Новости за 16.03.2019

Less than a month before crucial Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, former minister and YSR Congress Party leader YS Vivekananda Reddy was allegedly murdered at his native Pulivendula village in Kadapa district late on Thursday night. The deceased is the uncle of YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy.

According to Congress sources, the idea to invite Rahul or sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to contest from Karnataka had been discussed long ago keeping in mind the attention the late PM Indira Gandhi and Rahul's mother Sonia Gandhi got when they contested from Chikkamagaluru (1978) and Ballari (1999) Lok Sabha seats, respectively.

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YS Vivekananda Reddy's body was found lying in a pool of blood in the bathroom. There were injures on the forehead, back of the head, thighs and wrists. Vivekananda was expected to get the YSRCP ticket for Pulivendula assembly segment and his murder has come as a rude shock to the party.

Pakistan had little explanation to offer at Thursday's talks for the encroachment of the Kartarpur Sahib land that was originally spread over 100 acres. Officials privy to the talks said Pakistan fell way short of its leadership's "tall claims and promises" that they were making a great concession for Indian devotees by opening up the corridor.

Last month, the government had disputed a report which pegged the unemployment rate at a 45-year high, calling it premature. The government's think tank, NITI Aayog, had then said it was a "draft report" and not final. NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar had said that the government would release the final report in March.

Ahmed Iqbal Jahangir of Hyderabad and Mehboob Khokhar of Ahmedabad are said to have been injured. The Indian high commission in New Zealand has set up 24x7 helpline numbers to offer assistance and information, official sources said. Families of those affected are being assisted in getting visas to New Zealand.