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PM pays tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji

Narendra Modi pays tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji

New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister, Narendra Modi today paid tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his 390th birth anniversary, saying the life of Maratha warrior king continues to inspire millions.

“Bowing to one of the greatest sons of Mother India, the embodiment of courage, compassion and good governance, the exceptional Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti. His life continues to motivate millions,” PM Modi said in a tweet.

“Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj made a mark as a valorous warrior and an outstanding administrator. From building a strong navy to ushering several pro-people policies, he was outstanding in all spheres. He will always be remembered for his opposition to injustice and intimidation,” the Prime Minister said in another tweet.

Light rains expected in parts of North India from tomorrow

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New Delhi (NVI): Dry weather conditions prevail in most parts in North India and the region has been witnessing increase in temperatures as well. The summer can make its first move soon even as more than half of February has passed.

Due to change in wind directions as well as cloud cover, minimum temperatures over Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Delhi along with north Rajasthan will increase by two to three degrees Celsius, according to Skymet weather.

Parts of Punjab and Haryana are expected to witness some intense rains for the next 2-3 days. Scattered to isolated rains will be seen over rest of the states.

Delhi may see some isolated showers during this time, while parts of West Uttar Pradesh may also see similar conditions, due to western disturbance.

Narnaul in Haryana and Umaria in Madhya Pradesh recorded minimum temperature at 6.0 and 13.0 degrees Celsius respectively.

Apart from this, Amritsar in Punjab recorded minimum temperature at 9.0 degrees Celsius.

Churu in Rajasthan and Raisen in Madhya Pradesh both recorded a minimum temperature at 8.0 degree celcius.

Delhi and NCR region saw a slight drop in minimum temperature to 9.4 degrees Celsius from 10.2 degrees Celsius recorded yesterday.

The maximum temperature today is expected to be around 27 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The overall air quality in the national capital today is in “poor” category.

According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital stood at 228 which falls in the ” poor” category.

“No significant change temperature is expected in rest of the country,” it added.

Three militants killed in south Kashmir gunfight

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Pulwama (NVI): Three militants including top Hizbul commander were killed in a gunfight with security forces at Tral area of South Kashmir this morning.

According to police, a joint team of security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Diver village of Tral area in South Kashmir. As forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired on the search party, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter.

One of the slain militants has been identified as Jehangir Rafiq Wani of Amirabad, Tral who took over as HM commander after death of Hammad Khan in January 2020.

Other two were identified as Raja Umer of Lurgam, Tral and Uzair Ahmad Bhat of Chesti Colony, Baramulla.

Police have recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from the encounter site.

Trump to inaugurate world’s biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad

New Delhi (NVI): US President Donald Trump will inaugurate the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on February 24, during his two-day India visit.

The US President’s visit is aimed at smoothening ties strained by trade disputes.

Confirming the development, The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) today confirmed that Motera Stadium will be the world’s largest cricket stadium with a sitting capacity of more than one lakh spectators.

“#MoteraStadium Ahmedabad, India Seating capacity of more than 1,10,000 World’s largest #Cricket stadium,” the BCCI wrote on Twitter, while sharing a surreal view of the picturesque stadium.

The US President will visit be attending the event named ‘Namaste Trump’ along with his wife and first lady of the US Melania Trump.

The leaders of China, Japan, and Israel have all visited Ahmedabad since Modi became Prime Minister. It is the biggest city in Gujarat, where Modi made his mark as chief minister before BJP swept to power in 2014.

Ahmedabad municipal commissioner Vijay Nehra, the city’s top civic official, said that authorities had already spent around 300 million rupees on widening roads and improving infrastructure around the new cricket stadium.

The Motera Stadium will dislodge the Melbourne Cricket Ground as the world’s largest cricket stadium, with capacity for 110,000 spectators.

Trump may also visit the famous Taj Mahal monument in the city of Agra, and all leave for police officers in that city has been canceled.

Bypolls to panchayats postponed in J&K due to security concerns

J&K DDC polls: Voting for first phase tomorrow
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Jammu (NVI): By-election to over 12,500 panchayat seats in Jammu and Kashmir, scheduled to be held in eight phases from March 5, were indefinitely postponed today in view of security concerns.

According to an order issued by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Shailendra Kumar, the polls were being deferred because of “credible inputs from law enforcement agencies”.

The eight-phase polls were earlier scheduled to be held from March 5 to March 20 on a party basis. The polling was slated for March 5, March 7, March 9, March 12, March 14, March 16, March 18 and March 20.

