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10/04/2024

‘Thali aani baaki hai’: PM Modi on his potential 3rd term; slams ‘democracy in danger’ claims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday likened his government's work in the past 10 years to an appetizer and said the “main course” is yet to be served.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, in Nagpur, Wednesday, April 10, 2024.(PTI)

“The work I have done in the last 10 years is an appetizer, Thali aani baaki hai (main course is yet to be served),” PM Modi told a huge crowd in Maharashtra's Ramtek.

“I give you a guarantee - 'Har pal desh ke naam, har pal aap ke naam' (every moment for the country, every moment for the public); 24 x7 for 2047,” he added.

PM Modi denounced the opposition's allegations regarding the endangerment of democracy and the Constitution if he were to return to power.

“They used to do the same even when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was in power. This means that they don't have a new idea. Wasn't the democracy in danger when the Emergency was imposed?” he questioned.

09/04/2024

Eid-ul-Fitr 2024 moon sighting: Moon NOT sighted in Lucknow, Muslims to continue fasting as Eid on April 11

Eid-ul-Fitr 2024 moon sighting live: Muslims throughout India, Pakistan, Australia, Singapore, Bangladesh and other South Asian countries are gearing up to sight the new crescent moon on the evening of Tuesday, April 09, 2024 corresponding to Ramadan 29, 1445 Hijri, that will mark the end of Ramadan and the onset of the month of Shawwal with Eid-ul-Fitr as its first day. Since the Shawwal crescent moon was not sighted by Muslims in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, USA, United Kingdom and other countries in the Middle East and West on April 8 evening, they continue to fast today and will mark chand raat on Tuesday evening while Muslims in South Asian countries including India, Pakistan, Australia, Singapore, Bangladesh etc look for the Shawwal cresent after breaking the fast this evening and maghrib prayers.

26/03/2024

🔥🚨 Breaking News Alert! 🔥🚨

"Arvind Kejriwal greedy": BJP lambasts Delhi CM's second order from jail!

Arvind Kejriwal has just made headlines again by issuing his second executive order from behind bars. 😱🔒

In a scathing rebuke, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has unleashed its fury on Delhi's Chief Minister, accusing him of clinging onto power out of sheer greed and insecurity. 😠💼

BJP leader Dr. Harshvardhan minced no words in demanding Kejriwal's resignation, citing moral grounds and slamming his reluctance to vacate the position despite being in custody. 💼🚫

But that's not all! BJP's Manjinder Singh Sirsa has also weighed in, calling the entire episode a theatrical drama and insisting that a chief minister shouldn't be issuing orders from behind bars. 🎭🚔

This controversy is sending shockwaves through the political landscape! What are your thoughts on this latest development? 🤔👀

02/08/2023

Rahul Gandhi refuses to apologise in ‘Modi surname’ defamation case, reiterates innocence before SC

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi refused to apologise over the Modi surname case on Wednesday, reiterating his innocence before the Supreme Court. that he has always maintained that he is not guilty of offence and that the conviction is unsustainable and if he had to apologise and compound the offence, he would have done it much earlier.
The Congress leader had been convicted in March this year based on a complaint filed by Gujarat BJP MLA Purnesh Ishwarbhai Modi. The latter dubbed Gandhi ‘arrogant’ in a reply filed before the SC on Wednesday - prompting a sharp rebuke from the ousted MP.
Meanwhile, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday extended till September 26 the interim relief granted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from appearance before a local court here in a defamation complaint pertaining to his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018.
The complainant, who claims to be a BJP worker, had alleged that Gandhi's "commander-in-thief" remark in the context of the Rafale fighter jet deal amounted to defamation.

01/07/2023

At least 25 dead as bus catches fire on Nagpur-Mumbai Super-Expressway:

The bus, belonging to Vidarbha Travels, was traveling from Nagpur to Pune and the tragedy occurred near the Sindhkhedraja area at around 1.15 a.m.According to the police, the bus was speeding when it hit an expressway divider, then a pole and was out of control for some distance before there was an explosion followed by a ball of fire that engulfed the vehicle and trapped the passengers.There were a total of 33 people aboard the bus, including two drivers and a cleaner, and so far 25 have perished in the disaster, while at least five injured have been admitted to the Buldhana civil hospital for treatment.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has expressed grief over the tragedy and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakhs for the kin of each deceased, and free treatment for the injured.

