Evening News Nuggets
1. Meghalaya IRS scam: CM lashes out at Mukul for "resorting to personal attacks"
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Saturday lashed out at the Leader of Opposition (LO), Dr Mukul Sangma for “resorting to personal attacks” vis-a-vis the 2017 Internal Revenue Service scam, where the LO alleged the involvement of SS Netcom.
2. Thieves uproot ATM with over 28 lakh rupees cash in Maharashtra
The incident took place in the early hours of the day when one of the men uprooted the ATM attached to a bank, carried it to a vehicle parked nearby and drove away, an official from Chandanjhira police station said.
3. Fadnavis targets MVA govt on issues of farmers, Maratha quota
The former chief minister said the government has failed to provide financial aid to farmers.
The movie, which was shot in Manali, Majuli (Assam) and Chennai, follows the story of a boatman who becomes the caretaker of a Himalayan resort after an attempted suicide.
5. Joe Biden will be a president representing the best of America: Kamala Harris
Lavishing praise on the 78-year-old US President-elect, Harris said that Biden will be a president for all Americans.
6. Modi reviews vaccine development at Zydus Cadila facility
Wearing a PPE kit, Modi reviewed the vaccine development process at the Zydus Cadila research centre in Changodar industrial area, over 20 km from Ahmedabad.
7. FIR lodged against senior official for allegedly molesting woman in Assam
After receiving a written complaint from the woman, police registered a case in Kokrajhar police station against the Assam Civil Services (ACS) official under Section 354 (assault or criminal force on woman with intent to outrage modesty) of the IPC.
8. Mizoram legislator Lalduhoma disqualified as MLA under anti-defection law
Independent MLA Lalduhoma, who got the dubious distinction of becoming the first Lok Sabha MP to be disqualified under the anti-defection law in 1988, was on Friday disqualified as a member of the Mizoram assembly for defecting to the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM).
9. Manipur police arrests one UNLF cadre in Imphal east
Imphal East police arrested one Haorungbam Ranjit Meetei alias Lumba, 45-year-old, from Imphal east district who is said to be an active cadre of the proscribed group United National Liberation Front (UNLF) on 27 November.
10. Over 600 Indian Sikh pilgrims arrive in Pakistan for Guru Nanak Dev's 551st birth anniversary
Today a total 602 Indian Sikhs arrived here via Wagah border to participate in the 551st birth anniversary celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak in Nankana Sahib, Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) spokesperson Asif Hashmi told PTI.
