Following are the top stories at 5.20 pm: NATION CAL19 AS-LD PM **** Launch of new facilities will strengthen medical infra in NE: PM Modi Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the launch of new facilities such as AIIMS, Guwahati and medical colleges will strengthen healthcare infrastructure in Assam and the entire Northeast. **** DEL32 UP-ATIQ SON-ENCOUNTER-FIR **** Tried to capture Asad, his aide alive, they opened indiscriminate fire: UP Police FIR Jhansi (UP): UP Police tried to capture gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad’s son Asad and his accomplice alive during the encounter in Jhansi but they opened indiscriminate fire at STF officials and were killed in retaliatory firing, according to the FIR filed in the case. **** MDS9 ELECTIONS-KARNATAKA-2NDLD-SAVADI **** Denied BJP ticket, former deputy CM Savadi set to join Congress in poll-bound Karnataka Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi who announced his decision to resign from the primary membership of the BJP after being denied a ticket to contest in the May 10 Assembly elections, on Friday decided to join the Congress. **** DEL21 CONG-PILOT-KAMAL NATH **** Kamal Nath roped in to play ‘troubleshooter’ in Rajasthan after Pilot fast against Vasundhara rule ‘graft’ New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath has been roped in by the party to play the role of a mediator in resolving the situation arising in the party’s Rajasthan unit after Sachin Pilot’s day-long fast in Jaipur seeking action against the alleged corruption under the previous Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government. **** DEL22 CONG-ADANI **** Only way forward is JPC probe: Cong after man at centre of Adani-China row says he’s Taiwanese New Delhi: The Congress pointed to Adani Group’s alleged China links on Friday and asserted that the only way forward is a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe to investigate all the relevant aspects of the matter. **** MDS13 TL-AMBEDKAR STATUE-CM **** 125 ft-tall Ambedkar statue unveiled in Hyderabad Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao unveiled the 125-ft tall statue of B R Ambedkar here on Friday, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the architect of the Constitution, on a grand scale. **** DEL10 PM-LD AMBEDKAR **** PM Modi pays tribute to Ambedkar New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to Bhim Rao Ambedkar, a social reformer, economist, jurist and the architect of India’s Constitution, on his birth anniversary. **** BOM13 MP-BJP-ENCOUNTERS-AKHILESH **** UP govt carrying out encounters with eye on polls, claims Akhilesh; says Constitution under threat Mhow (MP): The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Uttar Pradesh was carrying out encounters with an eye on polls, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Friday a day after gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad’s son Asad and an associate were killed by an STF team in Jhansi there. **** DEL29 JK-TERROR-CALLS **** J-K: Army, cops reach out to Chenab valley youths to scuttle cross-border terrorist recruitment bid Jammu: As part of its counter-strategy, Army and police have launched a massive youth outreach programme in the Chenab valley amid continuous attempts by Pakistan-based terrorist leaders to look for new recruits and revive terrorism in the Jammu region, security officials said on Friday. **** DEL26 CLIMATE-WILDLIFE LD-EXPERTS **** Climate change pitting humans and wildlife against each other, say conservationists New Delhi: Climate change is increasing the intensity of wildfires, reducing vegetation and making poor people more reliant on forests, resulting in an increase in conflict between wildlife and humans over habitat and resources, conservationists said on Friday.By Gaurav Saini **** LEGAL LGD2 SC-COLLEGIUM **** SC collegium recommends retired district judge for appointment as judge of MP HC New Delhi: Setting a precedent, the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has recommended a retired district judge for appointment as judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. **** BUSINESS DEL23 BIZ-LD DAIRY IMPORT **** India not to import butter, other dairy products; to tap domestic sector to improve supplies: Rupala New Delhi: Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala on Friday made it clear that the country will not import dairy products like butter and the supplies will be improved with the help of huge untapped domestic sector. **** FOREIGN FGN36 LANKA-DEBT-2NDLD SITHARAMAN **** India, Japan and France launch common platform for Sri Lankan debt restructuring programme Washington: India, Japan and France have announced a common platform for talks among creditors to address the debt restructuring programme of Sri Lanka which is grappling with its worst economic crisis. ****
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