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New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm: NATION DEL15 MODI-LD DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

PM Modi to inaugurate several development projects in Delhi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a slew of development measures, including 1,675 flats for the residents of JJ clusters and two urban redevelopment projects in the city on Friday.

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'Pushpa 2' stampede case: NHRC seeks action taken report from Hyderabad police chief New Delhi: The NHRC has sought an action taken report within four weeks from the Hyderabad police chief on the death of a woman in a stampede at a theatre in the Telangana capital early December where 'Pushpa 2' movie was screened, according to the case's proceedings.

DEL16 JK-OMAR-2NDLD STATEHOOD

Hope UT status is temporary, Centre should restore statehood soon: Omar Abdullah Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday expressed hope that Jammu and Kashmir's Union Territory status is a temporary phase and that the central government fulfils its promise of restoring its statehood.

DEL12 AGRI-CHOUHAN-DELHI CM

Centre-Delhi face-off: Agriculture Minister accuses Atishi govt of blocking farm schemes New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday accused the Delhi government of depriving farmers of benefits under central schemes and urged Chief Minister Atishi to keep political differences aside in matters of farmer welfare.

BOM8 MP-UNION CARBIDE-WASTE-CM

Union Carbide waste shifted to Dhar not poisonous: MP CM Yadav Bhopal/Dhar: Amid protests over the shifting of waste from the Union Carbide factory here to Dhar for disposal, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday said it was not poisonous and there should be no politics over it.

CAL15 MN-CPI-LD CM

Biren Singh's apology over ethnic strife in Manipur not enough: CPI, demands his resignation Imphal: The CPI claimed that the apology tendered by Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh over ethnic strife in the northeastern state was not enough, and demanded his resignation.

CAL13 WB-BANGLA-MONK-ISKCON

Denial of bail to Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das by Bangladesh court 'sad': ISKCON Kolkata: ISKCON Kolkata on Thursday described as "sad" the denial of bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu spiritual leader of Bangladesh, by a court in the neighbouring country in a sedition case.

BUSINESS DEL19 BIZ-GOYAL-EFTA

India-EFTA trade pact likely to be implemented before end of 2025: Goyal New Delhi: The implementation process of free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the four-nation European bloc EFTA is progressing fast and is expected to come into force before the end of this year, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said.

LEGAL LGD11 SC-FARMERS PROTEST

SC blames Punjab officials, some farmer leaders for false impression on breaking Dallewal's fast New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Punjab government and said its officials and some farmer leaders are creating a false impression in media that attempts are being made to break farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal's fast.

LGD13 SC-MUKHTAR ANSARI-REPORTS

Give medical, probe reports on Mukhtar Ansari's death to his son: SC to UP New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh authorities to provide medical and magisterial inquiry reports on the death of jailed gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari on March 28, 2024.

LGD10 SC-NEET-COMMITTEE

Will implement recommendations of expert panel on NEET-UG exam: Centre to SC New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it would be implementing all the corrective measures suggested by its seven-member expert panel on exam reforms after reviewing the National Testing Agency's functioning in holding NEET-UG last year.

LGD14 SC-RELIGIOUS PLACES-LD OWAISI

SC agrees to hear Owaisi's plea for implementation of 1991 places of worship law New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a plea of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi seeking effective implementation of the 1991 places of worship law which asks to maintain the religious character of a place as it existed on August 15, 1947.

LGD16 GREEN-ENVIRONMENTAL COMPENSATION

Delhi pollution body collected over Rs 112 crore in compensation: Report in NGT New Delhi: The Delhi Pollution Control Committee collected over Rs 112 crore in environmental compensation between April, 2015 and November 20, 2024, the NGT was recently told.

FOREIGN FGN17 BANGLA-HINDU MONK-LD BAIL

Bangladeshi court rejects Hindu monk’s bail petition Dhaka: A court in the southeastern port city of Chattogram on Thursday denied bail to Hindu monk and former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in a sedition case.

FGN25 PAK-INDIAN-ARREST

Indian man crosses over illegally into Pakistan to marry Facebook friend, lands in jail Lahore: A 30-year-old Indian man crossed over illegally into Pakistan to meet a Facebook friend he wanted to marry, but instead found himself behind bars. And the woman told the local police she does not want to tie the knot. By M Zulqernain

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