Union minister RK Ranjan Singh’s house set on fire in Manipur. Violence continues in the northeastern state of Manipur, with miscreants torching the residence of Union Minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh in Imphal’s Kongba on Thursday night. The residence in Imphal was set on fire while the minister was in Kerala. While Singh comes from the Meiti community, he has continued to appeal to both sides to stay away from violence and restore peace in the state.
1. Cyclone Biparjoy Landfall started in Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat; More than one lakh people from coastal areas and low-lying villages successfully evacuated.
Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall near Jakhau Port in Gujarat on Thursday evening with a wind speed of 115-125 kmph gusting to 140 kmph as heavy rains lashed the coastal region.
2. Western Railway on Thursday announced cancellation of a few more trains as a precautionary measure in view of cyclone Biparjoy over the next three days.
3. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will confer the fourth National Water Awards in New Delhi on Saturday.
4. Indian Railways has geared up its entire machinery in a big way to ensure minimal damage to railway assets in the areas affected by Cyclone Biparjoy.
5. Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani released the W20 communique at the third and final Women 20 summit engagement group.
6. This month’s MannKi Baat programme will take place on Sunday, 18th June. People can share their inputs on NaMo App, Mygov or can record their messages by dialling 1800-11-7800 or can missed call on 1922 and follow the link received in SMS to directly give their suggestions to the Prime Minister.
7. The Union government is now looking to design a survey that can gauge the Human Development Index (HDI) specifically for about 28 lakh people of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) living in over 22,000 villages across the country.
8. Law Commission seeks fresh inputs on Uniform Civil Code.
9. Andhra pradesh CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy virtually launched 4G services in remote areas of Andhra Pradesh from his Camp Office.
10. The Karnataka cabinet has decided to remove the lessons of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) founder KB Hedgewar from the school textbooks, said state education minister Madhu Bangarappa on Thursday.
11. The Congress government led by Siddaramaiah in Karnataka has decided to scrap the law against religious conversion. The government will introduce a Bill to repeal the amendments to the anti-conversion law in the upcoming state Assembly session, which starts on July 3.
12. Telangana Faces Severe Rainfall Deficit as Monsoon Delayed.
13. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah called his Telangana counterpart K. Chandrashekar Rao seeking rice stocks to launch the Anna Bhagya guarantee scheme, under which the newly-formed Congress government in Karnataka has promised to distribute 10 kg of rice for free for every BPL family.
14. Hours after Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over his alleged role in a job racket scandal, the state government Wednesday withdrew the general consent accorded to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to carry out probes in the state.
15. Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday travelled in a helicopter together for an event in Palghar as they reaffirmed their commitment to take forward their alliance and spoke about their strong bond after a controversial advertisement.
16. Union government has discontinued the sale of rice and wheat under Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) to State governments.
17. New MBBS norms introduced, 80% village attendance must for exams: Village outreach will be a compulsory part of MBBS undergraduate curriculum from the 2023-24 academic session commencing in August and students will need minimum 80 per cent attendance in such visits to be eligible to write exams.
Major Changes
(a) Third Professional part II (MBBS final part II) will now be called NEXT (National Exit Test)
(b) Requirement of 40% pass marks in each theory paper removed; now 50% aggregate needed if there are two papers in a given subject
(c) Biochemistry and microbiology to have one paper of 100 marks instead of two papers of 100 marks each as done previously
18. Uttam Lal has assumed the role of Director (Personnel) at NHPC Limited India, a leading hydropower company in India.
CRIME REPORT
Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
1. The National Investigation Agency has identified people involved in the recent attack on the Indian High Commission in UK and issued a lookout notice against them. The agency issued a lookout notice identifying 45 people on its Twitter handle.
2. Students of various coaching centres in Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar staged a protest and blocked the road after a massive fire had broken out earlier yesterday at one of the coaching centres.
3. Three persons were shot dead and several others were injured as violence and arson marked the conclusion of nomination filing for the three-tier West Bengal panchayat polls slated next month. Two persons were killed at Bhangore in South 24 Parganas district & 01 at Chopra in Uttar Dinajpur district.
