Name: Atal Tunnel: China's Envy, India's Pride
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Description: Atal Tunnel is the world's longest highway tunnel at the height of 10,000 ft. It will be inaugurated by PM Modi October 3. Connecting Manali with Leh, the 9-km-long tunnel, apart from being a boon for the locals and tourists, will be a big strategic support to the Indian Army amid the ongoing tensions with China. Here's all you need to know about this an engineering marvel.

Atal Tunnel is the world's longest highway tunnel at the height of 10,000 ft. It will be inaugurated by PM Modi&nbsp;October 3. Connecting Manali with Leh, the 9-km-long tunnel, apart from being&nbsp;a boon for the locals and tourists,&nbsp;will be a big&nbsp;strategic&nbsp;support to the Indian Army amid the ongoing tensions with China. Here's all you need to know about this&nbsp;an engineering marvel.&nbsp;

Atal Tunnel is the world's longest highway tunnel at the height of 10,000 ft. It will be inaugurated by PM Modi October 3. Connecting Manali with Leh, the 9-km-long tunnel, apart from being a boon for the locals and tourists, will be a big strategic support to the Indian Army amid the ongoing tensions with China. Here's all you need to know about this an engineering marvel.

he Telangana government on Monday unveiled a door-to-door evacuation plan in rain-battered Hyderabad as a precautionary measure amidst forecast of more spells while the toll due to the downpour since last week in parts of the state touched 70, officials said.
The flood situation in neighbouring Karnataka showed no signs of abating as several villages in the severely affected four districts remained submerged with over 36,000 residents being shifted to safety.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao announced Rs 10,000 as immediate relief to each flood-hit household in the city, lashed by incessant rains since last week, besides an assistance of Rs one lakh each to those whose houses were completely destroyed and Rs 50,000 for the partially damaged.
The assistance would be distributed from Tuesday, the government said.

A Delhi court has directed the Tihar Jail authorities to provide adequate safety and security to former JNU student leader Umar Khalid, arrested under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in prison.
He has been arrested under the anti-terror law in connection with the communal violence in north east Delhi in February.
Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat directed the Jail Superintendent to take adequate steps for the safety and security of Khalid while ensuring the application of the prison rules, without any distinction or discrimination.
The court's directions came on an application filed by the accused seeking adequate security in prison so that he was not harmed by anyone in judicial custody.
It said in its order passed on October 17 that Khalid be allowed to carry out his daily routine as per the jail rules.

PTI,&nbsp;New Delhi: The CBI on Monday questioned all the four accused lodged in Aligarh prison for alleged involvement in the rape and murder of a 19-year old Dalit woman in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, officials said.
The CBI team had taken permission of the court to examine the accused - Sandeep, Luvkush, Ravi and Ramu - who are in judicial custody, they said.
The CBI investigators also met doctors at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, where the victim was treated after the alleged gangrape on September 14, they said.
The victim had succumbed to injuries during her treatment at Safdarjung hospital in Delhi on September 29.
The district administration had allegedly forcibly cremated the body at the dead of the night, denying the family permission to carry it home for proper last rites.
The alleged insensitive attitude of the administration had invited some sharp remarks from the Allahabad High Court.
The issue snowballed into a major embarrassment for the Yogi Adityanath Government.
The BJP government had transferred the case to the CBI after the controversy. The CBI constituted a team which has already recorded the statements of family members of the victim.&nbsp;

Bharatiya Janata Party chief Jagat Prakash&thinsp;Nadda on Monday said that the contentious Citizenship Amendment&thinsp;Act or&nbsp;CAA&nbsp;was delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak and&thinsp;will be implemented soon. He made the remark while he&nbsp;was addressing a meeting with social groups in West Bengal&rsquo;s Siliguri. The contentious legislation was&nbsp;passed by Parliament during the winter session&nbsp;in December last year, and lead to widespread protests across the country.&nbsp;Bengal&nbsp;will go to polls next year along with Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam.

