India reports 1,890 new Covid cases, highest in 149 days
The active cases increased to 9,433, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.
States get Covid advisory as daily cases touch 1.5k , told to increase RTPCR tests. The health ministry and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issued a joint Covid-19 advisory to states on Saturday directing them to maintain optimum testing levels to identify emerging hot spots, amid an upsurge in cases since mid-February.
1. President Murmu on two-day visit to West Bengal :
(a) Visit to Belur Math.
(b) Visit to Santiniketan where she will grace annual convocation of Visva-Bharati.
(c) To grace celebration of completion of 80 years of UCO Bank in Kolkata.
2. Opposition parties stepped up their offensive against the government and observed a “black day for democracy” on Monday, three days after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the Lok Sabha. Gandhi was disqualified from Parliament on March 24, a day after his conviction in a defamation case by a Surat court which also gave a two-year sentence to him.
3. Lok Sabha Secretariat has given a notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to vacate his government-allotted bungalow in Delhi by April 22. This comes after Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from Lok Sabha.
4. Supreme Court on Monday gave permission to conduct urban body elections in Uttar Pradesh with other backward classes (OBC) reservation. The court also ordered the State Election Commission to issue election notification within two days.
5. Union Labour & Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav to launch & inaugurate E-Passbook, Creche in EPF offices, Bhoomi Poojan of RO Prayagraj & office Building of RO Keonjhar at Stein Auditorium, New Delhi.
6. Janata Dal (Secular) MLA SR Srinivas on Monday submitted his resignation as legislator to Karnataka Assembly Speaker and said he’s planning to join Congress officially on March 31.
7. Rural Development Ministry to sign MoU with 19 Captive Employers under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana Scheme at Samrasta Hall, Dr. Ambedkar International Center, New Delhi. Union Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Minister Giriraj Singh to be Chief Guest.
8. Jain community to observe nine-day long Oli festival from March 28.
9. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Monday announced that the party will contest the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections on its own strength.
10. BJP National President JP Nadda to host a dinner for all Other Backward Classes (OBC) Morcha MPs of party at New Delhi.
11. In an apparent gesture of support for Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on Monday updated his social media accounts and placed Savarkar’s pictures on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as profile pictures. The gesture came amid an ongoing controversy that erupted after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, “My name isn’t Savarkar. I’m a Gandhi. I won’t apologise.”
12. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav took to Twitter to announce the birth of his first child on Monday, March 27, 2023.
13. Tourism Ministry to hold a two-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ in New Delhi to brainstorm on some of most critical topics in sector & forge a roadmap for development of the sector in mission mode.
14. Union MoS, Electronics & Information Technology & Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar to address Inaugural Session of Universal Acceptance Day at Manekshaw Center, New Delhi.
15. The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of the Telangana government’s petition against Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, over a deadlock on Bills passed by the state legislature, to April 10.
16. The Telangana government, in its petition, alleged that the Governor was creating a “constitutional impasse” by giving her approval for the Bills.
17. As part of the nationwide Sankalp Satyagraha in protest against party leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha, Congress leaders held protest programmes across the state on Monday.
18. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday removed Ghulam Rabbani as Minority Affairs Minister during the state Cabinet meeting. Banerjee will look after the portfolio and Tajmul Hossain will be the Minister of State.
19. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to lay foundation stone for Pathashree initiative, marking beginning of construction & repair of rural roads from Singur in Hooghly district.
20. Manmeet K Nanda has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Invest India, a prestigious organization.
21. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company, announced that G. Krishnakumar has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of the company.
22. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company, announced that G. Krishnakumar has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of the company.
CRIME REPORT
1. Gangster-turned- politician Atiq Ahmed’s brother Khalid Azim alias Ashraf was brought to the Naini Central Jail in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on Monday evening amid tight security arrangements.
2. New photo of Khalistan supporter Amritpal Singh showing him relaxed and holding a beverage can along with his aide Papalpreet Singh surfaced on Monday. Officials said the photo was taken a day after the crackdown against Amritpal Singh was launched. Papalpreet Singh, who is said to be Amritpal’s mentor, was allegedly in contact with Pakistan’s ISI agency.
3. BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa was arrested on Monday by the Karnataka Lokayukta in a corruption case after his anticipatory bail was rejected by the High Court. Virupakshappa is the main accused in the Karnataka Soaps and Detergents (KSDL) contract scam case.
4. A 21-year-old man arrested for sending a threat mail to actor Salman Khan had also threatened late singer Sidhu Moosewala’s father, police said. A case has been registered against him in connection with the threat to Moosewala’s father in Mansa police station in Punjab.
5. Supreme Court to hear Mohammed Faizal’s plea complaining that he has not been reinstated back to Parliament despite fact that his conviction has been suspended by Kerala High Court order.
