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India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from a small chartered plane crash in Mumbai to Amarnath pilgrimage put on hold in Kashmir owing to incessant rains.

Updated on: Jun 28, 2018 5:43 PM IST
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Firefighters inspect the site, where a small chartered plane crashed in Ghatkopar (West), Mumbai. Five people died when the plane hit a partially-constructed building. Two pilots, two engineers on board and a pedestrian died in the crash, said aviation regulator DGCA in a statement. The pilot and co-pilot have been identified as Captain P S Rajput and Marya Zuberi. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 28, 2018 5:43 PM

Firefighters inspect the site, where a small chartered plane crashed in Ghatkopar (West), Mumbai. Five people died when the plane hit a partially-constructed building. Two pilots, two engineers on board and a pedestrian died in the crash, said aviation regulator DGCA in a statement. The pilot and co-pilot have been identified as Captain P S Rajput and Marya Zuberi. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)

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The conspiracy to kill senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari in Srinagar on June 14 was hatched by terrorist group Lashkare-e-Taiba in Kashmir, said the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday as it released photographs of four suspects. Bukhari, 48, the editor-in-chief of Rising Kashmir, was killed by three gunmen on a motorcycle while he was in his car. (AP File) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 28, 2018 5:43 PM

The conspiracy to kill senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari in Srinagar on June 14 was hatched by terrorist group Lashkare-e-Taiba in Kashmir, said the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday as it released photographs of four suspects. Bukhari, 48, the editor-in-chief of Rising Kashmir, was killed by three gunmen on a motorcycle while he was in his car. (AP File)

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Around 3,000 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, who had arrived at base camps in central Kashmir’s Baltal and south Kashmir’s Pahalgam from Jammu, have been asked to stay put in their tents. “All the yatris are requested not to queue up outside the gate. They won’t be allowed to move ahead today as the track has become slippery due to rains”, officials announced on loudspeakers at Baltal camp. (S Irfan / PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 28, 2018 5:43 PM

Around 3,000 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, who had arrived at base camps in central Kashmir’s Baltal and south Kashmir’s Pahalgam from Jammu, have been asked to stay put in their tents. “All the yatris are requested not to queue up outside the gate. They won’t be allowed to move ahead today as the track has become slippery due to rains”, officials announced on loudspeakers at Baltal camp. (S Irfan / PTI)

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Hindu priests pour milk over a statue of Lord Jagannath during the Jal Yatra procession inside a temple in Agartala. (PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Hindu priests pour milk over a statue of Lord Jagannath during the Jal Yatra procession inside a temple in Agartala. (PTI)

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the southwest monsoon hit Delhi on Thursday, a day ahead of its scheduled arrival. It would cover the entire country over the next 2-3 days, said Additional Director General Mritunjay Mohapatra, implying that the monsoon could cover the rest of the nation a fortnight before its scheduled date. (Raj k Raj / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 28, 2018 5:43 PM

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the southwest monsoon hit Delhi on Thursday, a day ahead of its scheduled arrival. It would cover the entire country over the next 2-3 days, said Additional Director General Mritunjay Mohapatra, implying that the monsoon could cover the rest of the nation a fortnight before its scheduled date. (Raj k Raj / HT Photo)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers a floral tribute at the samadhi of the great saint and poet, Kabir, at Maghar in Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. “He rose from the dust but was honoured by everyone. He became an expression from a person and from a mere word turned into the speech of Brahma. He came as a thought and became immortal as a way of life,” Modi said about Kabir. (PIB / PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 28, 2018 5:43 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers a floral tribute at the samadhi of the great saint and poet, Kabir, at Maghar in Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. “He rose from the dust but was honoured by everyone. He became an expression from a person and from a mere word turned into the speech of Brahma. He came as a thought and became immortal as a way of life,” Modi said about Kabir. (PIB / PTI)

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