India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from fuel stations on strike in the national capital to senior priest Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, who had testified against former Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal accused of raping a nun, found dead at the St. Mary’s Church complex in Dasuya town.

Updated on: Oct 22, 2018 5:36 PM IST

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Updated on Oct 22, 2018 5:36 PM

A closed petrol pump station at Ring road at IP Estate in New Delhi. Around 400 fuel stations in the national capital began a 24-hour shutdown to press the Delhi government to slash value-added tax (VAT) on the key transport fuels to cut their losses. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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India and Croatia on Monday signed two agreements to facilitate cultural exchange and diplomatic cooperation. The agreements were signed and exchanged by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Croatian counterpart Marija Pejcinovic Buric. (Manvender Vashist / PTI)

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Updated on Oct 22, 2018 5:36 PM

On Monday morning, senior priest Father Kuriakose Kattuthara who had testified against former Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun, was found dead in a room at the St. Mary’s Church complex in Dasuya town, around 180 km from Chandigarh. He was under the Jalandhar diocese which was headed by Mulakkal, according to news agency IANS. (Vivek Nair / HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 22, 2018 5:36 PM

The eyewitnesses of Friday’s train tragedy in Amritsar have accused the loco pilot of lying to police and railway authorities that he did not stop the train because the Dussehra revellers at the spot of the accident had started pelting stones. At least 61 people were killed and 74 injured in the accident. (Sameer Sehgal / HT Photo)

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An artisan gives final touch to an idol of Goddess Lakshmi placed for sale ahead of Lakshmi puja in Kolkata. (Swapan Mahapatra / PTI)

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On Monday, a low-intensity quake measuring 3.0 on Richter scale shook parts of tribal Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh. No loss of life and property was reported from anywhere. (Deepak Sansta / HT File)

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Separatists called for a complete shutdown in Kashmir valley over the death of seven civilians in a blast at an encounter site in Kulgam district. Shops, private offices, fuel stations and other business establishments were shut in Srinagar, officials said. (S Irfan / PTI)