Economic Times | 07 Nov, 2022 | 12:43AM IST
Russia-Ukraine War Updates: The Russian-installed administration in Ukraine’s Kherson region said on Sunday that a number of settlements, including Kherson city had lost water and power supplies after what it said was an act of “sabotage”.
In a statement on Telegram, the Russian-installed Kherson administration said that electricity and water supplies were “temporarily absent” after what it said was a “terrorist attack” damaged three power lines in the region.
It said that the attack had been organised by Ukraine, though it provided no evidence. Reuters was unable to immediately verify battlefield accounts from either side.
Russian state-owned news agency TASS cited emergency services in the region as saying that ten settlements, including Kherson city, which had a pre-war population of 280,000, had been left without electricity.
Russian officials have in recent weeks repeatedly warned civilians to leave Kherson, amid what they say are preparations for a Ukrainian offensive against the city, the only regional capital that Russia has captured since ordering tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24.
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Wrap Up: All you need to know
- India beat Zimbabwe by 71 runs to top group, set up T20 World Cup semifinal against England
- Pakistan beat Bangladesh by five wickets to qualify for semifinals of T20 World Cup
- TRS wins high-stakes Munugode assembly bypoll in Telangana by over 10,000 votes
- BJP retains Odisha’s Dhamnagar assembly seat, defeating nearest BJD rival by margin of 9881 votes
- BJP’s Bhavya Bishnoi wins Adampur assembly segment in Haryana
- BJP retains Gopalganj assembly seat in Bihar, beating nearest RJD rival by slender margin of less than 2,000 votes
- RJD retains Bihar’s Mokama assembly seat, defeating nearest BJP rival by a margin of over 16,000 votes
- In view of ameliorating air pollution in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai calls high-level meet Monday on lifting curbs
- Ban on plying of non-BS VI diesel-run light motor vehicles in Delhi-NCR, entry of trucks into national capital revoked: CAQM
- Centre’s air quality panel lifts curbs imposed in Delhi-NCR 3 days ago under final stage of air pollution action plan
- Uniform Civil Code to be implemented in Himachal Pradesh if Jai Ram Thakur government comes back to power: Home Minister Amit Shah
- Have sought from EC copy of governor’s request for second opinion in office-of-profit case: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
- UN climate summit opens in Egypt, India focuses on climate finance
Spurt in dengue cases in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district; schools-colleges ordered shut
With over 270 cases of dengue detected in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district within the last five days, preventive measures have been initiated against the ‘impending epidemic’, an official order said on Sunday. All government and private schools and colleges falling under Diphu Municipal Board and Greater Diphu Town area will remain closed from Monday to Saturday, the order by the principal secretary, Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, said.
New Iran protests erupt in universities, Kurdish region
New protests erupted in Iran on Sunday at universities and in the largely Kurdish northwest, keeping a seven-week anti-regime movement going even in the face of a fierce crackdown. The protests, triggered in mid-September by the death of Mahsa Amini after she was arrested for allegedly breaching strict dress rules for women, have evolved into the biggest challenge for the clerical leadership since the 1979 revolution.
Ten killed in Syria regime rocket strikes: monitor
Syrian regime rocket fire on Sunday killed 10 people including three children at makeshift camps for displaced people in the country’s last major rebel-held bastion, a war monitor said. The dead included eight civilians and two unidentified individuals, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, revising up an earlier toll of nine killed.
Maharashtra government will plan film city between Mumbai and Thane: CM
The Maharashtra government will work on planning a film city between Mumbai and Thane cities to provide a wider platform to artists, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Sunday. Speaking at an event where noted Marathi theatre actor Prashant Damle was felicitated for the 12,500th show of his play ‘Eka Lagnachi Gosht’, Shinde said the state government will support Marathi theatre and cinema.
Taliban reveal burial place of founder Mullah Omar, nine years after death
The Taliban on Sunday revealed the final resting place of the movement’s founder, Mullah Omar, whose death and burial they kept secret for years. Rumours surrounding Omar’s health and whereabouts abounded after the Taliban were kicked out of power in 2001 by a US-led invasion, and they only admitted in April 2015 that he had died two years earlier.
MCD polls: EC convenes all-party meeting tomorrow
Ahead of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls, Delhi State Election Commission convened an all-party meeting on Monday. This meeting will be held at the Nigam Bhawan, Kashmere Gate. Delhi State Election on Friday announced the schedule for MCD elections. MCD elections will be held on December 4 while the counting of votes will be done on December 7.
I will not appear before ED tomorrow, will be participating in a party worker’s birthday event
– Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar
Maharashtra logs 230 COVID-19 cases, zero fatality
Maharashtra recorded 230 new cases of coronavirus that raised the tally of infections to 81,33,403, an official from the state health department said. The toll remained unchanged at 1,48,394, while the count of recoveries rose to 79,83,449 after 309 patients recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours.
AirAsia India flight i5-1427 operating from Pune to Bengaluru cancelled take-off & returned to bay due to a technical reason. AirAsia India regrets the inconvenience to guests caused due to the delay: AirAsia India spokesperson
Varanasi all decked up on the eve of Dev Deepawali
Uttar Pradesh | Ghats of Varanasi all decked up with colourful lights on the eve of Dev Deepawali https://t.co/UNhHtb7dSp
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) 1667748727000
J&K: 6 passengers injured in car accident
J&K | 6 passengers were injured in a car accident near Nagin on a snow-covered Gulmarg-Butapathri road today due to overspeeding despite promulgation of strict driving instructions. All pax rescued after 4 hrs of rescue op & taken to hospital; vitals were found to be stable: Army
NSA Ajit Doval gets “Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman”
For the “Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman” award-2022, this year Uttarakhand govt has awarded NSA Ajit Kumar Doval, Prasoon Joshi, Late General Bipin Rawat (posthumously), Late Girish Chandra Tiwari ‘Girda’ (posthumous) and Late Viren Dangwal (Posthumous): CMO
Reliance set to acquire METRO Cash & Carry India in 500 million euros deal
Reliance Industries is set to acquire German retailer METRO AG’s Cash & Carry business in India in a deal estimated at around 500 million euros (Rs 4,060 crore), industry sources said. The deal includes 31 wholesale distribution centres, land banks and other assets owned by METRO Cash & Carry, they said. This is going to help Reliance Retail, the country’s largest retailer, expand its presence in the B2B segment.
