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Mar 22, 2022

J&K LG's Advisor Resigns

Advisor to LG Manoj Sinha of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Khan submitted his resignation to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
As per reports, Khan submitted his resignation after discussions with top BJP leadership. Khan is likely to be given an important political assignment in view of Assembly elections in J&K.
It all happened when Home Minister Amir Shah was on two days tour to Jammu, and he was there to plan the future strategy of BJP for upcoming elections on UT which are expected later this year.

Pramod Sawant Gets Second Term as Goa CM

Pramod Sawant was unanimously elected the leader of the BJP legislature party in Goa, paving the way for him to take over as the Chief Minister for a second term.
Sawant's name for the top post was cleared at a meeting of the newly elected BJP MLAs and senior party leaders in Panaji.

Bhagwant Mann Keeps Home Ministry with Himself, Harpal Cheema Gets Finance

Two days after 10 ministers were inducted into the state cabinet, the Punjab government allocated portfolios to the state's ministers. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann retained the home portfolio. Harpal Singh Cheema was appointed the Finance Minister of the state and Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer got the education ministry.
Dr. Vijay Singla, a dental surgeon, was assigned the health portfolio and Dr. Baljit Kaur, an eye surgeon by profession and the lone woman in the cabinet, got the department of Social Security and Development of Women & Children.
Harjot Singh Bains is the new Law and Tourism Minister and Harbhajan Singh ETO was allocated the power department.
Lal Chand Kataruchak was assigned the food and supply portfolio while the rural development and panchayat raj department went to Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal.
Laljit Singh Bhullar is the transport minister and Bram Shanker Jimpa has been allocated water and disaster management.

N. Biren Singh Sworn in as Manipur CM

N. Biren Singh was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Manipur for the second consecutive term. The oath of office was administered by Manipur Governor La Ganesan at the Raj Bhawan in Imphal.
Further, four BJP MLAs – Th Biswajit Singh, Yumnam Khemchand Singh, Govindas Konthoujam and Nemcha Kipgen – and Naga People's Front (NPF) leader Awangbou Newmai were appointed as cabinet ministers.
The oath-taking ceremony was attended by BJP national president JP Nadda, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, newly-elected MLAs from different parties, BJP leaders and senior bureaucrats, among others.

Mar 21, 2022

BJP Names N. Biren Singh as Chief Minister for Second Term

Union Finance Minister Nirmala announced that N. Biren Singh would remain the Chief Minister of the northeastern state of Manipur for a second term.
Sitharaman who was sent to Manipur as central observer by the BJP party said that Singh was unanimously chosen by party's state legislature party as their leader.
The BJP returned to power in Manipur by winning 32 seats in the 60-member House in the recent assembly elections in the state.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan Becomes Longest Serving BJP Chief Minister

Shivraj Singh Chouhan became the longest-serving BJP Chief Minister in office after beating the previous record of 15 years and 10 days set by former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh.
The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister completed 15 years and 11 days in office on March 17, 2022.
Chouhan first became the Chief Minister in November 2005 by replacing Babulal Gaur and remained in the office till 2018.
From December 2018 to March 2020, Kamal Nath was the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
In March 2020, the BJP once again formed the government in the state with the help of Jyotiraditya Scindia, with Chouhan taking over as Chief Minister.

Tripura Assembly Polls: TPF Joins BJP

As Tripura`s 60 members assembly is slated to go to the polls early next year, the state is witnessing realignment of political parties. One such alliance Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA Motha) parted ways with Bharatiya Janata Party, hours after indigenous rights activist Patal Kanya Jamatia joined the BJP.
Tribal rights activist and Tripura People's Front (TPF) chief Patal Kanya Jamatia joined the BJP at a programme organised in Agartala, where senior BJP leaders including Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb welcomed newcomers to the party.
Tripura People`s Front was formed in the year 2014 to give voice to the indigenous rights movement.

Sharad-Lalu Reunion after 25 Years, LJD Merges with RJD

Former Union Minister Sharad Yadav merged his Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) led by Lalu Prasad Yadav.
After announcing the merger of the two parties, Sharad Yadav said that the move is the first step towards (the formation of) a united Opposition.
Sharad Yadav had formed the LJD in 2018 after parting his ways from Janata Dal (United) over the party's alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Mar 20, 2022

PM Narendra Modi Inaugurate Centenary Year Celebrations of Mathrubhumi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the year-long celebrations of the centenary year of Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi via video-conferencing.
Mathrubhumi began operations on March 18, 1923, and has been at the forefront of pushing across social reforms and developmental agenda while constantly highlighting issues of national interest.
The newspaper has 15 editions and 11 periodicals.
Its another division, Mathrubhumi Books, publishes titles on a wide range of issues of contemporary interest.

Sukhbir Offers to Resign from SAD Chief's Post

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal offered to resign from his post, owing moral responsibility for the party's defeat in the Punjab Assembly elections.
His offer of resignation was, however, rejected by the party's district presidents and senior leaders.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) had its worst-ever performance in the polls as it could win only three seats.
Sukhbir Badal himself lost from Jalalabad while his father and former CM Parkash Singh Badal lost from Lambi.

Mar 19, 2022

Newly Elected MLAs Take Oath in Punjab Assembly

The oath-taking ceremony of the 117 newly-elected MLAs began with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann being sworn in as a member of the 16th Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
Inderbir Singh Nijjar, who was appointed protem speaker of the assembly, administered the oath to the legislators, most of who are first-time members.
Among Congress MLAs who were administered oath included Sukhjinder Randhawa, Tript Rajinder Bajwa and Partap Singh Bajwa.

Delhi Metro Employee Enters Guinness World Records for Fastest Time to Travel across Network

In March 2022, Prafull Singh, a Delhi Metro employee set Guinness World Records for clocking "the fastest time to travel across all metro stations," and becoming the first person to cover 348-km-network of the Metro in 16 hours and two minutes.
"I have been using the Delhi Metro for a long time so I am aware of all the lines. My planning was from which station and line I should start and end to set the record," said Singh.

Mar 18, 2022

Bihar: Sharad Yadav Says His Party to Merge with RJD

Sharad Yadav announced the merger of his party Loktantrik Janata Dal with Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal on March 20.
Claiming that the BJP government has been a failure and people are seeking a strong opposition, Sharad Yadav said that this step (merger) was necessitated as an initiative of my regular efforts for bringing together scattered Janata parivar in view of the current political situation in the country.
This merger marks Yadav joining hands with Lalu Prasad after over three decades.

India's First 'World Peace Center' Will be Established in Gurugram

Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti organisation established by Ambassador of Peace, Eminent Jainacharya Dr Lokeshji will establish India's first World Peace Center in Gurugram, Haryana. 'World Peace Center' will work for the establishment of peace and harmony in the world.
World Peace Center' will be a major world-class centre for personality building, where various dimensions such as Personality Development of Youth, Empowerment of Women and Sanskar Development in Children through Meditation, Yoga, Indian Culture and Jain lifestyle based scientific programs will also be conducted here.
The voice of this centre of Gurugram will be heard all over the world by its work, including the United Nations and the World Religion Parliament.

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