The leaves are sanctioned by the Assam government under the ‘Matri Pitri Vandana’ scheme can be availed on November 14 and November 15.

The inter-regional Mughal Road, connecting Jammu region’s Poonch district with Kashmir’s Shopian district has been reopened.

In Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh, a rare instance of ‘digital bribery’ has come to the fore, with screenshots of the transactions going viral on social media.