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Missing Flight MH370
Malaysia confirms plane crashed
PM says no survivors as jet plunged into Indian Ocean Passengers’ kin have been informed 
Kuala Lumpur, March 24
The missing Malaysia Airlines plane with 239 persons on board, including five Indians, crashed in remote southern Indian Ocean with no survivors and their families have been informed, Prime Minister Najib Razak announced today, 17 days after the jet vanished mysteriously.
Relatives of passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 console each other in Beijing on Monday. AFP

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3 engineering students drown in Faridabad lake
Faridabad, March 24
Three students of a local engineering college drowned in a lake near Faridabad’s Sirohi village on Monday afternoon while another was rescued by his classmates. 
Grieving relatives of one of the students outside the civil hospital at Faridabad on Monday. Tribune photo

Congress gets Jakhar to fight from Ferozepur
Dharamsot gets Fatehgarh, Panjgrahian Faridkot
New Delhi, March 24
As part of its strategy to field its big guns against Akali-BJP combine, the Congress today made legislature party leader Sunil Jakhar as its candidate for the Ferozepur Lok Sabha seat. Jakhar had not applied for the job. He was chosen over legislator Rana Gurmit Sodhi.

Sunil Jakhar

Miffed Jaswant files nomination as Independent
Says he has been betrayed by Rajnath, Vasundhra Raje; ridicules ‘NaMo, NaMo’ slogan
New Delhi, March 24
Former Union Minister Jaswant Singh, who had been associated with the BJP for around 30 years, today filed his nomination papers for the Barmer Lok Sabha seat as an Independent candidate.

EC talks tough on clean chit to Punjab cops
Chandigarh, March 24
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has objected to the way several Punjab police officers named in poll-related complaints have been let off. The version of complainants have not been taken into account while investigating cases. The CEO has asked the state Principal Secretary (Home) to send his remarks on all the reports, separately, at the earliest.

No ‘kite’ flying, Manpreet set to contest on ‘Congress symbol’
Chandigarh, March 24
People’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal would contest the Lok Sabha elections on hand, the Congress’ symbol, said party insiders.

Manpreet Singh Badal