SC notice to MoD, UPSCNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on a special leave petition challenging Delhi HC order denying any relief to 105 candidates selected for recruitment in the NDA despite admitting that they were "wronged" by the Ministry of Defence.Cyclone toll 3,426BHUBANESWAR: With rescue workers accessing new areas, the official death toll in the super cyclone in Orissa today shot up to 3,426. Orissa relief commissioner D N Padhi said the worst-hit Jagatsinghpur district alone accounted for 2,464 deaths and 1500 of them in Ersama.Srinagar rockedSRINAGAR: Two tremors shook Srinagar and its adjoining areas tonight, rattling doors and windows and forcing people to rush out of their houses in panic. No loss of life was reported.IAF plane crashesLUCKNOW: An IAF Jaguar fighter aircraft crashed at Chiduwapur Niluapa village in Gorakhpur district on Monday evening, state police headquarters here said. The pilot of the crashed fighter-bomber was safe.TN church guttedMADURAI: A church with a thatched roof was gutted in a fire at Reddiarpatti in Tirunelveli district on Sunday night, police said on Monday.
