NEWS SCHEDULE

National news schedule for Monday, Aug 19: National: ****External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's meeting with visiting Nepalese foreign minister Arrival of Malaysian Prime Minister on a state visit Arrival of Japanese foreign minister for 2+2 ministerial dialogue Congress J&K screening committee meeting Other political developments and party briefings**** NCR ****Developments related to doctors' strike Protest by JNU Students' Union Aam Aadmi Party press conference**** NORTH ****Shravan-end celebrations at temples in Varanasi, Ayodhya, Mathura in UP**** SOUTH ****Karnataka Congress' statewide protest over Governor's sanction against CM in a land scam Telangana: Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi to file nomination for RS polls**** EAST ****Bengal: Eleventh day of doctors protest and related stories Investigation updates in medic murder and hospital vandalism cases Jharkhand: Political developments may continue over Jharkhand ex-CM Champai Soren Odisha: IMD forecasts rain for 2 more days.

Raksha Bandhan ustav across Odisha, special ritual in Jagannath Temple**** WEST ****Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai and Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav to meet at Ujjain's Mahakal Temple at 11.30 am Goa CM Chief Pramod Sawant at Narli Purnima celebration in Panaji at 11 am.

Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar to address Jan Sanman Yatra rallies in Mumbai at 2 pm and 4 pm.**** PTI RHL