Morning Filter: Gujarat police file FIR as Morbi bridge death toll rises to 130

1. Gujarat bridge collapse | Death toll rises to 130; Police lodge FIR The death toll in the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy has risen to 130. Meanwhile, multiple agencies have been carrying out search and rescue operations overnight. Gujarat Police has lodged an FIR with IPC sections 304 and 308 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) in the bridge collapse tragedy. The bridge was reopened without safety certificate and local civic body’s approval. 2. Supreme Court to hear 232 pleas on CAA issue The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear around 240 PILs, including a large batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), on Monday when it would reopen after a nine-day Diwali vacation. 3. Congress postpones ‘Parivartan Sankalp Yatra’ in Gujarat In the aftermath of the Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat, the Congress has announced that the ‘Gujarat Parivartan Sankalp Yatra’ in the poll-bound state is postponed. The yatra being planned in five zones of the poll-bound state will kick off from tomorrow, party sources said. 3. Kejriwal to hold roadshow in Haryana’s Adampur on Monday Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will take out a roadshow in Haryana’s Adampur on October 31, a day before the campaigning ends for the November 3 Assembly bypolls there. 4. A.P. CMO convenes meet on Monday to sort out finance issues The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister’s Office has convened a crucial meeting with the Finance Department in Amravati to discuss the vexatious pending payments issue. 5. Port Blair homestay raided in gang rape case involving ex-Chief Secretary A homestay in Port Blair’s Dollygunj was searched by the police on Sunday as part of the investigation into the gang rape of a 21-year-old woman in which former chief secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Jitendra Narain is an accused, officials said. Mr. Narain, who was questioned on Friday and Saturday, is likely to be interrogated today as well, a source said. 6. Delhi air in ‘very poor’ zone, stubble burning share rises to 26% Delhi recorded its air quality in the ‘very poor’ category on October 30, 2022 morning and forecasters said slow wind speed and an increase in stubble burning, especially in Punjab, may push it to the ‘severe’ zone. 7. Imran Khan halts long march after female journalist crushed to death by his container A female journalist attending former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s long march died on October 30 after being crushed under his container, according to Pakistan’s media reports. The long march would start from Kamoke on its fourth day on Monday. [logo] The Morning Filter 31 OCTOBER 2022 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [[Arrow]Open in browser]( [[Mail icon]More newsletters]( Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. Gujarat bridge collapse | Death toll rises to 130; Police lodge FIR [ Rescue operation under way after a suspension bridge over the Machchhu river in Morbi district of Gujarat collapsed on Sunday evening. ] The death toll in the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy has risen to 130. Meanwhile, multiple agencies have been carrying out search and rescue operations overnight. Gujarat Police has lodged an FIR with IPC sections 304 and 308 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) in the bridge collapse tragedy. The bridge was reopened without safety certificate and local civic body’s approval. 2. Supreme Court to hear 232 pleas on CAA issue The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear around 240 PILs, including a large batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), on Monday when it would reopen after a nine-day Diwali vacation. 3. Congress postpones ‘Parivartan Sankalp Yatra’ in Gujarat In the aftermath of the Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat, the Congress has announced that the ‘Gujarat Parivartan Sankalp Yatra’ in the poll-bound state is postponed. The yatra being planned in five zones of the poll-bound state will kick off from tomorrow, party sources said. 3. Kejriwal to hold roadshow in Haryana’s Adampur on Monday [Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal campaigning. ] Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will take out a roadshow in Haryana’s Adampur on October 31, a day before the campaigning ends for the November 3 Assembly bypolls there. 4. A.P. CMO convenes meet on Monday to sort out finance issues The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister’s Office has convened a crucial meeting with the Finance Department in Amravati to discuss the vexatious pending payments issue. 5. Port Blair homestay raided in gang rape case involving ex-Chief Secretary [Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal campaigning. ] A homestay in Port Blair’s Dollygunj was searched by the police on Sunday as part of the investigation into the gang rape of a 21-year-old woman in which former chief secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Jitendra Narain is an accused, officials said. Mr. Narain, who was questioned on Friday and Saturday, is likely to be interrogated today as well, a source said. 6. Delhi air in ‘very poor’ zone, stubble burning share rises to 26% Delhi recorded its air quality in the ‘very poor’ category on October 30, 2022 morning and forecasters said slow wind speed and an increase in stubble burning, especially in Punjab, may push it to the ‘severe’ zone. 7. Imran Khan halts long march after female journalist crushed to death by his container [Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan gestures to his supporters during an anti-government march towards Islamabad city, demanding early elections, in Muridke district, about 29 km from Lahore ] A female journalist attending former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s long march died on October 30 after being crushed under his container, according to Pakistan’s media reports. The long march would start from Kamoke on its fourth day on Monday. 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