Breaking: 5 firefighters, 2 civilians injured in LPG cylinder blast in Delhi

A fire broke out at an LPG cylinder shop in Delhi after a cylinder blast in the shop, reported ANI. Five fire brigade personnel involved in the operation and two individuals have been injured. 

Meghalaya cheif minister Conrad Sangma told reporters that the government will reduce the VAT charged on petrol from 20% to 13.5% & diesel from 12% to 5% per litre, reducing the price by 10 rupees for consumers, reported ANI.

Dantewada SP Abhishek Pallav said one male maoist, identified as Ramsu, was discovered after an exchange of fire ensued between the Dantewada DRG and maoists of Indrawati area on Friday, reported ANI.

Delhi government has declared November 10 a public holiday on account of Chhath Puja, ANI reported.

NCB deputy director general Mutha Ashok Jain said that an operation team in Delhi will probe the Mumbai drugs-on-cruise case. He added that Sameer Wankhede will not be supervising the case anymore but will remain the NCB Mumbai zonal director and will supervise other cases. Wankhede said the move is a “coordination” between NCB teams of Mumbai and Delhi. Notably, the Mumbai drugs-on-cruise case created buzz due to the arrest and over 20-day custody of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan.

As many as 233 cases have been lodged against individuals, who burst firecrackers on Diwali and 246 people have been arrested so far, TS Anbu, IG of south zone, told news agency ANI. In addition, 809 cases have been registered against persons for driving under the influence of alcohol, Anbu added to ANI.

Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday nabbed five Bangladeshi nationals, including a broker, from North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal while they were crossing International Border in three separate operations, ANI reported quoting a statement from the central agency.

Sudhanshu Pandey, secretary of the Department of Food and Public Distribution told news agency ANI on Friday that as the economy of the country is “reviving”, as of now, there is no proposal to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) beyond November 30.

Delhi recorded the highest average AQI at 462 on Friday in five years, one day after Diwali. Last year, the AQI of the day after Diwali was 435.

The Jammu and Kaskhmir Police on Friday said in a statement that there was a “brief fire fight” between terrorists and security forces at the SKIMS Hospital in Bemina. “Terrorists managed to escape taking advantage of civilian presence,” they added.

Kiran Gosavi, who was held by Pune City Police on charges of cheating, has been sent to police custody till November 8 by a city court, news agency ANI reported. Gosavi is a witness in drugs-on-cruise case involving actor Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's eldest son Aryan.

The Union finance ministry said that the Income Tax Department has seized unaccounted cash of ₹63 lakh and jewellery of ₹2 crore in search operations conducted on October 28 in Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab in connection with cases of persons engaged in the business of processing and trading of dry fruits. As many as 14 bank lockers have been placed under restraint, the finance ministry added.

The Karnataka government on Friday withdrew night curfew that was enforced due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.

Even as the air quality index (AQI) of Delhi continue to deteriorate, a visual clip shared by news agency ANI showed stubble burning continuing in Amritsar's Attari village.

With 508 new Covid-19 cases and three more deaths, Mizoram's tally reached 124,026 and the death toll climbed to 440, reports PTI. The active caseload stood at 6,141.

Bihar minister Sunil Kumar said that 21 people, 10 from Bettiah and 11 from Gopalganj, have died in the state due to consumption of illegal liquor, reports ANI. 

Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus services were disrupted across the state due to a strike by the employee unions over various demands including pay revision, reports ANI.

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan on Friday appeared before the Narcotics Control Bureau, to mark his weekly presence before it, a condition set by the Bombay High Court while granting him bail in the drugs-on-cruise case last month.

The Union health ministry said that more than 155 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine remain unutilised with the states and Union territories. 

IMD Delhi's RK Jenamani said that the overall air quality in Delhi in 'severe' category today after bursting of firecrackers for Diwali and the presence of bio-mass pollutants, reports ANI. 

“The air quality& fog condition to improve once windspeed picks up. No wind & high moisture is causing fog conditions,” he added. 

“A number of infrastructure works are planned for Uttarakhand including road connectivity to Char Dhams and rope-way near Hemkund Sahib to facilitate devotees. This decade belongs to Uttarakhand. In next 10 years, the state will receive more tourists than it did in the last 100 years,” PM Modi said, reports ANI.

PM Modi said that the country now is aiming high and is also setting a time limit to achieve such aims, in reference to the Ram temple construction in Ayodhya and teh Kashi Vishwanath corridor project in Varanasi, reports ANI. 

“A grand Ram Temple is being constructed in Ayodhya. Recently, Deepotsav was celebrated there. Work on Kashi Vishwanath corridor project in Varanasi is also progressing rapidly....Now, the country aims high and also sets a time limit to achieve these aims,” he said.

Modi said that he always believed that the Kedarnath shrine could be redeveloped after the 2013 flash floods, reports ANI.
“After 2013 destruction, people used to think if Kedarnath could be redeveloped. But a voice within me always told me that Kedarnath will be redeveloped again,” he said. 

Addressing the gathering at Kedarnath shrine, Modi said that all devotees of Adi Shankaracharya were present there in spirit, reports ANI. 

“You all are witness to the inauguration of Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi here today. His devotees are present here in spirit. All maths and 'jyotirlingas' in the country are connected with us today,” he said.