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<h3><strong>Batla House Encounter: Delhi HC To Pronounce Verdict On Death Penalty Of Ariz Khan Today</strong></h3>
<p>The Delhi High Court will rule on Thursday whether to confirm Ariz Khan’s death sentence, which was imposed following his conviction in the sensational 2008 Batla House encounter case, in which decorated Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma was killed.</p>
<p>A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Amit Sharma will issue the order.</p>
<p>The court will also rule on Khan’s appeal against the trial court verdict, which stated that his crime was "rarest of the rare," warranting the maximum sentence and that he be "hanged by the neck" until death. (PTI Input)</p>
<h3><strong>Bengal CM Mamata To Virtually Inaugurate Durga Pujas, Will Hold Cabinet Meet At Home: </strong></h3>
<p>An official said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is recovering from a leg injury, will virtually inaugurate six Durga Puja pandals here and over 830 in the districts on Thursday, PTI reported. </p>
<p>Banerjee will virtually inaugurate Sreebhumi Sporting, Tala Prattoy, Hatibagan Sarbojanin Durgotsav, and Ahiritola Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samity puja pandals, among others, in the state capital, according to the report. </p>
<p>He also stated that she will inaugurate 57 Durga Puja pandals in North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas (50), Howrah (50), Nadia (35), Murshidabad (31), Purba Bardhaman (37), Paschim Bardhaman (32), Hooghly (37) and Purba Medinipur (39).</p>
<p>The CM also plans to virtually inaugurate puja pandals in the districts of Jhargram, Paschim Medinipore, Bankura, Purulia, Malda, Dakshin Dinajpur, Uttar Dinajpur, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, and Cooch Behar.</p>
<p>Banerjee, who has been prescribed "restricted movement", will chair a cabinet meeting at her Kalighat residence on Thursday, the report said.</p>
<h3><strong>PM Modi To Visit Uttarakhand’s Kumaon Today: </strong></h3>
<p>As Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels from the Naini Saini airport to a public meeting venue here on Thursday, cultural troupes from Uttarakhand’s Kumaon region will greet him at various points along a renovated 6-kilometer road decorated with murals and paintings.</p>
<p>Modi’s visit will begin with a visit to Adi Kailash peak, Lord Shiva’s abode, in Jolingkong, from which he will travel to Gunji village. According to an itinerary released by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), he will meet with locals and security personnel. </p>
<p>He will then offer prayers to lord Shiva at the Jageshwar Dham and address a public meeting in Pithoragarh. "The prime minister will gift various development projects to the region during his visit. It will give a new identity to the Adi Kailash tourism circuit," Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said in a post on Facebook.</p>