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Militants in the Gaza Strip on Saturday fired a rocket at Israel, a second such attack from the Palestinian enclave that hit the Jewish state in less than a week, Israeli officials said.

A statement by the Israeli army said the rocket exploded in an open field in the southern town of Ashkelon, causing no injuries or damages, Xinhua news agency reported.

On Wednesday, two rockets had hit southern Israel. Israeli warplanes carried an airstrike at “terror targets” in response, a military spokesperson said.

A local court today extended the stay on the construction of the mosque, which is at the centre of the communal row, by three more days after defendants failed to respond to the petition.

The petition was filed by Suresh Chaudhary, a resident of Faridabad’s Atali village which was rocked by communal clash on May 25 over construction of the mosque on a land which the other side clams that belonged to village panchayat.

On June 5, Judicial Magistrate Puneet Sehgal had sought reply from the defendant Muslim side and had stayed the construction of the mosque by a day.

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today announced setting up of separate universities on skill development and public health in the state.

“Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today announced to set up a Skill Development University in Vadodara to train around one lakh youths every year in the state and reach out to the increasing demands of the industries,” an official statement said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today exuded confidence of reaching a “fair solution” to the long-pending Teesta and Feni rivers water sharing issues with Bangladesh.

The Teesta issue was understood to have figured during a brief interaction between Modi, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here.

“Our rivers should nurture our relationship, not become a source of discord. Water sharing is, above all, a human issue. It affects life and livelihood on both sides of the border.

In an alleged case of apathy, a 35-year-old woman delivered a baby in an e-rickshaw outside a Delhi government hospital in Narela.

The incident occurred on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, when the woman developed labour pains and was rushed to the hospital in e-rickshaw.

Around 00:50 AM, the husband went inside the hospital seeking help for the delivery.

The family of the woman alleged that they went to a doctor who passed them to another doctor who in turn asked them to talk the ward-boy. All this took half-an-hour during which the woman had delivered the baby.

Two women Naxals were killed in an encounter with police in Kondgaon district of Chhattisgarh today, police said.

Inspector General of Police (Intelligence) Deepanshu Kabra said that police raided a Naxal camp in a forest near Kimdi village under Dhanora police station limits.

In the ensuing exchange of fire with Naxals, two women cadres were killed, he said.

Police also seized weapons and other material left behind by the rebels, apart from recovering the bodies of two women, who were yet to be identified.

A US radio telescope has captured images of an enormous lava lake on the surface of Io, one of the moons orbiting the planet Jupiter, the Puerto Rico Astronomy Society (PRAS) reported.

“The new images clearly show an enormous lake of lava, fed from the subsoil and which exists permanently,” PRAS vice president, professor and scientist Armando Caussade said in a statement.

The Large Binocular Telescope Observatory in Arizona was the one that spotted the mass of lava in the region known as Loki Patera, a volcanic pit measuring approximately 200 kilometers (124 miles) in diameter.

A 37-year-old welder died of grievous injuries which he sustained when a machine he was working on fell on him.

According to Sanathnagar police, the deceased, Damodar Raju, met with the accident at his workplace in an engineering workshop in Mooospet on Friday evening. He was immediately rushed to Gandhi Hospital where he was declared brought dead. He was a resident of Moospet. (INN)

K Rajeshwari, 35, committed suicide by hanging to the ceiling at her residence in Seetharambagh on Friday night. She used to work as a housemaid and financial problems are said to have driven her to the extreme step, according to Habeeb Nagar. (INN)

A 25-year-old housewife committed suicide allegedly due to harassment for more dowry.

According to Medipally police, the victim, S Pavani, took the extreme step by hanging to the ceiling at her residence in Parvatha Nagar on Friday night. She was allegedly being harassed by her husband Srikanth Reddy for additional dowry. Police began investigation after registering a case.

A ninth standard girl was allegedly raped by two youth in Dankaur area here today.

The victim had gone for shopping at a local market when the two youth, who also studied in her school, met her and asked her to accompany them at a room, police said.

The girl was allegedly raped by them at the room and later on hearing her screams some neighbours came to her rescue, police said.

