News Flash: Domestic flights to resume operations from Chennai airport from Sunday

New Delhi, Dec 5: Get the latest national and international news updates here:

9.15 pm: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar met Bill Gates in Patna earlier today.

8.40 pm: Domestic passenger flights to resume operations from Chennai airport from 6 AM tomorrow: JP Alex, AAI Executive Director to ANI.

8.20 pm: Instability in Nepal is because Nepal's Govt has been constantly ignoring Madhesi people demand. We're protesting against Nepal Govt for our rights. India has nothing to do with this: Rajendra Mahto, Nepal's Sadbhawna party President.

We will also discuss on how the relation between the two nations(India-Nepal) can be improved: Rajendra Mahto, Sadbhawna party Pres.

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 5, 2015

8.10 pm: Belgium beat India 1-0 in semi-final of Hockey World League Finals tournament. India will now play Netherlands for third spot.

8.05 pm: J&K is an inalienable part of India and NC party must make clear if this is their official stance: Nalin Kohli, BJP.

J&K is an inalienable part of India and NC party must make clear if this is their official stance: Nalin Kohli, BJP pic.twitter.com/JyMkGG4SFP

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 5, 2015

7.55 pm: Food packets and drinking water distributed to stranded people in west Mambalam area.

Food packets distributed to stranded people in west Mambalam area #ChennaiFloods pic.twitter.com/8LZpe5a0qe

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 5, 2015

7.45 pm: Rescue teams have successfully rescued over 7000 stranded people using boats Chennai Floods: ADGPI.

Rescue teams have successfully rescued about 9,000 people using vehicles during #ChennaiFloods (Source: ADGPI) pic.twitter.com/MDzNr3WGJC

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 5, 2015

7.35 pm: 6 member delegation from AIIMS, New Delhi to leave for Indore tomorrow to treat 43 victims of botched cataract surgery in Barwani (MP).

7.26 pm: Triple suicide attack kills 27 on Lake Chad island, says security source: Agence France-Presse.

7.10 pm: PM announces ex-gratia relief from PMNRF of Rs 2 lakhs each for next of kin of those who lost their lives in floods due to heavy rains in Tamil Nadu.

An ex-gratia relief of Rs. 50,000 has also been sanctioned from PMNRF for those who were seriously injured in the floods

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 5, 2015

6.50 pm: It has been brought to my notice that Terrorist/ Antisocial elements may organize attacks through Para Gliders Remote Controlled Drones, Remote Controlled Micro Light Aircraft etc: Mahendar Reddy (CP, Hyderabad)

...Aircraft be allowed in Jurisdiction of Hyderabad City Police Commissionerate limits without prior Police permission-Mahendar Reddy

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 5, 2015

6.40 pm: They (GoI) are not moving in that direction to resolve the issue: NC leader Mustafa Kamal on PoK issue.

If they (GoI and Pak) dont move in that direction,I am afraid, perhaps destiny has independence for us: NC leader Mustafa Kamal on PoK issue

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 5, 2015

6.30 pm: Date of filing of Central Excise return for Nov. 2015 for all Central Excise &Service Tax assessees in Tamil Nadu is extended to Dec 31,2015.

6.20 pm: Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag pays tribute to Naik Satish Kumar who was killed in Handwara(J&K) encounter.

6.00 pm: Whatever surveys we (AAP) have conducted till now (in Punjab), we are winning with a huge margin: Arvind Kejriwal

5.33 pm: Will not do anything that creates problem for people of Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal on implementation of odd-even number scheme for vehicles.

4.40 pm: The Singapore Government will contribute $75,000 towards the Singapore Red Cross' South Asia Floods 2015 public appeal, following devastating floods in Chennai city and other parts of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

4: 00 pm: Crude bomb blasts in fancy Bazar in Guwahati, Assam; dense population of the Hindi speaking people in the area.

3: 32 pm: Chennai Floods: We've started free bus services for ppl which runs every 8 hours, as atm's aren't working: Rajender Kataria, MD of KSRTC

3: 09 pm: Bangladesh temple blast: 10 injured in bomb attack on Hindu religious gathering

2: 41 pm: Government to push for passage of GST, real estate bills next week: Reports

2: 31 PM: Chennai rains: Water has started receding from our tracks at many places, but situation not fully normal, says Anil Saxena, Railway PRO

2: 15 pm: I am happy that our Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj will go to Pakistan: Digvijaya Singh
on reports of EAM Swaraj going to Islamabad

2: 00 pm: Yes one retired havildar & one school teacher have been arrested by Delhi Police: AK Attri,DIG (Rajouri-Poonch range

1: 00 pm: Willing to face any action,stand by my view: Jay Panda,BJD on privilege motion against him for his article suggesting reforms in Rajya Sabha

12.55 pm: If decision of PoK with Pakistan and J&K with India is taken then border will automatically become soft, says Farooq Abdullah.

12.22 pm: Over 8,900 hectare area under paddy lost in rain in Puducherry.

12.15 pm: Rahul Gandhi at the 31st plenary session of Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) in Delhi

Rahul Gandhi at the 31st plenary session of Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) in Delhi pic.twitter.com/41JYn5cebk

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 5, 2015

11.40 am: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone of Vijaywada-Machilipatnam national highway.

11.23 am: The Delhi police have filed a first information report stating that Lashkar-e-Tayiba operatives may be planning a terror strike in New Delhi.

11.00 am: Delhi Police unearths LeT plot to carry out terror strikes in India; FIR copy reveals LeT operatives have infiltrated in J&K.

10.45 am: Jabalpur airport shuts for three days after SpiceJet flight from Mumbai skids off runway.

9.55 am: Kotturpuram (Chennai): NDRF rescue operation in flood affected area

Kotturpuram (Chennai): NDRF rescue operation in flood affected area #ChennaiFloods pic.twitter.com/COUixtmy0F

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 5, 2015

9.40 am: Commercial flight services can't begin at Chennai airport as of now, should give it two days, says Minister Mahesh Sharma: ANI.

8.45 am: Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit south-east Indian Ridge at 4 AM today.

8.25 am: 80% power supply restored across Chennai, says Tamil Nadu government.

8:00 am: World's richest, Tirupati Temple may move stash to Modi's gold scheme

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