4. Markets in Uttarakhand’s Purola and neighbouring towns remained closed amid heavy police deployment on Thursday in protest against the imposition of prohibitory orders to prevent a ‘mahapanchayat’ that was scheduled to be held there over alleged incidents of ‘love jihad’.
5. Avtar Singh Purba alias Khanda, a prominent Khalistan supporter who was involved in the attack on the Indian High Commission in London, died at a hospital in the city of Birmingham on Thursday morning after a prolonged illness, a United Kingdom-based Sikh organisation said.
FINANCE
Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
President of the World Bank :
Ajay Banga
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Unemployment : 7.8%
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1. Centre reduces 5% basic import duty on edible oils to ensure affordable prices for consumers.
2. Overall coal stock position has touched 110.58 million tonnes as of the 13th of June. The Coal Ministry said, this indicates a substantial increase of 44.22 per cent as compared to the stock of 76.67 MT last year.
3. Traders in Nepal said they have stopped importing onions, potatoes and other vegetables from India after the government slapped a hefty 13% Value-Added Tax (VAT) on these items last month.
4. Equitas Holdings Ltd, a prominent non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India, has voluntarily surrendered its NBFC licence to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). As a result, the RBI has cancelled Equitas Holdings’ registration.
5. Markets regulator SEBI has ordered the attachment of bank accounts and shares and mutual fund holdings of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi to recover dues totalling Rs 5.35 crore.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
1. The Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed a 2006 case lodged against singer Mika Singh for allegedly forcibly kissing actor Rakhi Sawant
2. I&B Ministry expresses deep concern over safety and security of various reporters, cameramen of media organizations covering cyclone Biparjoy.
DEFENCE
Minister: Rajnath Singh
Union Home : Amit Shah
1. The Defence Ministry signed a contract of 500 crore rupees with an indigenous firm for the supply of Radio Relay Containers to strengthen the Indian Army’s communication system
2. National Security Guard (NSG) conducted a mass Yoga programme at the historic Lal Quila in New Delhi to mark the 9th International Yoga Day to be celebrated on 21st June.
3. Indian Navy has released exclusive footage capturing a historic moment as its two aircraft carriers, the INS Vikramaditya and the INS Vikrant, operated in tandem in the Arabian Sea.
The INS Vikramaditya, a modified Kiev-class carrier, became the Indian Navy’s flagship in 2013 after being acquired from Russia.
The Made-In-India INS Vikrant, designed and built by Cochin Shipyard, is the country’s first indigenously constructed carrier. It commenced sea trials in 2021 and is projected to achieve full combat readiness by the end of 2023.
4. Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has received communication from the Ministry of Defence, announcing that it has been declared as the L1 (lowest) bidder by the Indian Navy for the MR/Mid Life Upgrade of an Indian Naval Ship.
The final contract will be executed in the appropriate timeframe. The estimated value of the contract is approximately Rs 3 billion, with an expected duration of around 24 months.
5. Three Years Of Galwan Clash (15 June 2020): Five Things That Changed After China Brought Troops To LAC In Ladakh:-
(a) Increase in Troop Strength.
(b) Re-orientation of Strike Corps
(c) Induction of Armor, Mechanised and Supporting Assets
(d) Operationalisation of Cutting Edge intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) Assets and UAVs
(e) Creation of Border Infrastructure
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(Before was
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Formation
1 November 1956
Districts: 31
Gvrnr: Thawar Chand Gehlot
CM: Siddaramaiah (INC)
Bird: Indian roller
Flower: Lotus
Mammal: Elephant
Tree : Sandalwood
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16 Jun (Friday)
Vedic Ritu/ Grishma
Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Ashada 12, (Purnimanta)
Jyeshta 28, (Amanta) Nakshatra:Krithika (up to 3:07 pm)Rohini
Tithi : Trayodashi (up to 8:40 am)Chaturdashi
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