NEWS SCHEDULE

    National news schedule for Tuesday, April 16:

    NATIONAL

    * Stories related to LS polls, party briefings *
    
    
    
     LEGAL
    
     SUPREME COURT
    
    *Plea seeking complete count of VVPAT slips in polls as opposed to the current practice of         verification of only five randomly-selected EVMs through VVPAT paper slips.
        A nine-judge Constitution bench to hear a batch of appeals on whether states have the         legislative power to regulate the sale and manufacturing of industrial alcohol.
        SC’s five-judge Constitution bench to examine a legal question that whether a person             holding a driving licence for a light motor vehicle is also entitled to legally drive a transport         vehicle having unladen weight not exceeding 7,500 kg.
        A five-judge Constitution bench to examine a legal question whether a person who is             ineligible to be an arbitrator can nominate another person as arbitrator.
        Plea related to Patanjali Ayurved Ltd and Yoga guru Ramdev and his aide Acharya             Balkrishna to appear in SC..
    
     HIGH COURT
    
    
    Lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai's lawsuit against TMC leader Mahua Moitra seeking damages of Rs 2     crore for making certain allegedly defamatory statements against him in the backdrop of the     cash- for- query row.
    Plea challenging Centre's ban on 23 breeds of ferocious dogs, including Pitbull Terriers, American     Bulldog Rottweilers.

    
    
    

    NORTH

    * Union Home Minister Amit Shah’ poll rally in Kotdwar, Uttarakhand
        Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s press conference in Jaipur
        BSP leader Mayawati’s poll meeting in Muzaffarnagar
        UP CM Yogi Adityanath campaigns in Bijnor, Shamli, Saharanpur
        SP’s Dimple Yadav to file nomination from Mainpuri in presence of Akhilesh Yadav*

    NCR

    * AAP leader Sanjay Singh's press conference
        Aam Aadmi Party’s ’Jail ka jawab vote se’ campaign
        BJP press conference *

    SOUTH

    Election-related stories-- North Chennai profile
        Kerala: C M Vijayan's press conference
        Rahul Gandhi's campaign in Wayanad
        Tamil Nadu: Rajnath Singh's poll-related engagements--public meetings, roadshow
    
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    EAST

    Bihar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address rallies in Gaya, Purnea         
         Bengal: PM rallies in Balurghat, Raiganj
        Abhishek Banerjee rally in Cooch Behar
        Mamata Banerjee rally in Jalpaiguri and roadshow in Siliguri and Cooch Behar
        Tripura: Priyanka Gandhi roadshow
        Assam: PM Narendra Modi’s arrival and night halt in Guwahati
        Priyanka Gandhi’s roadshow in Jorhat for party candidate Gaurav Gogoi
        Congress leader Pawan Khera’s press conference in Dibrugarh *

    WEST

    * Union Home Minister Amit Shah to hold roadshow in Chhindwara
        Union minister Nitin Gadkari's press conference in Nagpur
        Two persons arrested in firing outside actor Salman Khan's residence in Mumbai to be             produced in court for remand.
        Congress leader Digvijaya Singh to file nomination from Rajgarh Lok Sabha seat.
        Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to file nomination from Guna Lok Sabha seat.*

    

(This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)