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India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from Odisha authorities asking tourists in Puri to evacuate as they call for additional teams and helicopters to assist in evacuations, to the Supreme Court giving the Centre four days instead of four weeks to file its reply to the review petitions filed in the Rafale case.

Updated on: May 01, 2019 5:04 PM IST

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Authorities in Odisha, which will suffer the maximum impact of Cyclone Fani, have asked tourists in Puri to leave the temple town as they requested for additional teams and helicopters to assist them in evacuating people who will be affected. Cyclone Fani, India’s strongest summertime cyclone in the last 43 years, is likely to hit the Odisha coast by Friday afternoon. (PTI)

Updated on May 01, 2019 5:04 PM

Authorities in Odisha, which will suffer the maximum impact of Cyclone Fani, have asked tourists in Puri to leave the temple town as they requested for additional teams and helicopters to assist them in evacuating people who will be affected. Cyclone Fani, India’s strongest summertime cyclone in the last 43 years, is likely to hit the Odisha coast by Friday afternoon. (PTI)

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Fifteen jawans of C-60, an anti-Maoist squad of Gadchiroli police, and a driver were killed in a powerful landmine blast on Wednesday on Dadapur Road in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The improvised explosive device blast is believed to be a retaliation after 40 Maoists were gunned down by security forces on April 22 last year near Bhamragarh in the district. (PTI)

Updated on May 01, 2019 5:04 PM

Fifteen jawans of C-60, an anti-Maoist squad of Gadchiroli police, and a driver were killed in a powerful landmine blast on Wednesday on Dadapur Road in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The improvised explosive device blast is believed to be a retaliation after 40 Maoists were gunned down by security forces on April 22 last year near Bhamragarh in the district. (PTI)

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The nomination papers of Samajwadi Party’s Varanasi candidate Tej Bahadur Yadav, the BSF jawan sacked for his video complaining about food, were rejected by the district election officer. Yadav had been served a notice on Tuesday because he had given different reasons for leaving his job in the two sets of nomination papers filed -- one as an Independent and the second as SP candidate. (PTI)

Updated on May 01, 2019 5:04 PM

The nomination papers of Samajwadi Party’s Varanasi candidate Tej Bahadur Yadav, the BSF jawan sacked for his video complaining about food, were rejected by the district election officer. Yadav had been served a notice on Tuesday because he had given different reasons for leaving his job in the two sets of nomination papers filed -- one as an Independent and the second as SP candidate. (PTI)

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The Shiv Sena on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to follow Sri Lanka’s footsteps to ban the burqa across the country. Calling for the burqa ban, Shiv Sena said in an editorial that when it could be done in “Ravan’s Lanka, when will it happen in Ram’s Ayodhya?” The Sena said that the ban should be imposed in “national interest”. (Dar Yasin / AP)

Updated on May 01, 2019 5:04 PM

The Shiv Sena on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to follow Sri Lanka’s footsteps to ban the burqa across the country. Calling for the burqa ban, Shiv Sena said in an editorial that when it could be done in “Ravan’s Lanka, when will it happen in Ram’s Ayodhya?” The Sena said that the ban should be imposed in “national interest”. (Dar Yasin / AP)

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The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday announced that it has completely lifted restrictions on civilian traffic movement on the northern part of national highway NH-44. On April 7, the movement of civilian traffic along the highway from Baramulla to Udhampur was restricted by the state for two days a week — Wednesday and Sunday – to allow free movement to security convoys on election duty. (Waseem Andrabi / HT File)

Updated on May 01, 2019 5:04 PM

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday announced that it has completely lifted restrictions on civilian traffic movement on the northern part of national highway NH-44. On April 7, the movement of civilian traffic along the highway from Baramulla to Udhampur was restricted by the state for two days a week — Wednesday and Sunday – to allow free movement to security convoys on election duty. (Waseem Andrabi / HT File)

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On Labour Day, Jet Airways employees organised a peaceful protest and requested the government’s interference to save the airline in Mumbai. The All India Jet Airways Officers and Staff also gathered to pay condolences to an employee who committed suicide after the airline carrier suspended all flight operations as it ran out of money and failed to raise bank loans. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS)

Updated on May 01, 2019 5:04 PM

On Labour Day, Jet Airways employees organised a peaceful protest and requested the government’s interference to save the airline in Mumbai. The All India Jet Airways Officers and Staff also gathered to pay condolences to an employee who committed suicide after the airline carrier suspended all flight operations as it ran out of money and failed to raise bank loans. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS)

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the Centre four days instead of four weeks to file its reply to the review petitions filed in the Rafale case and allowed Congress president Rahul Gandhi to file a “good affidavit” in a related contempt case after the judges said they weren’t convinced by his expression of regret on the matter. (Amal KS / HT File)

Updated on May 01, 2019 5:04 PM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the Centre four days instead of four weeks to file its reply to the review petitions filed in the Rafale case and allowed Congress president Rahul Gandhi to file a “good affidavit” in a related contempt case after the judges said they weren’t convinced by his expression of regret on the matter. (Amal KS / HT File)

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