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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - December 2016

Dec 2016

Jun 06, 2019

Haryana Cabinet Relaxes Recruitment Conditions

  •  With state assembly elections barely four months away, the council of ministers in Haryana, relaxed the recruitment conditions in Group B, C and D jobs by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission.
  • The state government is looking to step up its recruitment drive before the model code of conduct is imposed.
  • As per the amendment, the selection and recommendation of candidates for group B posts such as teachers and educational supervisors, in school education department, and Group C and D posts in all departments will be done on the basis of written exam, socio-economic criteria and experience.
  • The scheme of marks in respect of selection to the post will comprise of 100 marks, including 90 for written exam and 10 for socio-economic criteria and experience.

 UP's First Cyber Forensic Lab and Training Centre

  •  DGP OP Singh inaugurated the state's first cyber forensic laboratory and training centre at UP-100 headquarters.
  • Initially the centre has a capacity of training 25 police personnel at a time which would be increased gradually.
  • The DGP said that the police officers and personnel would be trained about speedy and effective investigation of incidents related to cyber stalking, cyber harassment and other crimes carried out through the internet and mobile phone communication especially against women and minors.

Centre Wants All States to Join PMJAY

  •  Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan urged the Chief Ministers of Delhi, Odisha, Telangana and West Bengal to join the Centre's flagship health protection scheme, Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
  • Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that financial resources would be made available to the states with adequate flexibility in the spirit of cooperative federalism.
  • The States would gain from the nationwide network of hospitals and would also help provide services in their own State to those from outside their states.

RLD to Fight UP By-polls Alone

  •  A day after the SP and the BSP decided to contest alone all 11 seats in the upcoming assembly by-polls, their third alliance partner in the recent Lok Sabha elections, RLD, announced it too will go solo.
  • Rashtriya Lok Dal UP president Masood Ahmad, however, expressed hope that the gathbandhan remains intact.
  • The UP assembly bypolls will be important for the RLD as it has no representation in the UP Legislative Assembly.
  • In the just concluded Lok Sabha elections, the RLD had contested from three constituencies, but faced defeat on all.

Jun 05, 2019

PDP and NC Oppose Centre's Delimitation Plans

  •  Regional parties in Jammu & Kashmir said that they would oppose any move to implement the delimitation plan to increase seats in the State assembly, following speculation fuelled by a meeting of Governor Satya Pal Malik and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
  • According to NC vice-president and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, when delimitation takes place in the rest of the country, the BJP is welcome to apply it to Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Until then we, in the National Conference will oppose any attempt to make changes without a mandate from the people of the State.
  • People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti said that she was distressed to hear about the Centre's plan to redraw Assembly constituencies in J&K.

J&K Election Schedule

  •  The Election Commission said that the schedule for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election would be announced later in 2019, after the conclusion of the Amarnath Yatra.
  • The EC, under Article 324 of the Constitution and other laws, unanimously decided that conduct of the Assembly elections in the State would be considered later.

TRS Sweeps Local Body Polls

  •  The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi registered a massive victory in the local body elections in the state held in May, decimating the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Parties completely.
  • Elections for the posts of 5,817 mandal parishad (block parishad) territorial constituencies (MPTCs) and 583 zilla parishad territorial constituencies (ZPTCs) were held in three phases, on May 6, May 10 and May 14.
  • Out of 538 ZPTCs, the TRS won in 443 seats, while the Congress lagged far behind with just 75 seats and the BJP got seven seats. The remaining seats went to independent candidates.
  • Similarly, the TRS bagged 3,557 out of 5817 MPTC seats. The Congress ended up with 1,377 seats and the BJP with 211 seats.

