New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.30 PM NATION DEL100 PM-LD UKRAINE Modi, Zelenskyy discuss Ukraine conflict; PM says there can be "no military solution" New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday and asserted that there can be no military solution to the Ukraine conflict, while also underlining that endangerment of nuclear facilities could have catastrophic consequences. DEL62 JK-LD SHAH Gujjars, Bakerwals, Paharis in JK to get quota benefits, says Amit Shah Rajouri (JK): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced that the Gujjar, Bakerwal and Pahari communities in Jammu and Kashmir will get reservation benefits in accordance with the recommendations of the Justice Sharma Commission which examined the issue of quota. DEL105 EC-PARTIES-2ND LD FREEBIES Amid freebies debate, EC proposes change in poll code; wants parties to give info on financial viability of election promises New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday proposed amending the model code to ask political parties to provide authentic information to voters on the financial viability of their poll promises, a move that comes amid the freebies versus welfare measures debate that has triggered a political slugfest in the recent weeks. DEL99 JK-DG-MURDER-2NDLD ARREST 23-year-old domestic help arrested over sensational murder of J-K prisons DGP Jammu: The sensational murder of Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (Prisons) Hemant Kumar Lohia was solved within hours as his 23-year-old domestic help, the main suspect, was arrested here on Tuesday, police said. DEL61 UKD-MOUNTAINEERS-2NDLD DEATH Ten mountaineers killed in U"khand avalanche: Nehru Institute of Mountaineering principal Uttarkashi:Ten mountaineers were killed in an avalanche at Mount Draupadi Ka Danda - II peak in Uttarakhand"s Uttarkashi district on Tuesday, officials said. MDS12 KL-CONG-POLL-2ND LD THAROOR Rahul Gandhi was asked to request me to withdraw from Cong prez poll: Tharoor Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was asked by some party leaders to seek withdrawal of Shashi Tharoor"s candidature, the Thiruvananthapuram MP, who has made an aggressive bid to its top post, claimed here on Tuesday. DEL97 DELHI-2NDLD POWER SUBSIDY Delhi LG orders probe in AAP"s free power scheme, Kejriwal links it to Gujarat polls New Delhi: The tussle between Delhi LG V K Saxena and the Kejriwal government intensified on Tuesday as he ordered an inquiry into alleged irregularities in the power subsidy scheme, raising the hackles of AAP leaders who claimed his move was linked to Gujarat polls and aimed at stalling the free electricity initiative. CAL8 WB-GANDHI-MAHISASURA (R) Condemn Gandhi look-alike asura incident but some other pujas in TMC-ruled Bengal also hurt sentiments: BJP Kolkata: The BJP on Tuesday said while it unequivocally condemned the installation of a Mahatma Gandhi look-alike Mahisasura at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, the saffron party claimed that several other pujas have hurt public sentiments in the past in TMC-ruled West Bengal. BOM12 MH-HC-LD ANIL DESHMUKH  HC grants bail to former Maha home minister Anil Deshmukh in ED case Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). DEL104 DEF-2NDLD IAF CHIEF Return to status quo ante needed for situation to become normal in Eastern Ladakh: IAF chief New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday said the benchmark for the situation to become normal in eastern Ladakh would be to return to status quo ante prior to the standoff and complete withdrawal of troops from all friction points and asserted that appropriate "non-escalatory" measures were taken following China"s recent air activities in the region. BOM27 GJ-3RDLD GARBA-ATTACK Gujarat: 7 hurt in attack on Garba event; cops thrash suspects by holding them against electric pole Kheda: Seven persons, including a policeman, were injured in an attack on a Garba event by a mob consisting of members from the Muslim community who objected to holding of the programme near a mosque in Gujarat"s Kheda district, police said on Tuesday. LEGAL LGD6 DL-COURT-JEE-RUSSIAN-REMAND Court sends Russian national to CBI custody in JEE-Mains exam manipulation case New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday sent a Russian national, arrested for alleged manipulation of JEE (Mains) examination last year, to two days" CBI custody. FOREIGN FGN38 NOBEL-3RDLD PHYSICS 3 physicists share Nobel Prize for work on quantum science Stockholm: Three scientists jointly won this year"s Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their work on quantum information science that has significant applications, for example in the field of encryption. FGN44 UK-KING-SOUTHASIAN-LD DIASPORA Charles hosts first South Asian diaspora event as King in Scotland London: Britain’s King Charles III hosted his first major event in Scotland for the South Asian diaspora since becoming monarch last month as a celebration of charity initiatives geared towards the region. BUSINESS DCM68 BIZ-LD JIO-5G Jio to start beta trial of 5G services in 4 cities from Oct 5 New Delhi: Telecom major Jio will start the beta trial of 5G services in four cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Varanasi from October 5 with a select set of customers, the company said on Tuesday. DEL76 BIZ-LD CCI-SONY-ZEE MERGER Competition Comm gives conditional approval to Sony-Zee merger deal New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India on Tuesday approved with certain conditions the mega-merger deal between media groups Sony and Zee. PTI TIR TIR