The Catch Up: 4 October

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This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Ichha Sharma.
Today is the 4th of October and here are the headlines.
The Supreme Court on Monday stated the lab reports prima facie indicate that the samples of ghee tested belonged to the cooking medium which was not used in the preparation of the laddus at the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh. Additionally, while hearing a clutch of petitions, the Bench also sought to know why Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu went public with the matter without waiting for the report of the investigation ordered by his government. The court asked the Centre to respond if the Special Investigation Team set up by the Andhra Pradesh Government should continue to probe the allegations.
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls wrapped up on Tuesday as voting was underway for the final 40 seats in the third and largest phase of the elections. A voter turnout of 65.65 per cent was recorded on Tuesday. In contrast to the first two phases, the bulk of the seats in the third one totalling to 24 seats are in the Jammu division, while 16 are in Kashmir. According to the Election Commission, the second phase of the J&K polls on 25th of September recorded a voter turnout of 57.31 per cent and 61.38 per cent in the first phase. Results will be announced on 8th of October.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stated that the guidelines it will lay down for demolitions of unauthorised constructions will be applicable pan-India and for all religions. The bench said it will make it clear that merely because a person is an accused or even a convict, it can’t be a ground for demolition of property. The court further added that it was not encouraging encroachments and cluttering of footpaths. The Supreme Court was hearing a batch of petitions which have alleged that properties, including of those accused of crime, were being demolished. A bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud intervened in the case involving the Isha Yoga Foundation, presided over by spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. The Supreme Court has stayed a previous order from the Madras High Court that directed police to investigate criminal cases against the foundation and report on alleged illegal confinement of two women, daughters of a retired professor, who claimed they were being held against their will. During the proceedings, the bench emphasised that allowing police or military forces into such institutions could infringe on religious freedoms stating quote “you can’t let the Army or the police into an institution like this” unquote.
After a day where Israel and Hezbollah troops clashed at close range in southern Lebanon, Israel bombed central Beirut in the early hours Thursday. The Israel Defence Forces said they had killed 15 Hezbollah members after a strike on a municipality building in Southern Lebanon. Meanwhile, Lebanese security officials said three missiles also hit the southern suburb of Dahiyeh in early hours, where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed last week, and loud explosions were heard. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sollivan in Washington DC and India, while calling for “restraint by all concerned and protection of civilians”, advised all its nationals to “avoid all non-essential travel to Iran”.
This was the Catch Up on 3 Things by The Indian Express.