News flash: BJP to stake claim to form government in Uttarakhand

Bengaluru, Mar 18: Patiala House Court to pronounce its order on bail plea of Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya in the JNU row.

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10.00 pm: BJP to stake claim to form government in Uttarakhand, says Harish Rawat-led govt is in minority now.

Alpmat mein sarkar aa gayi, sarkar hai kahan? Sarkar chali gayi, nayi sarkar ayegi ab: Bhagat Singh Koshyari, BJP MP on Uttarkhand crisis

— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2016

9.25 pm: Amit Shah assigns Union Minister Mahesh Sharma to look into Uttarakhand crisis.

9.20 pm: A Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) of Navy today experienced engine failure while on a routine surveillance mission off the Kerala coast.

9.10 pm: This is a normal process &has been going on from 2012-13: Shaktikanta Das(Economic Affairs Secy) on PPF interst rate.

The interest rate which has been notified is for next quarter that means the 1st quarter of 2016-17: Shaktikanta Das on PPF interst rate cut

— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2016

8.50 pm: 10 Cong MLAs, 1 BSP MLA & BJP MLAs going to Raj Bhavan to meet governor in Dehradun to complain against denial of voice vote on Finance Bill.

8.45 pm: JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya released from jail.

8.30 pm: Internet services resumed in Rohtak and Sonipat in Haryana.

7.50 pm: Scuffle between two ministers inside Uttarakhand Assembly over demand for voice vote on finance bill.

Heated arguments between two groups of Congress MLAs outside Uttarakhand Assembly pic.twitter.com/hNSx2qD4UK

— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2016

7.30 pm: RSS should rethink its stand on homosexuality, according to me it is an immoral and unnatural act: Baba Ramdev

7.24 pm: CBI arrests a Chartered Accountant of Udaipur & a businessman of Jaipur in investigation of a case of loss of Rs 1000 Cr to Syndicate Bank.

7.00 pm: Raja, the oldest lion at Raipur's Nandanvan Zoo passes away, accorded funeral by Zoo authorities in Chhattisgarh.

6.45 pm: Inquiry committee constituted by Sagar University VC Prof RP Tiwari to enquire into listing of Pak Independence Day under important days in diary.

6.30 pm: Engineers incharge of power supply to Assembly suspended after power blackout during presentation of budget by CM Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru.

6.12 pm: A defamation notice should hv acts of defamation, he has not shown that: Rizwan Siddiqui,Kangana Ranaut's lawyer on Hrithik Rodshan's notice

6.00 pm: Congress releases another list of 42 candidates for upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal.

5.50 pm: I raised the Drugs issue some years back,then Badal Govt made fun of me.Now its become a huge problem, says Rahul Gandhi.

5.49 pm: BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi (arrested for allegedly attacking Police horse) in Police lockup in Dehradun

5.39 pm: The talks between the BJP and PDP over the formation of a government at Jammu and Kashmir have failed. BJP leader Ram Madhav says that the new demands by the PDP are unacceptable.

5:38 pm: Surya Kiran team performing at Indian Air Force firepower demonstration 'Iron Fist 2016' in Pokhran, Rajasthan.

WATCH: Surya Kiran team at Indian Air Force firepower demonstration ‘Iron Fist 2016’ in Pokhran (Rajasthan)https://t.co/XdqMrfYTZS

— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2016

5:21 pm: "After Mufti Sb's death, PDP had to choose a leader for CM chair,no change in the situation even today," said Ram Madhav.

The situation in J&K is not because of us, there are no further conditions.Stalemate continues-Ram Madhav,BJP pic.twitter.com/kWpBvo0mZY

— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2016

5:19 pm: "We have assured them, Jat Reservation bill will be finalized & passed before Assembly session ends," said Depinder Singh Dhesi,Chief Secy of Haryana.

Have also assured them that injustice will not be done with anyone- DS Dhesi on arrests made during #JatQuotaStir pic.twitter.com/jGUhgD0kyQ

— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2016

5:05 pm: Court order rubbishes Delhi Police claim that case of Kanhaiya is different from Umar and Anirban and hence should not be granted bail.

4:58 pm: "We'll meet on April 3 and decide further course of action if we don't get reservation by March 31st," said Yashpal Malik on Jat Reservation.

We are not going to protest right now, have given government time till March 31st: Yashpal Malik #JatReservation pic.twitter.com/MOCep8NVPq

— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2016

4.37 pm: We used to think that the food we eat is provided by your farmers, it is the hard work of your farmers, says Rahul Gandhi in Amritsar.

4.30 pm: Court says both accused(Umar and Anirban) are highly educated,their credentials and family background have not been contested by the state

4.21 pm: The Patiala House court had granted bail to Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya students of the JNU accused of sedition.

4.10 pm: Income Tax Department conducts raids at the properties of businessmen Rameshwar Havelia and Inder Khatri in Dehradun.

4.00 pm: Army deployed at Munak Canal as protesters threaten to restart Jat Reservation agitation in Harayna.

3.50 pm: It's very unfortunate that there's no coordination in government, says Anand Sharma (Congress) on Rajnath Singh's statement on Pak JIT.

