Breaking News, June 2

The AIIMS administration here has set up a committee to help its employees manage their air tickets and other travel requirements for official work and LTC effectively. The three-member committee will float an expression of interest (EOI) within the Balmer Lawrie and Company Limited (BLCL); Ashok Travels and Tours (ATT); and the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) to engage one of them as the official travel agent for AIIMS, New Delhi by June 30, according to a memorandum issued by AIIMS Director Dr M Srinivas on Friday. The official travel agent for the premier medical institute shall be expected to operate a round-the-clock travel desk at its premises to facilitate booking of all air tickets for which payment is to be made by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).  

Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Bram Shanker Jimpa on Friday said that the state government would forge a strategic partnership with Israel for developing a better water management system in the state. The minister said that the Punjab government would work on making effective use of Israeli technology and indigenous innovations to develop a cost effective and sustainable water supply and sewerage infrastructure in the state. Speaking at a round table discussion here with Dr. Lior Asaf, Water Attache, Embassy of Israel and other officials, Jimpa said he appreciated the role played by Israel in supporting India in addressing challenges related to wastewater.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said the Gurugram water supply project will be completed by May 2026 and provide uninterrupted drinking water supply to the city and Manesar, according to an official statement. The Mewat feeder pipeline project has also been prepared and both these projects will cost about Rs 2,267 crore, the chief minister said while chairing a meeting on remodelling of Gurugram water supply with Irrigation and Water Resources Department officials.

A 40-year-old man was found dead hanging from a ceiling fan in his flat at Delhi's Dwarka area on Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Mayank Khatri, a resident of Dwarka sector-16 B. According to police, at 11.23 a.m., information regarding foul smell coming from a flat in Dwarka sec-16B was received at Dwarka North police station following which a police team was dispatched to the spot.
 

The Congress slammed the Centre on Friday over "inaction" against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, with Rahul Gandhi saying while daughters who won international medals are pleading for justice on the streets, a member of Parliament who has "heinous allegations" against him is safe under the prime minister's "protective shield". Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue and asked why no action has been taken against Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, so far.

The Congress slammed the Centre on Friday over "inaction" against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, with Rahul Gandhi saying while daughters who won international medals are pleading for justice on the streets, a member of Parliament who has "heinous allegations" against him is safe under the prime minister's "protective shield". Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue and asked why no action has been taken against Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, so far.

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said he was committed to making Jammu and Kashmir a hub of medical and wellness tourism, noting the setting up of several AYUSH hospitals and wellness centres in the Union Territory. Speaking at an event organised by the Ministry of Ayush at the University of Kashmir, the LG said J&K has been a major centre of the Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM) since "ancient times".

Japan's birth rate declined for a seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low of 1.26, the Health Ministry said Friday, adding to a sense of urgency in a country where the government is seen as too slow to take measures to address its rapidly shrinking and aging population. The average number of children a woman gives birth to in her lifetime fell to 1.26 in 2022 from 1.30 a year earlier, tying the record low from 2005, according to the annual population statistics. The fertility rate is far below the rate of 2.06 -2.07 considered to be needed to maintain a population. Japan's population of more than 125 million has been declining for 16 years and is projected to fall to 87 million by 2070. A shrinking and aging population has huge implications for the economy and for national security as Japan fortifies its military to counter China's increasingly assertive territorial ambitions. The number of newborns in Japan also fell 5% to 77,747 babies last year, another new low, the Health Ministry said. The number of deaths jumped 9% to 1.57 million, as the population shrank by 798,214, continuing a 16-year streak of declines.

Mumbai suburban district's guardian minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Friday said encroachment on government land throughout the city will be removed. As much as 1,000 sq meter of land was cleared of encroachment in Malwani area recently, he told reporters here. "The cleared land will be used for Indian sports. If government land has been encroached upon, bulldozers will be used,'' he said.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said roads of world standards are needed for India to become a USD 5 trillion economy as envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing a gathering in Dumad near Vadodara city, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways assured that all highways in India will be of "world standards" by 2024. "You will find good quality national highways anywhere you go in the country. Our country is changing. It is our PM's dream to make India a developed and self-reliant nation which takes care of its poor and needy citizens. "To make India a USD 5 trillion economy as envisaged by PM Narendra Modi, it is necessary to have world class road infrastructure in the country. And that is what we are trying to achieve," said Gadkari.

Villagers allegedly attacked a team of forest personnel and injured three of them when they arrived to clear encroachments inside a tiger reserve in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district on Friday. The incident occurred in Taurenga buffer area of Udanti Sitanadi tiger reserve, where around 200 hectare of forest land has been encroached upon by felling around 20,000 to 30,000 trees, the reserve's deputy director Varun Jain told PTI. The area is located on the border of Chhattisgarh and Odisha, around 200 km from capital Raipur, and is considered Naxalite-affected.

