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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - December 2016

Dec 2016

Mar 27, 2019

Hathin MLA Kehar Singh Joins BJP

Four days after Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) MLA from Nalwa, Ranbir Singh Gangwa joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), another INLD MLA Kehar Singh of Hathin constituency joined hands with the saffron party.
Kehar Singh was taken into the fold of saffron party by Haryana BJP president Subhash Barala and national general secretary and Haryana in-charge Anil Jain at the party headquarters in New Delhi.
Besides Kehar Singh, the first Indian Paralympics medalist Deepa Malik also joined the BJP in New Delhi.
Malik is the first Indian woman athlete to have won a medal at Paralympics with her silver in the women's shotput event at the Rio Games in 2016.

Army Most Trusted Institution

According to a report, the Army is India's most trusted institution followed by the judiciary while the police, government officials and political parties are the least trusted.
Bengaluru's Azim Premji University and Delhi-based research institute Lokniti Centre For the Study of Developing Societies' report titled Politics and Society Between Elections (2019) is based on a survey of public opinion related to politics, society, and governance between elections.
The survey was conducted in Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, and the National Capital Region of Delhi.
According to the report, the key concern among those between the ages of 18 and 35 (49%) was related to jobs.

Mar 26, 2019

GJM Splits over BJP Candidate

Swaraj Thapa, the spokesman of the Bimal Gurung faction of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), has quit the party in protest against the BJP foisting a rank outsider on the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat.
The BJP has announced the name of Raju Singh Bista, a businessman, as its candidate from Darjeeling, where the GJM's support is crucial.

Citizenship Bill Binds Rivals

Rivals in the battle of the ballot across Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram seem to be bound by a common cause, opposition to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
They include candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has vowed to get the Bill passed, if voted back to power.
There are State-specific issues, such as the elusive settlement to the Naga peace process in Nagaland and bridging the gap between the hills and plain dwellers of Manipur.
But thwarting the Bill is the overriding issue, most intensely in Mizoram where a regional party went to the extent, inviting a notice from the Election Commission in the process, of seeking the right to secede if the Bill is passed.
The three States have four Lok Sabha constituencies among them — two in Manipur and one each in Mizoram and Nagaland.
These seats, represented by those on the country's fringes, matter when mainstream political parties or alliances need support to form the government at the Centre.

Mar 25, 2019

Private Hospitals Out of ESI Scheme

The Punjab Government has cancelled the empanelment of all 90 private hospitals with the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESI) hospitals following complaints of alleged wrongdoing.
The decision was taken on the basis of field reports, which mentioned that ESI doctors and other employees were allegedly recklessly referring cases to private hospitals notwithstanding the fact that these institutes have specialised services as well as the infrastructure required for treatment.
Under the empanelment scheme, employees were allowed to avail treatment from private hospitals on the state government insurance cards.

Mar 24, 2019

ECourt Fee System

The eCourt fee system is set to be launched in the Union Territory of Chandigarh, which will enable a citizen to pay judicial stamp duty levied on court cases from their home.
The service is a computer-based application and a secure electronic way of paying the judicial stamp duty.
This will replace the prevailing system of physical stamps in the city in a phased manner.
To avail this service, a citizen will have the option to pay required stamp duty online or through authorised collection centres.
For paying online, a citizen will be required to visit www.shcilestamp.com and register her/himself for eCourt system. The payment can be made through debit card or net banking.
The system will curb stamp paper shortage, leakages and other shortcomings of present system.

Congress and NCP Launch New Alliance

The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), with the support of 57 splinter groups, announced the launch of the United Progressive Grand Alliance for the Lok Sabha election.
Maharashtra Congress Chief Ashok Chavan said that the Congress has decided to contest 26 seats and NCP the remaining 22.
The two senior partners will part with two seats each for their allies.

Mar 23, 2019

Penalty on Geelani

The Enforcement Directorate has imposed a penalty of Rs. 14.40 lakh on Hurriyat chief Syed Ali Shah Geelani under the Foreign Exchange Management Act in connection with a seizure of $10,000 by the Income-Tax Department in 2002.

India Boycotts Pakistan National Day Event

Indian authorities boycotted the Pakistan National Day celebrations, after it was reported that Kashmiri separatists were to attend the event.
The decision was conveyed by the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a briefing where he stated that the decision was prompted by the possible presence of Hurriyat leaders at the event.
He said that we are very clear that any attempt by the Pakistani High Commission or the Pakistani leadership to engage with the Hurriyat representatives will not be taken lightly.
Pakistan High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood referred to the ongoing tension between two sides and said that the goal of his country is to seek relationship based on sovereign equality.

JKLF Banned Under Anti-terror Law

The Yasin Malik-led Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) was banned by the Centre under anti-terror law.
The outfit has been banned for alleged promotion of secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
The organisation has been banned under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Its chief Yasin Malik is under arrest and at present lodged in Jammu's Kot Balwal jail.
This is the second organisation in Jammu and Kashmir which has been banned in March. Earlier, the Centre had banned the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir.

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