The police are probing the tragedy and the exact causes of the accident in which one driver was killed and the second has survived.

29/12/2021

एक चिंताजनक संकेत में कि ओमाइक्रोन संस्करण ने मुंबई में एक मजबूत पैर जमा लिया है, शहर ने महीनों में पहली बार 1,000 से अधिक मामले दर्ज किए हैं, शहर के नगर निगम ने मंगलवार को घोषणा की है। पिछले दिन की तुलना में दैनिक मामले में लगभग 70% की वृद्धि हुई है।
मुंबई में आज 1,377 कोरोनावायरस के मामले सामने आए हैं, जबकि 338 लोग बीमारी से उबर चुके हैं। शहर में कुल रिकवरी 97 फीसदी है।
इस बीच, मुंबई के नगर निकाय बीएमसी ने मामलों में हालिया उछाल के बीच नागरिकों से अतिरिक्त सतर्क रहने का आग्रह किया है।
बीएमसी ने ट्वीट किया, "नए मामलों की हालिया वृद्धि ने हमारी ओर से अतिरिक्त सावधानी बरती है। हम उस शहर को फिर से धीमा नहीं होने दे सकते जो कभी सोता नहीं है।" source: livemint

राज्य में सक्रिय मामले की संख्या वर्तमान में 11,492 है।
हालांकि, राज्य में ओमाइक्रोन का कोई नया मामला सामने नहीं आया है। महाराष्ट्र में अब तक कुल 167 ओमाइक्रोन मामले सामने आए हैं।

15/08/2020

Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni on Saturday, August 15 2020, announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket. Dhoni took to social media platform Instagram to post an emotional video with photographs from his journey with the Indian team while leaving a heartfelt caption.

"Thanks. Thanks a lot for ur love and support thorughout.from 1929 hrs consider me as retired" - Dhoni captioned the video on his Instagram handle.

It is truly an end of an era in Indian cricket as the only skipper who won all the major ICC trophies hangs his boot from international cricket. It was under Dhoni's leadership when India ended their long wait for World Cup since winning it last in 1983 and lifted the coveted trophy in 2011 at the iconic Wankhede. Under Dhoni, India also won the World T20 in 2007 where he led a young team to win the tournament against all odds.

Dhoni's stay with Team India will always be remembered for his calm captaincy as he earned the term 'captain cool'. While he finished uncountable matches for the Men in Blue with his incredible hitting in the death overs, his tendancy to take the game deep earned his plaudits from all corners of the world.

Dhoni scored 4876 runs in Test cricket (90 matches) at an average of 38.09 with six centuries and 33 half-centuries but it was the shorter formats of the game where the world witnessed the best of his talent.

In 350 ODIs, Dhoni smashed 10,773 runs at an incredible average of 50.57 with 10 tons and 73 half-centuries to his name. In 98 T20Is, he hammered 1617 runs at a strike-rate of 126.13 in what has been a dream ride for Dhoni and Team India.

Dhoni, who has stayed away from media limelight, played his last match for Team India in the semi-final of ICC World Cup 2019 and his retirement will be remembered as the most Dhoni-esque way of quitting international cricket. However, he will continue to don the yellow jersey for Chennai Super Kings in Indian Premier League.

