Today’s top News – 31 August 2022

ganesh chaturthi 2022

1. *HAPPY GANESH CHATURTHI* 🙏💐
The fourth day of the bright and dark half of the Moon in every lunar month of the Hindu calendar is ‘chaturthi tithi’ – the day to observe Chaturthi vrat. This day is dedicated to Lord Ganesh (Ganpati).
Today is Vinayaka Chaturthi
Tithi timings on Chaturthi:
Tithi Start: August 30, 3:33 pm
Tithi End: August 31, 3:23 pm
Time To Avoid Moon Sighting- 9:29 AM to 9:21 PM

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2. Anna Hazare, in a letter, tells Arvind Kejriwal that instead of promised Lokpal and anti-corruption mechanism, “you made anti-women liquor policy, You are intoxicated by power, it seems.” This is one of many scathing lines in social activist Anna Hazare’s letter to his former mentee, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

3. Torrential rain & flood batter normal life in Karnataka, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh

4. *ANDHRA PRADESH* : The Supreme Court Constitution Bench has scheduled on September 13 and 14, the hearing of cases which are challenging the constitutional validity of reservation for Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) and the reservation given for Muslims in Andhra Pradesh as a Socially and Economically Backward Class (SEBC).

5. *DELHI* : Home Minister Amit Shah has directed that forensic investigation should be made mandatory in all crimes involving punishment of more than six years in Delhi to increase the conviction rate.

6. *GOA* govt on Tuesday announced the formation of a one-member commission to conduct inquiry into the land-grabbing cases registered in the state. Justice (retd) VK Jadhav has been appointed to the commission,

7. *J&K* : Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, three (03) terrorists affiliated with proscribed Lashkar-e-Toiba terror outfit were killed in a gunfight that broke out between terrorists and security forces at Nagbal village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district,

8. *KARNATAKA* ; Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Bengaluru’s Sidha Maidan Eidgah Maidan:

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday upheld authorities’ decision to allow Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Hubballi’s Eidgah Maidan5. The HC said that the ground in question is under the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation and it is used to carry out regular activities.

A bench of Justice Ashok S Kinagi held a late-night hearing and passed the order at 11.30 pm

9. *KERALA* : 10-day Onam festivities begin in state with Atham.

10. *TAMIL NADU* : Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will visit Tamil Nadu on September 5 for the launch of three projects in the state, including schools of excellence. Arvind Kejriwal took to Twitter to thank the Tamil Nadu government for inviting him and said that he was elated to join the education revolution in Tamil Nadu.

11. *MAHARASHTRA* BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray at the latter’s residence in Mumbai on Tuesday.

12. *MIZORAM* Cabinet has allowed the manufacturing and selling of wine that is made with locally-grown grapes

13. *NEW APPOINTMENT* : Payment gateway Razorpay appointed Arif Khan as its Chief Innovation Officer. He was formerly the Chief Digital Officer at National Payments Corporation of India

CRIME REPORT

1. *RAJASTHAN* reported the highest number of rape cases in the country in 2021 with an increase of more than 19 per cent in comparison to 2020, the National Crime Records Bureau report stated.

2. Total 31,677 rape cases registered across the country last year, 6,337 were reported in Rajasthan, followed by 2,845 in Uttar Pradesh.

FINANCE

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Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister, EAC-PM today released the Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100 in New Delhi. Them document was released in the presence of Chairman EAC-PM Dr Bibek Debroy,

ENTERTAINMENT

1. Actor and controversial film critic Kamal Rashid Khan known as KRK was arrested by the Malad Police in Mumbai late Monday night over one of his controversial tweets that he posted in 2020.

He was apprehended at the Mumbai airport after he arrived from Dubai. A court then remanded him in judicial custody for 14 days

DEFENCE

1. The 13th edition of India-US Joint Special Forces Exercise Vajra Prahar recently concluded in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh. Earlier, its 12th edition was held in October 2021 at Joint Base Lewis Mc Cord in Washington, USA.

Vajra Prahar’ is an Indo-US Special Forces joint training exercise that began alternately in 2010 in India and the US.

The aim of the exercise is to boost military ties between the two countries by enhancing reciprocity and mutual exchange of strategies between the Special Forces

2. Exercise Pitch Black is scheduled to be organised between 19 Aug 22 to 08 Sep 22. This is a biennial, multi-national exercise Of hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

Almost 2,500 personnel from over 17 countries and 100 aircraft will engage in both Offensive Counter Air (OCA) and Defensive Counter Air (DCA) combat drills.

3. The Indian Coast Guard recently conducted its biennial National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise SAREX 22 off the Chennai coast.

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31 Aug (Wednesday)
Vedic Ritu: Varsha
Drik Ritu: Varsha
पक्ष* :: Shuklapaksha
Month: Bhadrapada 19 (Purnimata)/ Bhadrapada 04(Amanta)

Vikram Samvat – 2079
Shaka Samvat – 1944
Nakshatra: Chitra
Swati
Tithi : Chaturthi (up to 3:23 pm) Panchami
RahuKaal: 12:27 PM – 02:00 PM

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