స్కూల్స్ తెరిచిన నాటి నుండి మార్చ్ 5వ తేదీ వరకు ఒక్క సారి కూడా ఎం.డీ.ఎం, శానిటేషన్ ఇన్స్పెక్షన్ నమోదు చేయని స్కూల్స్ లిస్ట్ ను ఈ క్రింది లింక్ నుండి డౌన్లోడ్ చేసుకోండి.
Jagananna Amma Vodi scheme was a part of YS Jagan’s election
manifesto for the 2014 and 2019 Legislative Assembly elections. In an
interview premiered on 2nd April 2019 with Vanitha TV, YS Jagan’s mother
YS Vijayamma said that the decision to implement Amma Vodi was first
taken in 2011. In 2014, the manifesto promised financial assistance of
Rs. 500 per school-going child, directly deposited in the mother’s bank
account.
During the Odarpu Yatra and subsequently the Praja Sankalpa Yatra, YS
Jagan observed that many families were not sending their children to
schools because of poverty. Mothers and guardians expressed their
concerns to him about facing problems in providing basic amenities for
their children. YS Jagan promised to help them out by providing
financial incentives through Amma Vodi.
Objective
The Jagananna Amma Vodi scheme provides financial assistance to
mothers or recognized guardians, from below poverty line households,
irrespective of caste, creed, religion, and region, in order to assist
them to provide for their child/children’s education. The scheme aims at
reducing dropout rates in schools and eradicating child labor in the
state by providing incentives to mothers and legal guardians. In order
to avail of its benefits, the parents must also ensure that the child is
regular and punctual.
Launch Date
09/01/2020 Second Instalment – 11/01/2021
Incentive
Yearly financial assistance of Rs. 15,000/- directly transferred into
the bank accounts of mothers or legal guardians. During its second
installment, Chief Minister YS Jagan announced that instead of the
yearly financial assistance, students from class 9th to 12th can opt for
a laptop.
Eligibility
The beneficiary must be a legal resident of Andhra Pradesh.
The Family should be in possession of a White Ration Card issued by the Government.
The
Mother of the child should be from a household that is below the
poverty line as per the norms prescribed by the Government of Andhra
Pradesh.
The child should be studying in class 1 to 12 in a
government or private aided and unaided school/junior college, including
residential schools/colleges in the state.
If the
child/children discontinue their studies in the middle of the academic
year, they will not be eligible for the benefit for that academic year.
The beneficiary/Mother shall possess a valid Aadhar card or having applied and verified.
State/Central
Government and PSU Employees, Government employee pensioners (including
PSU, Central Govt, etc), Income taxpayers are not eligible for claiming
financial assistance under this scheme.
Orphans and children living on the streets who are studying in schools through voluntary organizations are eligible.
What if you don’t have an aadhar or ration card?
If you don’t have a white ration card or aadhar card, the village or
ward volunteer will certify you as eligible, and after a six-stage
filtration process, your details will be forwarded to the Mandal
education officer.
Those mothers whose children are studying from Class I to XII, but
are not covered in the previous year’s list of beneficiaries, shall be
identified for extending the benefit based on the following criteria:
Sl No.
Criterion
Eligibility/Ineligibility
1
Total family income (Rs. per month)
Rural – 10,000 Urban – 12,000
2
Total family landholding in acres
Wet: Less than 3.00 Dry: Less than 10.00 Both together: Max 10.00
3
Electricity consumption
Less than 300 units per month(six months average)
4
Government employee/Pensioner
Ineligible (all sanitation workers are exempted)
5
Four Wheeler Owner
Ineligible (Taxi, Tractor and Auto are exempted)
6
Income Tax Payee
Ineligible
7
Municipality property
Property less than 1000 sqft.
Total details of Eligibility criteria for this scheme
2019-20 – 42 lakh mothers/legal guardians, benefiting 82 lakh children 2020-21 – 44,48,865 mothers/legal guardians benefiting 84 lakh children
Salient Features
The scheme is applicable in all recognized Government, Private
Aided and Private Unaided schools/ Jr. Colleges including Residential
Schools/Colleges in the State from the Academic year 2019-2020.
The
yearly cash transfer of Rs 15,000 is done through Direct Benefit
Transfer into the bank accounts of mothers or legal guardians. The
amount is fixed and does not depend on the number of school-going
children she has.
From the academic year 2020-21, the State
government will credit Rs. 14,000 to the beneficiaries’ accounts and the
remaining Rs 1,000 to the DTMF (District Toilet Management Fund), for
the maintenance of toilets in government schools.
Students
studying from class IX to XII can opt for laptops in lieu of financial
assistance under the Amma Vodi scheme. The laptops costing around Rs.
25,000 – 27,000 each will have 4GB RAM and a 500GB hard disk with
Windows 10 OS features.
Laptops with higher specifications will
be distributed in order to cater to the needs of students pursuing
engineering and other technical studies.
If the laptops are
damaged, parents can hand them over to the nearest village/ward
secretariats for repair. The laptops will have to either be repaired
within a week or replaced.
The state government has also set up a
toll-free helpline 1902 for students/parents to lodge complaints, with
respect to this scheme.
Impact
With the announcement of the scheme, there was a 40% spike in
admissions. As per the statistics available with the School Education
department, enrollment of students in government schools in the 2018-19
academic year was 37,20,988, and in the 2019-20 academic year, it
increased to 38,18,927. For 2020-21, over 42.46 lakh students have
enrolled in government/government-aided schools.
Process
The school education department has fixed a timeline for the
collection of details, confirmation, rectification of errors if found,
and preparation of the list of eligible beneficiaries. The students are
selected after undergoing a rigorous six-stage filtration process and
the list of mothers/guardians is released digitally.
Any discrepancies in details are sorted out by the school principals.
Complaints regarding the eligibility of a beneficiary are sent to the
Joint Collector for appropriate redressal. The final list, after
corrections, is displayed on the portal – https://jaganannaammavodi.ap.gov.in/
and in all the village/ward secretariats. User IDs and passwords are
given to the principals of government and private schools to upload
details of students on the online portal, with a deadline to submit.
School Strength
Deadline
Less than 100
25th of November
100 – 300
26th of November
More than 300
27th November
Guidelines released by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for the year 2020-21 are as follows –
Preliminary actions to take place from 9th December 2020 to 25th December 2020.
All the principals are required to register and update the details of students from 10th December 2020 to 20th December 2020.
The
list of all the eligible mothers/guardians whose children are enrolled
in the portal will be reviewed and released on 15th December 2020.
