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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - December 2016

Dec 2016

Mar 01, 2019

Minimum 6-month Residual Period of Retirement

As per the Supreme Court, a police officer empanelled for the post of Deputy General of Police (DGP) should have a residual period of retirement of at least six months.
A bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that it is likely to tweak its own 2006 judgement on police reforms so that states do not misuse directions given in it.
The court had then said the DGP, the highest ranking police officer of a state, must have a fixed two-year tenure irrespective of the retirement age.

India Ready to Go Ahead with Meeting on Kartarpur

India is ready to go ahead with the March 14 meeting with Pakistan to finalise the modalities of the Kartarpur corridor, amid tense bilateral ties between the two neighbours.
India is still ready for the discussion on the Kartarpur issue as it affects a sizeable number of Indians. The proposal for talks came from the Pakistani side and was accepted by India.
India and Pakistan agreed to give access to Sikh pilgrims from the Indian side to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib. Both laid foundation stones for the project in November 2018.

SAD and BJP Seal 10-3 Deal

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cemented a pre-poll alliance with its long-time ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab for the 2019 general elections, with the two parties deciding to stick to their 2014 seat sharing formula.
Of the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state, the SAD will field candidates in 10 and the BJP, the remaining 3.
The SAD won four out of the 10 seats it contested five years ago, while the BJP won two out of the three.
The alliance between the BJP and the SAD is more than two decades old.

Kamal Nath Launches Several Projects

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath unveiled a slew of development projects in his pocket borough Chhindwara, from where he will be contesting the upcoming assembly bypoll.
The CM inaugurated a medical college and the new building of the district hospital.
He also laid the foundation stones of several projects worth about Rs. 2,000 crore and launched the state's farm loan waiver scheme.

Feb 28, 2019

Rajasthan Border Districts on High Alert

Rajasthan put the four border districts of Sriganganagar, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Barmer on high alert amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan.
Prohibitory orders were imposed near the border areas with instructions to security personnel to not allow anyone within a 2-km distance of the International Border at night.
Rajasthan shares a 1,048-km border, adjacent to Pakistan's Punjab and Sindh provinces.

Noida gets Its Own Passport Seva Kendra

Now, citizens of Gautam Budh Nagar will not have to go all the way to Ghaziabad to get their passports issued or renewed as Noida got its first passport seva kendra.
Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Union Minister and Member of Parliament, Gautam Budh Nagar, inaugurated the passport centre at the Noida Head Post Office at Sector 19.
This is the tenth Passport Seva Kendra in Uttar Pradesh.

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.

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