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Sep 06, 2019

CBI's First National Conference On Cyber Crime Investigation Held

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) organized the first National Conference on Cyber Crime Investigation and Cyber Forensics on September 4-5, 2019. The conference was inaugurated by CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla.
The conference had several panel discussions, lectures and presentations on various topics of law enforcement.
Cyber Forensics was including Social Media, Mobile/Digital Forensics, online harming including child sexual abuse, establishing standard formats for data exchange between service providers and LEAs and Intermediary liability.
The two-day national conference was aiming to create a platform and bring together investigators, forensic experts, academia and lawyers to discuss challenges related to cybercrime and ways to find solutions.
The conference covered one of the mandates of CBI which is to investigate crimes with inter-state and international ramifications.
It was also discussed in the conference that cases of cybercrimes are complex and require certain skills and forensic skills for detection.

Sep 05, 2019

CBI's 1st National Conference On Cybercrime Investigation Inaugurated

CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla inaugurated the 1st National Conference on Cyber Crime Investigation and Cyber Forensics at CBI Headquarters in New Delhi.
The two-day conference covers one of the mandates of CBI which is to investigate crimes with inter-state and international ramifications.
Director CBI, Rishi Kumar Shukla stressed the need to create capacity building and creation of a pool of competent investigators, digital forensic analysts, prosecutors and judicial officers who are digitally aware.
Around 50 officers including DGPs, ADGPs, and SPs dealing with cybercrime, officials and academia are participating in the Conference.

National Conference Organized By The Indian Council Of World Affairs (ICWA) in New Delhi

Emphasising that India never interferes in the internal matters of another country, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said for centuries the country has been advocating peace and follows the dictum of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (the world is one family).
India wants good relations with all, including its troublesome neighbour, provided it stops interfering in India's internal affairs.
India's policy towards world remains "share and care" and in an apparent reference to Pakistan suggested the neighbour should work for the betterment of its country.
In his capacity as the Chairman of the ICWA, Naidu was delivering the valedictory address at the two-day national conference on "India-Africa partnership in a changing global order — priorities, prospects and challenges'' organised by the think-tank.

Rajasthan HC Strikes Down Law For Life-Long Govt House

The Rajasthan High Court struck down a 2017 law that provided government accommodation and a staff of 10 to former full-term chief ministers for their entire lives.
A division bench of Chief Justice Ravindra Bhat annulled the Rajasthan Ministers' Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2017 giving the "extra facilities" to former chief ministers, on a petition by journalists Milap Chand Dandiaya and Vijay Bhandari.
There can be no question of life-time allotment of residential accommodation to former chief ministers, irrespective of their tenure of office, whether it was for one term or less than a term of five years.
The court held that section 7BB and 11 (2) of the Act, which gave former chief ministers a life-long entitlement to a free government accommodation, a telephone and chauffeur-driven car along with a team of 10 staffers to serve them were "arbitrary" and "contrary to Article 14" (the right to equality) of the Constitution.

Sep 04, 2019

200 New Foreigner Tribunals To Come Into Existence In All Districts Of Assam

The Assam Government has said that 200 new Foreigner Tribunals will come into existence in all the districts of the state within September 2019. During the meantime, the excluded persons from National Register of Citizens can go to the existing Foreigner Tribunals.
When an excluded person from the NRC list gets rejection receipt from the NRC authority, the stipulated period of 120 days for his or her appeal starts. The person can go to the Foreigners Tribunals challenging his or her exclusion from the NRC list.
It is hoped that once the 200 new Foreigner Tribunals will become functional in all the districts, the appeal process will become more easier. As per the final version of NRC list, 19 lakh people have been excluded.

First Army Recruitment Rally In J&K After Abrogation Of Article 370

In Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Army is organizing the first Army Recruitment Rally after Abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A.
The seven-day Recruitment Rally through Army Recruitment Office, Jammu, commenced at Subsidiary Training Centre (STC) of J&K Police at Talwara, Reasi and will continue till 9th of September.
This rally is being conducted to provide employment to youth from seven districts including Doda, Kishtwar, Rajouri, Poonch, Udhampur, Ramban and Reasi.
This recruitment rally across the Jammu region goes a long way in meeting the aspirations of the youth of the hinterland and remote areas, who wish to join the Army, serve the nation and carve out a brighter future for themselves and their families.

Sep 03, 2019

India To Join Developed Nations In Ocean Studies With 'Samudrayaan' Project

India's ambition to send men to the deep sea in a submersible vehicle is likely to be a reality in 2021-22 with the 'Samudrayaan' project.
The project proposes to send a submersible vehicle with three persons to a depth of about 6000 metres to carry out deep underwater studies.
The indigenously developed vehicle is capable of crawling on the sea bed at a depth of six kilometres for 72 hours.

Country's Longest Electrified Rail Tunnel Opens in AP

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the longest electrified railway tunnel in the country, in Andhra Pradesh.
The 112-km long railway line project between Krishnapatnam port and Obulavaripalli was constructed to ensure smooth transportation of minerals and industrial goods to and from the port.
As part of the project, two tunnels were constructed; one which is 6.7 km long and another, which is 1 km long.