All the students whose details are updated before 15th December 2020 will be provided to APCFSS on 15th December 2020.
All the above details will also be displayed on the school notice board and all the village/ward secretariats across the state.
How To Apply
The application form for the Jagananna Amma Vodi scheme can be obtained at the nearest village/ward secretariat.
After
filling the form and attaching the relevant documents, the applicants
can submit it to the nearest government office or the ward/village
secretariat.
The form can also be submitted online through the official portal.
The final list of eligible beneficiaries will be made available each
year at schools and village/ward secretariats across the state.
ఏపీ ‘ఫ్యాక్ట్చెక్’ వేదికను ప్రారంభించిన సీఎం జగన్
అసత్య ప్రచారాలను అడ్డుకునేందుకు ఏపీ ప్రభుత్వం కీలక నిర్ణయం
‘ఏపీ ఫ్యాక్ట్చెక్’వేదిక ఏర్పాటు
న్యూస్ టోన్, అమరావతి: మీడియాలో, సోషల్ మీడియాలో అసత్య ప్రచారాలను అడ్డుకునేందుకు ఏపీ ప్రభుత్వం కీలక నిర్ణయం తీసుకుంది. వాస్తవాలను కప్పిపుచ్చి, అసత్య ప్రచారాలు చేస్తే ఇకపై చెల్లదని సీఎం జగన్ హెచ్చరించారు. దురుద్దేశ పూర్వకంగా చేస్తున్న ప్రచారాన్ని ఖండిస్తూ ఏపీ ప్రభుత్వం తరఫున ‘ఏపీ ఫ్యాక్ట్చెక్’వేదికను ఏర్పాటు చేశారు. క్యాంపు కార్యాలయంలో ఏపీ ఫ్యాక్ట్చెక్ వెబ్సైట్, ట్విట్టర్ అకౌంట్ను సీఎం వైయస్ జగన్ ప్రారంభించారు. ఈ సందర్బంగా సీఎం జగన్ మాట్లాడుతూ మీడియాలో, సోషల్ మీడియాలో దురుద్దేశ పూర్వక ప్రచారం చేస్తున్నారు. ఈ తప్పుడు ప్రచారాన్ని ఆధారాలతో ఏపీ ఫ్యాక్ట్ చెక్ వేదికలుగా ప్రభుత్వం ఖండిస్తుందని చెప్పారు.
ఫ్యాక్ట్ చెక్ వెబ్ సైట్: https://factcheck.ap.gov.in/ నడుస్తున్న ప్రచారం ఎలా తప్పో సాక్షాధారాలతో ఎపీ ఫ్యాక్ట్చెక్ చూపిస్తుందని సీఎం జగన్ అన్నారు. అసలు నిజమేంటో, నడుతస్తున్న అబద్ధపు ప్రచారం ఏంటో చూపిస్తారని తెలిపారు. ఏపీ ఫ్యాక్ట్చెక్ ముఖ్య ఉద్దేశం ఇదేనన్నారు. దురుద్దేశపూర్వకం చేసే ప్రచారం మీద అధికారులు కూడా చర్యలు తీసుకుంటారని సీఎం జగన్ తెలిపారు. దురుద్దేశ పూర్వకంగా ఈ ప్రచారం మొదట ఎక్కడనుంచి మొదలయ్యిందో దాన్ని గుర్తించి, చట్టప్రకారం చర్యలు తీసుకోవాలని అధికారులకు సూచించారు. ఒక వ్యక్తి ప్రతిష్టను, ఒక వ్యవస్థ ప్రతిష్టను ఉద్దేశపూర్వకంగా దెబ్బతీసే హక్కు ఏ ఒక్కరికీ లేదన్నారు జగన్. వ్యక్తిగత ఉద్దేశాలతో వ్యవస్థలను భ్రష్టుపట్టించే హక్కు ఎవ్వరికీ లేదన్నారు సీఎం జగన్. వ్యవస్థలను తప్పుదోవపట్టించే పనులు ఎవరూ చేయకూడదని చెప్పారు. ప్రభుత్వం ప్రతిష్ట్మాతకంగా చేపడుతున్న కార్యక్రమాలపైన వ్యవస్థలను, ప్రజలను తప్పుదోవ పట్టించేలా ప్రచారాలు చేస్తున్నారు. వేరే కారణాలతో ఇలాంటి దురుద్దేశపూర్వక ప్రచారం చేస్తున్నారని మండిపడ్డారు. ఇలాంటి వాటికి ఎక్కడోచోట ముగింపు పలకాలని సీఎం జగన్ అన్నారు.
ప్లే బటన్ మీద క్లిక్ చేసి న్యూస్ ప్లే చేయండి. సరి గా ప్లే అవ్వాలి అంటే ఫైర్ ఫాక్స్ లేదా మొబైల్ ఇన్ బిల్ట్ బ్రౌజర్ ని ఉపయోగించండి (క్రోమ్ లో ప్లే అవ్వక పోవచ్చు). కొంచెం క్రిందకు స్క్రోల్ చేసి చదివే న్యూస్ ను టెక్స్ట్ రూపం లో చూడండి. టెక్స్ట్ ను చూస్తూ వినండి. మీ ఇంగ్లీష్ భాషా ప్రావీణ్యం మరింత పెరుగుతుంది.
THE HEADLINES:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to flag off eight trains connecting
different regions of the country to Statue of Unity in Kevadiya at 11 AM
today.
World largest Covid-19 vaccination drive kicks off in the country; Over 1.91 lakh people inoculated on day one.
Prime Minister says Startups are playing crucial role in making India self reliant.
Veteran actor and director Biswajit Chatterjee chosen for Indian Personality of the Year Award at IFFI Goa.
And in Cricket, India were 174 for 5 against Australia in their first innings of fourth and final Test at Brisbane, a shortwhile ago.
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As the nation fights the
COVID-19 pandemic, we begin with a message of precaution to stay safe
and protected by following these three simple steps —
· Wear a face mask.
· Maintain Do Gaz Ki Doori for social distancing.
· Focus on hand and face hygiene.
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Prime Minister Narendra
Modi will flag off eight trains connecting different regions of the
country to Kevadiya today through video conferencing. These trains will
facilitate seamless connectivity to the Statue of Unity. The Prime
Minister will also inaugurate several other projects related to the
Railways sector in Gujarat during the event. Gujarat Chief Minister
Vijay Rupani and Railways Minister Piyush Goyal will be present on the
occasion.
