NEWS SCHEDULE
National news schedule for Wednesday, Aug 21: NATIONAL ****Engagements of visiting Nepalese foreign minister Curtain raiser press conference for National Space Day Law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal at an event I&B secretary Sanjay Jaju at an industry event Political developments and party briefings **** LEGAL SUPREME COURT ****Five-judge Constitution bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud to hear pleas related to a legal question whether a person holding a driving licence for a light motor vehicle is also entitled to legally drive a transport vehicle carrying unladen weight not exceeding 7,500 kilograms.
Plea of Uddhav Thackeray group challenging the speaker's decision to recognise the CM Eknath Shinde-led faction as real Shiv Sena .
Plea against Centre's decision to dissolve Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF).
Plea of activist Gautam Navlakha in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.*** HIGH COURT ****Popular Front of India's plea challenging an order of an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal confirming the five-year ban imposed on it by the Centre **** NCR ****Environment Minister Gopal Rai's press conference Developments related to doctors' strike Kolkata rape-murder case: AAP leaders to pay homage at Rajghat to demand justice for victim Press conference by farmers' union House meeting of municipal corporation Aam Aadmi Party press conference Education Minister Atishi at govt event BJP press conference**** NORTH ****President Droupadi Murmu addresses convocation ceremony at Faridabad university Uttarakhand Assembly session begins Bandh call by Dalit organisations RS bypolls: BJP’s Ravneet Bittu to file nomination from Rajasthan, Kiran Choudhry from Haryana*** SOUTH *****Tamil Nadu: CM Stalin to launch initiatives in different departments **** EAST ****Bengal:Twelfth day of doctors protest and related developments Investigation updates into the doctor death case CBI likely to conduct polygraph test on accused Sanjoy Roy Rallies protesting rape-murder of doctor Odisha: Assembly session BJP candidate Mamata Mohant to file nomination for RS election.
Bharat Bandh impact on state Indian Mens Hockey Team road show and felicitation in Bhubaneswar Bihar: - Bharat Bandh related stories.
Rajya Sabha bypolls...last day for filing nominations Assam:Bharat Bandh Rajya Sabha polls nominations Jharkhand: Bharat Bandh: Jharkhand's ruling alliance extends support, schools closed Mizoram: Assembly session Tripura: Flood situation**** WEST ****Chhattisgarh deputy CM Arun Sao to address press conference in Raipur Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav to review preparations of Gwalior regional industry conclave in Bhopal Updates on Badlapur situation after sexual abuse of two four-year-old schoolgirls.
Worli BMW car hit and run case: Bombay High Court to hear plea of accused Mihir Shah seeking release claiming illegal arrest.
NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule to lead party workers protest in Pune against Badlapur schoolgirls' sexual abuse.
Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis to visit Latur and Beed districts**** PTI DV DV
