HIGHTLIGHTS

Following are the top stories at 1715 hrs:

NATION

DEL17 PREZ-EID Prez greets people on eve of Idu'l Zuha

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday greeted the people on the eve of Idu'l Zuha saying the festival symbolises "love, fraternity and service to humanity".

DEL6 JK-EID-ARRANGEMENTS 'Govt pitches in to help Valley residents celebrate Eid with traditional fervour'

Srinagar: Banks, ATMs and quite a few markets were kept open on Sunday while 2.5 lakh sacrificial goats have been made available in the Kashmir valley to help citizens celebrate Eid-ul-Azha with traditional fervour, unaffected by revocation of J&K special status, said officials.

DEL4 CBSE-FEES-HIKE CBSE hikes exam fees for SC/ST pupils by 24 times, general category to pay double

New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has increased the fees of Class 10 and 12 board examinations for SC and ST students from Rs 50 to Rs 1,200, while the amount has been doubled for those from the general category, who will now have to pay Rs 1,500.

DEL3 KASHMIR-CRPF-HELPLINE CRPF's 'madadgaar' helpline in Kashmir notifies new number for people in distress

New Delhi: A Srinagar-based CRPF helpline on Sunday notified a new number for people, especially Kashmiris, who require help for their families or are in distress post the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

BOM2 GJ-RAINS Guj: Heavy rain in Saurashtra, Kutch; death toll rises to 31

Ahmedabad: As heavy showers continued to lash parts of Gujarat, the toll in rain-related incidents rose to 31 in the state, with 12 more deaths reported from Saurashtra region in last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday.

BOM1 MH-RAINS

Maha floods: Boat capsize toll rises to 17; 4 lakh evacuated Mumbai: With the recovery of five more bodies, the death toll in the boat capsize tragedy in Sangli district has gone up to 17, even as over four lakh people have

so far been been evacuated from flood-affected parts of Maharashtra, officials said on Sunday.

MDS11 KL-LD RAINS Death toll climbs to 60 in Kerala, over 2 lakh in relief camps

Thiruvananthapuram: After pounding Kerala for days, rains abated on Sunday even as the death toll in themonsoon fury mounted to 60 with over 2.27 lakh people being sheltered in relief camps across the state.

MDS6 KA-FLOOD-RAILWAYS

Railways waive freight charges for relief materials to 3 flood-hit states Bengaluru: The Indian Railways has announced waiver of freight charges for transportation of relief materials to Karnataka, Maharashtra and Kerala, which have

been badly hit by floods.

MDS14 TN-ART 370-LD VENKAIAH Abrogation of Art 370 need of the hour: V-P Venkiah Naidu

Chennai: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday backed the scrapping of special status under Article 370 to Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was in the interest of the nation and should not be treated as a political issue.

MDS13 TN-ART 370 LD SHAH Art 370 removal will lead to end of terrorism in Kashmir: Shah

Chennai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that removal of special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution will put an end to terrorism and lead to progress of the region.

DES20 PB-AMARINDER-KARTARPUR Amarinder urges Pak not to back out of commitment on Kartarpur corridor

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has expressed concern over reports of "discernible slowdown" in activities for the development of the Kartarpur corridor by Pakistan, an official statement said on Sunday.

CAL7 WB-TMC-QUERIES Party facing hard time answering people's queries: TMC leader

Kolkata: The TMC leaders and ministers, who have been visiting villages across the state as part of the party's mass outreach programme, are facing a tough time answering queries on "cut money" and corruption allegations, sources said here.

CAL4 WB-CEC-VOTING MACHINES

Allegations of EVM tampering made with criminal intent: CEC Kolkata: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora has said allegations of EVM tampering are "more than unfair" and made with a "criminal intent".

BUSINESS

DEL16 BIZ-TRANSPORTERS

Transporters' bodies put on hold buying new trucks; say biz environment unviable New Delhi: Two major transport industry bodies, All India Transporters Welfare Association (AITWA) and All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) have lashed out at the government saying the current policies are hurting the sector and making businesses environment unviable.

DEL13 BIZ-BSNL-DUES

Cash-strapped BSNL chasing dues of Rs 3,000 cr from biz clients New Delhi: Battling severe liquidity crunch, BSNL plans to aggressively chase outstanding dues from its enterprise clients and is hoping to recover the bulk of over Rs 3,000 crore receivables in the next two-three months, its chairman said.

DEL14 BIZ-ILFS-ORIX

IL&FS proposes to NCLT sale of wind energy assets to ORIX of Japan Mumbai: Embattled IL&FS group has proposed to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) the sale of its wind energy business to Japan's Orix Corporation which will help reduce the debt of the company by Rs 4,800 crore.

FOREIGN:

FGN22 PAK-2NDLD RAINS

28 people killed in heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan Karachi/Peshawar: Heavy monsoon rains have wreaked havoc in Pakistan, killing at least 28 people, including women and children, and triggering flash floods and landslides in several parts of the country, officials said on Sunday.PTI RCJ