“Prime Minister
Narendra Modi will inaugurate the newly built railway stations of
Kevadiya, Dabhoi and Chandod in Gujarat through video conferencing. He
will also inaugurate the Dabhoi – Chandod Gauge converted Broad Gauge
railway line, Chandod – Kevadiya new Broad Gauge railway line and newly
electrified Pratapnagar – Kevadiya section. According to official
sources, the new buildings of Kevadiya, Dabhoi and Chandod Railway
stations have been designed aesthetically incorporating local features
and modern passenger amenities. Kevadiya station is India’s first
railway station with a Green Building Certification with solar energy
and water conservation technology. All these projects will also boost
the development activities in the nearby tribal regions. Apart from
overall social – economic development of the region, these projects will
also help to generate new employment and business opportunities. Yogesh
Pandya, AIR News, Ahmedabad”.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Chennai to Kevadiya New Broad gauge rail line through video conference today.
Chennai will stay
connected to the monumental statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the iron
man of India, through the introduction of the superfast weekly trains.
According to the Divisional Railway Manager of the Southern Railway P
Mahesh, this project is a historic venture.
The train is a superfast weekly express from Chennai to Kevadiya. A report from our Chennai correspondent:
“The train will
cover 1731 kms and will reach Kevadiya in Gujarat at 2:52 on Monday
evening. It will stop at Renigunta, Cuddapah, Guntakal, Raichur,
Solapur, Pune, Kalyan, Vasai Road, Surat and Vadodara. The super fast
train starting from Kevadiya at 9:15 every wednesday morning will reach
Chennai at 4 o clock on Thursday evening. In the return direction
Kevadiya superfast weekly trains will leave Chennai at 10:30 on Sunday
night starting on 24th of this month and reach Kevadiya at three o
clock on Tuesday morning. JOY, AIR NEWS, CHENNAI”.
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Rewa in Madhya Pradesh is
also ready for flagging off ceremony of direct train to Kevadia. The new
train will Connect people of the state with Kevadia in Gujarat.
“Rewa district of
state is among one of the locations which will get direct connectivity
to Kewadia with the flagging off ceremony of weekly direct train to
Kewadia by PM Narendra Modi via Video conferencing today. Member of
Parliament from Rewa Mr Janardan Mishra has said that PM Modi has taken
care of vindhya region and people of Rewa are enthusiastic and thankful
to PM Modi. He said that the new train will give opportunity not only to
visit kewadia but will also connect Rewa and vindhya region to
industrial areas of Gujrat. This connectivity will help in overall
socio-economic development of the Rewa and vindhya region while helping
generate new employment and business opportunities. Pooja P. Vardhan,
AIR News, Bhopal”.
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Prime Minister Narendra
Modi will perform Bhoomi Poojan of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-2
and Surat Metro Rail Project at 10:30 AM tomorrow through video
conferencing. The Metro Projects will provide an environment friendly
Mass Rapid Transit System to these cities.
Ahmedabad Metro Rail
Project Phase-2 is 28.25 Kilometre long with two corridors. The total
completion cost of this project is five thousand 384 crore rupees. Surat
Metro Rail Project is 40.35 kilometres long and comprises two
corridors. The total completion cost of the project over 12 thousand
crore rupees.
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India successfully rolled
out the world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination drive yesterday. It was
launched by Prime M inister Narendra Modi through video conferencing.
More than 1.91 lakh people across the country were inoculated on the
first day. Health Ministry said not a single case of post-vaccination
hospitalisation has been reported so far. SII-produced Covidshield was
supplied to all States and UTs, while Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin was sent
to 12 States. Government said, vaccination drive is probably the
beginning of the end of coronavirus pandemic in the country.
Speaking on the occasion,
Prime Minister said India’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign is based on
very humane principles and those exposed to maximum risk get priority.
Mr Modi stressed that this type of large-scale vaccination campaign has never before been run in history.
Mr Modi praised those
scientists who had been involved in making the vaccine against Corona
for the past several months. He exuded pride how two Made in India
vaccines were readied in such a short period. Mr Modi said Indian
vaccines are much cheaper than foreign vaccines but are equally good. He
said there are some vaccines abroad whose single dose cost up to 5,000
rupees and have to be kept in freeze at minus 70 degree temperature.
Mr Modi highlighted the need to have two doses of corona vaccine.
Health Minister Harsh
Vardhan interacted with the Health Ministers of States and Union
Territories to review the first Day of World’s largest Vaccination
Programme. He urged all State Health Ministers to keep a check on
rumours and disinformation regarding the Vaccines and make efforts to
disseminate the right information. Dr Harsh Vardhan said, the
vaccination drive, for which preparations were being done for the last
five months under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
finally started.
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In Bihar 18,122 health
workers were vaccinated on the first day of vaccination drive yesterday.
No side effect has been reported from any parts of the state.
Vaccination was undertaken at 301 health centres in 38 districts of the
state.
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In Uttar Pradesh,
vaccination drive was carried out successfully yesterday. Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inspected
vaccination work at Balrampur hospital in Lucknow and expressed
satisfaction on the arrangements. Chief Minister said, media should work
to prevent rumour mongering regarding the vaccine. He also called upon
people not to lower their guards against Corona and continue to take all
precautionery measures.
“The vaccination
work was conducted at 317 Covid centers in state and no unpleasant
incident was reported from anywhere. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
instructed that at least 1.5 lakh tests should be done every day in
state and testing work of Covid-19 be continued with full capacity.
Chief Minister also gave Instructions to keep the contact tracing and
surveillance system fully active to brake the chain of Corona. He asked
to keep the arrangements of Covid hospitals well arranged and said that
the Integrated Command and Control Center should be kept fully
functional in districts. He said that in spite of vaccination work the
people should constantly be made aware about the prevention from
Covid-19, and they should be asked to follow social distancing and wear
mask. MS Yadav, AIR news, Lucknow”.
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Public Health Department
of Maharashtra has made it clear that the vaccination drive has not been
suspended anywhere in the state and the drive will continue according
to the guidelines in the next week for four days. The clarification is
given in the backdrop of the reports in some section of media that the
drive is suspended in the state till January 18. The deparment has said
that the vaccination drive was not planned on January 17 and 18. So
question of cancellation does not arise.
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In Telangana, total 3962
front line health and sanitation workers have received the first dose of
vaccine against coronavirus yesterday at 140 vaccination centres across
the state. So far there is no post-vaccine hospitalization reported in
the state. State health Minister E. Rajender urged the centre for
simplify the procedures relating to the COWIN portal following technical
snags reported at many places. He also urged for issuing more vaccines
as the state is expanding the vaccination drive to cover more sections
of people.
