1. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 208 crore 58 lakh mark.
2. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urges citizens to participate in Citizen Survey for National Curriculum Framework in achieving ‘Viksit Bharat’
3. Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asks States, UTs for timely utilisation of central funds to boost health services.
4. President Droupadi Murmu led the nation in paying homage to Bharat Ratna and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 Dec 1924 to 16 Aug 2018) on his fourth death anniversary.
5. Indian Bureau of Mines to Create Individual Portal for Mines Ministry Under PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan.
6. Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Kapil Moreshwar Patil inaugurated the three-day National workshop on Preparedness of Roadmap for Revamped National Panchayat Awards in New Delhi.
7. Indian Railway Protection Force (RPF), have launched a pan-India operation known as Operation Yatri Suraksha. Under this initiative, several steps are taken to provide round-the-clock security to passengers.
8. ASSAM , Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi summons a special session of the Assam Legislative Assembly today. One-day session summon in connection with Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate the 75th year of Independence.
9. BIHAR : Portfolios allocated in Bihar Cabinet; Nitish Kumar keeps Home, General Administration; Tejaswi Prasad gets Health & Road Construction.
10. GUJARAT govt released 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case of the 2002 Gujarat riots, relying on a 1992 policy following the direction of the Supreme Court, while the State government’s revised policy of 2014 would have made them ineligible for remission. The 2014 policy bars out-of-turn release of prisoners convicted for rape and murder.
11. HIMACHAL : Flights on 16 Aug started from New Delhi and Chandigarh to Bhuntar airport in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu. In the first flight, 32 passengers landed at Bhuntar Airport in an ATR-42 aircraft.
12. J&K : Death toll following road accident in Pahalgam mounted to seven. Lieutenant Governor Manoj sinha visited Army Hospital in Srinagar and met the injured ITBP Personnel.
13. MAHARASHTRA : The monsoon session of Maharashtra Legislature will begin today in Mumbai.
14. MADHYA PRADESH : Alert issued in Jabalpur, Bhopal and Narmadapuram divisions as heavyrains forecast over next 24 hrs. District administration declares holiday in schools.
15. NEW APPOINTMENT :
IAS Piyush Goyal named NATGRID (National Intelligence Grid). CEO by the Union government
CRIME REPORT
1. J&K : One person shot dead, brother injured in terrorist attack in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Security forces cordoned off the area and launched massive manhunt to nab assailants.
Pintu Kumar, a Kashmiri Pandit who was shot at by militants, being treated at a hospital, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Militants fired upon civilians in an apple orchard in Chotipora area of Shopian district. While Sunil Kumar died, his brother was injured in the incident.
2. WEST BENGAL : Two teams of Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Income Tax (I-T) are conducted simultaneous raid and search operations at the residence and offices of Kaustav Roy, a Kolkata-based businessman and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a popular Bengali news channel, who is known for his close association with CM Mamata Banerjee.
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Wholesale price-based inflation eased to 13.93% in July as compared to 15.18% in preceding month. According to the Commerce & Industry Ministry.
ENTERTAINMENT
LIGER , which is releasing on August 25, it’s the first Hindi movie for Tollywood actor Vijay Deverakonda.
Other upcoming movies of Bollywood Brahmastra, Vikram Vedha, Ram Setu, and Pathaan.
DEFENCE
1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over indigenously- developed equipment and systems to the Indian Army in New Delhi.
Future Infantry Soldier, new generation anti-personnel mine, upgraded sights system for tanks, high mobility Infantry Protected Vehicles and Assault Boats are among the state-of-the-art equipments.
2. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, a bus carrying ITBP personnel of 4th and 5th Bn, returning from deployment at Poshpathri camp on Shri Amarnathji route, met with an accident at Zig Mour in Pahalgam area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
The bus carrying a total of 41 persons, 39 ITBP Jawans and 2 personnel from J & K Police was on its way to Jammu.
As per reports, the bus skidded off the road and plunged 250 feet into a gorge.
The death toll has risen to seven (07) as of now. However, it could increase as some of the injured jawans undergoing treatment are reported to be in critical condition.
3. To celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence, Officers Training Academy, Chennai undertook a cycling expedition, SWATANTRATA RIDE, from Chennai to Puducherry and back, over a distance of 375 kilometers from 14 to 16 of August.
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