Live Breaking News June 2
Twitter is buzzing with breaking news and news alerts from India and rest of the world. Here is the coverage of all breaking alerts and latest updates from the micro-blogging site on one page:
Breaking News of June 2:
11:39 pm: Gaza militants fire two rockets at Israel (Reuters)
11:25 pm: Sisi sworn in for second Egyptian presidential term amid crackdown on critics (Reuters)
10:37 pm: Department of Education has decided to close government schools in Shimla from June 4 to June 8, in view of the water shortage in the district. The schools will remain open during annual monsoon break which was scheduled in July (ANI)
10:33 pm: Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal flagged off Humsafar Jodhpur Bandra Expressway at Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station in Jodhpur, Rajasthan (ANI)
10:04 pm: Congress Councillor Gurdeep Singh shot dead by unidentified assailants at Goal Bagh Stadium in Amritsar today (ANI)
10:00 pm: Professor Sanjeev Srivastava whose dancing video went viral on social media, has been appointed as the brand ambassador by Vidisha Municipal Corporation, Madhya Pradesh (ANI)
09:54 pm: 9 cases registered, 16 farmers arrested in Madhya Pradesh on the second day of 'Kisan Avkash' strike
09:42 pm: Gauri Lankesh murder case: An accused Amol Kale was arrested in Karnataka's Dawangere while he was travelling between Goa & Karnataka on 21 May. He was initially arrested in some other case under IPC 307 but police later booked him in this case on 31 May: Ganesh Shinde, DCP, Pune (ANI)
09:36 pm: Mumbai: 3 people, including a minor, died after being electrocuted in Bhandup West's Khindipada, Maharashtra (ANI)
09:24 pm: Regarding the political change, it is difficult to say. Those Chinese who appreciate Tibetan Buddhism are very sympathetic towards Tibetan problem. However, China isn't democratic but a totalitarian system, so we'll see how much change is there: Dalai Lama on Tibet (ANI)
09:07 pm: Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists lobbed grenade in Mominabad-Batamaloo area of Srinagar. This is the fourth grenade attack within a span of few hours (ANI)
08:58 pm: Saudi threatens military action if Qatar deploys anti-aircraft missiles (Reuters)
08:50 pm: Jammu and Kashmir: In third attack on CRPF in a span of few hours, another grenade lobbed on CRPF troop at Srinagar's Magarmal Bagh. No injury reported (ANI)
08:34 pm: Maharashtra: Former head of INX Media and prime accused in Sheena Bora murder case, Indrani Mukerjea discharged from Mumbai's JJ Hospital this evening(ANI)
08:25 pm: Madhya Pradesh: At least 6 members of Madhya Pradesh Van Karmachari Sangh, including 2 women, tonsured their heads in Ashoknagar. They have been sitting in protest since May 24 in support of pending demands made before the govt, which include salary hike & uniforms among others (ANI)
08:09 pm: It is now the responsibility of the state govt to look after & maintain the security at 13-A Mall Avenue residence which is the memorial of Kanshi Ram: BSP Chief Mayawati (ANI)
08:03 pm: IndiGo Kolkata-Port Blair flight was held at Kolkata this morning. During departure,minor engine fault was noted by pilot. To minimise delay and inconvenience, pilot decided to deplane pax and alternate flight was arranged. All pax were re-accommodated and flight departed for Port Blair: IndiGo (ANI)
07:55 pm: DMK to take part in the state assembly proceedings from this Monday. This has been decided as many issues have to be taken up in the Assembly: MK Stalin, DMK Working President (ANI)
07:52 pm: Due to the scarcity of water, we have ceased the construction work under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana in the village. We spoke to Secretary of Sarpanch about it and have requested for a proposal regarding funds which will come on Monday: OP Yadav, CEO Janpad, Pendra (ANI)
07:48 pm: Locals in Pendra travel long distances to collect water as hand pumps and wells have dried up due to increase in temperature; say, 'we have to at least collect drinking water and for that we go to Paura (village in Madhya Pradesh), walk 5 km daily on unpaved road', Chhattisgarh (ANI)
07:47 pm: Kerala: Samples of fruit bats sent from Kozhikode to National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases tested negative. Earlier samples of cattle, goats, pigs, insect bats that were sent, also tested negative (ANI)
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07:39 pm: Jammu and Kashmir: Aqib Ahmad, Special Police Officer (SPO) who was injured in an attack by terrorists at a police station in Pulwama's Kakapora on May 29, succumbed to his injuries at 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar (ANI)
