THE HEADLINES:-
- Counting of votes begins for assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana.
- Central Board of Direct Taxes forms internal committee to oversee comprehensive review of Income Tax Act.
- Union Health Minister JP Nadda announces enhanced nutrition support for TB patients.
- President Droupadi Murmu to confer 70th National Film Awards in New Delhi today; Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty to be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
- In Cricket, Australia to take on New Zealand in Group A match of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, in Sharjah, UAE this evening.
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The counting of votes has begun for assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. The counting began at 8 this morning and results are expected to start coming around noon. Postal ballots are being counted first. Elaborate arrangements have been made by the Election Commission for the smooth conduct of the counting process. The Commission has set up a robust, fool proof and secured infrastructure facility for disseminating Trends and Results through its website www.eci.gov.in. A three-tier security arrangement has been made at the counting centres.
In Jammu and Kashmir, the fate of 873 candidates will be decided in today’s counting. 28 counting centres have been set up across the Union Territory.
Polling for 90 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir was held in three phases on the 18th and 25th of September and the 1st of this month.
Now we go over live to our correspondent Diwaker who is at the Budgam counting centre.
- Diwaker, The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for counting. What is the latest update you have for our listeners?
Thank you Diwakar for that update.
We now go across to our correspondent Sushil Chandra Tiwari in Anantnag.
- Sushil, how is counting progressing in Anantnag ? By when can we expect early leads?
Thank you for that update, Sushil
Now we go over live to Udhampur, where we have our correspondent Sanjeev Jasrotia.
- Sanjeev, give us the latest update on counting in your region.
Thank you Sanjeev for that update.
In Haryana, 90 centres have been set up across 22 districts for counting of votes. Voting for the 90-member Haryana assembly took place on the 5th of October. Today’s result will decide the fate of 1031 candidates.
Now we go over live to our correspondent Anupam Mishra who is in Rohtak.
- Anupam, give us the latest about the counting in Haryana.
Thank you Anupam for that update.
We also have our correspondent Saklen Akhtar on line from Rewari.
Saklen, How is counting progressing in Rewari ?
Thank you Saklen for that update.
In Jammu and Kashmir, out of 90 seats, early trends show BJP is leading in 4, NC in 1, Nationalist Congress Party in 1. In Haryana, out of 90 seats, early trends show BJP is leading in 9,Congress is leading in 8, Haryana Lokhit Party in 1, Independent in 1.
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The Central Board of Direct Taxes has formed an internal committee to oversee a comprehensive review of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Ministry of Finance said that the goal of this committee is to make the Act concise, clear, and easy to understand, which will reduce disputes and litigation, and provide greater tax certainty to taxpayers. The Ministry also invited suggestions on the Income Tax e-filing portal. The suggestions are invited under four categories that are Simplification of Language, Litigation Reduction, Compliance Reduction, and Redundant/Obsolete Provisions.
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Union Health Minister J P Nadda yesterday announced several key initiatives aimed at enhancing nutrition support for Tuberculosis or TB patients and their household contacts. Underscoring India’s resolute commitment to end TB, Mr Nadda informed that the monthly nutrition support under Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana has been doubled from the existing 500 rupees to 1000 rupees for all TB patients during the period of treatment. He said that the government has also decided to introduce energy dense nutrition supplementation for all patients with BMI less than 18.5.
Mr Nadda added that the government has also decided to permit the expansion of scope and coverage of the Ni-Kshay Mitra initiative under Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan to include the family members of TB patients. Mr Nadda noted that all TB patients will now receive a nutritional support of 3,000 rupees to 6,000 rupees under the Ni-Kshay Poshan Yojana.
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President Droupadi Murmu will confer the 70th National Film Awards for the year 2022 in New Delhi, today. On the occasion, legendary Actor Mithun Chakraborty will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest recognition in the field of Cinema. More from our correspondent:
70th National Film Awards for the year 2022 will be conferred in various categories to celebrate the excellence in filmmaking, storytelling and acting. Rishab Shetty will receive the best actor award for his stupendous performance in the Kannada film Kantara. The Best Actress award will be given to Nithya Menen for the Tamil film Thiruchitrambalam and Manasi Parekh for the Gujarati film Kutch Express. The Best Feature Film will be given to the Malayalam film Aattam, while Ayena will be recognized as the Best Non-Feature Film. In the music category, Arijit Singh will be given the Best Male Playback Singer award, and Bombay Jayashri will receive the Best Female Playback Singer award. PALLAVI PARMAR, AKASHVANI NEWS, DELHI.
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In the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Australia will face New Zealand in a Group A match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE, today. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST. Both the teams had won their opening matches at the tournament and so they will try to continue their winning streak. Earlier, England defeated South Africa by 7 wickets, yesterday, at Sharjah. Batting first, South Africa managed to score only 124 runs in the stipulated twenty overs. In response, England chased the target with four balls remaining.
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In Badminton, the Arctic Open 2024 is all set to commence today at Vantaa, Finland. The six-day event will conclude on the 13th of this month. India’s star shuttlers P V Sindhu and Lakshya Sen will be seen in action for the first time since their Paris Olympics campaign. Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth is also the part of India’s 12-member squad for the event.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over South Interior Karnataka today. According to the Weather agency, isolated heavy rainfall is expected over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Goa till tomorrow. The IMD expects favorable conditions for the withdrawal of the Southwest Monsoon from the remaining parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra during the next 2-3 days.
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TODAY’S NEWSPAPERS:-
- The agreements reached between India and the Maldives on the occasion of Maldivian President Mohammed Muizzu’s visit to India dominate front page dailies. The Hindu reports “With Maldives facing a forex crunch, India gives 750 million dollar currency swap arrangement”.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s comments at a meeting with Chief Ministers and top police officials of Naxal affected states are highlighted on the front pages of many papers. The Asian Age writes “Offensive ops will wipe out Maoists by 2026, vows Shah”.
- The Pioneer takes note of the FIR filed by the CBI in the R G Kar Hospital rape and murder case. It writes “R G Kar case not gangrape : CBI chargesheet suggests”.
- On the award of the Nobel Prize for Medicine, the Hindustan Times notes “Medicine Nobel for two Americans who unearthed vital genetic material”.
- The Indian Express reports that NCERT textbooks for all classes will now be available on the e-commerce portal Amazon.
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THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN:-
- Counting of votes begins for assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. Early trends show, in Jammu and Kashmir, out of 90 seats, BJP is leading in 4, NC in 2, Nationalist Congress Party in 1. And, in Haryana, out of 90 seats, early trends show BJP is leading in 11, Congress is leading in 8, Haryana Lokhit Party in 1, Independent in 1.
- Central Board of Direct Taxes forms internal committee to oversee comprehensive review of Income Tax Act.
- Union Health Minister JP Nadda announces enhanced nutrition support for TB patients.
- President Droupadi Murmu to confer 70th National Film Awards in New Delhi today; Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty to be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
- In Cricket, Australia to take on New Zealand in Group A match of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, in Sharjah, UAE this evening.
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