11/08/2020

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Monday announced the setting up of a three-member committee to address the issue of dissident MLAs in Rajasthan.
The decision came after rebel party leader Sachin Pilot held discussions with former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in a meeting that stretched over two-and--half hours.
The meeting, the first between Mr Gandhi and Mr. Pilot since the Rajasthan crisis erupted in early July, came just fours days ahead of the crucial August 14 session of the State Assembly. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is expected to prove his majority on the floor of the House during the session.
The Congress now expects to sail through a confidence vote if it is held when the Assembly meets on Friday.
Later on Monday evening, Mr Pilot and his supporters met Ms. Vadra, senior leader Ahmed Patel and General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal.
“We had some issues that we wanted to highlighted. I raised some issues, be it the notice from Special Operations Group or the style of functioning and I have been saying from the beginning that the issues are based on principles and we raised them before the party,” Mr. Pilot told reporters after the meeting.
“During this entire episode, lots of things were said about us and I was also surprised to hear some personal comments. We should exercise restraint as there is no place for personal attacks in politics. All of us worked hard for five years to form the government and all of us are stakeholders… We are happy to be be assured that all the issues would be addressed in a time bound manner,” he added.
Denying that he had ever acted against the Congress, Mr Pilot said, “If the party can give us post, it can also take it away.” He added that he has never hankered after any post.
Though Mr Pilot didn’t make a public comment on the understanding reached between him and the party leadership, two MLAs close to him spoke to The Hindu and claimed that Monday’s meeting addressed all the grievances and he is expected to proceed to Jaipur for the Assembly session.
The MLAs contended that Mr. Pilot would be “given his due including the Chief Minister’s post in the future” even though he will not get any party or government position immediately.
The Congress party’s formal statement, however, only said: “Sachin Pilot has met with former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and expressed his grievances in detail. Mr Pilot has committed to working in the interest of the Congress party and the Congress government in Rajasthan.”
“Following this meeting, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has decided that the AICC will constitute a three-member committee to address the issues raised by Mr Pilot and the aggrieved MLAs and arrive at an appropriate resolution,” party general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal said.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is also learnt to have spoke to Mr Gehlot on phone in the past two days to seal the peace deal between the two rivals camps.
“Sachin had no other option as there was growing restlessness among his MLAs to end the stalemate,” a senior leader said, who also pointed that Mr. Sharma met Mr. Gehlot at his residence in Jaipur on Monday evening.
The Pilot camp has also demanded a change in AICC officer bearers including the general secretary.
The Gehlot camp, on the other hand, is strongly opposed to any sops being given to Mr Pilot’s supporters.
On Sunday, Mr Gehlot, too, had reached out to dissident MLAs by writing an open letter in which he asked MLAs “to stand with the truth and honour the mandate of the people.”