JMM to support AAP in opposing Central ordinance on control of administrative services in Delhi, said Arvind Kejriwal.

The police on Friday found an unidentified woman’s headless body stuffed in a suitcase on a beach in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said. As per news agency PTI, the body of a woman, aged around 25 years, was found in a suitcase on the beach at Pali in the Uttan area of Mira-Bhayandar in the morning, senior inspector Shauraj Ranavare of Uttan police station said.

At least 56 passengers were injured after a Himachal roadways bus they were travelling in rammed into a hill on a mountainous road in the Rohru area in the district here on Friday, police said. According to news agency PTI, the accident happened in the Barsheel area when the bus was on its way to Chidgaon from Tinjanu.

After meeting with Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in Ranchi over the Centre's Ordinance against Delhi Govt, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said, "...This Ordinance will be introduced in the Parliament during the monsoon session. BJP has majority in Lok Sabha but not in Rajya Sabha. So, if all non-BJP parties unite, this Ordinance can be defeated. This is not only about Delhi but about the federal principles of the country..."

Scuffle breaks out between the members of  Khap panchayat during their meeting in support of wrestlers' protest in Kurukshetra, Haryana.

After Union Home Minister Amit Shah's appeal, 140 weapons have been surrendered at different places in Manipur, said Police.

PM Modi to flag off Goa’s first Vande Bharat Express on 3rd June. 

Delhi High Court reserves the order on the regular bail petition of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in ED case related to Delhi Excise Policy matter. The Court also reserved the order on regular bail plea of Vijay Nair, ex-communications incharge of AAP in the same case.

Delhi CM & AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann meet Jharkhand CM and JMM executive president Hemant Soren in Ranchi.

Delhi | Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid a courtesy call to President Droupadi Murmu.

Permission declined for BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's saints' meet in Ayodhya on June 5, said an Official. He said Ayodhya event postponed for few days, in view of ongoing probe into wrestlers' allegations against him.

Farmers hold Khap panchayat in Kurukshetra, Haryana to discuss and decide on the future course of action in wrestlers’ protest.

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal "Prachanda" arrived in Madhya Pradesh as part of his two-day visit to the state.

New Delhi: An assistant sub-inspector of the Delhi Police was allegedly attacked with a knife by a man on Thursday. An incident took place in the area of Police Station Moti Nagar in which ASI Vikram Singh was attacked with a knife by an unknown person while he was performing night picket duty at Jakhira under fly over. While on duty, he stopped a suspicious person and while he was searching him, the person took out a knife and caused 2 injuries in the right hand of ASI Vikram and ran away from the spot. ASI Vikram has been taken to Hospital and is recovering under treatment. An FIR under sections 186/353/307 IPC is being registered in the matter. The accused has been identified and the teams have been formed to nab the accused.

(reported by Abhay Parashar)

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar calls an all-party meeting to discuss the development of Bengaluru. 

Chhatrapati Shivaji was a beacon of bravery and courage and showed us self-governance, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"I agree with what Rahul Gandhi said. The entire Opposition is united and in 2024, we will defeat the current government at the Centre. This is our belief and self-confidence..," said Uddhav Thackeray faction leader and MP Sanjay Raut.

 Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao lays a wreath and pays tribute to the leaders of the Telangana movement, at the Martyrs' Memorial in Hyderabad, on the occasion of Telangana Formation Day.

Bengaluru: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah holds a meeting of senior officers of the state government before the state cabinet meeting. The state cabinet to take a decision on the five promises made by the state government in the cabinet meeting soon.

India records 267 new coronavirus infections, active cases decrease to 3,736 from 3,925, informed Union health ministry.

Imran Khan to file a defamation suit against NAB.

Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann to meet Hemant Soren over ordinance.

PM Modi extends greetings to the people of Telangana on Statehood Day.

President Droupadi Murmu extends greetings to the people of Telangana on Statehood Day.

Seven IAS and 30 IPS officers in Rajasthan transferred; official orders issued.

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav to participate in the Opposition party meeting, scheduled to be held in Bihar's Patna on 12th June. 

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy unfurls the national flag at Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, at an event on the occasion of Telangana Formation Day.

Sakshi murder case: 16-year-old girl stabbed to death and bludgeoned | Knife used by accused Sahil recovered by Delhi Police, said Ravi Kumar Singh, DCP Outer North.

Jammu & Kashmir: Encounter underway in Rajouri's Dassal forest area. More details awaited, said Army officials.

"Muslim League is a completely secular party, there is nothing non-secular about the Muslim League...," said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on being asked about Congress's alliance with Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in Kerala.