Morning Filter: Amit Shah to officially launch BJP's poll campaign in Jammu on Saturday

Amit Shah to officially launch BJP’s poll campaign in Jammu A day after releasing the BJP manifesto for the J&K Assembly polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will officially launch the party’s campaign from Jammu, where he is scheduled to address a rally on Saturday. Met office warns of low flash flood risk in 5 districts of Himachal, 40 roads closed As rains forced closure of 40 roads in Himachal Pradesh, the local Met office on Friday warned of low flash flood risk in five districts of the State. The local meteorological office has warned of low flash flood risk in parts of Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, Mandi and Bilaspur districts till Saturday. ABVP to announce selection committee for DUSU polls on Saturday The Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarti Parishad said its selection committee for nominating candidates for the upcoming DUSU polls will be formed on Saturday. China stares at floods as Super Typhoon Yagi makes landfall in southern Hainan island China’s Ministry of Water Resources warned that from Friday to Saturday, the Nandu River and Changhua River in Hainan, and Jianjiang River and Moyang River in Guangdong province could swell as heavy rainfall brought by the typhoon is expected to lash parts of south China. Paris Paralympics: Indian canoe sprinters qualify for semifinals India’s Prachi Yadav and Yash Kumar qualified for the semifinals of women’s VL2 200m and men’s KL1 200m after finishing fourth and sixth in their respective heats at the Paris Paralympics on Friday. While Prachi and Pooja Ojha clocked 1:06.83 and 1:16.09 in women’s va’a single 200m VL2 heat 1 and KL1 200m heat 2 respectively, Yash came up with a timing of 1:03.27 in men’s KL 200m heat. The semi-finals will take place on Saturday. Paris Paralympics: India schedule, Day 10 Following is the India schedule for Day 10 of competition at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday: Road cycling Men’s road race C1-3 (Medal round): Arshad Shaik — 1.00 p.m. Women’s road race C1-3 (Medal round): Jyoti Gaderiya — 1.05 p.m. Canoe sprint Men’s KL1 200m (Semi-final): Yash Kumar — 1.30 p.m. Women’s VL2 200m (Semi-final): Prachi Yadav — 2.05 p.m. Swimming Men’s 50m butterfly S7 (Heat): Suyash Jadhav — 1.55 p.m. Athletics Men’s 400m T47 (Medal round): Dilip Gavit — 12.29 am (Sunday) [morning filter logo] The Morning Filter 07 September 2024 [morning filter logo] The Morning Filter 07 September 2024 Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [View in browser]( [More newsletters]( Here are the latest news and big news stories to follow today Amit Shah to officially launch BJP’s poll campaign in Jammu A day after releasing the BJP manifesto for the J&K Assembly polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will officially launch the party’s campaign from Jammu, where he is scheduled to address a rally on Saturday. Met office warns of low flash flood risk in 5 districts of Himachal, 40 roads closed As rains forced closure of 40 roads in Himachal Pradesh, the local Met office on Friday warned of low flash flood risk in five districts of the State. The local meteorological office has warned of low flash flood risk in parts of Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, Mandi and Bilaspur districts till Saturday. ABVP to announce selection committee for DUSU polls on Saturday The Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarti Parishad said its selection committee for nominating candidates for the upcoming DUSU polls will be formed on Saturday. China stares at floods as Super Typhoon Yagi makes landfall in southern Hainan island China’s Ministry of Water Resources warned that from Friday to Saturday, the Nandu River and Changhua River in Hainan, and Jianjiang River and Moyang River in Guangdong province could swell as heavy rainfall brought by the typhoon is expected to lash parts of south China. Paris Paralympics: Indian canoe sprinters qualify for semifinals India’s Prachi Yadav and Yash Kumar qualified for the semifinals of women’s VL2 200m and men’s KL1 200m after finishing fourth and sixth in their respective heats at the Paris Paralympics on Friday. While Prachi and Pooja Ojha clocked 1:06.83 and 1:16.09 in women’s va’a single 200m VL2 heat 1 and KL1 200m heat 2 respectively, Yash came up with a timing of 1:03.27 in men’s KL 200m heat. The semi-finals will take place on Saturday. Paris Paralympics: India schedule, Day 10 Following is the India schedule for Day 10 of competition at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday: Road cycling Men’s road race C1-3 (Medal round): Arshad Shaik — 1.00 p.m. Women’s road race C1-3 (Medal round): Jyoti Gaderiya — 1.05 p.m. Canoe sprint Men’s KL1 200m (Semi-final): Yash Kumar — 1.30 p.m. Women’s VL2 200m (Semi-final): Prachi Yadav — 2.05 p.m. Swimming Men’s 50m butterfly S7 (Heat): Suyash Jadhav — 1.55 p.m. Athletics Men’s 400m T47 (Medal round): Dilip Gavit — 12.29 am (Sunday) Today’s Best Reads [[Paralympic Games: Praveen Kumar strikes gold in T64 high jump with Asian record] Paralympic Games: Praveen Kumar strikes gold in T64 high jump with Asian record]( [[One killed in suspected rocket attack on former Manipur CM’s residence] One killed in suspected rocket attack on former Manipur CM’s residence]( [[Quad leaders to meet in U.S. on September 21] Quad leaders to meet in U.S. on September 21]( [[West Bengal Governor sends Aparajita Bill to President for consideration] West Bengal Governor sends Aparajita Bill to President for consideration]( Copyright© 2024, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. 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