Indian Sub-continent

KANPUR:  Spread across130 hectares of land, the mega leather cluster will be set up in Sen Purabpara of Vidhnoo village.

As many as 64.012 hectares of land will be bought from 128 farmers. Remaining 66 hectares belongs to the Gram Samaj that will be acquired by the state government. A sum of Rs 848 crores will be spent. The process of acquisition of land will begin in December, said Sanjay Chauhan, ADM (Finance).

Bhopal, Nov 13 (PTI) Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal Tuesday alleged that the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narenda Modi was bent on ruining the country.

He also blamed the Modi government for "wreaking havoc" for the economy through decisions like demonetisation and GST.

"After the independence in 1947, we built a nest, which is India. We got independence after toils and sacrifices...It did not come easily. But sadly, instead of protecting it, the prime minister is bent on ruining the country," he told reporters here.

New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) The Supreme Court Wednesday commenced its crucial hearing on pleas seeking a court-monitored probe into the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph is also likely to peruse the pricing details of the jets submitted by the government in a sealed cover.

New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Inflation based on wholesale prices rose to a four-month high of 5.28 per cent in October, mainly due to spike in petrol and diesel prices, even as food prices softened.

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation stood at 5.13 per cent in September and 3.68 per cent in October last year.

According to the government data released Wednesday, food articles witnessed softening of prices with deflation at 1.49 per cent in October, against 0.21 per cent September.

Ghaziabad, Nov 14 (PTI) Five masked men laced with arms looted a jewelery store of Rs 2 crore at gunpoint in Shyam Park area, police said on Wednesday.

The showroom was located next to the Sahibabad police station, they said.

According to the owner of the shop, Rahul, they robbed all gold and diamond ornaments from the store.

Police have not received the list of looted ornaments till now, they said.

14 Nov 2018; AFP: Sri Lanka's parliament on Wednesday voted out the bitterly disputed government of former strongman Mahinda Rajapakse, removing one controversial figure but leaving the country in a power vacuum.

The island nation has been in crisis since the president sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 26 and replaced him with Rajapakse, who served as president until being voted out three years ago.

KANPUR: Ramadevi crossing located on Kanpur-Allahabad route remains busy with heavy vehicles and daily commuters. Those boarding the flight from the city areas like Swaroop Nagar, Tilak Nagar, Jajmau, Kidwai Nagar, Civil Lines and etc face a lot of troubles in reaching the Chakeri airport. They have to reach the airport in a little longer time. Although the administrative authorities make all possible efforts to de-congest the crossing from jams yet the problem does not end.

Pune (Maha), Nov 13 (PTI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has invoked UAPA sections pertaining to acts of terror against the accused arrested in connection with the killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar.

The CBI made a submission to this effect before Judicial Magistrate (First Class) S M A Sayyad here in Maharashtra on Monday.

New Delhi, Nov 13 (PTI) Congress president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has admitted to "theft" in the Rafale deal before the Supreme Court and to changes in the contract without asking the Indian Air Force.

On Monday, the Centre submitted a 14-page document titled "Details of the steps in the decision making process leading to the award of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft order" to the Supreme Court.

Agra, Nov 13 (PTI) A 12-day-old baby died after a monkey snatched him from his mother and left him bruised and bitten on the terrace of a neighbour's house in Mohalla Kachhera area here.

According to the family, Sunny's mother was feeding him on Monday evening when the monkey snatched the infant and ran away with him.

Sunny's family members chased the monkey and later found the baby lying blood-soaked on a neighbour's terrace.

The baby was rushed to a hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead, the family members said.