News in Pics: March 20, 2019

Written By: Kritika Vaid | Updated: Mar 20, 2019, 2:04 PM

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News in Pics: March 20, 2019

Awantipora Teacher’s ‘Custodial Death’ Sparks Protests Across J&K — Awantipora Teacher’s ‘Custodial Death’ Sparks Protests Across J&K

The Hurriyat Conference has called for a public strike today even as protests have erupted in Kashmir over “custodial death” of a 29-year-old school teacher in Awantipora. All mainstream parties have called the death of Rizwan Asad Pandit an “unaccepted development”. Rizwan Asad was arrested by the J&K Police for alleged terror links and he died during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The incident triggered massive protests and clashes in Awantipore as hundreds of students took to streets demanding action against those responsible for his death. His family said Rizwan Asad had no links with any terror group and they were being harassed just because they are supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami, an organisation banned by the government last month.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Won’t be Contesting Upcoming Polls, Says BSP Chief Mayawati — Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Won’t be Contesting Upcoming Polls, Says BSP Chief Mayawati

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2019, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said on Wednesday that she won’t be contesting this time. “I will not contest the Lok Sabha elections,” said Mayawati, as reported by ANI. Reportedly, the BSP supremo had indicated to party leaders that she will not contest the upcoming elections but will focus on the party’s campaign across the country. Mayawati will kick off BSP’s national campaign from Bhubaneswar on April 2. The BSP chief will also campaign for Samajwadi Party candidates across the state, including patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav who is contesting from Mainpuri. She is also scheduled to address rallies in Kannauj, Firozabad and Badaun from where Dimple Yadav, Akshay Yadav and Dharmendra Yadav are contesting, to give a boost to the alliance campaign.

Pune: Fire Breaks Out at Garage of Shivneri Luxury Buses of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation — Pune: Fire Breaks Out at Garage of Shivneri Luxury Buses of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation

A fire broke out at a garage of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation on Wednesday. At least two fire tenders and water tankers are present at the spot to take stock of the situation. The cause of the fire at the garage of the Corporation’s Shivneri luxury buses is not known yet.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: DK Aruna Quits Telangana Congress, Joins Bharatiya Janata Party in Presence of Amit Shah And Other Leaders — Lok Sabha Elections 2019: DK Aruna Quits Telangana Congress, Joins Bharatiya Janata Party in Presence of Amit Shah And Other Leaders

After eight Congress MLAs in Telangana defected to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Tuesday, Telangana Congress’ former minister D K Aruna joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of party chief Amit Shah, National General Secretary Ram Madhav, Union minister JP Nadda and others in the national capital. On joining BJP, Aruna said, “There is no hope for the Congress party in Telangana and in order to fulfil the aspirations of my people I joined the BJP.” She was also confident that the BJP will come back to power and Narendra Modi will enjoy a second term as the Prime Minister.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Ahead of Holi, ‘Shaurya Gulaal’ Being Sold at BJP’s Jaipur Office, PM Modi’s Photo, Slogans on Colour Packets — Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Ahead of Holi, ‘Shaurya Gulaal’ Being Sold at BJP’s Jaipur Office, PM Modi’s Photo, Slogans on Colour Packets

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking forward to celebrating the festival of colours while campaigning for the upcoming polls. The saffron party is all set to reach out to the masses through packets of ‘Shaurya Gulaal’. These packets of Gulaal (coloured powder) labelled ‘Shaurya Rangotsav’ are being sold at the Atal Sahitya Kendra inside the party office in Jaipur. The colour packets being sold – saffron and green- feature pictures of Prime Minister Modi. BJP’s catchy slogans such as ‘India first, Modi must’, ‘Shaurya se aai rangon ki bahaar phir ek baar Modi sarkaar’, ‘Modi hai toh mumkin hai’ as well as ‘chalo milkar rang udaayein, modi sang holi manaayein’ are printed on these packets.

