Champai Soren is 12 th CM of Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Champai Soren took oath as
the twelfth Chief Minister of Jharkhand .
39 JMM MLAs were flown to Hyderabad after the oath taking ceremony
on the fear of defecation or getting lured by Opposition parties . The floor
test in assembly is On February 5 .
Hemant Soren has been sent to five day Police
custody by a court under PMLA act .
Meanwhile , SC refused to a plea by Hamant
Soren in which he said that he was Harassed . Court asked him to move to High
court .
Court declines interim bail to mosque panel
The.
Allahabad High court on Monday declined to give
interim relief to the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee that runs Gyanvapi
mosque over .
The Muslim side wanted an interim ban on
district court permission to Hindu side to worship in Gyanvapi temple .
Varanasi court has earlier allowed Hindu side
to perform Puja inside Vyas Tahkhana which is basement of Gyanvapi mosque
Actor Vijay floats party , to contest TamilNadu assembly
polls in 2026
Tamil Cinema leading actor Vijay on Friday
announced formation of a new Political party named “ Tamozhaga Vetri Kaghzham “
.
He positioned himself against the politics of
“ corruption “ and “ divisiveness “ . He told that his party would enter the
electoral fray in 2026 Assembly elections .
Center likely to foot bill for PM rooftop solar scheme
Center will bear the entire cost of setting up household Rooftop Solar ( h RTS
) systems .
Under Pradhan Mantri Suryoday Yojna .
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Under hRTS scheme , Solar panels
will be installed in over 1 crore houses .
These 1 crore households will be given 300 units of free electricity
generated by Solar panels .
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PSUs will be given a task to find
out households that have power consumption of less than 300 units . 60% of
installation cost will be born by the center while the remaining cost will be
borne by PSU , the PSUs will take bank
loan for this , that will be set up by selling electricity above 300 units .
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Households that have consumption
above 300 units can also take advantage of this scheme , but here they will
have to pay 40% of charges of installation .
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The scheme can cost the center at
least ₹1 lakh crore.
The
above information was given by Minister of Renewable Energy R. K Singh ..
Solar panel scheme will boost battery industry : PM
Speaking at the inauguration of Bharat
Mobility summit , PM Modi said that the solar Rooftop installation scheme will
boost battery manufacturing industry and will bring down cost of batteries for
Electric vehicles .
The PM further said that if clean cooking is
implemented then there are around 25 crore households in the country and clean
cooking will further boost demand for batteries .
Facilities
for drivers – PM announced that the government was
working on a project to build 1000 buildings for trucks and taxi drivers that
will provide amenities such as food stalls , clean drinking water , toilets ,
parking and rest places .
“ This will give a boost to both ease of
traveling for truck and taxi drivers , thus improving their health and also
help in preventing accidents “ the PM said .
Navy foils piracy attempts off east Somalia , rescues 11
Iranians and 8 Pakistanis
The Indian Navy foiled a piracy attempt on an
Iranian flagged shipping vessel off the east coast of Somalia .
The Indian Navy’s remotely piloted aircraft ( RPA ) was
deployed for surveillance , after
finding piracy attempts INS Sharda took
over the charge .
7 Somalian pirates boarded FV Omaril the
Iranian flagged shipping vessel and hijacked it . Indian Navy personals rescued
11 Iranian and 8 Pakistanis crew members and sanitized the vehicle .
Law panel suggests retaining of criminal defamation
22 nd Law Commission has recommended that
Criminal defamation should be retained under the scheme of Criminal Defamation
in India .
The Panel submitted its report to the ministry
o. Tuesday . The Law Commission it its report has emphasized that Criminal
defamation comes under Article 21 of constitution that guarantees Right to life
and Personal Liberty , and that is why it has to be protected .
The new BNS has retained Criminal defamation
as an offense with punishment upto 2 years of jail and fine .
As Ariha turns 3 , mother Dhara Shah appeals to PM to
intervene
Dhara Shah mother of Ariha has writtent to PM
requesting him to intervene in matter . Shebhas cited that under German Youth
Services , German Authorites are making no attempts to introduce her to Indian
culture .
Ms Shah was allowed to visit her daughter last
week under strict supervision . The court judgement on Ariha says that the
child be brought up culturally .
Ministry of External Affairs ( MEA ) sources
told that MEA is in “ constant engagement “ with German Authorities , so that
Ariha be taught Indian languages .
Ariha Shah is 3 year old daughter of Dhara
Shah . In 2021 Ariha was given to care
of Germany Youth Authority after German authority found that Ariha had gone
through some harassment under her parents .
World
Israel flattens border area to
create new buffer zone
Satellite images show new demolition along one
Kilometer path of Gaza strip’s border with Israel , according to analysis of
experts .
Israel has said that it wants to create a
buffer zone there . This will eat more land in the Gaza strip for Palestinians
. The Gaza strip is 41 km long and 6 to 12 km wide .
This decision of Israel is likely to be
criticized by the International community , which already is against increased
occupation by Israel .
Hamas supports Israel’s initial
plans to truce plan as fighting rages
Mediators from Qatar have said that Hamas has given an “ initial “
support to a hostage prisoner exchange deal that would temporarily pause
the war . The truce proposal was initially consented by Israel .
Hamas sources said that the group has been
presented with a three stage plan which would start with a six week halt to the
fighting , that will result in six week aid delivery to Gaza . The pause would
also see the release of “ women ,Children , and sick men over 60 “ among the
Israeli hostages in exchange of palestinian prisoners in Israel , the source
said .
Iran Guard among 3 dead in Israel
strikes , in Syria , says reports
Three Iranian guards were killed in a strike
by Israel on Friday near Damascus . This
was confirmed by Syrian and Iranian agencies .
In Syrian Civil war Iran and Israel are on
opposite sides , though the civil war has ended , Israel has targetted hundreds
of such targets during civil war . Israel rarely comment on individual strike
but has said repeatedly that it will not allow Iran to expand its presence in
Syria .
Over 100 Rohingya escapes from
Malaysia detention center following a protest
More than 100 Rohingyas immigrants have
escaped from detention centers in Malaysia after protest .
This was the second time in two years that
such incidents have occurred , earlier in 2022 ,528 Rohingya Refugees , staged
a protest and escaped from detention in northern Penang state . Six were killed
while trying to cross the highway .
Malaysia is a Muslim dominant country , the
country currently has more than 1,00,000 Rohingya Refugees .
India to ‘ replace ‘ military
personnel in Maldives in two phases by
may 10
India will replace its military personnel in
Maldives in two phases by May 10 .
The decision
came after the second meeting of the joint core group of the two sides .
“ Both sides agreed that Government of India
will replace the military personnel in one of the three aviation platforms by
10 March 2024 .
And will complete removing the military by 10
may 2024 “ , a statement issued by Maldivian side said .
A statement by Ministry of External Affairs (
MEA ) said the two sides “ agreed on a
mutually workable solutions to enable India aviation platform that provide
humanitarian and medical services to the people
of Maldives “
Earlier
Maldives had given a 10 March deadline to the Indian government to bring back
its troops from Maldives .