Union ministers in J&K from today
Three members of the Council of Ministers of the Narendra Modi government will visit parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday to raise awareness of government policies since the abrogation of Article 370 in August last year. The trio will be the first batch of the 36 ministers of the Modi government who will fan out throughout Jammu and Kashmir.
Arjun Ram Meghawal is expected to visit Puramandal area and Ashwini Choubey will go to Samba while Jitendra Singh will visit Jammu on Saturday. On Sunday, Smriti Irani is expected in Katral and Panthal areas of Reasi, while Piyush Goyal will go to Akhnoor in Jammu. Mahendra Nath Pandey will go to Dansal in Jammu while V. Muraleedharan and Meghwal will visit various parts of Kathua.
Amit Shah rally in Hubli
Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to address a massive rally on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Hubli on Saturday. The rally is expected to begin at 4pm at the Nehru Maidan. Mahesh Tenginkai, BJP state general secretary, was quoted by local media agencies as saying the party expected over 1 lakh people to attend the Hubli rally. The party is expecting people to come from Dharwad, Haveri and Gadag districts.
Verdict in 2013 gang-rape of minor
A sessions court in Delhi is expected to deliver its verdict on Saturday in the case of the gang-rape of a child in the East Delhi locality of Gandhi Nagar in 2013. The survivor was then five years old.
The accused—Manoj Shah and Pradeep Kumar—allegedly raped the survivor and shoved objects in her private parts on April 15, 2013. The victim was left for dead, but was rescued two days later.
Xi to meet Suu Kyi
Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to hold talks with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on the second day of his two-day visit to Myanmar.
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Business deals were expected to dominate Xi's visit, with emphasis on the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC). A focal point of the corridor is the development of a deep-sea port at Kyaukphyu in Rakhine, at an estimated cost of $1.3 billion, which could give China access to the Indian Ocean via a high-speed rail link from across the border.
Before Xi's visit, Suu Kyi had travelled to Kachin, on the border with China, which is the site for a $3.6 billion dam project. The 6,000MW dam project, backed by China, was stalled in 2011 in an embarrassment for Beijing. Suu Kyi's visit has raised hopes the project could be revived. However, activists are expected to stage protests against the project in Yangon on Saturday.
ATK to take on FC Goa
ATK will take on FC Goa at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday. While ranked third on the points table, ATK's unbeaten home run ended with a loss to Kerala Blasters recently. ATK will be without coach Antonio Lopez Habas, who was sent off for a clash with Kerala Blasters staff.
FC Goa had beaten ATK in the 'away' leg earlier this season. FC Goa are also coming off a 2-0 victory against NorthEast United FC.
