HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm:

    NATION

    DEL23 JK-TERRORIST-GUIDE ARREST
    * J-K: Captured Pak national identified as terrorist guide, interrogation on
    Rajouri/Jammu: A Pakistani national arrested along the Line of Control (LoC) near Jammu and Kashmir's border districts of Poonch and Rajouri while attempting to infiltrate into India is a terrorist guide, officials said on Monday. *

    DEL21 DEF-VESSEL-LD FIRE
    * Fire breaks out in commercial vessel with 14 Indian-origin crew; Navy extends help
    New Delhi: A Palau-flagged vessel with 14 crew members of Indian origin encountered a major fire in its engine room, and the Indian Navy has deployed a stealth frigate to assist the ship. *

    DEL25 UP-PREZ-IVRI
* Animals are 'jeevan dhan', calling them 'pashu' inappropriate: Murmu at veterinary institute event
    Bareilly: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said she feels that using the word 'pashu' for animals was "inappropriate" and referred to them as 'jeevan dhan' (valuable for life). *

    BOM3 MH-LANGUAGE-OPPOSITION
    * Govt buckled under 'pressure' from opposition: Aaditya on withdrawal of GRs on Hindi
    Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Monday claimed the Maharashtra government withdrew its decision on the teaching of Hindi as a third language in primary classes due to "pressure" from the opposition and the civil society. *
    
    CAL9 JH-RAIN-RIVERS
    * Normal life affected in Jharkhand's Kolhan region due to heavy rain, water-logging
    Jamshedpur (Jharkhand): Normal life in Jharkhand's Kolhan region was badly affected on Monday due to water-logging in various areas triggered by heavy rain. *

    DEL14 RAIL-RESERVATION CHART
    * Railways to prepare reservation charts eight hours in advance
    New Delhi: The Ministry of Railways has decided to prepare reservation charts for long-distance trains eight hours in advance, instead of the current four hours, to help passengers travelling from remote locations plan their journeys better. *

    CAL7 OD-LD RATH YATRA
    * Day after stampede, thousands make beeline to have glimpse of sibling deities in Puri
    Puri (Odisha): A day after three people were killed and 50 others injured in a stampede near Shree Gundicha temple in Puri, thousands of devotees on Monday made a beeline to have a darshan of the sibling deities -- Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath. *
    
    MDS6 KL-ACHUTHANANDAN-CONDITION
    * Marxist veteran V S Achuthanandan remains critical
    Thiruvananthapuram: The health condition of former Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan remains critical, as his blood pressure and kidney function are yet to become normal even several days after getting admitted to a private hospital here, doctors said on Monday. *

    DEL4 PREZ-TRIBUTE-HUL DIWAS
    * President Murmu pays tributes to tribal warriors on 'Hul Diwas'
    New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu paid tribute to tribal warriors on 'Hul Diwas' (Rebellion Day) on Monday and said that immortal tales of their struggle against injustice are an eternal source of inspiration for the people of the nation. *

    LEGAL

    LGD2 SC-LALIT MODI-FINE
    * SC junks Lalit Modi's plea seeking BCCI to pay ED penalty
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday junked a plea filed by former cricket administrator Lalit Modi seeking an order to the BCCI to pay a penalty of Rs 10.65 crore imposed on him by the ED for violating the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). *

    BUSINESS

    DEL24 BIZ-FM-BRICS
    * FM to embark on 5-day official visit to three nations, to attend meeting of BRICS finance ministers
    New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will lead an Indian delegation to Spain, Portugal and Brazil to attend a host of events including the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting (FMCBG). *

    FOREIGN

    FGN21 PAK-CHINA-BLOC
    * Pak, China working to establish new regional bloc with potential to replace SAARC: Report
    Islamabad: Pakistan and China are working on a proposal to establish a new regional organisation that could potentially replace the now-defunct South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), according to a media report on Monday. *

    FES8 PAK-MILITANTS-KILLED
    * 2 suspected militants killed as police foils terror attack bid in Pak's KP
    Peshawar: Two suspected militants were killed when police foiled a major terror attack bid in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an official said on Monday. *

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