House adjourned as T stalemate continues
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly was caught in a deadlock for the fifth consecutive day today over the issue of state bifurcation. Barely three minutes after the day's proceedings began at 9am, Speaker Nadendla Manohar was forced to adjourn the house for an hour as legislators from Seemandhra region as well as Telangana trooped into the well raising slogans for a united and separate state respectively. The speaker repeatedly appealed to the members to return to their seats and let the debate on the draft Andra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill-2013 be taken up.
Summons to IO in Muzaffarnagar case
Muzaffarnagar: A local court has issued summons to the investigating officer to appear in court and explain the progress made in the Shahnawaz murder case. Chief Judicial Magistrate Narender Kumar on Tuesday asked the officer to appear before the court on January 14 to explain the progress in the case of killing of Shahnawaz in Kawal village in the district. On August 27, 26-year-old Shahnawaz Kalwaurf was allegedly stabbed by two youths Gaurav and Sachin, who were later lynched by a mob in the village.
Ayyappa pilgrim injured in explosion
Kochi: An Ayyappa pilgrim was injured in an explosion that took place at nearby Thrikkakara, when some devotees were having dinner near the Ayyappa Seva Sangh office, police said. The pilgrim from Tamil Nadu suffered minor injuries in the explosion that occurred on Monday night, they said. Police said they have begun a probe into the incident.
Mild earthquake hits parts of Nashik
Nashik (Maharashtra): An earthquake of 3.2 magnitude was registered in the tribal-dominated districts of the state, officials said. The tremors were felt in Surgana, Kalwan, Devla and Baglan areas in the district around 7.21pm on Tuesday, the geology section of Maharashtra Engineering Research Institute (MERI) told here on Wednesday.
Churu shivers at 1.7 degree Celcius
Jaipur: There was no respite from the shivering icy winds in Rajasthan as Churu remained the coldest place with a minimum temperature of 1.7 degrees C, about 5 degrees below normal. Fog and mist continued to affect normal life and vehicular traffic across the state despite the mercury rose to one to two degree C at many places on Tuesday night, the official said. About five trains of NWR were running late and traffic jams were observed due to mist or dense fog in wee hours on Wednesday on Jaipur-Delhi, Jaipur-Agra via Bharatpur, the official sources said.