Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, April 6, 2019: Villagers from Manoharpur in Saharanpur LS constituency Decide to Boycott Polls Over Lack of Development Work

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06 Apr, 23:32 (IST)

Villagers from Manoharpur in Saharanpur LS constituency have decided to boycott polls over "no development". People say,"There are many issues relating to electricity,water & roads. No politician has visited the village to address our issues. We need written assurance else we won't vote"

06 Apr, 21:59 (IST)

Andhra Pradesh CM and TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu holds public rally in Guntur.

06 Apr, 18:26 (IST)

Jammu & Kashmir: One Army personnel Mohd Rafi Yatoo shot dead by terrorists in Warpora area of Sopore.

06 Apr, 17:54 (IST)

Congress General Secretary for eastern Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holds roadshow in Fatehpur.

06 Apr, 17:15 (IST)

Jammu & Kashmir: NH-44 blocked due to landslide at Anokhi Fall near Ramban; Restoration work underway.

06 Apr, 17:08 (IST)

Piyush Goyal is a good man but who will recognise him? If he stands in a market place will anyone know who he is? No one knows who the ministers in this government are since everything is being done by the PMO. Got many threats from BJP said Shatrugan Sinha.

06 Apr, 16:39 (IST)

Himachal Pradesh: Fire breaks out in a house in Bhutti village of Kullu district. One fire tender present at the spot. More details awaited.

06 Apr, 16:14 (IST)

Jammu & Kashmir: Two terrorists killed in exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces in Imam Sahib area of Shopian district.

06 Apr, 16:00 (IST)

Jammu & Kashmir: Exchange of fire underway between terrorists and security forces in Imam Sahib area of Shopian district. Security forces condoned off the area.

06 Apr, 15:37 (IST)

West Bengal: Engine of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) train derails between Mahanadi and Kurseong. Restoration work by the authorities is underway.

06 Apr, 15:29 (IST)

Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred at 1342 hours in Nicobar Islands, today.

06 Apr, 15:12 (IST)

Shatrughan Sinha to contest from Patna Sahib, Bihar on Congress ticket.

06 Apr, 14:19 (IST)

Dimple Yadav, Samajwadi Party's candidate from Kannauj files nomination. Akhilesh Yadav,Ramgopal Yadav,Jaya Bachchan and BSP's SC Mishra also present.

06 Apr, 13:24 (IST)

ITBP: First vote of Lok Sabha Polls 2019 has been cast in Arunachal Pradesh by service voters. A remote Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) unit on the eastern tip of North East started service voting by secret postal ballot on 5/4/19 at Lohitpur, Arunachal Pradesh.

06 Apr, 12:24 (IST)

Delhi: Veteran actor and BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha joins Congress in presence of Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal and Randeep Surjewala.

06 Apr, 11:35 (IST)

Delhi: Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) delegation arrives at the Election Commission of India office to complaint against UP CM Yogi Adityanath, for his comment: 'Muslim League is a virus & Congress is infested with it.'

06 Apr, 10:10 (IST)

Delhi Congress Chief Sheila Dikshit, state incharge PC Chacko and other Delhi Congress leaders reach Rahul Gandhi's residence.

06 Apr, 09:43 (IST)

DMK Chief MK Stalin: I have campaigned in nearly 30 parliamentary constituencies till now. I have sensed public mood, they are fed up of Modi in Centre and Edappadi K. Palaniswami government in state and people want to put a full stop to these governments.

06 Apr, 09:43 (IST)

DMK Chief MK Stalin: I have campaigned in nearly 30 parliamentary constituencies till now. I have sensed public mood, they are fed up of Modi in Centre and Edappadi K. Palaniswami government in state and people want to put a full stop to these governments.

06 Apr, 09:03 (IST)

Vivek Oberoi on his film 'PM Narendra Modi': We wanted to release the film on April 5 but some people put us in so many difficulties that we couldn't do it. We are working hard to get the film released on April 11, we have to go to the Supreme Court on Monday.

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New Delhi, April 6: On the first day of Navratri on Saturday, aarti' was being performed at several temples across the nation. People thronged to Kalkaji temple, Jhandewalan temple in Delhi while scores of devotees gathered at the Mumba Devi Temple in Mumbai on the first day of the festival.

On Friday, heatwave conditions gripped the national capital as the highest temperature reached 39.3 degrees Celsius. This was five notches above the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Private weather forecaster Skymet, on the other hand, said an observatory in Safdarjung here recorded a high of 40.8 degrees Celsius.

In Maharashtra,  a 7 feet long python was found in the toilet of the residence of a BMC employee in Bhandup on Friday night. The python was later released in a jungle with the help of a snake catcher.

Events which are going to take place today are:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election rally in Balod district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday. This will be PM Modi's first rally in Chhattisgarh after the Lok Sabha election dates were announced last month.

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