14/07/2020

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14/07/2020

कोरोना के वैक्सीन तैयार करने वाले देश और उनकी कंपनियां इसके उत्पादन के लिए भारत की ओर रुख कर रही है। आइसीएमआर के महानिदेशक डॉक्टर बलराम भार्गव के अनुसार पूरी दुनिया में कुल वैक्सीन का 60 फीसदी सप्लाई करने वाला भारत की कोरोना की वैक्सीन सप्लाई चैन में केंद्रीय भूमिका सुनिश्चित है। इसके साथ ही उन्होंने दो स्वदेशी वैक्सीन के मानव ट्रायल शुरू होने की जानकारी देते हुए कहा कि इनके रास्ते में प्रशासनिक स्तर पर एक दिन भी देरी नहीं आने दी जाएगी।
कोरोना को रोकने में वैक्सीन को अंतिम विकल्प के रूप में संकेत करते हुए डाक्टर बलराम भार्गव ने कहा कि दुनिया के सभी देश वैक्सीन को तैयार करने की प्रक्रिया को फास्ट ट्रैक करने में जुटे हैं और इसमें सफलता मिल रही है। उन्होंने कहा कि रूस तो वैक्सीन का ट्रायल पूरा भी कर चुका है। इसी तरह चीन, अमेरिका, ब्रिटेन और अन्य देश अपने-अपने यहां जल्द से जल्द वैक्सीन तैयार करने में जुटे हैं। भारत में भारत बायोटेक और जायडस कैडिला की वैक्सीन का मानव ट्रायल शुरू हो गया है। भारत की ये दो कंपनियां अलग-अलग साइट्स पर 1000-1000 लोगों पर वैक्सीन के लिए क्लिनिकल स्टडी कर रही है। वे चूहों और खरगोशों पर परीक्षण कर चुकी हैं। पिछले महीने ड्रग कंट्रोलर जनरल (DGCI) को डेटा प्रस्तुत किया गया था, जिसके बाद इन दोनों कपंनियों को इस महीने की शुरुआत में प्रारंभिक चरण के मानव ट्रायल शुरू करने की मंजूरी मिल गई।
उन्‍होंने बताया कि रूस ने भी वैक्सीन को हासिल करने की प्रक्रिया तेज कर दी है। उसे प्राथमिक चरणों में सफलता भी मिली है। वहीं दूसरी ओर चीन भी वैक्सीन तैयार करने में जोर-शोर से जुटा हुआ है। वहां वैक्सीन पर तेजी से अध्ययन किए जा रहे हैं। डॉ. बलराम भार्गव ने कहा कि अमेरिका में भी दो वैक्सीन पर काम तेज कर दिया है। आज आपने पढ़ा होगा कि अमेरिका ने अपने दो वैक्सीन कैंडिडेट्स को तेज कर दिया है। इंग्लैंड भी ऑक्सफोर्ड यूनिवर्सिटी में वैक्सीन पर तेजी से काम हो रहा है। वह वैक्‍सीन को इंसानों के इस्तेमाल के लायक बनाने को लेकर तत्पर है।
डाक्टर बलराम भार्गव ने कहा कि स्वदेशी वैक्सीन को फास्ट ट्रैक कर जल्द-से-जल्द आम लोगों के लिए उपलब्ध कराने की हमारी नैतिक जिम्मेदारी है। लेकिन आश्वासन दिया कि स्वदेशी वैक्सीन को तैयार करने में प्रशासनिक कारण से एक दिन की भी देरी नहीं होने दी जाएगी। अपने दो जुलाई की चिट्ठी में 15 अगस्त तक आम जनता के लिए स्वदेशी वैक्सीन उपलब्ध कराने की बात करने वाले डाक्टर बलराम भार्गव ने अब इसके लिए किसी समय सीमा नहीं बताई। लेकिन उन्होंने भरोसा दिया कि दुनिया में बनने वाली कोरोना की वैक्सीन भारत में भी लोगों के लिए उपलब्ध होगी।
उन्होंने कहा कि दुनिया में कुल वैक्सीन का 60 फीसदी भारत में बनता है और यही कारण है कि आज 'दुनिया के सभी वैक्सीन बनाने वाले भारत के संपर्क में है।' उन्होंने कहा कि दुनिया में कहीं भी, कोई भी वैक्सीन बने, उत्पादन के लिए उसे भारत पर निर्भर होना पड़ेगा। ध्यान देने की बात है कि आक्सफोर्ड विश्वविद्यालय ने भी अपनी आने वाली वैक्सीन के उत्पादन के लिए भारतीय कंपनी सेरम इंस्टीट्यूट से समझौता किया है।

