In brief

Uddhav on NIC,as honorary member
Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray has been appointed honorary member of the National Integration Council. A Sena release said it was an acknowledgement of his services in the state.

Two women die in ‘suicide pact’
Pune: Two women,Ruta Dattatraya Poredi and Sharyu Vijay Randive,were found dead in an apartment they shared here on Saturday. The two sharebrokers left behind a note stating ‘they had all they wanted and God was waiting for them’.

PDS malpractices: HC notice to minister
Aurangabad: The Aurangabad bench of the HC on Saturday issued notices to the Food and Civil Supplies Minister and a few others in connection with a petition by Sena MLA Meera Renge,alleging misappropriation in allotment of fair price shops.