HIGHLIGHTS

Following are the top stories at 1330 hours:

DEL6 CONG-LD CWC At Congress meet, top body divided into regional groups for consultations on new party chief

New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee met on Saturday and began deliberations on finding the new party president through a consultative process that would involve all state unit chiefs and legislature party leaders.

DEL8 CONG-CWC-GANDHI Sonia, Rahul recuse themselves from CWC meet

New Delhi: As the Congress Working Committee began consultations on Saturday to find its next president, UPA chief Sonia Gandhi and outgoing party head Rahul Gandhi left the meeting midway, saying they couldn't be part of the process.

DEL2 JK-SITUATION Prohibitory orders lifted in five J-K districts; schools, colleges reopen

Jammu: Prohibitory orders under CrPC section 144 were lifted in five districts and curfew was relaxed in Doda and Kishtwar districts, paving the way for resumption of normal activities that were badly hit after special status of Jammu and Kashmir was abrogated, officials said on Saturday.

DEL4 DELHI-LAHORE-BUS Pak bus for Lahore leaves Delhi

New Delhi: Two passengers left for Lahore early Saturday morning from Ambedkar Stadium Terminal here in a PTDC bus, even as the Pakistan government announced its decision to discontinue the Delhi-Lahore bus service, officials said.

DEL5 VP-JAITLEY Jaitley responding to treatment: VP's office after Naidu visits AIIMS

New Delhi, Aug 10 (PTI) Former Union minister Arun Jaitley, who has been admitted to the AIIMS here after he complained of breathlessness and restlessness, is stable and responding to treatment, the Vice President's office said on Saturday after Venkaiah Naidu visited the hospital.

DEL1 ART370-RJ-THAR EXPRESS-DEPARTURE Thar Express departs for Karachi on time but uncertainty looms

Jodhpur: The Thar Express to Karachi left Bhagat ki Kothi station here at its scheduled time at 1 am Saturday, officials said, amid apprehension that its run may end a few hours later at Munabao, the last station on the Indian side of the border.

MDS1 KL-RAIN Heavy rains in Kerala claim 42 lives, over one lakh in relief camps

Thiruvananthapuram: As Kerala continues to battle the torrential downpour lashing its shores, death toll has risen to 42 in rain related incidents, including flooding and landslides, with over one lakh people moved to relief camps, officials said on Saturday.

MDS2 KA-FLOODS Karnataka flood situation remains grim, most rivers in spate

Bengaluru: With no let-up in rains, the flood situation in Karnataka remained grim on Saturday as most of the rivers in the state were in spate.

MDS4 KA-FLOODS-YEDIYURAPPA Karna floods: Govt pegs loss at Rs 6000 cr, toll rises to 24

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Saturday pegged the damage inflicted by torrential downpour and subsequent floods in the state at Rs 6000 crore even as the toll from various rain-related incidents stood at 24.

BOM1 GJ-BUILDING COLLAPSE Four dead, five injured as building collapses in Gujarat due to heavy rains

Nadiad: Four persons, including a one-year-old girl, were killed, and five others injured when a three-storey building collapsed in Nadiad town of Gujarat following heavy rains, officials said on Saturday.

BOM2 MH-RAINS

Maharashtra floods: Water receding in Kolhapur and Sangli, relief ops continue Pune: The flood situation in Kolhapur and Sangli districts in western Maharashtra showed signs of improvement on Saturday as water started to recede from inundated areas, officials said.

LEGAL

LGD4 SC-ARTICLE 370

NC moves SC challenging Presidential Order on Article 370 New Delhi: The National Conference on Saturday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Presidential Order on Article 370 that revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status.

FOREIGN

FGN8 INDOPAK-BUS-LD SUSPEND Pakistan suspends Delhi-Lahore bus service

Islamabad: Pakistan has suspended the Lahore-Delhi friendship bus service from Monday, after it halted two cross-border trains, in the wake of India revoking Jammu and Kashmir's special status, a senior Pakistani minister has said. By Sajjad Hussain

FGN6 RUSSIA-INDIA-KASHMIR Russia backs India on Kashmir issue

Moscow: Russia has backed India's move on Jammu and Kashmir, saying that the changes in the status are within the framework of the Indian Constitution and hoped that the differences between India and Pakistan are resolved bilaterally on the basis of the Simla Agreement and the Lahore Declaration.

FGN7 PAK-INDIA-TRADE Pakistan formally suspends trade ties with India

Islamabad: Pakistan has formally suspended its trade relations with India after New Delhi revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status.