HIGHLIGHTS AT 5 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
    
     NATION
    
     DEL34 PM-LD JUDICIARY
     *PM Modi bats for speedy justice in cases of crime against women
     New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday underlined the need for swift justice in cases involving crime against women and said that it will give them greater assurance of their safety.
    
     DEL35 PM-2NDLD RAIL
     Committed to make rail travel comfortable for all: PM Modi
     New Delhi: The railways has made big strides in addressing long-standing issues and will not stop till it becomes a guarantee of comfortable travel for all sections of society, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.

     DEL28 HEALTH-IMA-HOSPITALS-SECURITY
     IMA again demands central law on violence against doctors, hospitals
     New Delhi: The IMA has written to the National Task Force (NTF), which has been mandated to formulate protocol for ensuring safety and security of healthcare professionals, again demanding a central law on violence against doctors and hospitals and declaring hospitals as safe zones.

     DEL27 DL-CS-LD APPOINTMENT
     Senior IAS officer Dharmendra appointed Delhi chief secretary
     New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday appointed senior IAS officer Dharmendra as the new Delhi government chief secretary.

     DEL26 JK-BJP-RESIGN
     Two more leaders quit BJP over selection of candidates for J-K Assembly polls
     Jammu: Two more BJP leaders, including a district president, submitted their resignations from the primary membership of the party on Saturday, citing their resentment against the choice of candidates in their constituencies for the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. *
    
     DEL24 RAHUL-US VISIT
     *Rahul to visit Dallas, Washington DC; hold interactions at Texas university, among others
     New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit the US from September 8-10 during which he will hold numerous interactions in Washington DC and Dallas, including at the University of Texas.
    
     DEL22 IAF-AIRCRAFT-LOAD
     IAF chopper airlifting damaged helicopter in Uttarakhand jettisons load due to 'safety reasons'
     New Delhi: An Indian Air Force chopper airlifting a damaged Kestrel civil helicopter in Uttarakhand on Saturday had to "jettison the load" due to flight safety reasons, the IAF said.

     DEL14 WAYANAD-LANDSLIDES-SURVIVORS
     Some Wayanad landslides-hit areas may be out of bounds forever; survivors pin hope on govt help
     Wayanad/Thiruvananthapuram: Some of the landslides-affected areas of the Wayanad district may be declared permanent "no habitation" zones following the large devastation caused to their topography, Kerala government authorities fear. By Neelabh Srivastava

     DEL13 NIA-ARREST
     NIA arrests key accused involved in radicalising youths to establish Islamic caliphate
     New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key accused involved in an international conspiracy to radicalise youngsters and establish an Islamic caliphate in India, an official statement said on Saturday

     CAL8 MN-RALLIES
     Manipur: Kuki-Zo bodies hold rallies, demand separate administration
     Imphal: People belonging to the Kuki-Zo community on Saturday took out three rallies in parts of Manipur to press their demand for a separate administration and protested against the viral audio clips allegedly of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, in which certain objectionable comments were made.
    
     CAL13 AS-SMOKE BOMB
     1962 Indo-China war era mortar smoke bomb found in Assam
     Tezpur (Assam): A mortar smoke bomb, believed to be of the 1962 Indo-China war era, was recovered from a river bed in Assam’s Sonitpur district, a top police official said on Saturday.
    
     MDS17 KL-JAYARAJAN-2NDLD RESIGNATION
     E P Jayarajan no longer LDF convener, Ramakrishnan will replace him: CPI(M)
     Thiruvananthapuram: The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala on Saturday said that its veteran leader E P Jayarajan will no longer hold the post of LDF convener and will be replaced by party leader T P Ramakrishnan.

     LEGAL
    
     LGD3 JUDICIARY-CONFERENCE-SIBAL
     Kapil Sibal highlights abysmal work conditions in district courts
     New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal Saturday highlighted the abysmal conditions in which district court judges work and said unless their salary and infrastructure are improved, the quantity and quality of justice delivery system will continue to suffer.
    
     LGD1 DISTRICT JUDICIARY-CONFERENCE-CJI
     District judiciary crucial component of rule of law, backbone of judiciary: CJI
     New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Saturday termed the district judiciary the "backbone of the judiciary" and said it is a crucial component of the rule of law.
    
     FOREIGN
    
     FGN29 LAOS-INDIANS-RESCUE
     Indian embassy in Laos rescues 47 Indians from cyberscam centres
     Vientiane: At least 47 Indians trapped in cyber scam centres in Laos have been rescued from the Bokeo province of the country, the Indian embassy in the Southeast Asian country said on Saturday.
    
     FGN27 US-TRUMP-HARRIS
     Trump continues personal attacks against Harris, calls her defective
     Washington: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has launched a fresh personal attack on his Democratic rival Kamala Harris, calling her “defective".
    
     FGN26 BANGLA-HASINA-CASES
     2 new murder cases filed against ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
     Dhaka: Two new murder cases have been filed against Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her former cabinet ministers for the killing of three people, including two BNP activists, during the quota reform protests in the country, according to media reports.
    
     FGN9 US-ISI-TERRORISTS-BOOK
     Pakistan's ISI complicit with terrorists, says former US NSA McMaster
     Washington: There is an "undeniable complicity" of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) with terrorist groups, former US National Security Advisor Lt Gen (retd) H R McMaster has said, revealing that during his tenure under then President Donald Trump, the White House faced resistance from the state department and Pentagon over providing security aid to Islamabad. By Lalit K Jha*
    
    

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