Headline :&nbsp;Resolve for restoration of JK's special status will continue: Farooq Abdullah after ED questioning File Name :&nbsp;1910202019DEL55 Link :&nbsp;http://www.ptinews.com Slug :&nbsp;JK-ED-ABDULLAH-REAX Category :&nbsp;NATIONAL Source :&nbsp;India Copyrights :&nbsp;PTI Published At :&nbsp;Monday, Oct 19, 2020 18:45:27 Story :Srinagar, Oct 19 (PTI) After being questioned for several hours by the Enforcement Directorate on Monday in connection with a money laundering probe, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said the resolve for restoration of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir will continue.
Talking to a media person after remaining inside the ED office for nearly seven hours, 82-year-old Abdullah said, "Remember one thing, we have a long way to go. This is a long fight".
He further said, "Our struggle will go on whether Farooq Abdullah is alive or Farooq Abdullah is dead.. Our resolve has not changed and our resolve will not change even if I were to be hanged".
The former chief minister and ex-union minister said the struggle for restoration of the constitutional provision removed last year by the BJP-led government at the Centre was of all the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
"It is not Farooq Abdullah or the National Conference's struggle alone. It is the struggle of all the people," he added.
Several constituents of the newly formed People's Alliance, comprising mainstream political parties from Jammu and Kashmir, described Abdullah being summoned by the ED as a "witch hunt" and &ldquo;political vendetta&rdquo; by the Centre.
He was summoned by the ED on Monday in connection with a case related to alleged irregularities in utilisation of funds given to the JK cricket association by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Asked about the nature of questioning, Abdullah said it's an ongoing process and since the ED had to ask some more things after the previous round of questioning last year, he had made himself available.
"I am not worried, why are you worried? The only regret I have is that I could not have my lunch," a visibly irritated Abdullah told reporters as soon as he came out of the ED office after his questioning.
Abdullah said the ED personnel had to do their job and he had to do his. "They were nice and very very good," the NC president said.
Abdullah refused to comment on the proceedings, saying the matter will be decided in court.
"In the end, it has to be decided in the court when they put the papers in the court," he said.&nbsp;

India on Monday announced that Australia will join the upcoming Malabar exercise which effectively means that all the four member countries of the &lsquo;Quad&rsquo; or Quadrilateral coalition will be participating in the mega drill.&nbsp;The US and Japan are the other countries that participate in the annual exercise, which is likely to take place next month in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.&nbsp;India&rsquo;s decision to heed to Australia&rsquo;s request to be part of the mega naval drill comes in the midst of growing strain in ties with China over the border row in eastern Ladakh.&nbsp;China has been suspicious about the purpose of the Malabar exercise as it feels that the annual war game is an effort to contain its influence in the Indo-Pacific region.&nbsp;

Calling for well-planned investments in science and innovation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the future of the world will be shaped by societies that invest in these areas but collaboration and public participation will be among the key metrics.
"Future will be shaped by societies that invest in science and innovation," the prime minister said in his keynote address at the inaugural function of the Grand Challenges Annual Meeting 2020.
Modi said these investments must be planned well in advance and cannot be done in a short-sighted manner.
The prime minister said one needs to invest in science and innovation in advance to reap benefits at the right time. The journey to innovations must be shaped by collaboration, public participation, as science will never prosper in silos, he added.

A trooper of the People&rsquo;s Liberation Army was captured near the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh where the armies of India and China are locked in a face-off since May this year. News wire ANI reported that the Chinese solider was caught in the&nbsp;Chumar-Demchok area and may have inadvertently crossed the disputed border.&nbsp;A&nbsp;source-based report said that the Chinese soldier&nbsp;was carrying civil and military documents when he was captured by the army. The report&nbsp;also said&nbsp;the PLA solider&nbsp;will be returned to the Chinese Army&nbsp;&lsquo;as per established protocol after following due procedure&rsquo;.&nbsp;

