Former Delhi University (DU) professor GN Saibaba (57) died at 8.30 pm on Saturday. He had undergone surgery due to a complaint of stone in the pancreas. He was suffering from post-operative problems. He was undergoing treatment at Hyderabad’s Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS). Saibaba, who was wheelchair-bound, was admitted to NIMS 10 days ago due to poor health. His colleagues said that he had a heart attack around 8 pm on Saturday night. At 8:30 pm, doctors declared him dead. In 2017, the Gadchiroli Court of Maharashtra convicted Saibaba and five other accused under UAPA and Indian Penal Code. Saibaba and four others were sentenced to life imprisonment and one to ten years imprisonment. Saibaba filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court against the decision of the Gadchiroli Court. Today’s other big news… APUM demands in Jammu and Kashmir, NC-Congress should pass resolution to restore statehood in the first cabinet meeting. An alliance of several parties and social groups in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday demanded the National Conference-Congress Alliance to pass a resolution to restore statehood in the first cabinet meeting. After a meeting in Jammu at the house of former MP Sheikh Abdul Rahman, the All India Party United Morcha (APUM) demanded restoration of statehood, 200 units of free electricity and regularization of daily wage laborers. Many social workers including state Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Manish Sahni were present in the meeting. The doors of Badrinath will be closed on November 17; Doors will be closed on November 3 in Kedarnath-Yamunotri and on November 2 in Gangotri. Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) has announced the date of closing the doors of Badrinath Dham. Chairman Ajendra Ajay told that this year the doors of Badrinath Dham will be closed for the winter season on November 17 at 9 pm. Kedarnath and Yamunotri will be closed on November 3 and Gangotri on November 2. Similarly, the doors of Rudranath will be closed on October 17, Tungnath on November 4 and Madhyamaheshwar on November 20. So far, more than 11 lakh pilgrims have visited Shri Badrinath Dham and more than 13.5 lakh pilgrims have visited Kedarnath Dham. Nearly 38 lakh pilgrims have reached for the Chardham Yatra. Tension during RSS procession in Ratnagiri; two cases registered Tension prevailed in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri city after members of the minority community raised slogans during the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh procession. According to Ratnagiri police, two cases have been registered after the incident which took place in Konkan Nagar area on Friday night. Police said, “Five accused have been identified and we have issued notices to them. No one has been arrested yet. There was no violence, but many people came to the police station late last night and demanded an FIR. Cases have been registered and investigations are underway. Rock falls on workers digging underground tank in Gujarat’s Mehsana, 7 killed; many still trapped Seven workers were killed in a soil collapse at a construction site in Gujarat’s Mehsana district on Saturday. According to Mehsana SP Tarun Duggal, the incident took place near Kadi, about 37 km from Mehsana. Kadi police officer Prahlad Singh Vaghela said that several workers were digging a pit for an underground tank for a factory in Jasalpur village when the loose soil collapsed and they were buried alive. The bodies of all the workers have been recovered and three to four workers are feared to be still buried under the soil. Rescue operations are underway. Read full news… From Devi Mandir in Jajpur, Odisha Jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh stolen Thieves stole jewellery worth more than Rs 10 lakh of Goddess Durga in Jajpur, Odisha. According to police, the incident took place at Barundei temple in Korei police station area on Saturday morning. Police said that when the priest and members of the puja committee reached the temple at around 3 am, they found the jewellery missing and the temple gate open. According to the complaint, the theft took place at around 2 am. It included gold and silver jewellery like crowns, necklaces, tridents, earrings and rings of Goddess Durga and other deities. Police have started investigating the incident and rituals have been temporarily halted after the theft. Supreme Court to hear Shashi Tharoor’s plea in defamation case on Monday Supreme Court will hear the defamation case against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday. The petition has been filed by Tharoor, in which the Delhi High Court refused to quash the case registered against him for calling PM Modi “a scorpion sitting on a Shivling”. The Congress MP moved the Supreme Court against the August 29 order of the High Court According to the listing on October 14, a bench of Justice Rishikesh Roy and Justice SVN Bhatti will hear the petition. BSF shot down a drone coming from across the border in Punjab, one pistol-magazine recovered BSF has shot down a drone coming from across the border in Ferozepur, Punjab. Heroin and pistols were being supplied from Pakistan with the help of drones. The army has recovered 500 grams of heroin, a pistol and magazine. Bolero car hits 2 bikes in Badaun, UP, 2 killed, one injured; driver absconded A Bolero car hit 2 motorcycles in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh on Friday night. In this accident, two bike riders died, while a young man was seriously injured. After the accident, the Bolero driver fled from the spot. The police, who reached the spot, have sent the bodies for post-mortem and started investigating the case. Pune college student gangrape case, 1 accused arrested after 9 days College student gangraped in Pune In this case, the police arrested an accused on Friday after 9 days. On October 3, the 21-year-old student had gone for a walk with a friend in Bopdev Ghat area. During this time, the arrested accused and his 2 friends gang-raped the student. They beat the student’s friend with bamboo sticks and threatened him at knife point.