The Model Code of Conduct had already come into force with the announcement of the bypolls and the CEO has already issued two notifications for the first and the second phase of eight-phase.

Panchayat elections were last held in 2018 and were boycotted by the PDP and the NC.

10 Afghan police officers undergo training at Ghaziabad

New Delhi (NVI): 10 senior Afghan National Police officers are undergoing training at Central Detective Training Institute (CDTI), Ghaziabad under the trilateral cooperation between India, Afghanistan and China.

The capacity building program started on February 17. The programme is aimed at further strengthening Indian and China collaboration on Afghanistan, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.

A similar joint programme for Afghan diplomats was held at Foreign Service Institute on November 2019.

Two solar trees in Chisinau generate green energy

New Delhi (NVI): We have heard the saying that money doesn’t grow on trees, but what about energy? Two solar trees installed in Moldova’s capital Chisinau have a unique tale to share.

The two trees, which were installed in the capital city of Moldova last year, generate photovoltaic electricity, a form of green energy.

The trees offer “smart tree services” and each tree has 6 USB terminals and as many sockets of 230 Volts.

In September 2019, the solar trees reached their “first harvest” hundreds of people gathered at Mircea cel Batran alley, a boulevard in Chisinau where one of the trees has been installed. The gesture marked the people’s will to promote clean energy and eco-friendly behaviour.

People can charge up for free their mobile devices, have access to the Internet and relax against the trunk of these trees. In the evenings, the trees light up the surroundings due to the stored solar energy during the day.

Each solar tree has a total installed power of 810 W and provides night-time decorative lighting at a capacity of 18 W. The technology will provide an annual reduction of more than 700 kg of CO2 per tree, according to a UNDP report.

Rail app helps rescue 2 girls

New Delhi (NVI): Two girls have been rescued from the clutches of human traffickers with the help of Rail Madad app launched by the Indian Railways in 2018.

The office of Union Railway Minister, Piyush Goyal, today shared the information on Twitter regarding the two girls who were rescued on February 16 from being trafficked.

Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), in a tweet, said that some passengers used the Rail Madad mobile app to report about the suspected trafficking of girls in 15955 Brahmaputra Mail.

“On being alerted through the Rail Madad, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel of the NFR swung into action and carried out an operation in the train,” it said.

“Within a short period, the Railway Protection Force team was able to detect and detain the suspected human trafficker and rescued the girls at New Jalpaiguri,” it added.

Charge sheet filed against 2 LeT militants

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Srinagar (NVI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today filed a charge sheet against two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, who were arrested near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg last year.

The charge sheet was filed against Khalil Ahmad Kayani (34) and Mohammad Nazeem (23) both residents of Tedaban village under Khurshidabad tehsil of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir’s (PoK) Haveli Farwad Kahuta district, at an NIA special court in Jammu.

“The case is related to the arrest of the two accused near Nilkanth Nala approximately 700 metres on the Indian side of LoC in Gulmarg Sector of district Baramulla and recovery of arms, ammunition, grenades, IED material, including explosives and detonators, Pakistan-made medicine and eatable items etc from the forest area near LoC, at their instance by the Indian Army on 21.08.2019,” a spokesperson of the agency said.

The spokesperson said their investigation has revealed that Kayani and Nazeem were in contact with their LeT handler and the Pakistani Army in PoK.

“They were engaged in the task of concealing arms, ammunitions, explosives across the LoC in the forest area of the Indian territory for the use by Pakistani terrorists to carry out the terrorist activities in India further investigation is continued in the case,” the spokesperson said.

The official said they were booked under section 120B of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), sections 13, 18, 20, 23 and 39 of UA(P) Act, section 7 and 25 of arms act, sections 4 and 5 of explosives substances act and sections 3 and 3A of Egress and Internal Movement (Control) Ordinance, 2005.

UP Govt presents Budget 2020

UP CM Yogi Adityanath with state Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna while presenting the budget.

Noida (NVI): The Uttar Pradesh government today tabled its fourth budget for the upcoming financial year 2020-21.

UP Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna presented the Rs 5,12,860.72 crore budget in the state assembly that focussed on infrastructure boost to Ayodhya, emphasis on metro networks and airports.

In the budget, the Yogi Adityanath-led government earmarked Rs 500 crore for Ayodhya Airport. An estimated Rs 92.5 crore has also been allocated for airports under the Regional Connectivity Scheme.

The budget, which is Rs 33,159 crore more than the last year’s budget, has provisions worth Rs 10,967.87 crore for new schemes.

Under the budgetary goals, the state finance minister has also fixed a target to build four lakh houses for weaker sections by March 2021.

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