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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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