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In Odisha, more than 85
per cent of the targeted beneficiaries received the covid-19 vaccine
shots till 8 pm on the inaugural day of the nation-wide vaccination
program yesterday. The state had targeted to vaccinate about 16 thousand
health care workers in 161 session sites across 30 districts on day
one. More from our Odisha correspondent:
“Capital
Bhubaneswar, which targets to immunize about 9 thousand health care
workers in the first round of vaccination, saw one sanitation worker
being delivered the Covaxin shot as the first recipient in Capital
Hospital yesterday. The state has identified about 1.92 lakh health care
workers to be vaccinated against the virus in about a week’s time in
the first phase. A couple of hours from the country-wide roll out of the
vaccination program, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik virtually interacted
with some vaccinated healthcare workers to take their feedback and was
happy to note their positive reactions on being vaccinated. Girish
Chandra Dash, AIR News, Bhubaneswar”.
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In Gujarat, 11,800 Corona
warriors were vaccinated across 33 districts and 8 municipal areas on
the first day yesterday. 80 to 100 per cent coverage has been achieved
across all the centres. Adverse side impact of vaccines has not been
witnessed in even a single case. Gujarat government has planned to
vaccinate around 4 lakh 40 thousand health workers and front line corona
warriors in the first phase.
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In Karnataka 13,408 people
have been successfully vaccinated yesterday in 243 Centers in the
State. This is 62 percent of the designated 21,658 people targeted to be
vaccinated yesterday. On the first day the first jab was administered
to Nagaratna, a front line staff at Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru.
“Karnataka Health
Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar has said that there is no side effect or
serious threats reported from anywhere in the State. Speaking to media
he further said that vaccination will resume in government hospitals
from tomorrow, private hospitals will continue the vaccination today
also. Kodagu district has recorded the highest number of vaccination
with 84 per cent and Dakshina Kannada records the lowest with 34 per
cent. Bengaluru city reported 53 per cent of vaccination on day one.
Karnataka received 8 lakh doses of vaccination and 7.43 lakh people
have been identified for the first phase of vaccination. State
government has requested the Central government to provide additional 8
lakh doses of vaccine. Meanwhile the State reported 584 new Covid-19
positive cases, 676 recoveries and four deaths during the last 24 hours.
R.MURTHY, AIR NEWS, BENGALURU”.
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The country’s COVID-19
recovery rate has reached 96.56 per cent. A total of 16 thousand 977
COVID patients recovered during the last 24 hours. The total number of
recoveries has gone up to over one crore one lakh 79 thousand 715. The
Health Ministry said, the actual caseload currently comprises only 2 per
cent of the total positive cases.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that Startups are playing crucial role in making India self-reliant.
Prime Minister was
addressing ‘Prarambh: Startup India International Summit’ via video
conferencing yesterday. He appreciated the startup spirit of finding
opportunity in adversity and the way they infused confidence during
calamity.
Prime Minister pointed out
that 45 per cent startups are in tier 2 and tier 3 cities, working as
the brand ambassadors of the local products.
Mr Modi announced Startup
India Seed Fund Scheme of about one thousand crore rupees for startups
to spur entrepreneurship across the Nation.
Mr Modi said, more than 41
thousand start-ups are engaged in some campaign in the country. Of
these, more than five thousand 700 are in the IT sector and over three
thousand 600 are in the health sector.
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Government has said that
around 563 lakh tonnes of Paddy have been procured during the ongoing
Kharif Marketing Season. This is an increase of 26.28 per cent against
the last year corresponding purchase of around 445 lakh tonnes.
Agriculture Ministry said, government continues to procure Kharif crops
at its Minimum Support Price from farmers as per its existing MSP
Schemes. The Ministry said, more than 78 lakh paddy farmers have been
benefited from current Kharif Marketing Season Procurement Operations
with MSP value of over one lakh six thousand crore rupees. The Paddy
procurement is continuing smoothly in the procuring States and Union
Territories of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand,
Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar,
Jharkhand, Assam, Karnataka and West Bengal.
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The cases of Avian
Influenza have been confirmed in poultry in Latur, Parbhani, Nanded,
Pune, Solapur, Yavatmal, Ahmednagar, Beed and Raigad districts of
Maharashtra. Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said,
Avian Influenza has also been confirmed in Chhatarpur district of Madhya
Pradesh, Surat, Navsari and Narmada districts of Gujarat, Dehradun
district of Uttarakhand and Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
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51st International Film
Festival of India (IFFI) has announced Indian Personality of the Year
Award for veteran actor and director Biswajit Chatterjee. The Award was
announced at the opening ceremony of the festival by Information &
Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar in Goa yesterday.
The award will be conferred on him when National Film Awards are presented in March this year.
Apart from acting and
direction, Biswajit Chatterjee has also been a producer and singer of
Bengali and Hindi cinema. Biswajit Chatterjee is known for his roles of
Kumar Vijay Singh in Bees Saal Baad, Raja Amit Kumar Singh in Kohra,
Ashok in April Fool, Ramesh Kumar in Mere Sanam, Jeevan in Night In
London, Shekhar in Do Kaliyaan and Vicky in Kismat. He was usually
paired with notable actresses such as Asha Parekh, Waheeda Rehman,
Mumtaz, Mala Sinha and Rajshree. Some of his Bengali films include
Chowringhee, Srimaan Prithviraj, Jai Baba Taraknath and Amar Geeti.
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The 51st International
Film Festival of India (IFFI) got off with enthralling cultural
performances in Goa yesterday. Around 200 screenings will take place in
physical format. The IFFI opened with the screening of Danish film-maker
Thomas Vinterberg’s ‘Another Round’ at Kala Academy. Festival will
conclude on the 24th January.
“Due to pandemic,
there are restrictions on the events and IFFI this time is held on
hybrid mode that is physical and virtual. Master classes and
In-conversation sessions, will also be held virtually. Renowned film
personalities like Shekhar Kapur, Priyadarshan, Pablo Cesar and Prasanna
Vithanage will be sharing their valuable experience for these
sessions. A retrospective section will showcase legendary film-maker
Satyajit Ray’s popular classics like Pather Panchali, Shatranj Ke
Khilari and others. Health protocol and sanitizing at the theatre
premises is strictly followed. With Mukesh Thali, Tushar Jadhav, for Air
News, from Panaji Goa”.
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India were 201 for 6 against Australia in their first innings on the third day of the fourth and final cricket Test at Brisbane, a shortwhile ago.
India started the day at
62 for two, having lost their openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill
yesterday before the day’s play ended.
Earlier, Australia were
bowled out for 369 in their first innings before lunch on Day 2. The
hosts lost their last five wickets for just 58 runs.