14/07/2020

The political crisis in Rajasthan took a dramatic turn on Tuesday with the Congress sacking rebel leader Sachin Pilot both as the Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan as well as Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president.
The party also accused him of colluding with the Opposition BJP in its conspiracy to topple the State government. Two Ministers in the rebel camp were also dropped from the State Cabinet.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, who was camping in Jaipur as a central observer, announced the decision after a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) passed a resolution to remove Mr. Pilot and others from their currently held positions. Mr. Pilot and the MLAs supporting him did not attend the CLP.
The Cabinet members removed were Tourism Minister Vishvendra Singh and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ramesh Meena. Mr. Surjewala announced the appointment of Minister of State for Education Govind Singh Dotasra as the new PCC president, replacing Mr. Pilot.
Mr. Surjewala said the Congress had taken the decision with a “heavy heart”, as its edifice was built around its policies and principles, which were far more important than the individuals.
“Mr. Pilot and some of his associates were swayed by the BJP’s plot and had joined it to topple the government, which was unacceptable,” he said.
The 42-year-old Mr. Pilot, credited with leading the party's successful campaign in the 2018 State Assembly election, has been miffed over a notice issued to him by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan police for recording his statement in a case registered in connection with the alleged attempts to topple the government.
Soon after the CLP meeting was over, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot drove to Raj Bhawan to inform Governor Kalraj Mishra of the decision and make a formal request to drop the Ministers from the Cabinet. He also handed over a list of MLAs supporting him and apprised the Governor of the impending Cabinet reshuffle.
Mr. Gehlot told reporters after meeting the Governor that while the BJP was trying to destabilise his government, Mr. Pilot was playing into the hands of the Opposition party. “The BJP wanted to repeat in Rajasthan what it did in Madhya Pradesh, but its intentions will not fructify here,” he said.
Mr. Gehlot said Mr. Pilot and other Ministers as well as MLAs were given ample opportunities, but they chose not to attend the CLP meetings on Monday and Tuesday. “No one is happy about this decision, but it was clear that hobnobbing with the BJP was taking place,” he said, while affirming that he had been impartial to all the MLAs.
Mr. Pilot reacted immediately through a post in Hindi on twitter, saying “Satya ko pareshan kiya ja sakta hai, parajit nahin (The truth can be harrassed, not defeated).”
In another tweet, he thanked all those who had come out in his support and changed his profile to delete the reference to his position as Deputy CM and PCC chief.
Other announcements made by Mr. Surjewala about new appointments pertained to Ganesh Ghogra, who will replace Mr. Pilot's loyalist Mukesh Bhakar as the Youth Congress president, and Hem Singh Shekhawat, who will replace Rakesh Pareek as the Congress Seva Dal president.
Earlier, Ministers Mr. Vishvendra Singh and Mr. Ramesh Meena and former Assembly Speaker Deependra Singh Shekhawat released a statement affirming that Mr. Pilot's “public humiliation” was unacceptable to them. “We are seeking to restore our self-respect and are not clamouring for any posts and positions contrary to false reports in the media,” they said.
The signed statement said the leaders were taking a stand to protect their dignity when Mr. Pilot was threatened with the SOG’s notice.
“This is unprecedented in Indian democracy and the Congress party, for which we have toiled with sweat and blood. Under the leadership of Mr. Pilot, we have made every effort to strengthen the party and bring it to power when it was reduced to an insignificant number in the State Assembly.”

01/07/2020

Six persons were killed and 16 injured — 11 of them critically — after a boiler exploded at Unit V at the Thermal Power Station-II, in NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) in Neyveli on Wednesday.
Contract workers and permanent staff were active at the 210 MW unit at the time of the accident, and thick smoke billowed out of the plant.
The victims were identified as Selamarasan, Arun Kumar, Padmanabhan, Ramanathan, Venkatesa Perumal and Nagaraj. NLCIL said all of them were contract workers.
Of the 16 injured, 11, who had sustained over 40 % burns were referred to Chennai while the remaining were admitted to the NLCIL General Hospital in the township.
The blast occurred at around 10 a.m. This is the second accident at TPS-II. It may be recalled that five persons including two permanent staff were killed in a boiler blast in Unit VI on May 7.
According to NLCIL sources, “The Unit V had shut down after it had tripped on Tuesday night. The workers and engineering staff were attempting to revive the unit when a fire reportedly broke out in the boiler, resulting in the explosion.”
Power generation in the unit was stalled following the accident, while all other units in the station and other thermal power plants functioned as usual.
Rescue work is still on and senior officials have rushed to the spot.