Karnataka: Dharwad Building Collapse Death Toll Rises to Three, 43 Rescued Till Now — Karnataka: Dharwad Building Collapse Death Toll Rises to Three, 43 Rescued Till Now

With rescue operations continuing well into Wednesday morning, another body has been recovered from the collapse site of an under-construction building in Karnataka’s Dharward, taking the toll to three, reported ANI. District Surgeon Giridhar Kuknoor confirmed that 43 people have been admitted to the Civil hospital while 13 people have been referred to KIMS and SDM hospital. The rescue operation was underway in Dharwad’s Kumareshwar Nagar where an under-construction building had collapsed last night. An NDRF team is also participating in the operation.

India Issues Note Verbale to Pakistan Over Harassment of Diplomats in Islamabad — India Issues Note Verbale to Pakistan Over Harassment of Diplomats in Islamabad

India has issued a Note Verbale to Pakistan Foreign Ministry saying Pakistani agencies are “harassing and tailing” Indian diplomats in Islamabad again. According to the note, India cited 13 instances of harassment in the month of March itself and asked Pakistan to stop such incidents and investigate the matter. On March 8, a First Secretary was aggressively tailed by Pakistani security agency personnel in a car while proceeding from the Chancery to the bank. On the same day, the Naval Adviser was aggressively tailed by Pakistani security agency in a car while proceeding from Chancery to his residence, the note read.

Deepika Padukone’s Holi Plan Gets Fans in Delhi Excited, Will Begin Shooting For Meghna Gulzar’s Chhapaak From March 25 — Deepika Padukone’s Holi Plan Gets Fans in Delhi Excited, Will Begin Shooting For Meghna Gulzar’s Chhapaak From March 25

Grabbing all the eyeballs recently, be it for her cool relationship with her ex-boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor or for her mushy PDAs with actor-husband Ranveer Singh or simply for slaying in gorgeous outfits recently, actress Deepika Padukone has been ruling headlines for quite sometime now. As the festival of colours nears, the fans are obviously sitting on edge to know about their favourite star’s latest plans and Deepika recently answered the same.

Sonam Kapoor Bank’s on Her Zoya Factor Charm to Lure Husband Anand Ahuja Into Celebrating First Wedding Anniversary Together, Reveals The Main Day Plan — Sonam Kapoor Bank’s on Her Zoya Factor Charm to Lure Husband Anand Ahuja Into Celebrating First Wedding Anniversary Together, Reveals The Main Day Plan

With just two month’s to go for her first wedding anniversary with businessman-husband Anand Ahuja, one would consider actress Sonam Kapoor‘s excitement for the big day to be over the top and nothing short of lavish. As fans speculate the Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga star’s plan for the same, Sonam herself spilled the beans putting all speculations to rest. According to a report by Bollywoodlife, Sonam revealed, “I am going to start with the promotions of The Zoya Factor at the time of our first anniversary. So hopefully, my husband will come to India to watch me.” Though this was the last thing that fans were expecting, we are sure Anand would have some plans up his sleeve too for the special day.

Roger Federer Has Mixed Feelings About Miami Open Venue — Roger Federer Has Mixed Feelings About Miami Open Venue

Miami Open: Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, who has played four Miami Open finals and won three, all on the old Crandon Park courts in Key Biscayne, said that he has “mixed feelings” with this year’s move to the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. For the first time in 31 years, the tournament has another venue built with an investment of $60 million and which already had, on the first day of the qualifying phase, about 13,000 spectators inspecting the new facilities, reports Efe news. “I understand all that, but I also recognise that it was a great tournament, with a lot of history,” Federer said on Tuesday. “We must not forget that it was considered the fifth most important tournament on the circuit, only surpassed by the four Grand Slams.”

Virat Kohli Thanks Sunil Chhetri For Visiting RCB Camp in Bengaluru Ahead of IPL 2019 — Virat Kohli Thanks Sunil Chhetri For Visiting RCB Camp in Bengaluru Ahead of IPL 2019

India football captain Sunil Chhetri paid a surprise visit to the RoyalChallengers Bangalore camp at the MA Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday. Appreciating the gesture, Kohli took to Twitter to thank Chhetri for giving his time. Kohli was spotted introducing Chhetri to the foreign players in the RCB side. Chhetri seemed to be having a great time and Virat too had fun. It looks like there is a lot of mutual respect between the two legends. Thanking Chhetri, Kohli’s post read, “Was fun to have you around yesterday skip.”

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