Pace bowlers T Natarajan and Shardul Thakur, and off-spinner Washington Sundar took three wickets each.
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Now, let us take a look at the weather forecast for today.
The National Capital witnessed
very dense fog this morning. The minimum temperature was seven degree
Celsius and the maximum will be around 18 degrees.
Mumbai will have
partly cloudy sky. The minimum temperature was around 16 degree Celsius
while the mamimum is expected to be around 29 degrees.
Chennai will have partly cloudy sky today. The temperature will vary between 21 and 29 degree Celsius.
Kolkata witnessed
fog in the morning and will have clear sky later. The minimum
temperature was 15 degree Celsius and the maximum will be 25 degrees.
Srinagar
experienced mist in the morning and is likely to have partly cloudy sky
later. The temperature will hover between minus eight and seven degree
Celsius.
Jammu had fog in
the morning. The city will have mainly clear sky later. The minimum
temperature was around six degree Celsius while the maximum will be
around 19 degrees.
Leh will have
partly clear sky. The minimum temperature was around minus 13 degree
Celsius while the maximum will be around one degree.
Gilgit will have mainly clear sky. The temperature will hover between minus five and 11 degree Celsius.
Muzaffarabad, will
have mainly clear sky, which may become partly cloudy towards evening or
night. The temperature will hover between five and 20 degree Celsius.
Dehradun observed a
minimum temperature of around eight degree Celsius and will have a
maximum of around 22 degrees. The city will have clear sky.
Chandigarh had fog
in the morning. The city will have mainly clear sky later. The
temperature is likely to hover between five and 17 degree Celsius.
In Hyderabad, the
minimum temperature was around 17 degree Celsius while the maximum will
be around 30 degrees. The city witnessed fog in the morning. It will
have partly cloudy sky later.
Ahmedabad will have clear sky. The minimum temperature was 18 degree Celsius while the maximum will be around 30 degrees.
In Patna, it was a
foggy morning. The city will have mainly clear sky later. The
temperature will move between ten and 18 degree Celsius.
And, Guwahati had fog in the morning. The minimum temperature was around 12 degree Celsius while the maximum will be around 23 degrees.
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NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
The process to immunise India against Covid begins as first doses of
Covishield and Covaxin administered is the story that dominates
headlines in almost all the dailies. “India begins world’s biggest fight
against covid” leads The Asian Age.” 2 lakh get 1st dose of anti-covid protection” informs The Pioneer. “Prime Minister hails scientists for ”hope in despair’, says must stay vigilant” reports The Sunday Express.
“Prime Minister announces 1,000 crore rupees Startup India Seed Fund” reports The Sunday Statesman.
“Angela Merkel’s party picks her ally Laschet as next leader” states Hindustan Times.
“Owl found dead in Delhi zoo, test at Bhopal lab confirms bird flu” reports The Pioneer.
And finally, “WhatsApp puts off privacy policy but concerns remain” reports The Hindu Business Line. “No policy changes till May, WhatsApp says will clear the doubts” informs The Sunday Express.
న్యూస్ టోన్, అమరావతి: రాష్ట్రం లో ఉపాధ్యాయ బదిలీలు కొన్ని జిల్లా ల్లో ముగిసినందున విద్యా శాఖ ఈ బదిలీల పై ఉండే అభ్యంతరాలను పరిష్కరించడానికి ద్రుష్టి సారించింది. ఈ మేరకు ఉత్తర్వులు జారీ చేసింది. ఈ ఉత్తర్వులు ప్రకారం ఉపాధ్యాయులు బదిలీల పై తమ అభ్యంతరాలను ఈ నెల 21 నుండి 30 వరకు స్వీకరించనుంది. అధికారులకు ఇలా చేరిన అభ్యంతరాలను వారికి చేరిన 15 రోజుల లోపు పరిష్కరించాలి. ఈ మేరకు అధికారులకు పూర్తి మార్గదర్శకాలను ఈ ఉత్తర్వులలో పేర్కొన్నారు.
ప్లే బటన్ మీద క్లిక్ చేసి న్యూస్ ప్లే చేయండి. సరి గా ప్లే అవ్వాలి అంటే ఫైర్ ఫాక్స్ లేదా మొబైల్ ఇన్ బిల్ట్ బ్రౌజర్ ని ఉపయోగించండి (క్రోమ్ లో ప్లే అవ్వక పోవచ్చు). కొంచెం క్రిందకు స్క్రోల్ చేసి చదివే న్యూస్ ను టెక్స్ట్ రూపం లో చూడండి. టెక్స్ట్ ను చూస్తూ వినండి. మీ ఇంగ్లీష్ భాషా ప్రావీణ్యం మరింత పెరుగుతుంది.
THE HEADLINES:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination program this morning.
Corona recovery rate improves to 96.53 per cent in the country.
Prime Minister to address Startup India International Summit – Prarambh this evening.
Centre notifies 3,566 posts in Central Government suitable for persons with disabilities.
51st International Film Festival of India to begin today in Goa.
And in Cricket, India bowl out Australia for 369 in their first innings in Fourth and Final Test at Brisbane.
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As the nation fights the
COVID-19 pandemic, we begin with a message of precaution to stay safe
and protected by following these three simple steps —
· Wear a face mask.
· Maintain Do Gaz Ki Doori for social distancing.
· Focus on hand and face hygiene.
Now, the news:
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Prime Minister Narendra
Modi will launch the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination program,
through video conferencing at 10.30 AM today. This pan India rollout of
COVID-19 vaccination drive will cover the entire length and breadth of
the country.
A total of three thousand
six session sites across all States and Union Territories will be
virtually connected during the launch. Around 100 beneficiaries will be
vaccinated at each session site on the inaugural day.
This vaccination programme
is based on the principles of priority groups to be vaccinated. Health
Care workers, both in government and private sectors including
Integrated Child Development Services-ICDS workers will receive the
vaccine during this phase.
The vaccination programme
will use Co-WIN, an online digital platform developed by Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare, which will facilitate real time information
of vaccine stocks, storage temperature and individualized tracking of
beneficiaries for COVID-19 vaccine. This digital platform will assist
programme managers across all levels while conducting vaccination
sessions.
A dedicated 24×7 call
centre, 1075 has also been established for addressing the queries
related to COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine rollout and the Co-WIN software.More details from our correspondent.