video courtesy: NDTV

28/06/2020

A week after the Corps Commander level talks in the wake of the June 15 Galwan incident when 20 Indian Army personnel were killed, both Indian and Chinese troops continue in “eyeball-to-eyeball” positions at all the friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh.
The China Study Group (CSG) headed by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met on Saturday to discuss the prevailing situation along the LAC. The CSG is an informal group constituted in 1997, comprising the Cabinet Secretary, secretaries of Defence and Home ministries, the Army chief, Director of Intelligence Bureau among others. The details of the meeting were not known.
At least 75 personnel, who were injured in the incident, had “blunt injuries” on head, chest and back, inflicted by rods.
The Ministry of External Affairs had issued a statement that the “Chinese side took premeditated and planned action that was directly responsible for the resulting violence and casualties.”
As reported earlier, the violent clashes took place on June 15 after Colonel Santosh Babu, who was commanding the unit, dismantled a tent erected by the Chinese and set it on fire. Col. Babu was among the Army personnel killed.
Officials said the understanding to remove the tent in Galwan valley was taken at a meeting on June 6 between the two armies. The official said after the tent was removed on June 15 evening, Col. Babu went to patrol the area with a small team.
“When the team arrived there late in the evening, the violent reaction from the Chinese should have been anticipated and factored in. The troops fought on the edge of a cliff where normally no more than two people can stand together; it had also become dark,” the official said, adding that had it been a flat terrain, the deaths wouldn’t have occurred.
After analysing the chain of events, officials believe that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was also annoyed as India had constructed a helipad till the edge of Y-nallah at Galwan, not very far from the June 15 clash site.
“A similar clash took place on May 5 in the Finger area near Pangong Tso (lake). The intensity of the Galwan clash was more or less similar but the terrain and the spiked batons the Chinese were carrying cost so many lives. It was the first occasion when a clash like this occurred after sun-down,” said the official.
The entire stretch along LAC in Ladakh has witnessed “worrisome hardening of Chinese positions” since April-May, with China occupying a considerable area from Finger 4 to 8 near Pangong Tso (lake).
After the June 22 Corps Commander level talks, China has neither vacated nor removed the prefabricated or semi permanent structures built since May in some of the disputed sites. However there has been a “noticeable thinning of presence of Chinese troops”, officials said.

28/06/2020

मानसून (Monsoon) के कारण बिहार में बाढ़ का खतरा (Danger of Flood) बढ़ गया है। स्थिति की समीक्षा के लिए रविवार को मुख्‍यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार (CM Nitish Kumar) ने अधिकारियों के साथ हाई लेवल बैठक (High Level Meeting) की। उधर, केंद्रीय गृहमंत्री (Home Minister) अमित शाह (Amit Shah) ने बिहार की जनता की सुरक्षा के लिए मदद का आश्‍वासन दिया।
विदित हो कि नेपाल (Nepal) के जल-ग्रहण वाले इलाकों में भारी बारिश के कारण बिहार में नदियां ऊफना रही हैं। बाढ़ का खतरा बढ़ता जा रहा है। इस बीच हिमालय से निकलकर बिहार व बंगाल से गुजरने वाली महानंदा नदी (Mahananda River) में भी पानी बढ़ रहा है। इससे बिहार के किशनगंज, पूर्णिया व कटिहार जिलों में दहशत है।
चिराग ने अपने पुराने अंदाज में फिर नीतीश सरकार पर हुए हमलावर, कहा- स्‍पेशल स्‍टेटस ठीक, पर बढ़ाना होगा संसाधन
बाढ़ के हालात की समीक्षा के लिए रविवार को मुख्‍यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार ने हाई लेवल बैठक की। उन्‍होंने अधिकारियों को सभी एहतियात बरतने का निर्देश दिया।
इस बीच केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री अमित शाह ने भी मुख्‍यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार से बात की। उन्‍होंने नीतीश कुमार को महानंदा के बढ़ते जल-स्‍तर को लेकर बात की तथा केंद्र सरकार की तरफ से सभी संभव सहायता देने का आश्‍वासन दिया।

27/06/2020

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26/06/2020

The Southwest Monsoon has covered the entire country nearly two weeks ahead of its schedule, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday.
The monsoon usually sets over Kerala on June 1 and it takes 45 days to reach Sriganganagar in West Rajasthan, its last outpost in the country.
From this year however, the IMD has advanced the onset date over Sriganganagar by a week and the new normal date for monsoon to cover the entire country is July 8.
“The Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab and thus it has covered the entire country today, June 26,” the IMD said.
A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, which moved west-northwestwards, and another cyclonic circulation over central India helped in advance of the monsoon.
In 2013, the monsoon had covered the entire country on June 16. This had also coincided with the deadly Uttarakhand flash floods.
“After 2013, monsoon has covered the country so rapidly this year,” IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said.

