Newspaper Headlines: Chinese Soldier Held In Ladakh And Other Top Stories

Hindustan Times: Fears of Covid-19 transmission forced the curtailment of one of India's grandest festivals on Monday, with authorities in Delhi and Kolkata drastically downsizing Durga Puja celebrations. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday questioned National Conference (NC) leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah in connection with a money laundering probe into alleged financial irregularities in the J&K Cricket Association (JKCA) when he was its chief, prompting political leaders in the Union Territory to accuse the Centre of waging political vendetta. The Indian Army on Monday apprehended a Chinese soldier in eastern Ladakh's Demchok sector after he strayed across the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC), the army said in a statement.

The Asian Age: The RJD is now trying to woo Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan ahead of the Assembly polls due to begin from October 28. This is woorying both BJP and Nitish Kumar. A Chinese soldier was apprehended by the Indian Army in the Demchok sector of Eastern Ladakh on Monday after he had "strayed" across the Line of Actual Control (LAC). In a big damper on Durga Puja revelery, the Calcutta High Court on Monday declared all pandals across West Bengal no-entry zones to prevent the surge of COVID-19 cases in the state.

Deccan Chronicle: With IMD predicting heavy rainfall, KT Rama Rao, municipal administration and urban development minister has said 80 special officers have been deployed in th GHMCC limits and adjoining municipalities for rescue measures. A Chinese soldier was apprehended by the Army in the Demchok sector of Eastern Ladakh on Monday after he had "strayed" across the Line of Actual Control (LAC), an incident that comes amid a massive deployment of troops by the two militaries in the region following the border standoff.