The Catch Up: 16 October

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This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.
Today is the 16th of October and here are the headlines.
In a thinly veiled reference to China and Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said that that “if trust is lacking or cooperation inadequate, if friendship has fallen short and good neighbourliness is missing somewhere, there are surely reasons to introspect and causes to address.” Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation heads of government meeting in Islamabad, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar listed out the key challenges that SCO was committed to combatting: terrorism, separatism, and extremism.
Bomb threats to flights of Indian airlines continued on Wednesday with at least six flights — three of IndiGo, two of SpiceJet and one of Akasa Air — being the latest additions to the growing list. With these six flights, the number of confirmed instances of bomb threats to Indian carrier’s flights over the past three days has risen to 18. Three international flights – one of Air India and two of IndiGo – had received bomb threats on Monday, while another nine flights spanning across all major carriers had received threats on Tuesday. All the threats on Monday and Tuesday came via social media platforms, and eventually turned out to be fake.
National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah took oath as the first Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmirtoda. He has sought to balance political representation for both provinces of the UT with his five Cabinet picks. In his first comments after taking oath, the Chief Minister said, “We will not let Jammu feel that they do not have a voice or representation in the current government. We have brought in a Deputy CM to ensure this and this will be our endeavour going forth as well.” Nowshera MLA Surinder Choudhary took oath as Deputy CM.
In the wake of an ongoing investigation against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over alleged irregularities in the grant of land, Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) chairman K Marigowda resigned today. In his resignation letter to the Urban Development Department, Marigowda said that it was his personal decision to resign and cited health reasons. Later while speaking to reporters, Marigowda said he was asked by Siddaramaiah to resign from the post.
A devastating accident involving a fuel tanker occurred late Tuesday night in Majia, a town located in the Taura local government area of Jigawa State, resulting in at least 94 fatalities and injuring 50 others. The police confirmed the incident today, highlighting the tragic circumstances that unfolded when the driver lost control of the vehicle.
This was the Catch Up on 3 Things by The Indian Express.