Sunday, March 4, 2018

BJP demolishes Left citadel in Tripura, certain to be part of govt in Nagaland

BJP demolishes Left citadel in Tripura, certain to be part of govt in Nagaland

Newspapers Headlines

This morning's newspaper highlights have been taken from the websites of newspapers in the absence of print and online editions on account of Holi celebrations yesterday.
All the newspaper websites take note of the counting of votes for Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland Assembly Elections expected today. 
The Indian Express headline reads "Will people vote for change or status quo". The Hindu writes "Parties bank on pre-poll tie-ups". The Times of India says "NPF, allies choose Zeliang as CM candidate". The paper speculates this move to be an attempt to circumvent the possibility of BJP grabbing power in case of a hung assembly in Nagaland.
The death of 10 Maoists in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district is also widely reported. "10 Maoists, policeman killed in Chhattisgarh gun battle" headlines the Hindustan Times. "Mighty blow to Maoists in their stronghold" is how the Hindu describes it.
The breakthrough in journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder case is another story highlighted by most newspapers. The Times of India reports "Gauri killing: Man linked to right-wing outfit held in Bengaluru". The Hindustan Times headline reads "37-year-old man taken into custody by SIT for questioning in Gauri Lankesh murder case".
Quoting data from the Reserve Bank of India, the Times of India in a shocking revelation writes "Public sector banks lost Rs 2,450 crore to frauds involving staff". The paper says that the data collected by RBI from April 2013 to June 2016 shows that Rajasthan, which has just 3% of cases with employee involvement, accounts for 44% of money involved.
The Hindustan Times also reports that home and auto loans are set to get costlier as banks increase their benchmark lending rates.
"Antarctic sea ice shrinks for second straight year" reports the Hindustan Times.  The paper cautions that the sea ice cover in Antarctica has dropped to its second-lowest on record.

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