9 pilgrims killed after Amritsar-Katra bus falls into gorge in J&K. Nine people were killed when a bus carrying over 75 pilgrims from Amritsar in Punjab to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu & Kashmir’s Katra veered off a bridge and fell into a gorge at Jhajjar Kotli, around 35 km from Jammu, on Tuesday morning.
1. ISRO’s GSLV f 12 rocket with NVS – 01 satellite was successfully launched at 10.42 from Sriharikota. The rocket lifted off from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre and injected NVS -01 satellite in its geosynchronous orbit.
2. ISRO to test GAGANYAAN crew safety system in July: The Indian Space Research Organisation is gearing up for a host of activities at the spaceport, including testing of the crew module in July for its ambitious Gaganyaan mission, Chairman S Somanath said on Monday.
3. India’s Startup20 Chair Chintan Vaishnav said G20 member countries are working to develop a framework to define startups.
4. Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Manipur CM N Biren Singh, Manipur ministers, as well as senior leaders and officials in Imphal over the ongoing violence in the state.
5. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot announced that they would be fighting the upcoming state Assembly elections unitedly following a party meeting at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence in Delhi on Monday.
6. Individuals have fundamental right to choose their sex & gender: The Rajasthan High Court said.
7. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the inauguration ceremony of the new Parliament building that was held on Sunday was “a religion-based ceremony”. “The activities conducted in the name of Parliament inauguration are not expected from the government on a public stage.
8. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Monday said that the act of children’s minds through texts and lessons cannot be condoned. “As the academic year has started, we will discuss and take action so that the education of the children is not disturbed,”. He said that there’s no question of compromising on protecting the harmony and secular heritage of Karnataka.
9. Authorities on Monday suspended the internet services in Saharanpur as a precautionary measure after a march flouting prohibitory orders by the Gurjar community and stopped a Samajwadi Party MLA who was headed to the district to attend a panchayat.
10. In Andhra pradesh the multipurpose Polavaram irrigation project’s earth-cum-rock-fill dam works would begin from July. It takes nearly a year and a half to complete the works
11. Praveen Kumar Srivastava has assumed the esteemed position of Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) in a ceremony attended by prominent dignitaries.
12. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, NVS, has issued notification for admission to the XI class through a lateral entry selection test against vacant seats in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas for the session 2023-24.
CRIME REPORT/MISHAPS
1. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a corruption case against Rolls Royce India Pvt Ltd, Tim Jones, Director, Rolls Royce and one Sudhir Chaudhary and Bhanu Chaudhary.
2. 42-year-old wrestling and lagori coach in Maharashtra was sentenced to five years imprisonment on Monday for sexually harassing students after taking them to a resort under the guise of a state-level sports tournament.
3. SAKSHI MURDER CASE : A 16-year-old girl was stabbed to death by her alleged boyfriend, accused Sahil brutally killed a 16-year-old girl on Sunday evening by stabbing her over 20 times and bludgeoning her to death with a cement slab.
Police arrested Sahil from Bulandshahr after a call from his aunt to his father was traced to his location to the Uttar Pradesh district.
4. A massive fire broke out at the Lajpat Nagar market on Monday and around 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse it.
5. Three Bengaluru youths on weekend trip try to save friend from drowning in lake, all die.
Four friends, all aged 18, drowned in the Ramanathapura Lake near Bengaluru.
6. Six people were reported dead after being electrocuted at Nichitpur railway crossing in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district on Monday, Railways officials have said. The incident took place when an electric pole they were installing fell on a high-tension overhead wire.
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1. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said it was “well within” RBI’s business to withdraw ₹2,000 banknotes as they had completed their lifespan. RBI introduced the note to remonetise the economy after demonetisation and that objective has been achieved, Sitharaman said.
2. Government has decided to grant waiver of Inter-State Transmission Charges ISTS charges to Off-Shore Wind Projects and extend the waiver to Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia.
3. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman said that in the last nine years, more than 3.5 crore pucca houses and around 11.72 crore toilets are constructed in the country.
4. The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI), the world’s most trusted source on institutional investors and global capital, has announced its Global Wealth Conference (GWC), taking place in historic locations on May 31 and June 1 in London.
The conference will be attended by 40 sovereign wealth funds, 50+ family offices from around the world, 30+ pension and public funds, 50+ institutional global asset managers, and 30+ prominent personalities from royal families to policymakers. From India, law firm Nishith Desai Associates, SUN Group, Jindal Steel and Power, and a few others will attend the conference.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
1. Kriti Sanon visited Panchvati, Nashik to seek blessings at Sita Gufa and Kalaram Temple. The actress was joined by the music composer duo Sachet-Parampara, who have sung the song ‘Ram Siya Ram’ from her upcoming film ‘Adipurush’. The song was released by the makers on Monday.
2. Malaika Arora has been facing immense criticism for posting a photo of her boyfriend, Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor ‘without clothes’, while hiding his modesty with a cushion.
DEFENCE
1. India’s Defence Cyber Agency (DCA) is conducting a week-long exercise to test resilience of India’s cyber infrastructure from cyber attacks based out of China. All three services, including the Army, Air Force, and Navy, along with the Defence Cyber Agency, are participating in the exercises.
2. China-based hackers were responsible for the cyberattack on five servers of AIIMS in Delhi on November 23, 2022. The subsequent cyber post-mortem revealed that the malware designed to steal medical records had been implanted in the servers as far back as 2014.
3. Indian Naval Ship INS Delhi arrived at Port Klang in Malaysia on 29 May for three days as a part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet deployment to ASEAN countries.INS Delhi will make a port call from May 29 to May 31 as part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet deployment to ASEAN nations.
4. A large batch of 40 Indian Army officers will be posted to the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy in a major step towards integration of the military and creation of theatre commands (Joint commands of army, air force and navy).
The cross-deployment, a corresponding number of officers from the IAF and the Navy are also likely to be posted to the Indian Army for executing similar tasks. This is a major step in creating cross-functional teams which will be a primary requirement for achieving theaterisation, the defence officials said.
5. An Air Force’s Apache helicopter made an emergency landing in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind. Officials said that the pilot noticed a technical fault in the chopper, and decided to make a precautionary landing.
6. Union Minister of State Ajay Bhatt applauds Project Sampark of BRO in Jammu. Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt visited Headquater CE (Projects) Sampark in Jammu on Monday. The Minister was briefed in detail by the Chief Engineer, Brig Tejpal Singh on the entire panorama of works carried out ranging from enhancing defence potential of our defenses as well as constructing and maintaining our strategic lines of communication. As espoused and guided by Director General Border Roads (DGBR) Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry.
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Before was
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Districts : 23
Language: Bengali
Governor : C. V. Ananda Bose
CM: Mamata Banerjee (TC)
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Bird: Kingfisher
Flower: jasmine
Fruit: Mango
Mammal : Fishing cat
Tree : Chhaatim tree
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Shaka Samvat – 1945
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