Top news of the day: At least 3 dead in T.N.’s Kallakurichi after consuming spurious liquor; J&K Police arrest one in connection with Reasi terror attack, and more

Deaths due to spurious liquor in Kallakurichi, JK police arrest one in connection with Reasi attack, and more in The Hindu’s top news of June 19, 2024.

At least three people died after allegedly consuming suspected spurious liquor at Karunapuram in Kallakurichi on June 19, 2024. Over 30 others are undergoing treatment in hospitals. Of them, seven have been referred to the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) in Puducherry. Officials said that the cause of the deaths could be ascertained only after the post-mortem reports were ready.

Jammu and Kashmir police on June 19 said that they have arrested one person in connection with the Reasi terror attack which left at least nine persons dead and 33 others injured. The man helped the terrorists in the execution of the attack, police said. A bus carrying pilgrims fell into a gorge after the terrorist attack in Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir on June 9 evening, leaving at least nine persons dead and 33 others injured.

Two terrorists are believed to be killed while two security personnel sustained injuries in an encounter that broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on June 19, officials said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Watergam area of Baramulla district on June 19 morning following information about the presence of ultras there, they said. The officials said the search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists opened firing on the security forces.

The Prime Minister on June 19 inaugurated the new campus of Nalanda University, an international University, close to the site of the ancient ruins of Nalanda in Rajgir, Bihar. Asserting that Nalanda is a symbol of India’s academic heritage and vibrant cultural exchange, Mr. Modi said, “Nalanda is the proclamation of this truth that books may burn in the flames of fire, but the flames of fire cannot destroy knowledge. Nalanda is an identity, respect, and pride.”

The Allahabad High Court on June 18 said that a NEET aspirant who had alleged in her petition that the NTA failed to declare her result and that her OMR answer sheet was found torn had submitted forged documents and the NTA can take legal action in the matter. This came after the National Testing Agency, on the direction of the high court’s Lucknow Bench, produced before it the original OMR answer sheet of the student which was found to be intact.

A Delhi court on June 19 extended till July 3 the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge Niyay Bindu extended the custody of Mr. Kejriwal after he was produced before the court through video conference on expiry of his judicial custody granted earlier. During the hearing, the counsel appearing for Mr. Kejriwal, opposed the ED’s application seeking an extension of his judicial custody, saying there were no grounds justifying extension of his custody.

Delhi Water Minister Atishi on June 19 said that she has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the water crisis in New Delhi and threatened to go on an indefinite strike from June 21 if the issue is not resolved within a couple of days. Addressing a press conference in the Delhi, Ms. Atishi said Delhi is grappling with a water crisis since Haryana is not releasing the capital’s share of water. “Yesterday, Haryana released 513 MGD of water to Delhi as against 613 MGD. One MGD of water is for 28,500 people. This means that water was not released for over 28 lakh people,” she added.