Haryana Govt Announces Interest, Penalty Waiver On Crop Loans

The BJP-led Haryana Government has announced a 4,750 crore rupees waiver on interest and penalty on crop loans. This will benefit around 10 lakh farmers of the state.
The farmers who have borrowed from Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS), District Cooperative Central Banks, Land Mortgage Bank and Haryana Land Reforms and Development Bank will benefit from this decision.
According to the announcement, the farmers whose bank accounts were declared Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) by these banks and were unable to renew their loans will now be able to do so.
Out of 13 lakh farmers who borrowed from PACS, the accounts of over eight lakh had turned into NPAs. The five per cent penalty imposed on farmers who failed to repay loans taken from PACS will now be completely waived.

Sep 02, 2019

In a First, Nine Private Sector Specialists Selected As Joint Secretaries In Govt Departments

In a first, nine private sector specialists have been selected for appointment as joint secretaries in central government departments. Usually, the posts of joint secretaries are manned by the officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Forest Service (IFoS)) and Indian Revenue Service (IRS) among others who are selected through a three-phased rigorous selection process undertaken by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
The Personnel Ministry had in June 2018 invited applications for the joint secretary-rank posts through "lateral entry" mode.
The lateral entry mode, which relates to the appointment of specialists from private sector in government organisations, is considered as an ambitious step of the Modi government to bring in fresh talent in bureaucracy.
These posts are in revenue, financial services, economic affairs, agriculture and farmers welfare, road transport and highways, shipping, environment, forest and climate change, new and renewable energy, civil aviation and commerce departments.

Tinsukia Junction Becomes 4000th Railway Station To Get Free Public WiFi

Tinsukia Junction in northeast region has become the 4000th railway station in the country to have free public WiFi. According to the Indian Railway, on average they have been rolling out WiFi in 83 stations everyday. RailTel CMD Puneet Chawla said that the journey started from Mumbai Central in January 2016 and in the coming few weeks all railway stations over Indian Railway (except the halt stations) will have fast and free Railwire WiFi.
Designed to offer rail passengers the Internet experience, RailWire WiFi will be available to any user who has a smartphone with a working mobile connection.
Indian Railway is the largest public transport of the country, while free WiFi is a pro-passenger initiative of the Ministry which is in line with the Prime Minister's 'Digital India' programme.

Jeans, t-Shirts Banned In Bihar Secretariat

The Bihar government has ordered employees who work in the state secretariat, not to wear casual jeans and t-shirts to the office.The order said the employees should wear decent clothes and come to work in formal attire.The order mentioned that many employees come to the office wearing clothes which are not appropriate.
The order was issued by Mahadev Prasad, the upper secretary of the state government.The order said, "It has been noticed that employees are coming to the office in clothes which are inappropriate for the office culture. This is against the office decorum."

Amit Shah Flags Off Battery Operated Eco-Friendly Buses In Gujarat's Ahmedabad

Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off eco-friendly vehicle event in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on August 29, 2019. He also took part in plantation drive.
Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani was also present there. Hundreds of people participated in the drive.
Amit Shah is an MLA from Gujarat's Gandhinagar.

Maharashtra Set To Be First To Map Out Vertical Property Rules

The state Cabinet gave the ambitious project a go-ahead and sanctioned the draft rules in this regard. Following the Cabinet nod, the state's Revenue Department will now put the draft rules – the Maharashtra Land Revenue Record of Rights and Registers for Apartments and Building Rules (2019) – in public domain for suggestions and objections.
Maharashtra will become India's first state to formulate vertical property rules. At present, there is no firm register establishing the ownership right of vertical properties like flats, residential or commercial buildings.
While the state Revenue Department maintains a record of land rights, it does not capture firm records of ownerships of apartments or units that stand on it. The proof of ownership has to be established through a chain of documents establishing how the ownership has changed hands.

Nitish Kumar Govt Bans 12 Brands Of Pan Masala In Bihar

The Nitish Kumar-helmed government in Bihar has banned 12 brands of pan masala containing magnesium carbonate. The state government mentioned that the manufacture, storage, distribution, transportation or sale of pan masala containing magnesium carbonate has been banned in Bihar.
The ban was announced after the food and safety department of the statement raised its concerns over the pan masalas. Earlier the department had examined a few pan masala brands and found that they contain magnesium carbonate that can cause heart disease.
The brands which were examined by the food and safety department were Rajnigandha Pan Masala, Raj Niwas Pan Masala, Supreme Pan Parag Pan Masala, Pan Parag Pan Masala, Bahar Pan Masala, Bahubali Pan Masala, Rajshree Pan Masala, Raunak Pan Masala, Signature Pan Masala, Kamala likes include Pan Masala, Madhu Pan Masala.
The Nitish Kumar government had earlier imposed a ban on the manufacture, sale, distribution and storage of gutka and all its variants.

5 States Get New Governers

Five states got new governors.
Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Bhagat Singh Koshyari has been appointed as the new Governor of Maharashtra while former Union Minister Arif Mohammed Khan will take the responsibility of Kerala governor.
Former Union Minister and BJP leader, Bandaru Dattatraya will be the new Governor of Himachal Pradesh in place of Kalraj Mishra who has been given the charge of Governor of Rajasthan.
Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief, Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan is the new Governor of Telangana.
President Ram Nath Kovind approved these appointments.

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