Jun 04, 2019

India Slams OIC

  •  India slammed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation after it announced a Special Envoy for Jammu and Kashmir.
  • The Ministry of External Affairs said that the organisation had no right to interfere in India's internal affairs.
  • India categorically rejected yet another unacceptable reference to matters internal to India in the Final Communiqué adopted at the conclusion of the 14th Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States held at Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Free Travel for Women in Public Buses and Metros

  •  Women in Delhi will be allowed free travel in public buses and metros. Nearly 30 per cent of the 40 lakh commuters who travel in state-run buses are estimated to be women.
  • This would ensure that women can access modes of transport which they were not able to, due to high prices and ensure a safe travel experience.
  • The Chief Minister said that the officials had been given a week to come up with a detailed plan on implementing the proposal. The Delhi government is making an effort to start this within 2-3 months. 

Jagan to Restore General Consent for CBI

  •  The new government in Andhra Pradesh headed by YSR Congress party president Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy decided to restore the general consent for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to exercise its authority in the state, a reversal of an earlier order given by his predecessor N. Chandrababu Naidu in November 2019.

Mayawati Hints at Breaking up with SP

  •  Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati told party office-bearers to prepare to fight 11 upcoming assembly by-polls in Uttar Pradesh on their own, raising doubts about the continuation of her party's electoral alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) that fared poorly in the recently concluded general elections.

Jun 03, 2019

BJP and Sena to go 50:50 in Maharashtra

  •  As per reports, the BJP and its ally Shiv Sena will contest an equal number of seats in the Maharashtra Assembly election to be held later in 2019.
  • Of the 288 Assembly seats, the BJP and the Sena will contest 135 each and leave the remaining 18 for allies.
  • In the Lok Sabha election, the alliance swept the State, winning 41 of the 48 seats and securing more than 50% of the vote share for the first time in the State. 

Ranchi to Host Main Event of International Yoga Day

  •  The main event of International Yoga Day on June 21 this year will be held in Ranchi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending it.
  • It will be the government's first mega public event after Modi became prime minister for a second term.
  • Five cities, Delhi, Shimla, Mysore, Ahmedabad and Ranchi, were shortlisted by the AYUSH ministry and sent to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for final selection.
  • The PMO finalised Ranchi as the venue for the main function of International Yoga Day to be held on June 21.

Nitish Kumar Expands Bihar Cabinet

  •  Eight JD(U) leaders took oath as ministers in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar.
  • The leaders who took oath - Ashok Choudhary, Shyam Rajak, L. Prasad, Beema Bharti, Ram Sevak Singh, Sanjay Jha, Neeraj Kumar and Narendra Narayan Yadav.
  • There are now 33 ministers in the Nitish Cabinet, up from 25. Five of the eight are first-time ministers.

Andhra Pradesh Surrenders Official Buildings

  •  The Andhra Pradesh government surrendered all its buildings in the common capital of Hyderabad to Telangana, exactly five years after the bifurcation of combined state.
  • An order to this effect was issued by Governor ESL Narasimhan, invoking his powers under Section 8 of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, following a request made by Telangana cabinet.
  • According to an official statement from the Telangana government, the state cabinet which met under the leadership of CM K Chandrasekhar Rao adopted a resolution, requesting the governor to use his discretionary powers to transfer all the buildings allotted to Andhra Pradesh government to Telangana.

Jun 02, 2019

NCP-Congress Merger

  •  Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar dismissed the speculation that his party was likely to merge with the Congress.
  • Pawar made the announcement during a general body meeting of the party convened to discuss the Lok Sabha debacle and review preparations for the Maharashtra Assembly polls. 
  • As per Pawar, NCP is a prime party in the state with independent entity and will remain to be so.

NCP-Congress Merger

  •  Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar dismissed the speculation that his party was likely to merge with the Congress.
  • Pawar made the announcement during a general body meeting of the party convened to discuss the Lok Sabha debacle and review preparations for the Maharashtra Assembly polls. 
  • As per Pawar, NCP is a prime party in the state with independent entity and will remain to be so.

Congress Won't Stake Claim to LoP Post

  • The party also said that Rahul Gandhi will continue to be the Congress president.
  •  The Congress said that it will not formally stake claim for the post of Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha as it is two seats short of the required number of 54.
  • According to the rules, a party needs to have 10 per cent of 545 members, the total strength of the Lok Sabha, to qualify for the post of Leader of Opposition, which is a Cabinet-rank position.
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