Indian, Chinese troops exchange Diwali sweets a week after disengagement | Top News of Oct 31, 2024

[00:00:10] This is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama, I am your host Vaishnavi and these are the major

[00:00:15] news stories of Thursday, Oct 31, 2024.

[00:00:20] Indian Chinese troops exchange Diwali sweets at border points a week after disengagement.

[00:00:26] Israel's military announced on Thursday that it shot down a drone on Wednesday that was

[00:00:31] attempting to smuggle weapons from Egyptian territory into Israel.

[00:00:36] Spain issued another storm warning on Thursday for parts of the Valencia region which has been

[00:00:41] devastated by floods that have claimed at least 95 lights.

[00:00:45] Amid controversy regarding the use of an ambulance to reach the Trishudpuram venue after reports

[00:00:51] of disruptions to the festival, Union Minister Suresh Gopi dared the Kerala government to initiate

[00:00:56] a CBI investigation.

[00:00:59] The Kartians have won upon Hortus, the art and literature festival organized by Malayala

[00:01:03] Manorama in Kaurikod.

[00:01:04] Chief Minister Panarai Bijin inaugurated the festival at a function held at the open-air stadium

[00:01:09] on Kaurikod beach.

[00:01:10] Let's get into details.

[00:01:13] Troops of India and China exchanged sweets at several border points along the line of actual

[00:01:18] control, including at locations in eastern Ladakh, on the occasion of Diwali on Thursday.

[00:01:23] The traditional practice was observed a day after both countries completed troop disengagement

[00:01:27] at the two friction points at Demtok and Demtsang Plains in eastern Ladakh, bringing a fresh

[00:01:32] toe in the Sinu-Indian Tides.

[00:01:34] The exchange took place at all five border personal meeting points along the LAC.

[00:01:39] Israel's military announced on Thursday that its shore down drawn on Wednesday that was

[00:01:44] attempting to smuggle weapons from Egyptian territory into Israel.

[00:01:48] Israeli officials have previously stated that during the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the Palestinian

[00:01:53] armed group Hamas has used tunnels beneath the border to facilitate armed smuggling from

[00:01:58] Egypt's Sinai region.

[00:02:00] In response, Egypt claims to have destroyed tunnel networks leading to Gaza years ago and has

[00:02:05] established a buffer zone and border fortifications to prevent smuggling activities.

[00:02:11] Spain issued another storm warning on Thursday for parts of the Valencia region, which has been

[00:02:16] devastated by floods that have claimed at least 95 lives.

[00:02:19] Rescuers continue to search flooded fields and stranded vehicles for those still missing.

[00:02:24] Local authorities have not revealed how many people remain unaccounted for, following Europe's

[00:02:29] deadliest floods in years.

[00:02:31] Meteorologists reported that parts of Valencia received a year's worth of rain in just eight

[00:02:35] hours on Tuesday, causing severe traffic pileups and flooding farmland in the region that

[00:02:39] produced about two-thirds of Spain's citrus fruits, a major global exporter of oranges.

[00:02:44] The storm responsible for the torrential downpours have since moved northeast.

[00:02:50] Amid controversy regarding the use of an ambulance to reach the Drusurpuram venue after reports

[00:02:55] of disruptions to the festival, Union Minister Suresh Gobi on Thursday detailed the events

[00:03:00] surrounding the incident and called for a CBI investigation.

[00:03:03] Gobi, the Union Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Tourism, acknowledged that he

[00:03:09] arrived at the festival site in an ambulance but insisted that he initially reached the

[00:03:14] area in his car.

[00:03:15] He claimed his vehicle was attacked by Gundaz from rival parties and that he was subsequently

[00:03:20] assisted by local youths who placed him in an ambulance designated for festival emergencies.

[00:03:25] He also alleged that these controversies were being manufactured, divert attention from financial

[00:03:31] scandals, including the Karwan Noor cooperative bank scam.

[00:03:36] The Hortoos Art and Literature Festival organised by Malayalam Anurama has officially begun in

[00:03:41] Khorikode.

[00:03:41] Chief Minister Pinaray Vijay inaugurated the event at Oppone Stadium on Khorikode Beach,

[00:03:45] with Khorikode Mayor Bina Phillip presiding.

[00:03:48] The festival features speeches from notable figures, including Malayalam Anurama executive editor

[00:03:52] Jayant Mahamon Matthew and Polish writer Marek Binzak.

[00:03:55] Running from No. 1 to 3, Hortoos will host over 130 debates across 10 venues and welcome

[00:04:02] more than 400 guests, including Tamil Nadu, Deputy Chief Minister Udenadi Stalin and Delhi

[00:04:07] Chief Minister Adi Shee.

[00:04:10] That brings us to the end of this episode.

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