HIGHLIGHTS AT 5 PM
New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm: NATION CAL4 WB-DOCTOR-PROHIBITORY ORDERS ****Kolkata Police not to allow any gathering near RG Kar hospital till Aug 24 Kolkata: Kolkata Police imposed prohibitory orders near state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital from Sunday till August 24, banning meetings and assembly of more than five persons, an order stated.**** BOM18 GJ-SHAH-LD-CITIZENSHIP ****Refugees denied citizenship rights due to appeasement policy of Cong-led govts: Amit Shah Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said a large number of refugees were denied citizenship rights in the country due to the appeasement policy of past governments led by the Congress and its allies.**** DEL17 RAHUL-MODI-LATERAL ENTRY ****Privatisation of IAS is 'Modi's guarantee' for ending reservation: Rahul slams lateral entry New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday termed as an "anti-national step" the government's move of recruiting public servants through lateral entry, alleging that the reservation of SCs, STs and OBCs is being "openly snatched away" by such an action.**** DEL5 AVI-AIR INDIA-LD ASSAULT ****Air India cabin crew assaulted at London hotel; airline pursuing matter with local police New Delhi/Mumbai: A female cabin crew member of Air India was allegedly assaulted by an intruder at a London hotel earlier this week, according to sources.**** MDS7 KA-LD-CM-CLP MEETING ****CM Siddaramaiah convenes CLP meeting in wake of Guv granting permission to prosecute him Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has convened a Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meeting on August 22 in the wake of Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot granting permission to prosecute him in the alleged site allotment scam in Mysuru Urban Development Authority.**** MDS6 KA-MUDA-ADVOCATES ****MUDA scam: Senior advocates Abhishek Singhvi, Kapil Sibal arriving tomorrow Bengaluru: As Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has granted permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the MUDA site allotment scam, senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Kapil Sibal will arrive in Bengaluru on August 19, sources in the chief minister's office said on Sunday.**** DEL14 HR-POLL-PROTEST-IMPACT ****Farmer groups say impact of protests will be seen in Haryana polls New Delhi: With their protests continuing in the poll-bound Haryana, farmer groups have once again expressed their opposition to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), even as farmer collectives plan a series of mahapanchayats to raise awareness about these issues and pending demands. By Anjali Ojha**** LEGAL LGD5 SC-DOCTOR-KOLKATA ****SC takes cognisance of Kolkata rape-murder case, hearing on Aug 20 New Delhi: The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's R G Kar Medical College and Hospital.**** LGD2 SC-EXCISE-KAVITHA ****Excise policy cases: SC to hear BRS leader K Kavitha's bail pleas on Tuesday New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday BRS leader K Kavitha's pleas seeking bail in corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.**** FOREIGN FGN23 BANGLA-HASINA-COURT ****Bangladesh deposed PM Sheikh Hasina sued in 2013 'mass murder' case Dhaka: An application was filed with a court in Bangladesh on Sunday to register a case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 33 others, accusing them of carrying out a mass murder by indiscriminately firing on a rally organised in 2013 by Hefazat-e-Islam here.**** FGN22 LANKA-WICKREMESINGHE-INDIA ****Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe calls for deepening ties with India Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has emphasised the importance of strengthening economic cooperation and regional integration with Japan to India, with a special focus on deepening ties with New Delhi, as his country seeks to emerge from bankruptcy.**** FGN17 US-TRUMP-LD HARRIS ****Trump continues personal attacks against Harris, claims he's 'better looking' than her Washington: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has launched fresh personal attacks against his Democratic rival Kamala Harris, disparaging her physical appearance and insisting that he was "much better looking than her".**** FGN13 NEPAL-INDIA-RANA-VISIT ****Nepal's new Foreign Minister Rana embarks on five-day India visit Kathmandu: Nepal's new Foreign Minister Arzu Deuba Rana on Sunday embarked on a five-day official visit to India during which she will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to discuss ways to strengthen the bilateral ties and promote cooperation. By Shirish B Pradhan**** FGN25 KUWAIT-2NDLD JAISHANKAR ****EAM Jaishankar calls on Kuwaiti PM, Crown Prince; discuss bilateral ties Kuwait City: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday called on Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Muhammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and discussed ways to take the bilateral ties to a higher level.**** PTI HIG
