham have been cancelled and Howrah and Kamakhya trains have been rescheduled for tomorrow morning.

6.52 pm: Thar Express train carrying 62 Indian and 103 Pakistani passengers started from Zero Point station (in Pakistan, near International Border) at 17:20 hours and reached India's Munabao Station at 17:40 hours, today.

6.33 pm: India had proposed to Pakistan to hold technical level meetings in the first week of August to work out arrangements and finalise the alignment of the interim approach path for the Kartarpur Corridor: Sources.

6.11 pm: DGCA has suspended the license of two SpiceJet pilots for a period of one year, due to runway overrun while landing at Mumbai Airport

5.48 pm: NSA now visits Anantnag, interacts with locals in Kashmir to asses situation on ground zero.

5.34 pm: Afghanistan Cricket Board suspends Afghan batsman Mohammad Shahzad’s contract for "continued violation" of principles of the administration.

5.23 pm: Former Rajya Sabha MP Santiuse Kujur has resigned from the Congress party.

4.40 pm: Eight persons dead after a compound wall collapsed near Umiya Circle, Kandla Bypass in Gujarat's Morbi.

4.33 pm: Portion of National Highway-125 between Dharchula-Tawaghat in Uttarakhand blocked after boulders fell on the road, today.

4.16 pm: Myanmar landslide kills 34, scores more missing: AFP News Agency.

4.06 pm: Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sunil Arora called on West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata, today.

3.44 pm: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel carry out rescue and relief operations in Hasur village of Kolhapur.

3.23 pm: India Meteorological Dept (IMD) issued Red Alert for 8 districts and Orange Alert for 6 districts in Kerala for today.

3.10 pm: Shailendra Kumar, Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir, met Governor Satya Pal Malik to brief him about the prevailing situation in the Valley.

2:55 pm: Indian Navy teams from Vishakhapatanam are arriving today as Shirol area in Kolhapur is severely affected; 95 boats are operating in Sangli: Maharashtra CM, Devendra Fadnavis in Sangli.

2:45 pm: Latest visuals from near Dal Lake in the city. 

2:35 pm: 10 trains operating on Hassan-Mangaluru section of Mysuru division cancelled, due to landslides in the area.

2:28 pm: The couple got married in 2011 & in June 2019, the husband gave Triple Talaq to his wife. When she objected, he sent her a Fatwa on WhatsApp, issued against her. The husband has been arrested: Delhi Police.

2:05 pm: We are preparing for Eid. We are ensuring that maximum facilities are provided to the people. People should celebrate Eid without fear, and peacefully: Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Satya Pal Malik in Srinagar.

1:55 pm: Tanker lorry explodes killing 57 in Tanzania accident: police

1:48 pm: The Amritsar-Lahore bus that left for Pakistan without any passenger returned to Amritsar empty. Driver of the bus says, "we have not got any official or written statement from Pakistan regarding the suspension of bus service yet. Their terminal officer informed just verbally."

1:35 pm: On the ocassion of Raksha Bandhan, state govt has decided that all the state transport corporation buses&city buses will provide free service from 14th August midnight to 15th August midnight) to women. They will also be given adequate security in the buses: CM Yogi Adityanath.

1:30 pm: Former Prime Minister and senior Congress leader Dr.Manmohan Singh to file nomination for Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. He will file nomination on August 13.

1:10 pm: At least 13 people were killed and 16 others missing after Typhoon Lekima made landfall in the early hours of Saturday in China's Zhejiang province, according to state-run media.

1:00 pm: Samajwadi Party MPs Sanjay Seth and Surendra Singh Nagar who resigned from Rajya Sabha recently, join BJP in the presence of senior party leader Bhupendra Yadav.

12:55 pm: Around 98 cows have died in a cow shelter in Kotturu Tadepalli village of Krishna.K Sudhakar,ACP, Vijayawada says,"Police staff rushed to the spot immediately&called local veterinary doctors.They are conducting autopsy,we'll take action on the basis of the report."

12:45 pm: Latest visuals from Reasi as the city limps back to normalcy.

12:40 pm: There are media reports claiming there was a protest involving 10,000 people in Srinagar.This is completely fabricated & incorrect. There have been a few stray protests in Srinagar/Baramulla and none involved a crowd of more than 20 people:  MHA Spokesperson.

12:32 pm: A youth from Mukarampur pushed his BMW car in river after his father denied to buy him a Jaguar car. Police says, "his family informed that he is mentally unwell. He was demanding a Jaguar car as the BMW car was small for him. Investigation will be done."

12:30 pm: All Konkan Railway trains cancelled due to a landslide near Karwar.

12:15 pm: Samajwadi Party MP Sanjay Seth who resigned from Rajya Sabha recently, to join BJP shortly.

12:00 pm: English dailies Greater Kashmir, Rising Kashmir, Kashmir Images and four Urdu dailies which are being.

11:31 am: Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting underway at party office.

11:20 am: Samajwadi Party leader Surendra Nagar and Sanjay Seth joining BJP today at 12 noon in New Delhi.

11:04 am: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrives at Congress office for Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting.

10:55 am: Senior Congress leaders Harish Rawat, Meira Kumar and Ahmed Patel arrive at party office for Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting.

10:20 am: Locals offering prayers at a mosque in Srinagar, yesterday. 

10:15 am: Four persons, including a one-year-old girl, were killed, and five others injured when a three-storey building collapsed in Nadiad town of Gujarat following heavy rains, officials said on Saturday.

10:00 am: Congress Working Committee(CWC) will shortly meet first, then will be divided into five groups, and discussions(on next party chief) will be held with state unit leaders according to regions.
9:45 am: Man arrested in Azad market area on charges of giving triple talaq to his wife.  Case was registered under the Muslim Women(Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019.
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