India win Test & series against Bangladesh After losing two days to rain and a dodgy outfield, India go on supercharged mode with both bat and ball to emerge victors against Bangladesh in Kanpur. With the added context of World Test Championship (WTC) points, the hosts knew they had to chase the win to get points, even if there were only 35 overs bowled across the first three days | P11 vijayawada l wednesday l october 02, 2024 l `9.00 l PAGES 12 l late city EDITION CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Trial run for India’s first hydrogen train to start in Dec R A J ES H K U M A R T H A K U R @ New Delhi india will soon become the fifth country to run hydrogenfuelled trains, after Germany, France, Sweden, and China. Indian Railways has awarded a pilot project for reto-fitment of hydrogen fuel cell in existing DEMU (diesel electric multiple unit) trains, along with the necessary ground infrastructure. The first prototype of hydrogen-fuelled train is set to run on the Jind-Sonipat section in Haryana under the Northern Railway zone by December 2024. A senior railway official said the integration of the prototype train is going on at the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is personally overseeing this eco-friendly railway project, sources said. After trials, the railway will introduce 35 hydrogen trains under Hydrogen for Heritage initiative, investing over `80 crore for each train and `70 crore for infrastructure development across various heritage and hill routes. Terming this a major move that will contribute to India’s target of achieving net zero carbon emissions, officials said using hydrogen as a fuel source offers significant benefits for green transportation. The railway has received approval for a hydrogen plant from the Petroleum & Explosives Safety Organization. Iran fires 180 missiles against Israel IDF says most of the missiles were shot down, while some landed in central, south Israel Agencies Iran on Tuesday fired dozens of ballistic missiles against Israel, days after the latter eliminated Tehran-backed Hezbollah militia’s chief Hassan Nasrallah. A series of windowshaking explosions were heard in Tel Aviv and near Jerusalem, though it was not immediately clear whether the sounds were from missile landings or interception, or both. However, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said there were isolated impacts of the missiles in central Israel and several more in the country’s south. Israeli army spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said the country’s air defence sys- Photo: AP tem was fully operational, detecting and interce pting threats. “However, the defence is not hermetic,” he said. The IDF said they intercepted a large number of the 180 missiles launched by Iran. The US participated in the air defence, both by detecting the threat from Iran and intercepting some of the missiles. US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris monitored the attack from the White House Situation Room. Democratic Congressman Jared Moskowitz tweeted, “Iran has made a mistake, it has put its nuclear facilities on the board as fair game.” However, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatened to carry out crushing attacks against Israel if it retaliates. It added that it targeted three military bases near Tel Aviv. Iran’s attacks came a day after Israel revealed it had begun limited ground operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Hours before the attack, the US issued an alert saying it was imminent. But Iran’s mission in the UN claimed it did not give the US prior notice P9 of the attack.  Probe into Laddu row halted till Oct 3 Express News Service @ Tirumala In a major development, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) — constituted by the State government to probe into the alleged supply of adulterated ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) — temporarily suspended its investigation till October 3. Speaking in Tirumala on Tuesday, Director General of Police (DGP) Ch Dwaraka Tirumala Rao announced that the decision was taken as the mat- INSIDE ter is sub-judice in the Supreme Court. It may be noted that the top court on Monday, while hearing a batch of petitions on the Tirumala Laddu controversy, sought the assistance of the Solicitor General to ascertain whether the State government-appointed SIT should continue the probe or should an independent agency be given the task. The court had also observed that there was no concrete proof that the contami- deputy cm pawan kalyan walks to tirumala nated ghee was used actually in preparation of the laddus. Speaking to mediapersons, the DGP said a case was registered against Tamil-Nadu based AR Dairy Food Private Limited in Tirupati East police station based on a complaint from TTD procurement general manager Murali Krishna. The complainant had alleged that AR Dairy had violated terms of the contract and supplied adulterated or substandard ghee to TTD for preparing Laddus.  P4 pk, purandeswari jump to naidu’s defence P4 power tariff hike? Power distribution companies (DISCOMs) in the State have once again proposed a hike in electricity charges via Fuel and Power Purchase Cost Adjustment (FPPCA) | P4 63.5% overall, turnout betters LS polls in J&K F aya z Wa n i @ Srinagar The third and final phase of assembly polls in 40 seats in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday witnessed 68.72 per cent voter turnout, two percentage points more than the recent Lok Sabha elections.   With the first and the second phases recording 61.38 per cent and 57.31 per cent polling respectively, the overall percentage was 63.45 per cent, up from 59.65 per cent in the Lok Sabha polls. Brisk polling was reported in all separatist bastions in north Kashmir while there was greater enthusiasm in the Jammu region, where the West Pakistan Refugees, Valmikis and Gorkhas got to exercise their franchise for the first time in the assembly polls. While counting of votes is on October 8, exit poll outcome would be known by October 5 (Saturday) A woman shows her inked finger in Shadipora in Sumbal area of Bandipora district on Tuesday | Zahoor Punjabi evening, after elections conclude in Haryana. In all separatist bastions, including Palhalan, Pattan, Baramulla, Rafiabad and Sopore, voters made a beeline at polling stations. In Sopore, the polling was moderate at 41.44 per cent. But it was for the first time that people in Sopore openly came out to vote. “Earlier, there was hesitation and our family members used to prevent u s f ro m c a s t i n g votes,” said retired teacher Abdul Aziz. Express read New liquor policy in State from October 12 Vijayawada: The State government on Tuesday notified the new liquor policy, allowing private retailers to sell spirits on the lines of Haryana and others with the State expecting to rake in a revenue of `5,500 crore. The new policy will come into effect from October 12, 2024, according to a GO issued on Monday | P4 `1,036 crore released for flood-hit Andhra Vijayawada: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) released `1,036 crore to the State on Tuesday, as part of central share from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and an advance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). The allocation is part of disbursement of `5,858.60 crore to 14 flood-hit States | P4