DES7 RJ-MAHARAJ ARRESTJaipur: Police arrest a 70-year-old self-styled godman, accused of raping a law student, from a private hospital in Alwar in Rajasthan. DES16 DEF-SITHARAMANJaisalmer: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visits the field firing range in Khetolai area in Pokhran and meets senior Army officers stationed there. DES20 DL-KEJRIWAL-LGNew Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urges Lt Governor Anil Baijal to send him the file on empowering heads of government hospitals to hire contractual staff, alleging that officials had refused to show it to him citing the LGs orders. DES8 JK-NIRMAL SINGH HECKLEDJammu: JK Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh has been heckled by Dogra community members over the state governments "failure" to declare Maharaja Hari Singhs birth anniversary as a state holiday. NRG12 JK-MAHARAJA-ANNIVERSARYJammu: Several programmes, including armed rallies, have been organised in Jammu region to mark the 122nd birth anniversary of the states last Hindu ruler Maharaja Hari Singh, amid demands that the day be declared a public holiday.

Source: India Today September 23, 2017 16:18 UTC