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25/06/2020

कोरोना संक्रमण के बढ़ते प्रकोप को देखते हुए बंद चल रहीं नियमित ट्रेनों का संचालन 12 अगस्त तक बहाल नहीं होगा। इन नियमित ट्रेनों में रेगुलर पैसेंजर, एक्सप्रेस व मेल ट्रेनों के साथ सबअर्बन ट्रेनों का संचालन भी शामिल हैं। हालांकि अभी चलाई जा रही सीमित संख्या में स्पेशल ट्रेनों का संचालन पूर्व की भांति होता रहेगा। गृह मंत्रालय की सलाह पर रेलवे बोर्ड ने यह फैसला कोरोना महामारी के प्रकोप को देखते देखते हुए एहतियातन लिया है।
भारतीय रेलवे ने एक सर्कुलर जारी कर कहा है कि नियमित पैसेंजर, मेल और एक्सप्रेस ट्रेनों का संचालन 12 अगस्त तक बंद रहेगा। इस दौरान यात्रा के लिए जिन यात्रियों ने ट्रेन का टिकट लिया हो, वे रद हो जाएंगे और उसका पैसा उनके बैंक खातों में बिना किसी कटौती से वापस हो जाएगा। इस सर्कुलर में यह भी स्पष्ट किया गया है कि 12 मई और एक जून से चलाई जा रही स्पेशल ट्रेनों का संचालन पूर्ववत होता रहेगा। रेलवे बोर्ड ने 30 जून से 12 अगस्त के बीच की यात्रा के लिए बुक कराये गए एडवांस ट्रेन टिकटों को वापस करने का निर्देश अपने सभी जोनल आफिस को दे दिया है।
हालांकि लॉकडाउन के दौरान कराए गए सभी टिकट ऑनलाइन ही थे, लिहाजा सारे टिकटों का पैसा सीधे बैंक खातों में पहुंच जाएगा। कोविड-19 के प्रकोप के चलते देशव्यापी लॉकडाउन की घोषणा के साथ सभी हवाई उड़ानें और ट्रेनों का संचालन तत्काल प्रभाव से बंद कर दिया गया था। इसके चलते जो जहां था, वहीं फंस गया। ट्रेनों की आवाजाही पूरी तरह से रोक दी गई। कोरोना संकट के मद्देनजर देशभर में जनता कर्फ्यू लग गया।
भारतीय रेलवे के ताजा फैसले में कहा गया है कि रेगुलर ट्रेनों का संचालन का फैसला 12 अगस्त के बाद ही संभव है। दरअसल, अभी चलाई जा रही 230 स्पेशल ट्रेनों को भी यात्रियों की पूरी संख्या नहीं मिल पा रही है। पिछले दिनों रेलवे बोर्ड के चेयरमैन विनोद कुमार यादव कहा था कि चल रही स्पेशल ट्रेनें अपनी कुल यात्री क्षमता का 76 फीसद ही भर पा रही हैं। इससे स्पष्ट संकेत मिलने लगे थे कि फिलहाल अन्य ट्रेनों का संचालन संभव नहीं हैं।
इससे पहले रेल मंत्रालय ने सोमवार को एक सर्कुलर जारी करते हुए सभी जोन को सूचित किया था कि 14 अप्रैल या उससे पहले बुक किए गए सभी टिकटों का रिफंड कर दिया जाए। अभी तक रेलवे ने 30 जून तक ही रेल सेवाओं को बंद करे की घोषणा की है। ताजा सर्कुलर में इसे 12 अगस्त तक कर दिया गया है।
रेलवे के नियमों के अनुसार अधिकतर 120 दिन पहले किसी ट्रेन का टिकट बुक कराया जा सकता है। अब जब रेलवे ने 14 अप्रैल और उससे पहले के सभी टिकटों का रिफंड करने को कहा है, यानी करीब 15 अगस्त से पहले तक की बुक सभी टिकटों के पैसे रिफंड हो जाएंगे।

