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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.

Feb 26, 2019

PM Dedicates National War Memorial

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the National War Memorial at India Gate to the memory of martyrs who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty in independent India.
Spread over 40 acres in the India Gate complex behind the canopy, the National War Memorial is dedicated to soldiers martyred during the Indo-China War in 1962, Indo-Pak Wars in 1947, 1965 and 1971, Indian Peace Keeping Force Operations in Sri Lanka and in the Kargil Conflict in 1999, and also those in the UN peacekeeping missions.
The names of 25,942 battle casualties have been inscribed across 16 walls at the national memorial.
The National War Memorial complex includes a central obelisk, an eternal flame and six bronze murals depicting famous battles fought by the Indian Army, Air Force and Navy.
The design of the National War Memorial has a layout comprising four concentric circles, namely, the 'Amar Chakra' or Circle of Immortality, the 'Veerta Chakra' or Circle of Bravery, the 'Tyag Chakra' or Circle of Sacrifice, and the 'Rakshak Chakra' or Circle of Protection.

SP-BSP Tie-up

After coming together in Uttar Pradesh, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) are set to contest the Lok Sabha election in Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh as well in an alliance.
In Madhya Pradesh, the SP will contest 3 seats and the BSP the remaining 26. In Uttarakhand, the SP has been allotted the Garhwal seat and the BSP will contest the remaining 4.

Feb 25, 2019

Registration Office for Foreign Tourists

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has inaugurated a registration office for Tibetans and foreign tourists. The office is located at SP Complex in Dharamshala.
The Chief Minister also inaugurated the Administrative Office Block at Police Lines Dharamshala.

Feb 24, 2019

Nodal Police Officers Appointed in All States

All States and Union Territories have appointed nodal police officers to resolve the problems of Kashmiris targeted in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack.
The Home Ministry asked the States to ensure the security of Kashmiris who were reportedly attacked in the last few days.

Feb 22, 2019

UDP Pulls Out of BJP-led Platform

The United Democratic Party (UDP) of Meghalaya has pulled out of the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), a non-Congress platform of regional parties that the Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam had formed in May 2016.
However, UDP's decision will not impact the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government led by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma's National People's Party (NPP) and of which the BJP is a constituent.

India to Stop Sharing Water

According to Road Transport and Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari, India will use its share of water from the Indus network of rivers that flows through its territory.
The Minister's statement coincided with the announcement of implementation of the Shahpur-Kandi dam project in Punjab on the river Ravi.
The Government has decided to stop India's share of water which used to flow to Pakistan.
The water will be diverted from Eastern Rivers and supplied to people in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.

EC Allots Symbols to Unrecognised Parties

Twenty-seven registered unrecognised political parties have been allotted symbols ranging from chappals, tea filter and chapati roller to gas stove and phone charger, for the coming Lok Sabha election.
The applications of the 27 parties for concession in the allotment of a common symbol to their candidates in the general elections had been accepted by the Commission.

All Personnel of CAPF Can Avail Flights

The MHA has approved the entitlement of air travel on Delhi-Srinagar, Srinagar-Delhi, Jammu-Srinagar and Srinagar-Jammu sectors to all the personnel of the CAPFs.
This includes their journey for joining duty, transfer, tour or going on leave.
As many as 65,000 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel are deployed in the State as part of 65 battalions, apart from units of the Border Security Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Central Industrial Security Force, Sashastra Seema Bal and the National Security Guard.
According to MHA, the new facility is in addition to the existing air courier services for CAPFs where an entire aircraft is booked for the force personnel from either Delhi or Jammu to Srinagar and back.

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