1. 300 Dead, 900 Injured In Horrific Three-Train Accident In Odisha. The crash involved the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, and a goods train.. The train was going from Howrah to Chennai, rammed into the derailed coaches of the other train, which was going from Bengaluru to Kolkata
COROMANDEL EXPRESS TRAIN ACCIDENT: Many trains cancelled and diverted. (Please refer Crime Report/Mishaps for more info.)
Emergency Control Room Numbers 033-22143526 and 033-22535185.
The Railways issued helpline numbers 8249591559 and 7978418322 for Balasore,
03326382217 for Howrah,
8972073925 and 9332392339 for Kharagpur and 9903370746 for Shalimar
2. Chandrayaan-3 reaches launch port at Sriharikota ahead of next month’s launch.
3. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief S Somnath said that they will launch the ambitious manned mission from India, Gaganyaan when they are absolutely confident about its success.
4. A full-scale replica of the space shuttle landed at the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technical Museum (VITM) in Bengaluru on Thursday to inspire the next generation of scientific innovators and space explorers. Two decades ago, NASA launched Mars Rover Opportunity to search for signs of ancient water on the Red Planet.
5. The Union Minister for Jal Shakti recently unveiled the unified registration portal for ‘GOBARDHAN,’ a pioneering initiative aimed at promoting the biogas sector in India.
6. Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday chaired a high level meeting in New Delhi to review overall preparedness for flood management in the context of upcoming monsoon season.
7. Telangana marked 10th year of formation on June 2. The state was formed on 02 June 2014.
8. Uttar Pradesh govt launches 15-day mega registration drive for MSMEs.
8. Delhi Jal Board has announced 20-hour water cut in parts of the city from Saturday to undertake some civic work. The water supply will be disrupted from 10 am on June 3 to 6 am on June 4. The affected areas include Sant Nagar, Burari, Badli village, Jhangola, Tajpur, Holambi Kalan, U/A colonies of Narela and regularised colonies of Narela.
9. Andhra pradesh TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu’s son and party leader Nara Lokesh was attacked with eggs during a foot march in Andhra Pradesh’s YSR district on Thursday night. Lokesh escaped and the eggs hit his security personnel.
10. Ministry of Railways organizes two-day Chintan Shivir at New Delhi: A two days long Chintan Shivir was organized in New Delhi by Ministry of Railways. The objective of the Chintan Shivir centered on preparing an action plan to implement Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision 2047.
11. India G20 – South Centre Event on International Taxation concludes successfully at Nagpur.
12. Government on Friday convened 2nd meeting with leading Oil producers Association to discuss further cut in edible oil prices amidst fall in global prices.
13. External Affairs Ministry has said that the forthcoming Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation-SCO Council of Heads of State will be held on 4th of next month in a virtual format.
14. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday released the UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2023 in New Delhi.
15. As part of the Indian Navy’s long-range deployment, INS Trishul visited port Anjouan, Comoros.
16. The periodic table, democracy, and sources of energy – Class 10 students will no longer learn about these from their government-issue textbooks. Complete chapters on the subjects now stand deleted as a part of a “rationalisation” meant to reduce the “burden on students”.
The removal of the theory of evolution from the Class 10 curriculum stoked significant concern earlier this year.
Newly released textbooks by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) have revealed further cuts, including a chapter on the periodic table.
CRIME REPORT/ MISHAPS
1. COROMANDEL EXPRESS TRAIN ACCIDENT: Many trains cancelled and diverted after 12841 Shalimar-Chennai Express derails at Odisha’s Balasore. South eastern railway announced.
Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express had collided into a goods train and moments later coaches of another train derailed after it dashed into the derailed coaches of the Coromandel Express. The search and rescue operation is ongoing.
The accident happened around 7.20pm near Bahanaga Bazar station when the train was on the way to Chennai Central station from the Shalimar station near Kolkata.
A railway official said that several coaches of 12864 Bengaluru-Howrah superfast express travelling to Howrah, derailed at Bahanagabazar and fell on the up line.
A goods train was also involved in the accident as the coaches of the Coromandel Express hit its wagons after getting derailed.
