India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from Farooq Abdullah saying that his party will boycott the upcoming elections in Jammu and Kashmir unless the Centre and state government clear their stand on Article 35 A, to flood like situation in Uttar Pradesh amid heavy rain and release of water from Narora dam.

Updated on: Sep 05, 2018 5:26 PM IST

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National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah said his party will not participate in local body elections unless the Centre and the state government clear their position on Article 35 A and take effective steps for its protection. The Supreme Court has been hearing petitions filed by NGOs and individuals against the article of the Constitution that restricts property ownership and government jobs to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir. (HT Photo)

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Middle-income commuters of the Delhi Metro spend an average 19.5% of income on travel, data released by Centre for Science and Environment showed. But a commuter should not have to spend more than 15% of the income on any mode of transport, experts from the organisation said. They said the Delhi Metro was the second most unaffordable transport network in the world after Hanoi in Vietnam. (Sunil Ghosh / HT File)

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Thousands of farmers and workers took out a protest march in the national capital demanding remunerative prices for farm produce as per the Swaminathan Committee recommendations, loan waiver and a minimum wage of not less than Rs 18,000 a month. Organised by Left-wing farmers’ and workers’ outfits, the ‘Mazdoor Kishan Sangharsh Rally’, began from Ramlila Maidan and culminated at Parliament Street. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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At least two people were killed as a boat with around 40 people on board capsized in the Brahmaputra river in Guwahati on Wednesday. It was single-engine private boat, locally called a ‘bhutbhuti’, which plied from Fancy Bazar in north Guwahati to a ghat on the other side of the river next to the ancient Aswaklanta Temple. (Anupam Nath / AP)

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The Rafale is a beautiful aircraft which will give India “unprecedented” combat capabilities, the Indian Air Force said amid escalating controversy over the Rs. 58,000 crore deal. Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal SB Deo also said those criticising the Rafale deal must understand the laid down norms and procurement procedure. (Australian Defence Force / Handout / REUTERS File)

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Three children died and hundreds of villages in five districts --Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur, Unnao and Fatehpur-- are facing flood situation as Ganga continued to rise amid heavy rain and release of water from Narora dam. While two kids were swept away in raging waters of Ganga in Unnao, one child died after his shanty collapsed in Fatehpur. (PTI File)

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition seeking a ban on the Malayalam novel ‘Meesha’, authored by S Hareesh. The judgment said, “subjective perceptions about a book should not be allowed to enter legal arena when it comes to censorship.” The petitioner N Radhakrishnan had objected to a dialogue between two characters in the novel, which he claimed ‘insulted Hindu women.’ (Sonu Mehta / HT File)