“India’s exercise
to vaccinate its population against COVID19 will be the largest
immunization drive of the world. COVID-19 vaccine priority will be given
to the healthcare workers and frontline workers who are estimated to be
around 3 Crores, followed by those above 50 years of age and the
under-50 population groups with co-morbidities numbering around 27
Crores. The two indigenously manufactured vaccines, COVISHIELD and
COVAXIN, have proven safety and immunogenicity records and are the most
important tools to contain the pandemic. Adequate doses of both
COVISHIELD and COVAXIN have already been delivered to all States with
the active support of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. These have been
further delivered by the State and UT governments to the districts. All
preparations are in place to initiate the programme on the principles of
Jan Bhagidari.The cost of vaccination of healthcare and frontline
workers will be borne by the Centre. Anand Kumar, AIR News, Delhi”.
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NITI Aayog Member, Health
and the Chairman of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration
of COVID-19, Dr V. K. Paul has said that the two Made in India
vaccines-Covishield and Covaxin are safe and both have the capacity to
develop an immune response system in the body. Talking exclusively to
AIR News, Dr Paul said that both the vaccines have been given emergency
use authorisation by the drug regulator and experts of the country and
people should have trust in them.
Dr Paul also advised people not to pay heed to false information related to the vaccines.
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In the national capital,
Delhi government has received 2 lakh 74 thousand vaccine doses from the
Central government, which will cater to around 1.2 lakh healthcare
workers in the first phase. A total of 81 sites have been finalized
across Delhi, and around 100 people will be vaccinated in a single day
at each site. Around 8000 healthcare workers will be vaccinated across
Delhi on a single day initially. The vaccine will be administered four
days a week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. The remaining days
have been spared for the routine vaccination process.
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In Uttar Pradesh, around
31,700 health workers will be vaccinated across 75 districts in the
first phase. More from our Lucknow correspondent:
“Health Minister
of state Jai Pratap Singh said that after the launch of vaccination
drive from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the vaccination will start in
the state at all 311 centres where 317 sessions of immunization will be
held in the first phase. He said that all security arrangements are in
place and every protocol will be followed during the vaccination drive.
Health Minister said that cctv cameras have been installed at all 1,298
cold chain points and the session of vaccination will also be put under
CCTV surveillance. Additional chief secretary home health Amit Mohan
Prasad informed that at every centre hundred people will be vaccinated
and details of all persons who will be vaccinated today is online. In
state capital Lucknow 1200 persons will be vaccinated today at 12
centres in which 9 are in city areas and 3 are in rural areas. District
magistrate of Lucknow Abhishek Prakash said that the whole drive will
be monitored live at the control and command centre. SUSHIL CHANDRA
TIWARI, AIR NEWS, LUCKNOW”.
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In Bihar, Covid -19
vaccination programme will begin at 300 centres across the state today.
The vaccine will be given first to cleanliness workers and ambulance
staff at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Science, Patna. Chief
Minister Nitish Kumar will be present on this occasion.Thirty thousand
people will be vaccinated today. Web casting of vaccination process will
be done at 50 centres. Health Minister Mangal Pandey said 4 lakh 65
thousand 160 health workers will be vaccinated during the first phase.
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In Maharashtra, Mumbai
will have 9 centres where 4000 people will be administered the vaccine
daily. More from our Mumbai Correspondent:
“Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation has received 1 lakh 39 thousand and 500 doses of
Covishield vaccine from the Serum Institute of India and 1 lakh 30
thousand beneficiaries have been registered for the vaccination. 7000
personnel have been imparted training for this vaccination drive. There
are 9 centres with total 40 booths where average 4000 beneficiaries will
be vaccinated daily. According to the Centre’s guidelines the
vaccination drive will be carried out in three phases. As, the third
phase is expected to see a large number of turnout of beneficiaries, 63
more centres will be added to the existing 9 centres in Mumbai. This
will augment the capacity of administering the vaccine doses to almost
50,000 beneficiaries every day. Shailesh Patil, Air News, Mumbai”.
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In Gujarat, the COVID-19
vaccination drive will start for healthcare workers from 161 centers
today along with nationwide vaccination drive. AIR Ahmedabad
correspondent reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to
interact with some of the beneficiaries at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital
through video conferencing from New Delhi. More details from our
Ahmedabad correspondent:
“Gujarat Chief
Minister Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel will remain
present at Ahmedabad civil hospital where Prime Minister Narendra Modi
is expected to interact with some beneficiaries. According to state
immunization officer Dr. Nayan Jani, the Gujarat Health Department has
identified 4 lakh 31 thousand healthcare workers such as doctors and
nurses for vaccination during the first phase. After healthcare
professionals, 6 lakh 93 thousand front-line workers, more than 1 crore
people above the age of 50 and 2 lakh 75 thousand people below 50 years
but with comorbidity will be covered under the vaccine drive. Dr. Jani
said that a vaccine will be given to 100 health workers per center every
day. Beneficiaries will get an SMS through CoWIN application about
address of the center and other instructions. Yogesh Pandya, AIR News,
Ahmedabad”.
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In Madhya Pradesh, all
arrangements have been made for smooth rollout of the vaccination drive.
More from our Bhopal correspondent:
“Around 4 lakh
heathcare workers to get vaccination in the first phase. Chief Minister
Shivraj Singh Chouhan will participate in vaccination mega drive from
the Trauma Centre at Singrauli district. Haridev, a security guard
posted at JP Hospital in Bhopal, will be the first person in the state
to receive the vaccine and will also get a chance to speak to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. He said that he is happy to get the first dose
and this happiness will double once he will speak to PrimeMinister.
Meanwhile, in Madhya Pradesh 574 patients recovered yesterday. With 6
patients succumbing to the infection, the death toll rose to 3 thousand
746. Pooja P. Vardhan, AIR News, Bhopal”.
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In Telangana, over 4
thousand health and sanitation workers will be administered vaccine
today. A report from our Hyderabad Correspondent:
“Telangana state
is fully geared up to begin vaccination against COVID-19 when the
country takes up the biggest vaccination drive in the world. 140
vaccination centres have been set up in all 33 districts of the state
and 30 persons at each centre will be vaccinated on the first day today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi may interact with the beneficiaries from 2
centre. State Health Minister Etala Rajendra will be taking the vaccine
to demonstrate that vaccine against COVID is safe. Public
representatives are taking part in the drive at all 140 centres. The
authorities have kept 57 hospitals with 10 beds each across the state to
meet if there is any emergency. Lakshmi, airnews, Hyderabad”.
