Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: Jammu Gets New DC As J-K Admin Orders Minor Reshuffle
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The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday ordered a minor reshuffle, replacing deputy commissioners of Jammu and Udhampur districts. According to an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), the transfers and postings of two Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers were made in the interest of the administration. Udhampur Deputy Commissioner Sachin Kumar Vaishy was transferred and posted as deputy commissioner, Jammu, replacing Avny Lavasa. Saloni Rai is posted as the new deputy commissioner, Udhampur, the order read.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred at around 8.50 pm in West Karbi Anglong, Assam. The depth of the earthquake was 10 km below the ground, as per National Center of Seismology.
Moscow says thwarted Ukrainian drone attack on airfield in northwest Russia.
Udaipur city-Khajuraho train stopped at Sitholi railway station in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior on Saturday after a fire was reported in the train engine. News agency ANI shared a video of the halted train on X (formerly known as Twitter).
"The central government does not want to construct AIIMS in Darbhanga & just wants to just do politics over it...It is Bihar CM's selection that AIIMS medical college should be constructed in Darbhanga. The state government sanctioned land for the construction but they do not want to construct AIIMS...The state government has taken the decision to make the Darbhanga medical college a super speciality college," says JD(U) MP Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh.
Philanthropist and Industrialist Ratan Tata on Saturday was conferred with the Udyog Ratna award at his residence by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Ministers Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis.
Members of Trinamool Mahila Congress staged a protest in Siliguri on Saturday over atrocities against women in Manipur. TMC leader Chandrima Bhattacharya during the protest said, "This is a dress mostly similar to the dress that women in Manipur wear. Today, we are expressing solidarity with women of Manipur who were brutally attacked. We demand that the PM take action. This is not about politicising the issue. The PM says this is New India, is this the new India where women are attacked...Women stand united."
Bharatiya Janata Party National President JP Nadda will visit Himachal Pradesh on August 20 to take stock of the devastation caused by heavy rains and floods in the state.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath takes stock of the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya
In the latest development into the murder of a journalist in Bihar's Araria, 4 more people got arrested. The recently arrested were identified as Vipin Yadav, Bhavesh Yadav, Ashish Yadav and Umesh Yadav. Two accused Rupesh Yadav and Kranti Yadav are in Araria jail and the Police are taking them on remand. Two accused into the matter are absconding, said Bihar Police.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India is developing an AI-powered language translation platform to boost the digital inclusion of all segments of society. Speaking at the G20 Digital Economy Ministers' meeting, PM Modi said, "We are building 'Bhashini', an AI-powered language translation platform. It will support digital inclusion in all the diverse languages of India."
The Indian Air Force recently carried out a number of successful trials of the Heavy Drop System (HDS). The HDS was designed and developed by the Aerial Delivery Research & Development Establishment
A fire broke out in Udyan Express after it reached Bengaluru's Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station. The incident took place 2 hours after passengers deboarded the train. No casualties or injuries were reported. Fire engines and experts reached the spot and asserted the situation. Further details on the matter are awaited.
One person died and some injured were hospitalised in Rajasthan's Narol village after a fresh case of mob lynching gets reported. Jagram Meena, Additional SP while talking to ANI said, "We got information about mob lynching in Narol village and Police reached the spot. The accused had fled the spot. The injured were taken to hospital and one person succumbed to death during the treatment. We have taken few people into custody, and further probe is underway."
Moscow on Friday announced fresh sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor who had sought the arrest of President Vladimir Putin. Russia also announced sanctions on the UK ministers who opposed its invasion of Ukraine. To retaliate to the UK's "aggressive implementation of hostile anti-Russian policy," Moscow also expanded its 'stop list' while barring 54 UK citizens from entering Russia, said the Russian Foreign Ministry.
According to ANI, the list now includes Lucy Frazer, UK Secretary of State for digital, culture, media and sport, "who is promoting Russia’s international sports isolation.” Other UK nationals on the list include names of journalists from the BBC, Guardian Media Group, and the Daily Telegraph. The list also contains the name of Karim Khan, the prosecutor with the International Criminal Court (ICC), involved in issuing an arrest warrant for the Russian leadership.
A fresh spell of rain brought some much-needed relief from the searing heat to the residents of Delhi-NCR, however, it triggered waterlogging in the Dwarka area of Delhi.
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Kejriwal, Mann To Address AAP Event In Raipur Today
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal will be on a daylong visit to Chhattisgarh capital Raipur on Saturday, his third trip to the poll-bound state in the past five months.
Kejriwal will be accompanied by Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and the duo will address an Aam Aadmi Party workers’ convention here at Jainam Manas Bhavan opposite Raipur airport at 12 noon, AAP’s state unit chief Komal Hupendi told reporters on Friday.
Kejriwal will also release “guarantee cards” for the people of Chhattisgarh on what his party will implement if voted to power in the state, he said. Assembly elections in Congress-governed Chhattisgarh will likely be held in a few months.
Hupendi said the visit of the party’s top leadership and their interaction with AAP workers will strengthen their preparations for the assembly elections. Kejriwal addressed a public rally in Bilaspur last month. In March, he had attended an AAP workers’ convention in Raipur.
The AAP tried its luck for the first time in assembly elections in Chhattisgarh in 2018 and fielded candidates in 85 of 90 seats but failed to achieve success.
Two-Day G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting To Conclude Today
The two-day G20 Health Ministers’ meeting under G20 India Presidency will conclude at Gandhinagar, Gujarat today. India assumed the presidency of the G20 on 1 December, 2022 and is currently part of the G20 Troika comprising Indonesia, India and Brazil. India’s G20 Presidency marked the first time that the troika is consisting of three developing and emerging economies.
A Joint Finance – Health Ministers’ Meeting will also be held on 19th August, 2023 as a focus event of the G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting. Lav Agarwal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said the Global Initiative on Digital Health to be launched today is aimed to consolidate efforts in the digital healthcare landscape in the world.
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