The Bombay High Court on Monday while hearing a petition in the TRP&nbsp;scam case, refused to heed Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief, Arnab&nbsp;Goswami&rsquo;s lawyer Harish Salve&rsquo;s plea to provide the journalist interim protection from arrest. The court held that&nbsp;Arnab Goswami if named an accused in the case filed over alleged manipulation of Television Rating Points (TRPs), he would first be issued a summon by the Mumbai Police. A writ petition filed by Goswami and ARG Outlier Media Limited, that runs Republic TV and Republic Bharat sought to quash FIR registered by Kandivali police station for cheating, criminal breach of trust and criminal conspiracy in connection with the TRP scam. The court directed the Mumbai Police to present the results on November 4 and held that the case will be taken up next on November 5, which, it said would be the final hearing.&nbsp;

In a season of changed political posturing in Bihar, where elections are to be held, Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav appears to be cozying up to NDA dissenter Chirag Paswan, who left the ruling alliance in the state owing to his differences with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Tejashwi, who is the de-facto RJD chief, spoke in favour of Chirag who recently lost his father Ram Vilas Paswan. After claiming that Chirag&rsquo;s LJP was contesting on many seats just to help the BJP by triggering a division of votes, Tejashwi on Monday said Nitish had done injustice to the LJP chief at the time when he needed his late father more than ever. Chirag had in a recent interview talked about how he felt hurt after Nitish refused to join his father as he was to file nominations of the Rajya Sabha last year. The Chief Minister, Chirag had claimed, had not offered condolence to him or to his mother.

PTI, New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal requested Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday to hold monthly meetings with the CMs of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and UP to curb air pollution, saying there was a lack of political will at the level of the states to address the issue.
In a virtual press briefing, he said the affected states have been unable to reach an agreement to stop stubble burning and prevent air pollution. "I believe the pollution due to stubble burning can be controlled in a short span of time. But a lack of political will is visible in doing that," he said.
Kejriwal said the crop residue can be biodegraded or converted into biogas, coal and even cardboard. The paddy straw can be converted into compressed biogas or cooking coal which some factories are doing in Karnal in Haryana, he said, adding crop residue can be "converted into an opportunity" within a year, provided there are sharp timelines to move away from stubble burning.
Kejriwal requested the Union environment minister to hold monthly meetings with the chief ministers of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and UP to find a solution to the deteriorating air in the National Capital Region.&nbsp;

Fearing a spike in Covid cases in West Bengal owing to crowding during Durga Puja, the Calcutta High Court on Monday said the pandals would be no-entry zones for visitors. The court ruled revelers would not be allowed within a five-metre distance for small pandals and 10 metre for big pandals while directing organisers to erect barricades at their entrance. Only organisers or puja committee members would be allowed inside the pandals, the court said as it limited the number to 25 for big pandals and 15 for the smaller ones. &nbsp;The HC also asked each puja committee to submit a blueprint on crowd management. &nbsp;Considering the pandemic situation, several pandal committees have made arrangements for virtual &lsquo;darshan&rsquo; this time.

PTI,&nbsp;New Delhi: The CBI has booked BSP MLA Vinay Shankar Tiwari and his wife Rita Tiwari in connection with an alleged bank fraud to the tune of Rs 754.25 crore involving a company, officials said Monday.
The CBI on Monday started a search operation at the residence of Chillupar (Gorakhpur) MLA Tiwari, who is son of former minister and a strongman from Gorakhpur, Hari Shankar Tiwari, and the office of the company, Gangotri Enterprises, in Lucknow.
The searches were also spread out in Noida at the premises of another accused company, Royal Empire Marketing pvt Ltd, and another accused director in Gangotri Enterprises, Ajit Pandey.&nbsp;

PTI,&nbsp;Kochi:&nbsp;The Kerala High Court on Tuesday declined to stay the further proceedings in leasing out Thiruvananthapuram international airport to Adani Enterprises.
Considering an application by the Kerala government seeking the stay, the court adjourned the case for detailed hearing.
Directing the government to produce the documents before September 9, the bench said a detailed hearing in the matter will be held on September 15.
In its application, the state government said unless the stay is granted, it will be put to irreparable injury and hardship.
The state government filed the application in the court, after an all-party-meeting in the state demanded withdrawal of the Union Cabinet's decision last week to lease out the airport to Adani Enterprises.
Last year, the high court had dismissed the petition challenging the decision, terming it as not maintainable under Article 226 of the Constitution.
The state government then filed an appeal before the Supreme Court against the high court order.
The apex court set aside the judgement of the high court and the matter was remanded back to it for a decision on merit.
Referring to the top court directive, the state government said, "all further proceedings in relation to grant of lease with regard to operation, management and development of Thiruvananthapuram international airport to Adani Enterprises Ltd, is to be stayed pending disposal of the aforementioned writ petition."&nbsp;

Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said on Monday that the Aam Aadmi Party government can think about implementing the odd-even scheme in the national capital if other measures to control pollution fail.
&ldquo;We have implemented the odd-even scheme many times in Delhi. It would be our last resort and we&rsquo;ll think about its implementation if rest of the methods to curb the air pollution fail,&rdquo; Rai told reporters.
Delhi&rsquo;s air quality has already plunged to poor category ahead of the winter season. On Sunday, the air quality index (AQI) - a measure of the suspended PM2.5 and PM10 ultra-fine particle in the air - was 254, in the poor category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Farm fires and emissions from firecrackers during Diwali result in heavy concentrations of PM2.5 particles, which can lead to major health problems since they can enter the bloodstream after penetrating deep into the lungs.

India is the fourth most powerful nation in Asia, according to the Sydney-based Lowy Institute's Asia Power Index for 2020, which measured power using 128 indicators. The institute&rsquo;s study showed China closing in on the US as the most powerful country influencing the Asia-Pacific. While America retained its place as the region's top superpower, its 10-point lead on China two years ago has been halved. China, on the other hand stayed firmly in second place for the third year running, despite a drop in diplomatic clout it witnessed following accusations that it hid the severity of the Wuhan virus outbreak. India, which comes fourth after Japan, lost economic growth potential in the pandemic and is also ceding strategic ground to Beijing. Lowy projects India will reach 40% of China's economic output by 2030, compared with the 50% estimate last year.

After more than a week of heavy rainfall in Hyderabad and its surrounding areas, Telangana is set to witness more&nbsp;torrential rainfall.
The Met&nbsp;Dept has now issued an orange alert for October 19 and October 20 in the state. The IMD warned that the state can expect heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places along with thunderstorms and lightning. Waterlogging, flooding, falling of trees and overflowing of reservoirs is also likely.
At least 50 people have died in rain-related incidents in the state due to heavy rain over the past one week.

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday questioned former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah in connection with a money laundering probe in a case related to the alleged embezzlement of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association funds. They said the National Conference president's statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The ED case is based on an FIR filed by the CBI, which booked former JKCA office-bearers, including general secretary Mohammed Saleem Khan and former treasurer Ahsan Ahmad Mirza. The ED said its probe found that JKCA received Rs 94.06 crore from BCCI in three different bank accounts during financial years 2005-2006 to 2011-2012 (up to December 2011). 
NC leader Omar Abdullah hit back on Twitter, saying that the National Conference would be responding to the ED summons shortly. He added, it was nothing less then political vendetta coming days after the formation of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration.

BJP chief JP Nadda has reportedly pulled up a party MLA from UP who has been defending an aide who shot a man dead in public in Ballia. Nadda has sought an explanation from Ballia MLA Surendra Singh and has also reportedly warned the party's UP chief over the MLA's conduct. The BJP's notice to the MLA comes four days after his aide, former army man Dhirendra Singh, allegedly shot a villager dead during a Panchayat meeting in the presence of officials and the police. The MLA had defended the alleged killer saying that he fired in self-defence. Dhirendra Singh, was missing since the shooting on Thursday, was arrested on Sunday.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Home Minister Narottam Mishra observed a two-hour silent protest in Bhopal against former CM Kamal Nath's alleged remarks, referring to BJP leader Imarti Devi as an "item". Another BJP leader, Jyotiraditya Scindia, led silent protest in Indore. Earlier on Sunday also, Chouhan had expressed his objections over the choice of words by the Congress leaders for a "daughter who served the Congress for so long", saying it was an insult not only to Imarti Devi, but also to Madhya Pradesh's daughters and sisters. He said people will not tolerate this in a country where Mahabharat took place when Draupadi was disrespected.

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