3.30 pm: We'll get it investigated & action against responsible people will be taken, says Deepak Joshi, MP Minister on Sagar University diary.

3.00 pm: Clash between ABVP and AISA activists in Delhi University after a play by AISA students.

2.47 pm: Bihar MLAs given gifts to attend budget session in State Assemblyin Patna.

2.46 pm: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis suspends 4 Police personnel and orders dept enquiry against them for false reporting in Dance Bar licence case

2.45 pm: Special NIA court in Kochi drops all charges against 11 Iranian crew members and acquits them in Iranian Boat case

2.30 pm: Arms and ammunitions along with some documents have been recovered, search ops underway, says Ghulam Jeelani, SP Handwara.

2.10 pm: Kerala film actor Kalabhawan Mani death case: Chemical analysis lab report states presence of insecticide in viscera samples.

2.00 pm: PM Narendra Modi meets John T. Chambers (Executive Chairman, Cisco) in Delhi.

1.55 pm: Iranian Boat case: Special NIA court in Kochi drops all charges against 11 Iranian crew members and acquits them.

1.40 pm: Jat delegation meeting with Chief Secretary and Haryana DGP underway at Haryana Niwas in Chandigarh

1.35 pm: Uttarakhand BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi accused of hitting police horse Shaktimaan has been sent to 14 day judicial custody.

1.15 pm: Questioning of IDBI bank officials by ED underway in Mumbai.

1.10 pm: I came to know through the media that the Pakistan JIT team is coming on 27th, says HM Rajnath Singh

1.06 pm: Joshi should get 5yrs sentence. Not just this Shaktiman case, other cases should also get attention: PETA activist

1.00 pm: Prior permission of Assembly is not needed for arrest of an MLA in criminal case, says Uttarakhand DGP BS Sidhu

12.48 pm: He has been produced before court, we will now act according to the orders of the judiciary, says BS Sidhu,DGP Uttarakhand on BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi.

12.35 pm: BJP delegation meets Uttarakhand DGP BS Sandhu over BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi's arrest (accused of hurting police horse)

12.30 pm: Internet services blocked in Rohtak (Haryana) as precautionary measure after protesters threaten to resume Jat Reservation agitation.

12.29 pm: Enforcement Directorate gives Vijay Mallya time till April 2 to appear for questioning.

12.08 pm: Jammu-Srinagar national highway blocked in Anantnag due to heavy rains and landslide, vehicular movement suspended.

12.00 pm: I've already spoken to Kerala Home Minister, he has assured me that he'll take proper action, says HM Rajnath Singh on RSS worker hacked to death.

11.48 am: Congress Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting on upcoming West Bengal Assembly poll in Delhi, ends.

11.45 am: Pakistan JIT team is coming on 27th to probe Pathankot attack case, modalities will be worked out once they arrive, says HM Rajnath Singh

11.35 am: House has passed a resolution unanimously that circumstances be what they are,SYL canal cannot be built- Harcharan Bains,says legal advisor to Punjab CM.

11.35 am: SC issues notice to Centre amd States on a PIL demanding HIV test facilities be set up in prisons in all districts.

11.32 am: Hyderabad High Court yesterday stayed YSRCP MLA Roja's suspension from Andhra Pradesh Assembly.

11.30 am: YSRCP protest at Gandhi Statue in Andhra Pradesh Assembly after MLA Roja was denied entry into Assembly premises.

11.25 am: Congress gives censure motion in Madhya Pradesh Assembly against AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi for not saying 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'.

11.20 am: Punjab unanimously passes resolution on issue of Sutlej Yamuna link canal stating tht SYL canal not be allowed to be constructed at any cost.

11.10 am: Today, Delhi police submitted to Court that allegations against Former Delhi University professor SAR Geelani are grievous and against the country.

11.10 am: Hearing on Ex-Delhi Uni professor SAR Geelani bail plea in Patiala House Court to resume tomorrow.

11.08 am: There is a growing resentment among Congress MLAs in Uttarakhand; 12-13 MLAs are in touch with us, says Tirath Rawat, BJP

11.00 am: Police horse Shaktiman's leg had to be amputated, we are making all efforts to save its life, says Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat.

10.50 am: Jammu-Srinagar national highway blocked in Udhampur due to a landslide, vehicular movement suspended.

10.43 am: SC allows publication of pictures of Union Ministers, CMs, Governors and state ministers in government ads (PTI)

10.25 am: Patiala House Court to pronounce its order on bail plea of Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya at 4 pm, today.

9.40 am: 2 terrorists killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara.

9.28 am: BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi accused of attacking police horse Shaktiman, arrested in Dehradun.

9.05 am: Maulana Masood Azhar under detention; No legal charge established against Azhar: Top Pak sources.

8.50 am: Security tightened in Rohtak as protesters threaten to restart Jat Reservation agitation

Haryana: Security tightened in Rohtak as protesters threaten to restart #JatReservation agitation pic.twitter.com/xYapF79Fed

— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2016

8.30 am: Encounter between militants and security forces in Handwara area of Kupwara district (J&K), 2-4 militants believed to be hiding in area.

8.00 am: Patiala House Court to pronounce its order on bail plea of Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya.

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