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Kovind, Naidu, Modi urge people to beat plastic pollution

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President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged people to reaffirm the commitment to a cleaner and sustainable planet and pledge to beat the plastic pollution.

Plastic pollution is also the theme of the World Environment day, being hosted by India on Tuesday.

“On the World Environment Day, we reaffirm our commitment to a cleaner and sustainable planet. India is hosting the global celebrations this year. And we are obligated to bequeathing a greener and eco-friendly legacy to our children,” Kovind said in a tweet.

The Vice President pushed for the plastic ban, saying: “Let us take a pledge to ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’, the theme of the World Environment Day today. Time has come for every individual to join the campaign to end single-use plastic and protect the environment.”

Modi also took to Twitter to greet the people. “Together, let us ensure that our future generations live in a clean and green planet, in harmony with nature,” he said in a tweet.

Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar urged people to vow not to use low-grade plastic.

“Fifteen thousand tonnes of plastic waste is generated every day, 9,000 tonnes is collected and recycled, but 6,000 tonnes of plastic waste is not collected and remain littered,” Javadekar said.

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad emphasised on raising awareness for “a cleaner and greener environment that can lead us to sustainable development”.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also urged people to pledge to “beat plastic pollution”.

The Congress also took to Twitter, pledging to protect and preserve the Environment, saying, “the Earth doesn’t belong to us but, we belong to the Earth”.

Hours after flag meeting Pakistan violates ceasefire in J&K

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Within hours of a flag meeting to maintain ceasefire on the international border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Rangers fired mortars at Indian positions on Tuesday.

Police said around 1 a.m. the Pakistan Rangers fired two-to-three mortars in the Akhnoor sector of the IB.

“Border Security Force (BSF) troopers did not retaliate. No casualty or damage was caused in the Pakistani shelling,” a police officer said.

On Monday, a sector commanders level flag meeting was held in Suchetgarh between the BSF and Pakistan Rangers for two hours.

The meeting was held on Pakistan’s request and the two sides agreed to respect the ceasefire agreement in letter and spirit.

Kerala ‘honour killing’: Assembly disrupted over CBI probe

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The opposition disrupted the Kerala Assembly on Monday demanding a CBI probe into the alleged honour killing of a 24-year-old man in Kottayam district for which four policemen have been suspended.

The opening session of the assembly ended early as the Congress-led opposition went up in arms staging protests near the Speaker’s podium, as P. Sreeramakrishnan adjourned the house for the day after quickly running through the listed business.

On 28 May, the Kerala Police had fished out the body of Kevin Joseph, who had married Neenu Chacko, 20, belonging to a higher caste. His autopsy revealed he was tortured to death, allegedly by the bride’s kin.

Replying to an Adjournment Motion moved by Kottayam MLA and senior Congress leader Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said strict action has already been initiated against erring police officers. The District Superintendent of Police has also been transferred.

“We see the accused as murderers, most of them have been arrested who were part of the heinous killing of a young man who married, which was not digested by the girl’s family, who resorted to annihilation of the man.

“This is an incident which should never have happened in our state. Already action against the erring policemen have begun. The accused have been arrested and please don’t bring in politics into the case.

“If you do so, then it should be noted that the key accused in the case have Congress affiliations. We see the accused as murderers and there will be no let down in the probe in the case,” said Vijayan.

Leader of opposition Ramesh Chennithala, however, pointed out that the prime accused in this case was none other than Vijayan, himself, who has been an abject failure as the Home Minister.

“In the past months, Vijayan has apologised for the failure of the police on several occasions and the situation today is it has now become a habit.

“The need of the hour today is to find out the real cause, on what has happened to the Kerala Police. The arrested police officers in this case have now secured bail. The truth in the case will not come out, hence only a CBI probe would suffice,” said Chennithala.

Soon after his speech, the opposition legislators shouting slogans approached the Speaker’s podium, who then adjourned the House.

Those arrested in the case include Neenu Chacko’s father, brother and eight hired killers who were responsible for the abduction and death of Kevin Joseph

M.K. Jain appointed RBI Deputy Governor

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Former IDBI Bank MD and Chief Executive M.K Jain was on Monday appointed a new Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a period of three years, an official statement said.

The appointment was made by the Financial Sector Regulatory Appointment Search Committee, which includes the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, the Financial Services Secretary, besides other independent members.

The post of one of the Deputy Governors at the Central bank fell vacant after the retirement of S.S. Mundra on July 31, 2017.

