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Mar 03, 2019

India Rebuffs Russian Mediation

India has clearly stated that it is not interested in an escalation of the situation. And the best way to achieve a normal state of affairs in the region resides in the actions of Pakistan in the fight against terrorist groups.
According to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement, Mr. Lavrov had expressed Moscow's readiness to promote the de-escalation of tensions and the lack of an alternative to resolving any differences between Islamabad and New Delhi by politico-diplomatic means.

Mar 02, 2019

Research Cell on ISIS Approved

As per Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, the government has approved a proposal of the National Investigation Agency to open a research cell on terror-group Islamic State (ISIS).
The Minister said that 100 new posts have been created in the NIA for effective investigation and supervision. The way NIA performed its role, the result is that there has been a decline in terror funding compared to earlier.

Vijayakanth Set to Join NDA

The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), led by actor-turned politician Vijayakanth, is all set to join the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) front in Tamil Nadu for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
The move comes after the DMDK's attempts to make an alliance with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which has already entered into a pre-poll alliance with the Congress and several others, failed.

Congress Divided on a Tie-up with AAP

The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) could work out an alliance for the seven Lok Sabha seats of Delhi as early as next week if the central leadership of the former can convince the Delhi unit of the party.
If the deal is sealed, each party could contest three seats and support a common candidate for another. Names that are being discussed include BJP rebels Shatrughan Sinha and Yashwant Sinha as the common candidate.
Surveys and polls done by both the parties indicate that if the AAP and the Congress contest separately in Delhi, the BJP could sweep the Lok Sabha polls.

CAPF Retirement Age Anomaly

The Union Home Ministry has asked the chiefs of the Central Armed Police Forces to conduct a data analysis and assess long-term age profile issues of combat units once the retirement age of their troops is raised from 57 years to 60 in the wake of a court order to fix an existing anomaly.
A meeting was held in the Ministry on the subject in the wake of the Delhi High Court order that called the current policy of different age of superannuation in the four forces — CRPF, BSF, ITBP and SSB — as discriminatory and unconstitutional which created two classes in these uniformed forces.

Mar 01, 2019

Minimum 6-month Residual Period of Retirement

As per the Supreme Court, a police officer empanelled for the post of Deputy General of Police (DGP) should have a residual period of retirement of at least six months.
A bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that it is likely to tweak its own 2006 judgement on police reforms so that states do not misuse directions given in it.
The court had then said the DGP, the highest ranking police officer of a state, must have a fixed two-year tenure irrespective of the retirement age.

India Ready to Go Ahead with Meeting on Kartarpur

India is ready to go ahead with the March 14 meeting with Pakistan to finalise the modalities of the Kartarpur corridor, amid tense bilateral ties between the two neighbours.
India is still ready for the discussion on the Kartarpur issue as it affects a sizeable number of Indians. The proposal for talks came from the Pakistani side and was accepted by India.
India and Pakistan agreed to give access to Sikh pilgrims from the Indian side to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib. Both laid foundation stones for the project in November 2018.

SAD and BJP Seal 10-3 Deal

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cemented a pre-poll alliance with its long-time ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab for the 2019 general elections, with the two parties deciding to stick to their 2014 seat sharing formula.
Of the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state, the SAD will field candidates in 10 and the BJP, the remaining 3.
The SAD won four out of the 10 seats it contested five years ago, while the BJP won two out of the three.
The alliance between the BJP and the SAD is more than two decades old.

Kamal Nath Launches Several Projects

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath unveiled a slew of development projects in his pocket borough Chhindwara, from where he will be contesting the upcoming assembly bypoll.
The CM inaugurated a medical college and the new building of the district hospital.
He also laid the foundation stones of several projects worth about Rs. 2,000 crore and launched the state's farm loan waiver scheme.

Feb 28, 2019

Rajasthan Border Districts on High Alert

Rajasthan put the four border districts of Sriganganagar, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Barmer on high alert amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan.
Prohibitory orders were imposed near the border areas with instructions to security personnel to not allow anyone within a 2-km distance of the International Border at night.
Rajasthan shares a 1,048-km border, adjacent to Pakistan's Punjab and Sindh provinces.

Noida gets Its Own Passport Seva Kendra

Now, citizens of Gautam Budh Nagar will not have to go all the way to Ghaziabad to get their passports issued or renewed as Noida got its first passport seva kendra.
Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Union Minister and Member of Parliament, Gautam Budh Nagar, inaugurated the passport centre at the Noida Head Post Office at Sector 19.
This is the tenth Passport Seva Kendra in Uttar Pradesh.

Feb 27, 2019

Punjab Border Districts on High Alert

Punjab has put six of its border districts on high alert following the Indian Air Force's strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in Pakistan. Ferozepur, Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Fazilka were on the list.
Officials said the deputy commissioners and the police chiefs of the border districts have been asked to put in place contingency plans to ensure the protection and safety of the citizens.

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