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Kolkata [India], Sept. 30 : Mahalaya is being observed today, which is a day of chanting the Chandi Paath to mark the advent of Durga puja in a week's time.

From the wee hours of the morning, people all over West Bengal are thronging at holy rivers, as Male members of the family are offering holy waters to the spirits of their ancestors.

Strict security measures have been taken at different ghats of important rivers where people are thronging for 'Tarpan'.

Keeping in mind the recently declared high security alert against any possible terrorist attack from any group that might try to inflame communal passion in the state, large number of security personnel have been posted at river ghats.

Srinagar [India], Sept. 30 : The Border Security Force (BSF) has put all its units along the International Border on high alert in the wake of the surgical strikes by India on terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday night.

Officials said the BSF headquarters in New Delhi has issued orders to all its units along International Border in Jammu, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat to step up vigil.

BSF has restricted all civilian movement along borders with Pakistan and has also been asked by the Centre to provide manpower to local administration for evacuation of people from border villages to safer locations.

In Punjab, Government has ordered evacuation of civil population from villages falling within 10 kilometers of the border of state with Pakistan.

New Delhi [India], Sept. 30 : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will today hold a meeting with the top officials of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) to review the security situation in border areas.

The meeting comes a day after India conducted surgical strikes on seven terrorist launch pads along the Line of Control (LoC) early on Thursday.

Addressing a press conference here, Director General of Military Operations Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh said "significant casualty was caused to terrorists during the operation".

New Delhi [India], Sept. 30 : The Supreme Court will on Friday hear the Maggi noodles matter on the application of Nestle India Ltd., who had approached it seeking 550 tonnes of seized expired stock be handed over to them by the Food and Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) so that the stock can be destroyed.

The FSSAI stated that adherence to this request might lead to destruction of evidence, to which the court replied that some samples may be retained for reference by the FSSAI.

The FSSAI is supposed to respond to this request by Nestle in the next hearing.

New Delhi [India], Sept. 30 : Ahead of the second anniversary of Swachh Bharat Mission on Sunday this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address chief ministers, ministers, elected representatives of people, district collectors, municipal commissioners of 500 AMRUT cities and other stakeholders in New Delhi today.

He will inaugurate the day long INDOSAN ( India Sanitation Conference) on Friday meant for taking stock of the progress made under the Swachh Bharat mission.

After the inaugural session, Urban Development Minister M.Venkaiah Naidu and Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will co-chair a plenary session on 'Behavioral Change' -Aspects of Swachh Bharat Mission'.

New Delhi [India], Sept.29 : The government has announced cash awards of Rs. 90 lakhs for Rio Paralympics 2016 medal winners.

Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawaarchand Gehlot said that the cash awards are being given under the Awareness Generation and Publicity (AGP) scheme. Gehlot said he will felicitate medal winners at a special felicitation programme.

Gold medal winners Mariyappan Thangavelu and Devendra Jhajharia will be awarded Rs.30 lakh cash prize, Silver medallist Deepa Malik will be facilitated with Rs 20 lakh and Varun Singh Bhati will be honoured with Rs 10 lakh for winning a bronze medal at the Rio Paralympics 2016.