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced an ex-gratia compensation for the victims. While ₹10 lakh has been declared in case of death, ₹2 lakh will be provided for those with grievous injuries and ₹50,000 for people who sustained minor injuries.
Many people are feared dead & many injured as 10-12 coaches of the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express and 3-4 coaches of another train from Yeswanthpur to Howrah derailed near Baleswar in Odisha late Friday night.
2. Multiple houses and vehicles were damaged due to rainfall and a storm in the Titabar area of Assam’s Jorhat district on Friday. Many trees and electric poles were uprooted.
3. High Court of Karnataka has upheld constitutional validity of Section 37A of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999.
4. Delhi Police has released a toll-free helpline number on which people can share information on criminals. “Join as ‘EYES & EARS’ of Delhi Police. You can give information about crime and criminals at a toll-free helpline number 14547.
5. CBI has filed a case against IL&FS Transportation Networks for allegedly defrauding 19 banks of ₹6,524 crore between 2016 and 2018.
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1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has recently released a consultation paper aimed at strengthening investor protection and promoting transparency in the Indian securities market.
2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released draft Master Directions on Cyber Resilience and Digital Payment Security Controls for Payment System Operators (PSOs) on June 2. The draft directions cover governance mechanisms for identification, assessment, monitoring and management of cybersecurity risks and specify baseline security measures for ensuring safe and secure digital payment transactions.
3. MakeMyTrip Founder Deep Kalra said the government’s move to impose 20% TCS (tax collected at source) on spending by credit cards abroad from July 1 is “terrible” and “regressive”.
4. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) said it has decided to transfer the life insurance business of Sahara India Life Insurance Company (SILIC) to SBI Life Insurance Company (SBI Life). SBI Life will take over policy liabilities of around two lakh policies of SILIC.
5. Tata Group subsidiary Agratas Energy Storage Solutions has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat government to build a lithium-ion cell manufacturing plant in the state. The company will initially invest ₹13,000 crore in the project. The plant, with an initial production capacity of 20 GWh, is expected to create direct and indirect jobs for over 13,000 people.
6. Mercedes-Benz India MD & CEO Santosh Iyer said the brand is dedicated to making its portfolio EV-rich and plans to go all-electric by 2030.
7. The Unified Payments Interface UPI registered record more than nine billion transactions last month amounting to over 14 lakh crore rupees.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
1. Actor Gufi Paintal, best known for playing Shakuni Mama in the TV show Mahabharat, has been hospitalised in Mumbai due to age-related issues.
2. Google has ended support for its first-generation Chromecast, a device that allows users to stream video content from phones or laptops to a big screen, after 10 years. “Support for Chromecast (1st gen) has ended, which means these devices no longer receive software or security updates.
3. The Kerala Story is getting an OTT release later this month as ZEE5 has bought digital rights for the movie. It has however grossed Rs 225 crore at the box office.
DEFENCE
1. Medium-range ballistic missile Agni-1 was successfully test-fired in Odisha.
2. Jammu ADGP Mukesh Singh has said a militant was killed in an encounter in a joint operation by the Army and the police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. A search operation was launched after suspicious activity was noticed in the forest area of Dassal Gujran near Rajouri.
3. The Army is carrying out combing operations to recover weapons looted from armouries in Manipur, and will use force if required to get them back, Army chief General Manoj Pande said.
4. Air Commodore Vishnu Gaur on Thursday took charge as the Air Officer Commanding of 5 Base Repair Depot of the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Sulur in Coimbatore.
5. The Ladakh Scouts Regiment, which guards the region from two hostile neighbours, commemorated its diamond jubilee on Thursday and paid homage to bravehearts of the nation. The regiment held diamond jubilee celebrations from May 31 to June 1 and commemorated the occasion with a series of events.
6. Delhi High Court dismissed a plea moved by Major General (retired) V.K. Singh against the FIR registered by CBI alleging that he published some classified and secret information about Research and Analysis Wing in his book authored in 2007 after his retirement. The case against Singh was initiated by a Deputy Secretary, Government of India, Cabinet Secretariat.
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