The Savera News Capsule: Evening Wrap delivers a quick roundup of top national and international news highlights:
1. PM Modi to release Rs 18,880 crore under PM-KISAN scheme to benefit 9.44 crore farmers
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release over Rs 18,880 crore directly into the accounts of more than 9.44 lakh farmers across the country as the 23rd installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Saturday, at a function to be held at Tarakeswar in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.
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2. ‘One Governor, two states, two stands’: Arlekar cites Tamil Nadu’s differing position on Kerala’s demand
Thiruvananthapuram: An unusual political situation unfolded in Tamil Nadu on Thursday when Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who is officiating as its Governor too, read out the new TVK government’s policy address reiterating the state’s opposition to the demand for a new Mullaperiyar dam.
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3. Police launch murder probe after two bodies found in Ujjain village field
Ujjain: A suspected double murder has come to light in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district after the bodies of a man and a woman were found in an agricultural field on Thursday, prompting police to launch a detailed investigation.
The bodies were recovered from a field in Brahmankheda village under the jurisdiction of the Raghavi police station.
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4. Bihar: Three killed, eight injured in Samastipur road accident
Patna: A tragic road accident claimed three lives and left eight others injured in Bihar’s Samastipur district on Thursday after an auto-rickshaw and a motorcycle collided head-on in the Vibhutipur police station area.
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5. CID questions fresh links in Abhishek Banerjee remarks case after Kalighat search
Kolkata: West Bengal’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers on Thursday once again raided Harish Chatterjee Street in south Kolkata’s Kalighat area. This time, CID officers visited the residence of Mamata Banerjee’s sister-in-law, who is also the aunt of Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
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