The Catch Up: 1 October

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This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.
Today is the 1st of October and here are the headlines.

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls will wrap up today as voting is underway for the final 40 seats in the third and largest phase of the elections. A voter turnout of 44.08 per cent was recorded as of 1 pm. 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.
Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi at a curtain raiser event today said that there had been “positive signalling” at the diplomatic level from both India and China regarding the ongoing military standoff between the two countries along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, and that military commanders from both sides would now sit together to see how this can be translated on the ground. General Dwivedi said that while the positive signalling came from the diplomatic sides, “when it comes to execution on the ground, it is dependent on the military commanders on both sides to take those decisions.”
The Supreme Court today 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 school bus in Thailand with about 44 students and teachers on board caught fire on the outskirts of Bangkok. News agency AP quoting government officials said, as many as 25 are feared dead in the accident. Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said about 16 students and three teachers were sent to a hospital for treatment and further added that the cause of the incident was being investigated.
Amid rising tensions across West Asia, the Israeli military today sounded air raid sirens in central Israel, including Tel Aviv, following its “limited” and “targeted” ground raids against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in southern Lebanon. Earlier in the day, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began the targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against the group and the Israeli forces said that these targets are located in villages close to the border, and “pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel.”
This was the Catch Up on 3 Things by The Indian Express.