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In Karnataka 24,300 health workers will be vaccinated at 243 vaccination sites today. Detail from our Bengaluru correspondent:
“In Karnataka all
vaccination centers including ten in Bengaluru are ready and equipped
for the launch of the first phase of inoculation. As on date 7,17,439
health warriors will be vaccinated in the initial phase. 8,14,500 doses
of vaccine are kept ready for the vaccination. A group D sanitaion
worker will be the first person to receive the vaccine today. State
level control rooms will be involved in day-to-day planning, especially
mobilization of human and other resources like transport, inter-sectoral
coordination, implementation and monitoring of activities during
vaccination rollout. A total of 31 control rooms have been established
including one in Bengaluru. Each control room will have a 24×7
helpline. R.MURTHY, AIR NEWS BENGALURU”.
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In Chhattisgarh, vaccines
have been distributed to all the districts ahead of vaccination drive.
More from our Raipur correspondent:
“In Chhattisgarh,
the Covid vaccination will start today from 97 centers identified by
the state health department. On the first day about 5 thousand Heath
workers will be vaccinated. More than seven thousand personnel have
been identified and trained for the vaccination work. The Adverse Event
Failing Immunization management system has been strengthened from the
state level to the vaccination sites to deal with any adverse or
emergency situation after vaccination. All vaccination centers have been
linked to the nearest AEFI management system such as medical colleges,
district hospitals and community health centers. Appropriate
arrangements have also been made for the management of biomedical wastes
during and after vaccination. Vikalp Shukla, AIR News, Raipur”.
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In Rajasthan, all arrangements for the vaccination have been made. More from our Jaipur correspondent:
“Health Minister
Dr. Raghu told that vaccination work will be done at 167 session sites
in the state. Interactive sessions will be held at SMS Hospital in
Jaipur and JLN Medical College Hospital in Ajmer. He told that
vaccination work is scheduled 4 days in a week so that other health
services are not affected. The data of more than six lakh beneficiaries
from the state has been uploaded on the COVIN software. Meanwhile, the
number of active cases of corona in the state has been reduced to less
than 6 thousand. Just 310 new cases of infection have been reported
yesterday. Jitendra Dwivedi, AIR News, Jaipur”.
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India continues to leap
ahead in its fight against COVID-19 with over one crore one lakh 62
thousand recoveries so far. With this, the national recovery rate has
further improved to 96.53 per cent. The number of daily infection also
continues to remain below 20 thousand with only 15 thousand 590 cases
being reported in the past 24 hours. During the same period nearly 16
thousand people have recovered from the pandemic.
The gap between the
recovered patients and active cases in the country has further widened
and the number of recovered patients stands at nearly 48 times the
number of current active cases.
The active caseload in the
country comprises nearly two lakh 13 thousand people and stands at 2.02
per cent. Out of these nearly 60 per cent are under home isolation and
have mild to very mild symptoms.
The Health Ministry
further said that this has also led to a commensurate dip in the
fatality rate which stands at 1.44 per cent.
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Ministry of Fisheries,
Animal Husbandry and Dairying has said that 11 states in the country
have been affected by Avian Influenza- AI. The Ministry said, steps are
being taken to make the general public aware about the disease and
remove misinformation. It said, in pursuance of the Video Conferencing
meeting with the Animal Husbandry Departments of the States and Union
Territories, Secretary , Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has
written to the Chief Secretaries, Administrators of states and Union
Territories that AI is not new to the country but has been reported
every year since 2006. The country has been effectively controlling the
disease. It was reiterated that the virus gets destroyed easily at 70
degrees Centigrade and therefore, properly cooked poultry and poultry
products are safe for human consumption. The Ministry said, States have
been requested to instruct the authorities concerned not to impose ban
and allow selling of poultry and poultry products sourced from Avian
Influenza free areas and States.
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Prime Minister Narendra
Modi will interact with startups and address ‘Prarambh: Startup India
International Summit’ through video conferencing this evening. The
two-day Summit is being organized by the Department for Promotion of
Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It is
being organised as a follow up of the announcement made by the Prime
Minister at the fourth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral
Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit held in Kathmandu in
August 2018 wherein India committed to host the BIMSTEC Startup
Conclave. More from our correspondent:
“The virtual
summit will bring together speakers from around the world and India,
facilitate discussions on technologies, innovation, robust policies, and
initiatives, enable government and international organisations to share
their views and set on fire the minds of young Indian entrepreneurs,
driving them to solve the problems and challenges that matter, not just
for India but also for the entire world. The Summit marks the fifth
anniversary of the Startup India initiative, launched by the Prime
Minister on 16th January, 2016. With participation from over 25
countries and more than 200 global speakers, the summit will be the
largest startup confluence organised by the Government of India since
the launch of the Startup India initiative. In addition to deliberating
on good practices from best of the ecosystems across the world, the
sessions of the Summit are designed to showcase the spread and depth of
entrepreneurship based on innovation in India. Anupam Mishra, AIR News,
Delhi”.
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The Centre has notified 3
thousand 566 posts in the Central Government establishments as suitable
for persons with benchmark disabilities under the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities Act, 2016. These posts include one thousand 46 in
Group A, 515 in Group B, one thousand 724 in Group C and 281 in Group D
posts. Posts have also been identified suitable for new categories of
persons with disabilities such as dwarfism, acid attack victims,
muscular dystrophy, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability,
specific learning disability, mental illness and multiple disability
have been added. This list is not an exhaustive one and Central
Ministries, Departments, Autonomous Bodies and Public Sector
Undertakings may further supplement. This notification will broaden the
scope for employment for persons with benchmark disabilities in
Government establishments.
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The ninth round of talks between the Central Government and farmer unions was held in the National Capital yesterday.
Speaking to media after
the talks, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said, no conclusive
decision was taken in the meeting and the next round of talks will be
held on the 19th of January. Saying that the talks were held in a
cordial atmosphere, Mr Tomar hoped that a consensus will be arrived at
soon. He added that the government suggested to farmer unions to form
informal group to finalise concrete proposals that can be discussed
further at formal talks. He also expressed concern at the farmers
protesting in the cold conditions. Mr Tomar said, all the three farm
legislations were discussed in detail.
The Minister added that
the Centre has identified the concerns of the farmers and is trying to
allay these concerns. Replying to a query, the Minister said, Centre
will present its side before the Committee constituted by the Supreme
Court when asked.
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The Election Commission of
India, ECI has said that State and Union Territory governments will
need its prior approval, if any disciplinary action is initiated against
the Chief Electoral Officers and other officers up to Joint Chief
Electoral Officer during their tenure and also up to one year from the
expiry of last election conducted by them. The ECI said this in a letter
marked to the Cabinet Secretary, Chief Secretaries of States, Secretary
of Department of Personnel and Training and Chief Electoral Officers of
all the States. The ECI also said that many instances have come to its
notice wherein Chief Electoral Officers and some other officials working
directly in the office of Chief Electoral Officers have been victimised
after the elections are over.
