TOP TEN NEWS OF THE DAY 1) Maharashtra and Haryana go to Assembly polls on 15th October; counting on the 19th; No dates announced for Jammu & Kashmir and Jharkhand. 2) Bye-polls for three Lok Sabha and 33 Assembly seats including 11 in Uttar Pradesh tomorrow. 3) Over one lakh 30 thousand people rescued so far in flood hit J&K; Situation continues to be grim in most parts of Srinagar; Supreme Court asks Centre to submit a report on flood relief and rescue in Jammu and Kashmir; 89 transport aircraft and helicopters pressed into service; Prime Minister appeals for generous donations. 4) Supreme Court today said that 3% reservation for differently-abled persons be given in all categories of government jobs, including appointments and promotions to Indian Administrative Service, IAS. 5) CBI Director Ranjit Sinha files affidavit before Supreme Court on the controversy on entry of visitors related to 2G and Coal Block scams. 6) Supreme Court extends stay on execution of Nithari killer Surinder Koli till October 29. 7) Centre convenes a meeting of Urban Development Ministers of states and Union Territories in New Delhi to discuss ‘Smart Cities’ project. 8) Prime Minister calls for making Swachh Bharat a mass movement; Government offices up to Panchayat level to be involved in the cleanliness drive. 9) Industrial Production growth slows to a four month low of 0.5 per cent in July; retail inflation falls marginally to 7.8 per cent in August. 10) Davis Cup Tennis: Serbia take a 2-0 lead over India in the World Group play off tie at Bangaluru.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:10:00 +0000
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