21/06/2020

देश में कोरोना महामारी की मार झेलकर नौकरियां खोने के बाद अपने घरों को लौटे प्रवासी मजदूरों को प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी एक बड़ा तोहफा दिया है। प्रधानमंत्री ने वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंस के माध्यम से गरीब कल्याण रोजगार योजना PM Garib Kalyan Rojgar Yojna लॉन्च कर दी है। प्रधानमंत्री द्वारा इस योजना को लॉन्च करने के बाद इसकी मदद से प्रवासी मजदूरों को अपने घर के ही पास काम मिलेगा। यह एक तरह का अभियान है जो 125 दिन तक चलेगा और इसके तहत देश के 116 जिलों में हर जिले के 25,000 प्रवासी मजदूरों को रोजगार दिया जाएगा।

इस योजना के तहत गांव में ही इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर से जुड़े 25 तरह के काम दिए जाएंगे और इसके माध्यम से प्रवासी मजदूरों को काम मिलेगा। इस योजना से जिन राज्यों को फायदा होगा उनमें बिहार, उत्तर प्रदेश, मध्यप्रदेश, राजस्थान, झारखंड और ओडिशा शामिल हैं। इन राज्यों के अलग-अलग जिलों को इस योजना से जोड़ा गया है और इनमें सबसे ज्यादा बिहार के 32 जिले हैं। अब हम आपको बताते हैं कि अगर आप भी प्रवासी मजदूर हैं तो इस योजना के माध्यम से कैसे आपको भी रोजगार मिलने वाला है और इसके लिए आपको क्या करना होगा।

ऐसे मिलेगा काम

अगर आप भी इस योजना के तहत काम पाना चाहते हैं तो इसके लिए आपको गांव के सरपंच या मुखिया से मिलकर अपनी विशेषज्ञता बतानी होगी। यह स्कीम उन लोगों के लिए है जो प्रवासी है और उनके पास रोजगार नहीं है। मुखिया या सरपंच आपका नाम ब्लॉक ऑफिस भेजेंगे। हालांकि, सरकार ने यह योजना लाने से पहले ही उन लोगों का पहले ही आंकलन कर लिया गया है। रोजगार देने का काम राज्य सरकार के अधिकारी ही करेंगे। काम पाने वालों को अपने स्थानीय अधिकारियों के अलावा ब्लॉक और तहसील अधिकारियों से संपर्क करना होगा।

मिलेंगे इस तरह के काम

इस योजना के तहत लोगों को इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर से जुड़े कामों के तहत रोजगार मिलेगा जैसे कुआं, तालाब निर्माण या फिर सरकारी भवन निर्मा, रिपेयरिंग, मंडियों में भंडारण के लिए मजदूरी या गांव क नहर या सड़कों के निर्माण या मरम्मत के काण।

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21/06/2020

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21/06/2020

The armed forces are said to have been given a free hand to assess the situation on the ground along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and take appropriate action as required in case of any escalation from the other side, a defence source on Sunday. This was conveyed during a meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with the Chief of Defence Staff and the three Service Chiefs.“The situation along the LAC and preparedness of the armed forces was reviewed at the meeting. Forces have a free hand to assess the situation and to take action as required. While we don’t want escalation but if it happens by the other side, appropriate action will be taken. Clear cut instructions to this effect were given,” a defence source said on Sunday.
The Armed Forces have gone on full alert along the LAC following the clash. The IAF has forward deployed its frontline fighters including Su-30MKIs, Mig-29UPG and its latest acquisition the AH-64E Apache heavy attack helicopter, meant to neutralise armoured formations, has been deployed in Leh. The CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopters, too, have been deployed in this region. China has deployed artillery, armoured vehicles and tanks close to the LAC on its side.
It has been learnt that the Army, too, has moved additional divisions from Bareilly and other areas forward for acclamatisation. After the standoffs began on May 5, the Army had moved additional units for acclamatisation to prepare for high-altitude operations, which are now ready.
The Navy has also stepped up its operational alert and is closely monitoring movements in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
“Three of their (Chinese) ships are currently in the Indian Ocean as part of the last ATF (Anti-piracy Task Force). They are off the Gulf region for two weeks now. We are closely monitoring them,” a second defence source said.