President inaugurates CII Agro Tech fairPresident Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the CII Agro Tech India-2018 in Chandigarh on Saturday. Indian agriculture needs a renewal of its marriage with contemporary technology, protection against climate change, price fluctuations and demand shocks, and sustained investment by and partnership with business , Mr. Kovind said. Applauding the farmers of Punjab and Haryana, Mr. Kovind said the States farmers have never shied away from a challenge and a responsibility to larger society. Today we are facing a problem related to disposal of crop residue and of safe and clean removal of husk or stubble , President Kovind said. 12.10 PM Papuan activists rally A Papuan activist with his forehead painted with banned separatist flag the "Morning Star" marches with others during a rally in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. | Photo Credit: APPapuans on Saturday commemorated the 57th anniversary of the failed efforts by Papuan tribal chiefs to declare independence from Dutch colonial rule, in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia with a rally. Indonesia took over West Papua from Dutch colonial rule in 1963 and formalized its sovereignty over the region in 1969 through a vote by about 1,000 community leaders, which critics dismissed as a sham. A separatist group called the Free Papua Movement has battled Indonesian rule ever since. (AP Photo/Trisnadi) 11.00 AM Murali Vijay finishes tour game with hundred Cricket Australia XI batsman Harry Nielsen celebrates after scoring a century during their tour cricket match against India in Sydney, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. | Photo Credit: APMurali Vijay struck a confident hundred while K L Rahul scored a half-century in the warm-up game against Cricket Australia XI, easing off any worries in the Indian dressing room in their final outing before the first Test. Vijay, returning to the Test squad after being dropped mid-way through the England tour, celebrated his comeback with an unbeaten century off 118 balls. He looked solid throughout the innings on the fourth day, and had reached his half-century off 91 balls. Earlier, Rahul scored 62 (98 balls) as the duo put on 109 runs for the opening wicket as India finished at 211-2 (43.4 overs) in their second innings at stumps on day four of the tour game against Cricket Australia XI at the Sydney Cricket Ground. 10:00 AM Aftermath of the earthquake in Alaska This aerial photo shows damage on Vine Road, south of Wasilla, Alaska, after earthquakes. | Photo Credit: APBack-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.7 shattered highways and rocked buildings on Friday in Anchorage and the surrounding area, sending people running into the streets and briefly triggering a tsunami warning for islands and coastal areas south of the city. 9:00 AM Drug menace in Philippine Bureau of Jail Management and Penology personel search the Manila City Jail premises for drugs and other illegal paraphernalias in Manila, Philippines. | Photo Credit: Getty ImagesMore than two years on, Philippine president Rodrigo Dutertes drug war continues despite widespread criticisms and global condemnation. Nearly 5,000 people were reported to have been killed by police in what they tag as legitimate operations. Thousands more have been killed by unoficial militias since Duterte promised to rid the country of the problem of illegal drugs in six months time by killing hundreds of thousands since he assumed the highest seat of power. While security forces enjoy a promised presidential protection from prosecution, a local court recently sentenced three police officers for the murder of a 17-year-old boy, the first ever conviction by the courts under the governments war on drugs.
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