Jain has been at his current post at state-run IDBI Bank since April 2017 and has previously served as the Chief Executive of Indian Bank. A career banker, he has also been a member of the Indian Banks’ Association Committee on risk management.

The government had advertised for the post of RBI Deputy Governor in January this year and as many as 40 applications had been received in response, according to sources.

Institution of Governor has a pivotal role to play: Modi

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Addresses opening session of 49th Governors’ Conference

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the institution of Governor has a pivotal role to play within the federal structure and Constitutional framework of our country.

Addressing the opening session of the 49th Conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday, he spoke at length about how Governors could leverage their experience in different walks of life so that people derive maximum benefit of various central development schemes and initiatives.

He said Governors of States with significant tribal population can help in ensuring that the tribal communities benefit from Government initiatives in fields such as education, sports, and financial inclusion.

He said the tribal communities had played a key role in the freedom struggle, and this should be recognized and recorded for posterity through avenues such as digital museums.

The Prime Minister noted that Governors are also Chancellors of Universities. He said that International Yoga Day on June 21st can be utilized as an opportunity to generate greater awareness about Yoga among the youth. Similarly, he emphasized that Universities can also become the focal point of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The Prime Minister mentioned some key themes of development such as the National Nutrition Mission, electrification of villages and development parameters in aspirational districts. He suggested that Governors could also visit a few recently electrified villages to witness first-hand the benefits of electrification.

He said that during the recent Gram Swaraj Abhiyan from 14th April, seven key schemes of the Government were implemented fully in over 16,000 villages. He said that these villages have been freed from seven problems through Jan Bhagidaari. He said Gram Swaraj Abhiyan is now being extended to 65000 more villages, with a target date of 15th August.

He suggested that planning for the 50th Governors’ Conference next year should begin immediately. This effort should focus on making this annual event even more productive.

Hindusthan Samachar/Shri Ram Shaw

Top bankers to brief on mounting NPA & bank frauds today

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Top officials of both public and private banks will brief the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance in New Delhi on Monday (June 04) on the issue of mounting Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and bank frauds.

The meeting is being called after the RBI Governor Urjit Patel said, the central bank does not have adequate powers to deal with public sector banks.

The panel has also called Patel to brief on the same issue later this month.

According to official data, gross NPAs of state-owned banks has touched 8 lakh crore rupees at the end of last year.

Hindusthan Samachar/Shri Ram Shaw

First cargo of Russian LNG to arrive in Gujarat today

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India will today (Monday, June 04) receive the first ever cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia.

State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd will bring the shipload of LNG from Gazprom, a Russian supplier, at Petronet LNG Ltd’s import terminal in Dahej, Gujarat.

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will receive the first consignment at the terminal.

New Delhi is diversifying import basket to meet its vast energy needs.

Hindusthan Samachar/Shri Ram Shaw

16 persons including 4 cops injured in Shopian attack

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Police on Monday said that 16 persons including 4 cops were injured when militants lobbed a grenade at Batapora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district.
A police spokesperson said that the grenade exploded inflicting injuries to several civilians and few policemen.
He said that the grenade exploded along the roadside amid the civilian population.
“Around 12 civilians are reportedly injured in this explosion. A young girl has received critical injuries in this explosion while four policemen also sustained injuries in this incident,” he said.
He said the injured have been shifted to nearby hospital for medical treatment.
Police has initiated investigation in the matter, he added.

Hindusthan Samachar/Saleem/Shri Ram\

Two Days Heavy Rain fall Expects in parts of Bengaluru

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The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) issued a flood alert for the city during June 3- June 4.

The KSNDMC has warned that low lying areas in the city are vulnerable to flooding.

The alert reads: “According to the forecasted rain, flood vulnerable locations in Rajarajeshwari Nagar zone, East zone, South zone, Mahadevapura zone and Bommanahalli zone are expected to get severe inundation.”

According to the reports, the average annual rainfall in Bengaluru between June and September is 98cm, early showers have already accounted for 35 cm.

The disaster centre has also warned that there might be moderate inundation in the West and Dasanapura zones.

HDK stops expenditures causing loss to state revenue

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Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy started numerous means to stop the expenditures causing loss to the exchequer and enhance the money related status in the state.

The CM put a brake on the buy of new cars, unnecessary expenses in the administration and so on. He requested the authorities to audit the proposals for new car purchase for government departments, offices, and institutions before taking a decision. He likewise proposed diminishing the pointless costs at the organization level.

The Chief Minister said there ought not to be any pointless renovations of government offices and official residence. He likewise informed that he would eliminate going in special flights as much as possible.

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