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New Delhi Dec 25 PTI Following are the top stories at 5 pm NATION BOM7 GJ-LD MODI PM Modi makes strong pitch for unity in country recalls contribution of Sikh gurus Kutch Stating that the dangers against which the Sikh gurus had alerted people during their lifetime continue to exist even today Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed the need to stay united and urged people to ensure that nobody is able to harm the countrys unity DEL18 PB-BLAST-DGP Ludhiana court blast Punjab DGP says sacked cop went to washroom to assemble bomb Chandigarh Punjab DGP Siddharth Chattopadhyaya on Saturday said the initial investigation into the Ludhiana district court blast case has revealed that the former state police head constable who was killed in the explosion had gone to the washroom to assemble the bomb and plant it somewhere DEL24 JK-2NDLD ENCOUNTER Two LeT terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J-Ks Shopian Srinagar Two terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Taiba LeT were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmirs Shopian on Saturday even as another gunfight broke out in Pulwama police said DEL26 PB-FARMERS-POLLS 22 farm bodies in Punjab announce political front to contest state polls Chandigarh As many as 22 farm organisations in Punjab that were part of the protest against the three farm laws formed a political front on Saturday and announced they would contest the upcoming state assembly polls LEGAL LGD4 SC-BOFORS Bofors case Application filed in SC seeks early hearing of plea against Delhi HC verdict New Delhi An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking early hearing on a petition challenging the Delhi High Courts 2005 verdict which quashed all charges including against the Hinduja brothers in the politically-sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case BUSINESS DEL17 BIZ-FERTILISER Govt to tweak subsidy policy to promote local production of PK fertiliser New Delhi The government on Saturday decided to make changes to the existing nutrient based subsidy NBS policy to promote domestic production of phosphatic and potassic PK fertilisers amid a sharp rise in global prices FOREIGN FGN12 UK-VISA UK relaxes visa rules for foreign care workers London Foreign social care workers care assistants and home care workers including from India will soon be eligible for a UK Health and Care Visa for a 12-month period as part of temporary measures to meet shortages in the sector By Aditi Khanna FGN13 SAFRICA-MANDELA-CELL-KEY South Africa moves to stop auction of Nelson Mandelas Robben Island cell key Johannesburg South Africa has initiated urgent steps to halt the auction of the key to the jail cell on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years as a political prisoner before becoming the countrys first democratically-elected president By Fakir Hassen PTI DIV DIV
New Delhi Dec 25 PTI Following are the top stories at 5 pm NATION BOM7 GJ-LD MODI PM Modi makes strong pitch for unity in country recalls contribution of Sikh gurus Kutch Stating that the dangers against which the Sikh gurus had alerted people during their lifetime continue to exist even today Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed the need to stay united and urged people to ensure that nobody is able to harm the countrys unity DEL18 PB-BLAST-DGP Ludhiana court blast Punjab DGP says sacked cop went to washroom to assemble bomb Chandigarh Punjab DGP Siddharth Chattopadhyaya on Saturday said the initial investigation into the Ludhiana district court blast case has revealed that the former state police head constable who was killed in the explosion had gone to the washroom to assemble the bomb and plant it somewhere DEL24 JK-2NDLD ENCOUNTER Two LeT terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J-Ks Shopian Srinagar Two terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Taiba LeT were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmirs Shopian on Saturday even as another gunfight broke out in Pulwama police said DEL26 PB-FARMERS-POLLS 22 farm bodies in Punjab announce political front to contest state polls Chandigarh As many as 22 farm organisations in Punjab that were part of the protest against the three farm laws formed a political front on Saturday and announced they would contest the upcoming state assembly polls LEGAL LGD4 SC-BOFORS Bofors case Application filed in SC seeks early hearing of plea against Delhi HC verdict New Delhi An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking early hearing on a petition challenging the Delhi High Courts 2005 verdict which quashed all charges including against the Hinduja brothers in the politically-sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case BUSINESS DEL17 BIZ-FERTILISER Govt to tweak subsidy policy to promote local production of PK fertiliser New Delhi The government on Saturday decided to make changes to the existing nutrient based subsidy NBS policy to promote domestic production of phosphatic and potassic PK fertilisers amid a sharp rise in global prices FOREIGN FGN12 UK-VISA UK relaxes visa rules for foreign care workers London Foreign social care workers care assistants and home care workers including from India will soon be eligible for a UK Health and Care Visa for a 12-month period as part of temporary measures to meet shortages in the sector By Aditi Khanna FGN13 SAFRICA-MANDELA-CELL-KEY South Africa moves to stop auction of Nelson Mandelas Robben Island cell key Johannesburg South Africa has initiated urgent steps to halt the auction of the key to the jail cell on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years as a political prisoner before becoming the countrys first democratically-elected president By Fakir Hassen PTI DIV DIV
