THE HEADLINES
- President Droupadi Murmu confers ‘Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar’ on the occasion of Veer Bal Diwas; says awards will encourage recipients and also inspire children across the country.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in Veer Baal Diwas programme to commemorate martyrdom of sons of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
- Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asserts that under the Viksit Bharat: G RAM G Scheme, guaranteed wage employment has been raised to 125 days with provision for mandatory unemployment allowance.
- IMD issues red warning for fog in East Uttar pradesh, predicts cold wave conditions in parts of Delhi, Jharkhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, and West Rajasthan.
- In Bangladesh, acting BNP chairman Tarique Rahman calls for peace in the country and to build an inclusive society.
- In Women’s Cricket, third T20 International between India and Sri Lanka to be played in Thiruvananthapuram this evening.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is participating in the national programme marking Veer Baal Diwas at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Now lets go over live to the Prime Minister’s address ::
On the occasion, Mr Modi also interacted with the 20 awardees of Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. Speaking on the occasion, Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi urged the children to adopt the ideology of Nation First as the guiding mantra of their lives. She emphasised that children are the change-makers of a developed country.
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President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar on the occasion of Veer Bal Diwas in New Delhi today. This year, 20 children from 18 States and Union Territories have been awarded for demonstrating outstanding achievements. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that the awards will encourage the recipients and also inspire children across the country. President Murmu noted that the award-winning children have made extraordinary contributions in various fields, including bravery, art and culture, environment, innovation, and science and technology.
The President said this day is observed every year to commemorate the martyrdom of Sahibzada Baba Zorawar Singh ji and Baba Fateh Singh ji, the sons of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji, whose unparalleled sacrifice continues to inspire generations. The President further said that when the children of a country are imbued with patriotism and high ideals, the humanity of that nation is assured.
During her address, the President highlighted the extraordinary achievements of some of the awardee children. Akashvani News spoke to a few of them. A 15-year-old swimmer from Karnataka, Dhinidhi Desinghu, says, she is proud to receive the Bal Puraskar from the President.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah today inaugurated the Counter-Terrorism Conference organized by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi. On the occasion, Mr Shah honoured the NIA personnel for their contribution to counter-terror measures. In a social media post, Mr Shah underlined that terror is the biggest enemy of humankind and everyone needs to fight against it together. He said the Narendra Modi government is ruthlessly curbing terror in the country. He added that the conference, known as the country’s thought machine, pools the strategies of all the agencies to devise the most effective operational plan to end terror.
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Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that under the Viksit Bharat: G RAM G Scheme, development works will be carried out in villages to realise the vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047. In an interview with DD News, Mr Chouhan said that the scheme increases the statutory wage employment guarantee from 100 days to 125 days per rural household. The Minister highlighted that the newly enacted Viksit Bharat: G RAM G Act, provides a mandatory unemployment allowance if work is not provided within 15 days of application.
The Minister said the total estimated annual requirement of funds on wage, material, and administrative components is over one lakh 51 thousand crore rupees, including the State share. Mr Chouhan said, of this, the Central share is over 95 thousand crore rupees.
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Municipal Corporation Mayor and Municipal Chairperson elections were held across Kerala today. More from our correspondent
” Marking a historic first for the state, the BJP secured its first Mayor in Kerala with V. V. Rajesh being elected Mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. In Kochi, Kollam and Kannur corporations, candidates from the Congress-led UDF were elected as Mayors. Meanwhile, the election process in the Kozhikode Corporation is still underway. Elections to the posts of Municipal Chairpersons across the state were also conducted today. The elections for Corporation Deputy Mayors and Municipal Deputy Vice Chairpersons are scheduled to be held later in the afternoon. Smithy M Palluruthy, Akashvani News.”
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the three-day fifth National Conference of Chief Secretaries in New Delhi beginning today. Mr Modi will chair the conference tomorrow and the day after. The Conference marks another important milestone in strengthening Centre – State partnership through structured and sustained dialogue on national development priorities.
Anchored in the Prime Minister’s vision of cooperative federalism, the Conference serves as a forum where Centre and States collaborate, designing a unified roadmap to maximise India’s Human Capital potential and accelerate inclusive, future-ready growth.
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India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red colour warning for fog in East Uttar pradesh today. The Weather Agency also forecast cold wave conditions in parts of Delhi, Jharkhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, and West Rajasthan. According to the Met Department, dense to very dense fog conditions will prevail over Assam, Meghalaya and Uttar Pradesh today. Places over north eastern states, Uttarakhand,Odisha, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir will also experience dense fog conditions till 30th.
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In Andhra Pradesh, seven people were killed and five were injured in two separate road accidents early today. Three people were killed and three were injured when a car in which they were travelling was hit by a private travel bus in Guntur district.
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman has urged people to maintain peace as he presented a vision of an inclusive society, saying the country belongs to people of all faiths, including Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Christians. Rahman’s remarks in his first address to party supporters after arriving in Dhaka after 17 years came as minorities, especially Hindus, have been affected by a series of incidents against them in Bangladesh since the interim government assumed power in August last year. Rahman said, the time has come for all of us to build the country together. He said, this country belongs to people of the hills and the plains, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Christians.
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Nigeria today confirmed that authorities in structured security cooperation with international partners, including the US, carried out airstrikes on terrorist targets in the north-west part of the African country. The statement from the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs came after US President Donald Trump said the American forces had carried out a military strike against ISIS targets in northwest Nigeria. According to the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the operation resulted in precision air strikes against the terrorist targets as part of efforts to address the persistent threat of terrorism and violent extremism in Nigeria.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah today paid tribute to the freedom fighter, Shaheed Udham Singh, on his birth anniversary. In a social media post, Mr Shah said that the immortal martyr Udham Singh displayed unparalleled courage and valor in avenging the countrymen who were martyred in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. He said that Udham Singh also played a leading role in spreading the flame of the Indian freedom struggle to foreign lands through the Ghadar movement.
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In Women’s Cricket, third T20 International between India and Sri Lanka will be played at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram today. The match will start at 7 pm. The hosts have taken 2-0 lead in the five match series.
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Benchmark domestic equity indices, the Sensex and the Nifty, were trading around 0.4 per cent down in afternoon trade today. The Sensex fell 357 points to 85 thousand and 52, while the Nifty dipped 94 points to 26 thousand and 49, when reports last came in.
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THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN
- President Droupadi Murmu confers ‘Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar’ on the occasion of Veer Bal Diwas; says awards will encourage recipients and also inspire children across the country.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in Veer Baal Diwas programme to commemorate martyrdom of sons of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji; Says the day has carried the inspirations and sacrifices of the Sahibzadas to the younger generation.
- Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asserts that under the Viksit Bharat: G RAM G Scheme, guaranteed wage employment has been raised to 125 days with provision for mandatory unemployment allowance.
- IMD issues red warning for fog in East Uttar pradesh, predicts cold wave conditions in parts of Delhi, Jharkhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, and West Rajasthan.
- In Bangladesh, acting BNP chairman Tarique Rahman calls for peace in the country and to build an inclusive society.
- In Women’s Cricket, third T20 International between India and Sri Lanka to be played in Thiruvananthapuram this evening.