1. Over 209.27 crore vaccine doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
2. PM Modi on Friday said, 10 crore rural households of the country have been connected to piped clean water facility. He was addressing the HarGhar Jal Utsav in Panaji under Jal Jeevan Mission via video message.
3. The govt has extended the service of Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla for a period of one year (22 Aug 2023)
4. BIHAR : RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son-in-law, Shailesh Kumar, at Bihar government’s official meetings have emerged on social media. Reacting to this, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi said Lalu’s son-in-law and party workers are running the government and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is “helpless”. PM Modi said Shailesh had no business being present at the meetings.
5. DELHI Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had recommended a CBI probe over alleged violations of rules and procedural lapses in the new liquor policy.
6. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said CBI raids on Manish Sisodia will not scare the Delhi Deputy CM or the AAP.
7. HIMACHAL : BJP National President JP Nadda is set to visit the poll-bound state of Himachal Pradesh and attend various events in Sirmaur on Saturday.
8. LADAKH Lieutenant Governor RK Mathur inaugurated a 2-day Ladakh Education Fair 2022 virtually. The 2-day Fair began at six venues of constituents colleges of University of Ladakh with prime focus of employability of youth.
9. MAHARASHTRA Govt announces that financial assistance will be provided to Govindas, who suffer serious injuries during the Dahi Handi festival.
10. ODISHA : The flood situation is still grim in several districts of Odisha. Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik conducted an aerial survey of five flood-hit districts and announced 15 days relief for the affected people in the worst-hit districts of Khurdha, Puri, Cuttack, Kendrpada and Jagatsinghpur.
11. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik appealed to people of four districts including Balasore, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Bhadrak not to venture out of their homes on Saturday amid heavy rainfall forecast
12. UTTAR PRADESH , Janmashtami, the festival of Lord Krishna’s birth is being celebrated with religious fervor. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reached Mathura and took the blessings of Lord Krishna.
CRIME REPORT
1. Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI, has lodged an FIR against Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia in the alleged violations of rules and procedural lapses in the new liquor policy. 14 other persons including Excise Officials, liquor company executives, unknown public servants and private persons have also been named in the FIR.
2. WEST BENGAL : The CBI on Friday raided a rice mill owned by arrested TMC leader Anubrata Mondal’s daughter, Sukanya, in West Bengal’s Bolpur
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ENTERTAINMENT
Box Office: Karthikeya 2 overtakes Laal Singh Chaddha & Raksha Bandhan on Janmashtami.
Box Office is full of surprises and it has surprised everyone yet again as a Hindi dubbed Telugu release Karthikeya 2, which opened to Rs. 7 lakh in the Hindi belt, has toppled big Bollywood releases.
The domestic total of Laal Singh Chaddha stands at a little under Rs. 52 crore after 9 days while Raksha Bandhan stands at a meagre total of Rs. 38.40 cr
DEFENCE
1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday interacted with jawans of the Indian Army and Assam Rifles at Headquarter of Assam Rifles (South) in Imphal. He was accompanied by the Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande.
2. An Indian Air Force contingent has reached Australia to participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2022. The exercise is being held in Darwin till 8th of next month.
3. Tripura: A Head Constable of 145th Battalion of Border Security Force (BSF) was martyred in Panisagar sector yesterday, when his patrol team came under indiscriminate firing by a group of suspected NLFT insurgents.
4. RUSSIA WANTS TO BUILD NEXT GENERATION TANKS, SUBMARINES WITH INDIA : Su-57, the Russian 5th generation fighter aircraftAs the second regiment of the S-400 Triumf air defence system starts getting delivered, Russia said it expects the serial production of AK 203 rifles in Amethi to begin in late 2022-early 2023.
5. VIETNAM EYES PURCHASE OF INDO-ISRAELI BARAK-8 AIR-DEFENCE SYSTEM
A Vietnamese delegation is set to visit Israel next month to advance the $500 million purchase, following an estimated $1.5 billion worth of defence-equipment deals between the two countries.
6. Indian Naval Ship Tarkash which is deployed to Brazil participated in a Maritime Partnership Exercise with the Brazilian Navy which included operations such as cross-deck landing, replenishment at sea (RAS) approaches and other tactical manoeuvres.
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DELHI
New Delhi, capital, Republic of India
26 January 1950
National Capital Territory : 1 Feb 1992
Districts : 11
Governor: Vinai Kumar Saxena
CM : Arvind Kejriwal (AAP)
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Vikram Samvat – 2079
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