Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, May 24: Grenade Attack in Jammu, Police Convoy Targeted

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24 May, 23:34 (IST)

Terrorists hurled a grenade near CRPF camp in Srinagar's Nawakadal area, private vehicles partially damaged. According to reports, the target was supposed to be the police convoy . Five people including 3 policemen are reported to have received  injuries. 

24 May, 22:21 (IST)

Varanasi: Special 'aarti' performed on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra.

24 May, 20:45 (IST)

Uttarakhand: Earthquake tremors were felt in Pithoragarh's Dharchula, Jauljibi and Baram areas, no loss of lives & property reported.

24 May, 20:29 (IST)

Jammu & Kashmir: Schools in Kathua to remain closed as Pakistan continues to violate ceasefire along the LoC. Deputy Commissioner Rohit Khajuria says, "Firing has been on for the past 2-3 days, schools within 0-5 kms range of LoC to remain closed till the time firing continues."

24 May, 19:29 (IST)

US President Donald Trump writes to Kim Jong Un, cancels June 12 summit with him, citing 'tremendous anger and open hostility' in the recent statement, reports AP.

 

24 May, 18:16 (IST)

FIR lodged under sec 354 IPC and sec 11 and 12 of POCSO Act against 3 jawans of ITBP's 29 Battalion for molesting three minor girls, who are national level table tennis players. The jawans have been sent to Police custody: Abhishek Pallav, SP, Koregaon.

24 May, 17:38 (IST)

PM Narendra Modi also to visit Jharkhand on 25th May, to lay the foundation stone of various projects of the Government of India and Government of Jharkhand, at an event in Sindri.

24 May, 16:52 (IST)

Ballia: Family alleges their relative died as they didn't get an ambulance after which they carried her on a cart, also say that no doctors were present at local healthcare centre. Chief Medical Officer Ballia says," urge people to call 108 ambulances & not take patients like this."

24 May, 16:32 (IST)

Goa board SSC result 2018 will be announced tomorrow. The result will be released on the official website. The board exam for class 10 students in Goa concluded on April 21, 2018.

24 May, 16:16 (IST)

The electricity supply to Sterlite Industries has been cut off: Gagandeep Singh Bedi, govt monitoring officer.

24 May, 16:13 (IST)

Enforcement Directorate files prosecution complaint/chargesheet in PNB Scam case. Nirav Modi and his associates charged under various sections of Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

24 May, 15:20 (IST)

The pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Vaishno Devi in Jammu resumed from Katra on Thursday morning after it was suspended on Wednesday afternoon following a massive forest fire in the Trikuta Hills, officials said.

24 May, 14:49 (IST)

Sunanda Pushkar death case has been transferred to the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM), Samar Vishal. Next date of hearing 28 May.

24 May, 14:18 (IST)

J&K: Fire that broke out in Trikuta Hills of Katra district continues to rage, Indian Air Force helicopters, with under-slung bambi bucket, deployed to douse the flames.

24 May, 13:17 (IST)

Fire broke out in a furniture godown in Ludhiana's division number 3. Four fire tenders present at the spot. More details are awaited on the same. 

24 May, 12:09 (IST)

One more person died in Kozhikode, taking the death toll due to Nipah Virus to 11. 

24 May, 11:41 (IST)

According to an ANI report, MK Stalin, DMK President has been quoted as saying, "Even after death of 12 innocent people, no action has been taken against the culprits. CM has become ineffective. He did not bother to visit the dist & meet the people. Therefore, we demand that CM must resign immediately, DGP Rajendran must resign too."

24 May, 11:09 (IST)

Virat Kohli has suffered slip disc injury. Report highlight that he has been advised not to play in County

24 May, 10:22 (IST)

Vaishno Devi Yatra remains suspended for second day due to forest fire.

24 May, 09:40 (IST)
Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives in India. He is on a two-day visit to the nation.

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On Wednesday, Kumaraswamy took oath as Karnataka Chief Minister ahead of JD(S)-Congress coalition government. Among the prominent politicians present at the event were- Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, N Chandrababu Naidu, and Pinarayi Vijayan.

After an outbreak of the deadly Nipah Virus (NiV) in Kerala, now two Nipah suspect cases have been identified from Mangaluru, Karnataka. Blood samples of the suspects are sent for tests.

In connection with the Sterlite protests, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan was booked by Tamil Nadu police on Wednesday for violating the probationary orders in the violence-hit Tuticorin region. An FIR was registered against Haasan, along with 20 members of his outfit Makkal Needhi Maiam, for breaching Section 144 CrPC -- which bars the gathering of four or more people. Madras HC stayed work at Sterlite unit after the violent protests, which claimed several lives.

Some big developments that are expected to happen today are:

Internet services have been temporarily suspended in Thoothukudi from 9 pm yesterday till further instruction by the administration. 11 people were killed in the firing by police during Sterlite Protests on May 22.

Petrol and diesel prices continues to soar for the 11th consecutive day. Petrol price in Mumbai have jumped  to Rs 85.29/litre, and diesel prices have soared to Rs 68.53/litre in Delhi.

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(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 24, 2018 08:21 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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