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Indian Parliamentary Delegation To Visit Vietnam, Cambodia From April 19 To 25
From April 19 to April 25, Indian parliamentary delegations led by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will visit Vietnam and Cambodia.
Birla will visit Vietnam from April 19 to 21, according to an official statement. MPs CP Joshi, Riti Pathak, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Rajani Patil, Harnath Singh Yadav, Mitesh Rameshbhai Patel, and Lok Sabha Secretary-General Utpal Kumar Singh will accompany him.
Birla will meet with the Chairman of the Vietnam National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc during his three-day visit to Vietnam. He will also lay a wreath at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and meet with Ngyuen Van Nen, the Party Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City.
Delhi-NCR Open Golf Championship 2022 To Be Held On April 19
On Tuesday, the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) Noida will host the Delhi-NCR Open Golf Championship 2022 at the Noida Golf Course.
The tournament, which is the ninth event of the 2022 PGTI season, has a prize purse of 40 lakh rupees.
The tournament will feature Olympian and defending champion Udayan Mane, Yuvraj Singh Sandhu (ranked second on the PGTI Order of Merit), international winners Rashid Khan and Khalin Joshi, and former champion Honey Baisoya. Aman Raj, Manu Gandas, and Abhijit Singh Chadha are among the other notable names competing.
IMD Predicts Heatwave In Punjab, Haryana, Delhi Till April 19
According to the Indian Meteorological Department's (IMD) most recent weather forecast, the ongoing heatwave will likely continue over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Madhya Pradesh, among other states, until April 19.
However, due to approaching western disturbances and wind conditions, the conditions are likely to improve after that.
The weather service has also predicted light rain, which will provide relief from the sweltering heat. In the coming days, light isolated rain is expected in Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi.
Light isolated rainfall is expected over Punjab over the next five days, with Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi receiving light rain from April 19-22.
Over the next five days, light scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with isolated thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds is expected over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, and Himachal Pradesh, as well as over Uttarakhand on April 20-22.
Dust storms are very likely in isolated locations over West Uttar Pradesh on April 20 and 21; East Uttar Pradesh on April 21; and Rajasthan on April 18-21.
Lt General Manoj Pande Appointed As India's New Army Chief
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande has become the first engineer to be appointed as the new Army chief, news agency ANI reported.
Manoj Pande, the current vice-chief of the Army, will take over from General Manoj Mukund Naravane, who will retire by the end of this month. General Naravane's 28-month stint is set to end on April 30.
Pande will be the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to take over as Chief of Army Staff.
Illegal Encroachments In Jahangirpuri To Be Demolished On April 20-21, Order Issued
Delhi | Encroachment drive will be done on illegal construction in the Jahangirpuri area on April 20th and 21st. MCD has asked for 400 personnel from Delhi Police to handle law and order during this period. pic.twitter.com/LcZbeJDcvI
— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2022
Breaking News LIVE: Naresh Kumar, 1987-Batch IAS Officer, Appointed Delhi's New Chief Secretary
Naresh Kumar, a 1987-batch IAS officer, has been appointed chief secretary of Delhi: Order
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 19, 2022
Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi, Mauritius PM Jugnauth Hold 'Roadshow' In Ahmedabad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Kumar Jugnauth took part in a roadshow here on Tuesday evening after arrival at the Ahmedabad airport.
The two traveled in separate vehicles as people lined up on both sides of the road. The two-headed for the Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar after taking part in the roadshow.
Breaking News LIVE: Sri Lanka Police Shoots Protester Dead, Wound 10 Others
Sri Lanka police shoot protester dead, wound 10 others, reports AFP news agency quoting officials
— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2022
Breaking News LIVE: Russia Expelling 36 European Diplomats, Says Foreign Ministry
#BREAKING Russia expelling 36 European diplomats: foreign ministry pic.twitter.com/bK6G7UhRC1
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) April 19, 2022