Cyclone Ditvah has caused huge devastation in Sri Lanka. Amidst this devastation, the last batch of Indian citizens stranded in Colombo has returned to their country. Passengers loudly raised slogans of ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ while boarding the plane at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport. Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha himself saw off all these passengers. A special plane of the Indian Air Force brought him to Thiruvananthapuram.
Due to this storm, heavy rains continue in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. To deal with the situation, 16 teams of SDRF and 12 teams of NDRF have been deployed, while 10 more teams have been dispatched. The Indian Air Force is continuing the rescue operation in Sri Lanka and during this mission a Pakistani citizen was also rescued safely.
In the Delhi blast case, NIA raided several places in South Kashmir in the early hours of Monday. The biggest action took place in Shopian, where the agency raided the house of Maulvi Irfan. He is considered to be the mastermind of the ‘White Collar Terror Module’. Apart from this, raids were also conducted in Koil Pulwama, Chandgam, Malagpora and Sambora. NIA suspects that an organized network is active in the blast case, many of whose clues are linked to Kashmir.
On the other hand, the level of pollution in the National Capital Region continues to remain serious. The Supreme Court will hold an important hearing regarding this today. In the last hearing, the Chief Justice had bluntly said, ‘We do not have any magic wand with which the air will be cleared as soon as the order is given. The solution will have to be found only by experts and scientists.
December 1, 202512:14 pm
Municipal corporation elections postponed in many districts of Maharashtra; Voting date changed
The State Election Commission has stopped the process of municipal elections going on in many areas of Maharashtra and has extended the voting date from December 2 to December 20. The sudden move has surprised candidates and political parties, especially as the campaign entered its final, high-intensity phase.
According to the instructions of the State Election Commission, this ban is applicable on the municipal councils and nagar panchayats of about twenty districts including Thane (Ambernath), Baramati, Amravati, Ahilyanagar, Nanded, Solapur, Yavatmal, Dharashiv, Chandrapur, Akola and Pune.
December 1, 202510:32 IST
Encounter between Punjab Police and miscreants in Gurdaspur, two injured
An encounter took place between police and miscreants in Gurdaspur district of Punjab on Sunday. It is being told that both the miscreants were injured in the retaliatory firing by the police. As soon as information about the incident was received, senior police officers reached the spot, cordoned off the area and started investigation.
According to the police, after receiving information about suspicious activities, a team reached the spot. Seeing themselves surrounded, the miscreants started firing at the police, after which the police retaliated. During the encounter, both the miscreants got injured by bullets.
Two pistols have been recovered from the incident site, which are being confiscated and sent for forensic examination. The injured miscreants have been admitted to the Civil Hospital for first aid, where doctors are monitoring their condition.
The police are investigating the matter and trying to find out whether the miscreants were planning any major crime or not. Officials say that further action will be taken after inquiry.
December 1, 202510:04 IST
Medical officer attacked in Nanded, Maharashtra, accused of harassing female employee
A shocking incident has come to light in Nanded, Maharashtra, where a medical officer of the Municipal Corporation hospital was beaten up after entering his office. This incident is about six days old, but now the matter has come into limelight after its video went viral.
The incident took place at Municipal Corporation Hospital located in Kautha area of Nanded city. It is alleged that medical officer Balaprasad Kunturkar was allegedly harassing a female employee of the hospital. With this allegation, some relatives of the female employee reached the hospital and attacked Kunturkar in his own office.
December 1, 202508:52 IST
Major accident in Solapur, Maharashtra, 5 dead, 3 serious in collision between truck and car
There is news of a painful road accident in Solapur district of Maharashtra. Here, in a head-on collision between a truck and a car, 5 people died on the spot, while two to three people were seriously injured.
According to the information, a newly married couple along with their family members were going to Tuljapur for darshan of God after the wedding ceremony. Meanwhile, in Ghari Shivar area on Barshi-Latur National Highway, his car was hit hard by a speeding truck coming from the front.
The collision was so severe that the car fell off the bridge and overturned three to four times and was badly damaged. The car was completely shattered and the truck was also heavily damaged.
December 1, 202508:35 IST
Supreme hearing today on the poisonous air of Delhi-NCR, what solution will CJI Surya Kant find?
The Supreme Court will hold an important hearing today on air pollution that has reached dangerous levels in Delhi-NCR. The air quality in the capital and surrounding areas continues to remain in the ‘severe’ category, in view of which the court has listed the case urgently. Some important instructions are expected from today’s hearing regarding the pollution control strategy of Delhi-NCR.
During the last hearing, Amicus Curiae (Amicus Curiae) Aparajita Singh had expressed the seriousness of the situation before the court and said that the situation in Delhi-NCR has become like a health emergency and immediate intervention is needed. On this, Chief Justice (CJI) Surya Kant had commented that the court does not have any ‘magic wand’ to clear the air as soon as the order is issued.
The CJI had said, ‘What magic wand can the judicial platform wave? We know this is dangerous for Delhi-NCR. Tell us what guidelines should we give so that we can get clean air immediately. The problem arises due to many reasons, it would be a serious mistake to blame any one reason.
CJI Surya Kant further clarified that a solution is not possible through a court order alone, but requires comprehensive and technical advice from experts, environmental scientists and policy-makers. He said that the committees formed by the government on this issue, now the court will see what steps they are taking and what further instructions are needed.
December 1, 202508:31 IST
NIA’s early morning action in Delhi blast case, massive raids at many places in Kashmir
In connection with the investigation of Delhi blast case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids in many areas of South Kashmir on Monday. NIA teams raided the house of Maulvi Irfan in Shopian district, who is considered the mastermind of the ‘White Collar Terror Module’.
Apart from this, NIA also raided many places in Pulwama district in Koil Pulwama, Chandgam, Malagpora and Sambora. Expanding the scope of investigation, the agency also conducted a search operation in Qazigund area.
According to sources, the same areas where NIA teams reached are said to be related to the accused Dr. Adeel, Dr. Muzaffar and Jasif. The agency is looking for digital evidence related to the investigation, suspicious documents and possible links related to the module.
This action of NIA is part of its efforts to break the network of Delhi blast case and identify all the persons involved in it.
December 1, 202508:27 IST
The last group of Indians returned from flood-ravaged Sri Lanka, slogan of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ echoed in Colombo.
The process of returning home of Indians stranded in Sri Lanka due to Cyclone Ditvah has been completed. The last batch of Indian passengers stranded at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport raised slogans of ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ while returning home on Monday morning.
Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha personally saw off all the passengers. After this, 104 Indian passengers boarded the Indian Air Force aircraft and reached Thiruvananthapuram at around 6:30 in the morning.
India is continuously running operations to safely rescue these Indians stranded in Sri Lanka due to this storm. The passengers were evacuated in several batches by Indian Air Force flights and now this phase has been successfully completed with the return of the last group.
