Gandhis Meet Hathras Family, Yogi Adityanath Recommends CBI Probe In UP Rape Case; Other Top Stories
Updated: October 04, 2020 07:29 IST
Amid criticism of the government and police, top UP officials went to speak to the family. The alleged rape and murder of a 20-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras will be investigated by the CBI, the Yogi Adityanath government said on Saturday.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday met the family of a Dalit woman who died earlier this week after being gang-raped in Hathras, hours after chaos ensued at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border. The Union government will consider a plan to allow companies, especially large ones in strategically important businesses, to strike direct deals with Covid-19 vaccine developers to secure doses for their employees, officials familiar with the matter said, detailing the current thinking in policy circles about the country's vaccine plan, Hindustan Times reported. Hindustan Times
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday recommended a CBI probe into the alleged gang rape and death of the 19-year-old Dalit woman that has triggered nationwide outrage. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejaswi Yadav will be the Chief Ministerial candidate of the Opposition coalition in Bihar to challenge incumbent Nitish Kumar, the Opposition Mahagathbandhan announced on Saturday along with the seat-sharing for the upcoming Assembly elections. The Asian Age
In what could be their 'Belchi' moment, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday capped a day-long struggle by meeting the family of the 19-year-old Dalit girl in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh. At a time of heightened tensions with China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the strategically important Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh, which connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley and will reduce the road distance to Leh by 46 km and travel time by four to five hours. Deccan Chronicle
