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India: Today’s news in pictures
India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country from Supreme Court’s order to Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar to cooperate with the CBI, to a new assessment that indicates diaster for the Hindu-Kush Himalaya region with a 1.5°C rise in global temperature.
Updated on: Feb 05, 2019 7:54 PM IST
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar to cooperate with the CBI in the Saradha chit fund case. The court though made it clear that no coercive steps, including arrest, can be taken against him. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who is sitting on a dharna against CBI’s attempts to question Rajeev Kumar, said the court verdict is a “moral victory”. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)
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After being denied permission to land his chopper in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath travelled to West Bengal’s Purulia district by road to address a public rally. In his address, he criticised West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for carrying out an ‘undemocratic regime’ in the state and praised the Modi government. (PTI)
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been allotted an office at the Congress headquarters in 24 Akbar Road. Priyanka’s name plate has been put up outside the room, which is adjacent to the office of her brother and Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Priyanka’s office was occupied by Rahul when he was the party vice-president. Previous occupants include former Congress general secretaries Janardhan Dwivedi and Sushilkumar Shinde. (Subhankar Chakraborty / HT File)
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Social activist Anna Hazare refused to end his indefinite hunger strike at Ralegan Siddhi, after meetings with representatives of the Central and state governments on Monday, the sixth day of his agitation. The 81-year-old has been on a hunger strike since January 30, demanding appointments of Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in Maharashtra, and resolution of farmers’ issue. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Archive)
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Centre over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, saying that the Union home ministry comes up with different stories to destroy the process. The top court’s observation came on the home ministry’s plea for withdrawal of 167 companies of combined armed forces for two weeks from Assam as they will be deployed for elections. (Biju Boro / AFP File)
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A new assessment of the Hindu-Kush Himalaya region shows a 1.5°C rise in global temperature over pre-industrial levels will spell doom for the region’s fragile ecology. Such degree of warming is likely to lead to melting or severe retreat of one-third of the region’s glaciers, the study commissioned by Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development said. (Tashi Sherpa / AP File)
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The Indian Army is running short of funds and has put on hold temporary allowances, paid to officers when they travel for purposes such as tours and trainings, according to a notice that was briefly put up by its accounts division on its website. The notice was soon pulled down, and officials in the army, who asked not to be named, said such posts were “uncalled for” and painted a “poor picture.” (Raj K Raj / HT File)
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