Maratha quota stir turns violent
AUTHORITIES imposed curfew in Beed district of Maharashtra Monday evening after the agitation to demand reservation for the Maratha community turned violent, with protesters indulging in arson and vandalism to target the residences of two NCP MLAs and a municipal council building earlier in the day.
The protesters also vandalised the office of a BJP MLA in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, and pelted stones at state transport buses as they blocked highways in other parts of the Marathwada region.
As the agitation escalated, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met Governor Ramesh Bais in the evening and briefed him about the situation and the measures being taken to control it.
1. PM Modi will participate in the programme marking the culmination of the Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign’s Amrit Kalash Yatra at Kartavya Path in Delhi on Tuesday.
The delegates from all States and Union Territories are reaching the National Capital to Participate in the finale event of Meri Maati Mera Desh.
2. Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari announced the beginning of 20,000 crore rupees road construction projects from 2024 which will connect nine districts of Mizoram.
3. Akashvani will broadcast its annual prestigious Edition of the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture on Tuesday. Former President Ram Nath Kovind will deliver this year’s address. The lecture will be broadcast between 9.30 and 10 pm.
4. Central government has granted permission to the Manipur government to operate helicopter services from Imphal International Airport to Dimapur in Nagaland.
5. The Manipur government announced that no one shall or attempt to make any deliberate efforts to follow or enforce any illegal declaration of holiday on every Friday except for those Fridays which are general holidays.
6. In view of Assembly elections in five States- Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana, an all-out effort is being made by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
7. Shiv Sena MPs from Nashik and Hingoli in Maharashtra, both loyalists of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, have resigned in support of the Maratha reservation demand.
8. Smart City Mission has presented a unique, initiative of women empowerment in Belagavi in Karnataka.
9. Former J&K Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah expressed concern over the infighting in the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) grouping. He said the INDIA alliance was likely to meet again after the State elections.
10. Over 64 lakh or 6.4 million “fraudulent” phone connections, detected with the help of facial recognition, have been disconnected by the Indian government in the last six months.
11. The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee on Monday recommended that Karnataka has to ensure release from its reservoirs so that the flows at the rate of 2,600 cusecs are realized at Biligundlu from November 1 to 23, amid Karnataka’s opposition that it would not be able to release water to Tamil Nadu.
12. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Gurugram police have started closing illegal entry and exit points on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway.
13. Senior IPS officer Viresh Kumar Bhawra 1987 batch, who was serving as Director General of Punjab Police before going on a two-month leave in July 2022, has challenged the appointment of Gaurav Yadav as Director General of Punjab Police during his leave period before Chandigarh bench of Central Administrative Tribunal Chandigarh.
14. Major General J.S. Mangat has assumed charge as Additional Director General of the NCC Directorate (Kerala & Lakshadweep) at Thiruvananthapuram.
15. R R Swain, an AGMUT cadre IPS officer of 1991 batch, is set to take charge as Director General of Police, Jammu & Kashmir, from November 1.
LEGAL REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
#International Court Of Justice Prz. : Joan Donoghue
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1. Enforcement Directorate has summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in an excise policy-linked money-laundering case on November 2.
2. Allahabad high court on Monday adjourned the hearing till November 8 on a petition filed by Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee which has challenged the maintainability of a suit seeking restoration of a temple at the site where the Gyanvapi mosque exists in Varanasi.
3. Ongoing agitation seeking reservation for the Maratha community descended into violence and arson on Monday as quota protesters torched, vandalised homes or offices of three MLAs, targeted a municipal council building and disrupted road traffic in Maharashtra.
4. Bharat Rashtra Samithi MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy stabbed during Telangana election campaign in Siddipet district on Monday.
5. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav Gehlot appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Monday for questioning in a foreign exchange violation case and got his statement recorded for almost eight hours.
6. In a setback to former deputy chief minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia, the Supreme Court on Monday denied him bail in the corruption and money laundering cases related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, saying the accusation of “windfall gains” of Rs 338 crore to wholesale liquor dealers was “tentatively supported” by evidence.
7. Terrorist attacks hit the Kashmir valley for the second consecutive day on Monday when a labourer hailing from Uttar Pradesh was shot dead in Pulwama district.
This incident came less than 24 hours after a terrorist of banned Lashkar-e-Tayiba shot and critically wounded police inspector Masroor Ahmed Wani.
8. In Kerala, Four IEDs were used in the multiple explosions that rocked a Jehovah’s Witnesses’ gathering in Kalamassery area of Kerala’s Ernakulam district on Sunday morning, killing three people. Sources said at least five litres of petrol in plastic pouches were used for each bomb.
9. Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department has registered one more graft case against the former Chief Minister and TDP national president Nara Chandrababu Naidu, alleging that he was involved in a liquor scam during his previous tenure by granting permission to certain distilleries.
10. Woman pulled from auto in snatching bid dies, accused shot dead by police in Ghaziabad.
“””””””””” MISHAPS “”””””””””
Andhra Pradesh train collision toll rises to 13; loco driver may have jumped signal. The death toll in a train collision in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, has risen to 13, with 50 people injured. The accident occurred when one train rear-ended another, causing three coaches to derail.
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1. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called for inter-governmental cooperation to fight the menace of illegal trade and smuggling.
2. Onion prices surge, touch Rs 78 per kg in Delhi.
The government imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of USD 800 per tonne on onion exports till December 31 to increase the availability of the vegetable in the domestic market.
3. Tata Motors on Monday said an arbitral tribunal has asked the West Bengal Industrial Development Corp to pay the company Rs 766 crore compensation in connection with losses incurred on its manufacturing site in Singur.
Tata Motors had to shift its plant to produce small car Nano from Singur in West Bengal to Sanand in Gujarat in October 2008 due to a land row.
4. Attorney General of India R. Venkataramani has backed the government’s electoral bonds scheme in the Supreme Court, extolling it as a measure which promotes contribution of “clean money” to political parties.
5. Nita Ambani, Founder and Chair of Reliance Foundation, was honored with the 2023 USISPF Global Leadership Award for Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility. The award was presented by John Chambers, Chairman of USISPF, at a reception in New Delhi.
6. Fincare Small Finance Bank (Fincare SFB) is set to merge with AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) starting from 01 February 2024.
7. The RBI raised the bulk deposit limit for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 1 crore, promoting equity among banks.
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#Chairman of The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) :
R Madhavan
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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1. The UP state government will hold a screening of newly released film ‘Tejas’ at the Lok Bhawan on Tuesday. The screening will be held immediately after the Cabinet meeting and will also be attended by the film’s lead actor Kangana Ranaut.
2. Renjusha Menon, 35-years old Malayalam actress was found dead hanging inside her flat at Sreekaryam, Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. She is primarily known for her supporting roles in several television shows and movies.
3. RADO, a Swiss watchmaker brand has onboarded Katrina Kaif as its global brand ambassador.
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#Def Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Def Minister of State :
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#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh called for establishing multinational collaborative mitigation frameworks in the Indian Ocean Region.
2. Indian Army’s Light Combat Helicopter (LCH “Prachand”) ‘Prachand’ Monday successfully carried out the firing of 70mm rockets in both day and night conditions, officials said.The firing was carried out at a firing range near Likabali in Assam.
3. Indian Navy Chief Admiral Hari Kumar said on Monday that the government is making every effort to ensure relief for the eight Indian personnel detained in Qatar. The eight Indians who now face the death penalty in Qatar for alleged spying are all former Naval personnel.
4. Indian and Malaysian armies have commenced “Exercise Harimau Shakti 2023” as a testament to their ongoing defence cooperation. This joint bilateral training exercise, taking place at Umroi Cantonment in India, aims to bolster military capabilities and enhance cooperation between the two nations.
5. India plans to operationally deploy by 2028-29 its long-range air defence system, which can detect and destroy incoming stealth fighters, aircraft, drones, cruise missiles and PGMs upto 350 km. LR-SAM system being developed by DRDO under the project Kusha, will be comparable to Russian S-400 Triumph.
6. Gujarat
Indian Navy launched 25T Bollard Pull Tug, named ‘Mahabali,’ to provide assistance to naval ships and submarines, offer firefighting support to ships, and conduct limited Search and Rescue Operations.
7. Former vice chief of Indian Air Force Air Marshal P K Barbora (retd), known to be an outstanding air warrior who was instrumental in reactivation of the Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) air strip in eastern Ladakh, passed away at a military hospital in New Delhi on Monday. He was 72.
8. A blood donation camp was organized at the Sub-District hospital in Mendhar of Poonch district wherein 17 units of blood was donated by Indian army personnel.
9. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, on Monday held talks with visiting Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who is attending the 10th Beijing Xiangshan Forum.
10. The 44th Chinese naval escort taskforce paid a goodwill visit to Qatar from October 24 to 28, 2023. This is the third visit of the Chinese naval escort taskforce to the country and the third stop of this taskforce’s friendly visit mission.
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