On seeing the neighbours the accused fled from the spot.

Police said that a manhunt has been launched to arrest the two youth and the victim has been sent for medical examination.

Panchayat Raj and IT Minister K Taraka Ramarao today declared all gram panchayats in the State would be strengthened to ensure rapid development of rural areas.

GHMC Commissioner & Special Officer Somesh Kumar informed that the date for photography, video short film, group songs competitions with regard to week-long one-year Telangana Formation Day celebrations the date has been extended up to June 6.
The citizens can participate in the competitions and the entries must reach the Chief Public Relations Officer, GHMC Head Office by 5pm. (NSS)

Probably perturbed by being landed in jail, a beleaguered Telugu Desam deputy floor leader from Telangana A Revanth Reddy is unwilling to meet with his fellow legislators.

According to informed sources, Reddy refused to meet TD legislators Maganti Gopinath and Prakash Goud on Wednesday. He was shifted to Cherlapally Jail from Chanchalguda Jail in connection with the infamous “note for vote” case in which he was caught red-handed while offering Rs 50 lakh to MLA Stephsenson for MLC elections.

Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Anand Sharma has alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mental condition was not good.

Speaking to the media at Gandhi Bhavan here on Wednesday, Sharma said Modi was not in a position to recognize the victories achieved by the nation. “It is not proper on the part of Modi to behave as the entire nation indulged in scams”, he asserted.

Condemning the TRS government for issuing G.O.69 for land acquisition on the lines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s Land Acquisition Ordinance, CPI Telangana State Council on Wednesday demanded that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao withdraw the G.O. immediately.

The sleuths of West Zone DCP party busted ghee adulteration racket on Wednesday and arrested three persons. Besides, they seized a manufacturing machine, packing machine, brand labels of various company names, 3,250 liters of adulterated ghee worth Rs 9,75,000. The main accused Sanjay Agarwal is absconding.

YSRCP Chief and Leader of Opposition in AP Assembly Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Wednesday began his “Samara Deeksha” in Mangalgiri by garlanding the statue of his father former CM and people’s leader late YSR.

MP K Kavitha today demanded inclusion of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chnadrababu Naidu as Accused No 1 (A1) in the infamous “Note for Vote” issue that landed Telugu Desam leader from Telangana Revnath Reddy into jail. She suggested that Naidu should open Coconut Shop by closing Milk and Vegetable Shop (Heritage) and TD office in Telangana. It is better if Naidu sells coconuts during the developmental works being taken up KCR Government, she ridiculed.

Telangana Government wants to make the famous Fish Prasadam program a grand success in the state to be conducted for two days at Exhibition Grounds.

Samples of Maggi instant noodles, which is under controversy now, are being tested at a lab here as part of the nationwide exercise over the alleged presence of mono-sodium glutamate (MSG) and lead in their food products.

“We have taken 22 samples from our state. We have sent them for screening. Actual reporting time is two weeks maximum,” an official of Director of Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM), Telangana, said.The testing was being done as part of the nationwide drive on the directives from the Central food safety body, he added.

TDP leader Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy today alleged that YSRCP president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, who extended support to KCR’s party in the recent MLC elections, is a betrayer of the five-crore Andhra people.

Speaking to the media at NTR trust bhavan here on Wednesday, Somireddy wondered how the Governor was giving appointment to Jagan, who is an accused in 13 criminal cases. He alleged that KCR was hatching a conspiracy to eliminate all Opposition parties as he doesn’t want any opposition in Telangana. The TRS was openly luring TDP MLAs with money, he added.

Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari today slammed the Opposition parties for making a hue and cry on “KG-to-PG” education program of the TRS government. A policy was being formulated to implement the education program in a fool proof manner, he added.

Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali, who is also the Coordinator for ‘Swachh Telangana – Swachh Hyderabad’ campaign, on Wednesday held a review meeting to discuss various issues concerning Hyderabad.

Rajya Sabha MP V Hanumantha Rao has alleged that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP President Nara Chandrababu Naidu was the mastermind behind the ‘Cash for Vote’ case.