6. Terming Bilkis Bano’s gangrape and murder of her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots as a “horrendous” act, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Gujarat government whether uniform standards, as followed in other cases of murder, were applied while granting remission to 11 convicts in the Bilkis case.
7. The Supreme Court lawyer Vineet Jindal on Monday filed a complaint in Delhi Police against Pro-Khalistani protesters who are protesting at Indian Embassy, in Washington, USA and requested Delhi Police to lodge FIR against them and to take strict action against them by revoking their passport as per law.
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1. Old Pension Scheme: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made a big announcement: Government will soon restore old pension scheme across the country for government employees.
Employees across the country areas demonstrating a lot regarding the Old Pension Scheme. It has also been implemented in many states. As of now, it is not being implemented at the level of the Central Government and there is no such discussion either. But, the Ministry of Finance is reviewing the Guaranteed Return in the New Pension Scheme, in which a plan is being made that the employees get the benefit of old pension in the New Pension Scheme itself.
2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on March 27 said that it has imposed monetary penalties on six banks for violating rules and not complying with norms.
3. All credit card payments for foreign tours to be considered under LRS (Liberalised Remittance Scheme) and they escape tax collection at source.
The LRS was first introduced on February 4, 2004. It is a programme that allows individuals in India, including minors, to freely remit up to $2,50,000 per financial year (April-March) for a variety of permissible transactions.
4. Clean energy solutions provider Gentari, through its affiliate Amplus Power Supply Private, has signed an agreement with Tata Motors for the delivery of 5,000 units of e-commercial vehicles. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) is for three years. MoU includes the delivery of 1,000 units in the first year for deployment in cities, such as Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and Kolkata.
5. Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest oil producer, signed agreement to acquire a 10% stake in China’s Rongsheng Petrochemical in a $3.6-billion deal. Aramco would supply 480,000 barrels/day of Arabian crude oil to Rongsheng affiliate Zhejiang Petroleum and Chemical (ZPC) under long-term sales agreement. Aramco Overseas Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aramco, will acquire interest in Rongsheng.
6. PNB Housing Finance board meet to finalise details for Rs 2,500 crore rights issue.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
1. RRR Star Ram Charan Turns 38. Konidela Ram Charan Teja (born 27 March 1985) is an Indian actor, producer, and entrepreneur who primarily works in Telugu films. Ram Charan is the son of megastar Chiranjeevi.
2. Hindi remake of SS Rajamouli’s ‘Chatrapathi’ will be released on May 12. The remake will feature Bellamkonda Sreenivas in the lead role. The original film, which was released in 2005.
3. Odia actress-singer Ruchismita Guru was found dead at her uncle’s house in Odisha in a suspected case of suicide. Her mother stated that Ruchismita had attempted suicide earlier as well.
4. Actor Salman Khan took to Twitter to congratulate Nitu Ghanghas, Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain and Saweety Boora on winning gold medals at the Women’s World Boxing Championships 2023. Referring to Nikhat, Salman wrote, “When you met me last you had promised me you will win again and you have done that. So proud of you Nikhat.
DEFENCE
1. According to the government, there are around 1.55 lakh vacant positions across three forces, with the majority in the Army.
(a) ARMY: Shortage of 8,129 officers in the Indian Army that includes includes Army Medical Corps and Army Dental Corps.
509 vacant posts in the Military Nursing Service (MNS), and 1,27,673 posts of JCOs and other ranks are vacant as well.
Civilian employees : 252 vacant posts in group A, 2,549 vacancies in Group B, and 35,368 in Group C.
(b) NAVY, there is a deficiency of 12,428 personnel. 1,653 officers, 29 medical and dental officers, and 10,746 sailors.
Civilian employees, there is a deficiency of 165 in Group A, 4207 in Group B, and 6,156 in Group C.
(c) Indian Air Force, there is a shortage of 7,031 personnel. 721 officers, 16 medical officers, 4,734 Airmen, and 113 Airmen of Medical Assistant.
Among civilians employed, deficiency of 22 in Group A, 1303 in Group B, and 5531 in Group C.
2. Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said candidate-friendly recruitment process, grant of Permanent Commission to the Short Service Commission officers, for both men and women, entry of women through NDA, and creating requisite infrastructure are some other steps taken to encourage youth to join the services.
3. Defence Civilian Recruitment 2023: The Defence Civilian Group ‘C’ recruitment for various positions at HQ South Western Command has been announced, and eligible Indian citizens are invited to apply in the prescribed format. The age limit for all candidates should be between 18 to 25 years. Official Notification there are 21 Vacancies for the given posts.
The recruitment is for various Group ‘C’ positions, such as Stenographer Grade-II, Cook, MTS (Head Messenger), MTS (Messenger), MTS (Safaiwala), MTS (Chowkidar), MTS (Washerman), MTS (Daftry), and MTS (Gardener)
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