HIGHLIGHTS- The Week

New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5.10 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. *

    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. *

    DEL42 STAMPEDE-LD CONG
    * Odisha stampede: Cong demands CM Manjhi's resignation, judicial probe
    New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: A day after three people were killed in a stampede near Shree Gundicha temple in Odisha's Puri, the Congress on Monday demanded that Chief Minister Mohan Charan Manjhi and his deputy resign, taking responsibility for the tragedy, and also called for a judicial inquiry. *

    MDS18 TL-FACTORY-4THDLD EXPLOSION (R)
    Telangana pharma plant explosion: 12 killed, 34 injured, says state Minister
    Sangareddy (Telangana): At least 12 people died and 34 persons were injured in a pharma plant explosion in this district on Monday, Telangana Minister Damodara Raja Narasimha said. *

    DEL34 UP-PREZ-2NDLD IVRI
     Animals are 'jeevan dhan', term 'pashu' inappropriate: Murmu at UP 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' or wealth of life.

    DEL28 RAIL-LD 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.

    CAL18 MN-LD AMBUSH
     4 shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Manipur's Churachandpur
    Churachandpur/Imphal: At least four people, including a 72-year-old woman, were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Monday, police said.

    BOM6 MP-CARBIDE-WASTE (RPT)
     All 337 tons of waste of Union Carbide factory burnt to ashes at disposal unit in MP
    Indore: All 337 tons of waste of the now defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal has been burnt to ashes at a disposal plant in Pithampur, nearly six months after being brought to the unit, an official said on Monday

    BUSINESS

    DEL30 BIZ-INDIA-US-TRADE PACT
     Indian team in Washington extends stay for trade talks: Official
    New Delhi: The Indian team, headed by special secretary in the department of commerce Rajesh Agrawal, will remain in Washington till Monday for negotiations on an interim trade agreement with the US, an official said.

    LEGAL

    LGD6 DL-COURT-NAJEEB AHMED
     Delhi court allows CBI to close JNU student Najeeb Ahmed missing case
    New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday allowed the CBI to close the missing case of first year JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, who went missing on October 15, 2016.

    LGD4 BCI-LLM
     LLM, equivalent legal courses offered online or via hybrid mode unauthorised: BCI
    New Delhi: The Bar Council of India (BCI) has said that offering LLM or equivalent legal courses online or through hybrid mode without its approval was unauthorised and unrecognised.

    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).

    FOREIGN

    FGN34 PAK-MUNIR-KASHMIR
     Pak army chief describes terrorism in J-K as 'legitimate struggle'
    Islamabad: Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir has described terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir as a "legitimate struggle", saying his country would always stand by the people of Kashmir in their struggle. By Sajjad Hussain ***

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