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Home Minister Amit Shah is
on a two-day visit to Karnataka beginning today. He will lay the
foundation stone for a Rapid Action Force Centre new battalion in
Bhadravati and address a public gathering. In the evening, the Home
Minister will flag off Emergency Response Support System vehicles in
Bengaluru. He will inaugurate virtually the police residential
quarters in Bengaluru and Vijayapura and address senior police officers.
Mr Amit Shah will also
hold a BJP core committee meeting in the state capital. He is scheduled
to leave for Belagavi tomorrow to take part in the public gathering. He
will be visiting the family of late Suresh Angadi, the minister of
state for railways who passed away recently. The Home Minister will also
inaugurate the advanced simulation centre of KLE hospital in Belagavi
and the ethanol project in Bagalkote.
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The 51st International
Film Festival of India (IFFI) will begin today in Goa. The opening
ceremony will be held in the presence of Information and Broadcasting
Minister Prakash Javadekar and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant at
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium at 3 PM. More details from our Panaji
Correspondent:
“Like every year
city of Panaji is celebrating 51st edition of IFFI.All preparations are
done for IFFI which is Asia’s first international film festival.This
year IFFI is being organised in hybrid manner because of Covid19
pandemic.Delegates will have an option to participate in physical as
well as virtual mode. More than 200 films are lined up. Italian
cinematographer Mr Vittorio Storaro will be honoured with lifetime
achievement award.For this year Bangladesh will be country of focus.
Tushar Jadhav for AIR News, from Panaji, Goa”.
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India, with an
inexperienced bowling attack, bowled out Australia for 369 on Day 2 of
the ongoing fourth Test at the Gabba this morning. The hosts put in a
strong start, carrying on with their momentum from Day 1, with Tim Paine
scoring a half-century. Paine slammed 50 runs off 104 balls before
edging one to Rohit Sharma off Shardul Thakur. Test debutants T
Natarajan and Washington Sundar added to their tally on Day 2,
registering crucial wickets for India. Sundar took the wickets of
Cameron Green and Nathan Lyon. Natarajan cleaned up Josh Hazlewood to
end Australia’s innings. Natarajan, Sundar and Thakur all picked up
three wickets apiece while Mohammed Siraj accounted for one wicket.
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The government has
approved the appointment of Belarussian coach Nikolai Snesarev as the
middle- and long-distance coach of the Indian athletics team. The
72-year-old has been appointed till the end of September, a period which
will coincide with the Tokyo Olympics scheduled to take place in
July-August. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in a statement said
that he will be coaching 3000 meter steeplechaser Avinash Sable, who
has already qualified for the Olympics, and other middle- and
long-distance runners, as they aim to qualify for the Olympic Games.
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Now, let us take a look at the weather forecast for today.
The National Capital had dense fog this morning. The minimum temperature was four degree Celsius and the maximum will be around 20 degrees.
Mumbai will have
partly cloudy sky. The minimum temperature was around 18 degree Celsius
while the mamimum is expected to be around 30 degrees.
Chennai had fog in the morning and will have partly cloudy sky later. The temperature will vary between 24 and 30 degree Celsius.
Kolkata witnessed
fog in the morning and will have clear sky later. The minimum
temperature was 14 degree Celsius and the maximum will be 24 degrees.
Srinagar will have mainly clear skies. The temperature will hover between minus seven and six degree Celsius.
Jammu had fog in
the morning. The city will have mainly clear sky later. The minimum
temperature was around seven degree Celsius while the maximum will be
around 16 degrees.
Leh will have
partly clear sky. The minimum temperature was around minus 13 degree
Celsius while the maximum will be around zero degree.
Gilgit will have mainly clear skies. The temperature will hover between minus four and 11 degree Celsius.
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NEWSPAPERS HEADLINE
The big story in most of
the papers today is that of the mega exercise of vaccination. “India set
to begin world’s biggest vaccination drive.” writes The Asian Age. The Pioneer quoting the Union Health Minister states “It is begining of the end of coronavirus pandemic.”
The Statesman quoting the Army Chief, General Naravane headlines, “No one should test India’s patience.”
On deteriorating air quality the Hindustan Times writes, “Delhi air in toxic zone, could get worse today.”
The Hindu quoting
the Delhi Traffic police states “Car passengers in back seat must wear
seat belts; Two-wheelers must have rear- view mirrors.”
And finally, The Times of India takes note of the launch of a state-of-the-art simulator that can facilitate training of Metro staff in troubleshooting.
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In some more news;
The sixth meeting of the
India-Nepal Joint Commission was co-chaired by External Affairs Minister
Dr. S. Jaishankar and Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali in
New Delhi yesterday. The Joint Commission comprehensively reviewed all
aspects of multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries and
explored ways to further strengthen the traditionally close and friendly
ties.
నాడు నేడు పాఠశాలల ప్రధానోపాధ్యాయులు రిలీవ్ అవ్వొచ్చు
జాయిన్ అయిన 7 రోజుల్లో నాడు నేడు బాధ్యతలు వేరే వారికి అప్పచెప్పాలి
న్యూస్ టోన్, అమరావతి: నాడు నేడు పాఠశాలల ప్రధానోపాధ్యాయుల రిలీవింగ్ కు విద్యా శాఖ స్పష్టమైన సూచనలు విడుదల చేసింది. నాడు నేడు పాఠశాలల ప్రధానోపాధ్యాయులు తమ కు కొత్తగా కేటాయించబడిన పాఠశాలల్లో చేరవచ్చు అని తెలిపింది. అయితే తాము విడిచి పెట్టిన నాడు నేడు పాఠశాల యొక్క నాడు నేడు కార్యక్రమ పూర్తి వివరాలను ఆ పాఠశాల యొక్క కొత్త ప్రధానోపాధ్యాయునికి 7 రోజుల లోపు నిర్ణీత ప్రొఫార్మాలలో (అకౌంట్ బుక్స్, మెటీరియల్స్, ప్లేయర్స్, పెయిడ్ బిల్స్, క్యాష్ ఇన్ హాండ్/బ్యాంక్ ) ఆ బాధ్యతలు/చార్జ్ అప్ప చెప్పాలని విద్యా శాఖ స్పష్టం చేసింది. అలా 7 రోజుల లోపు చార్జ్ అప్ప చెప్పని వారిపై శాఖాపరమైన చర్యలు తీసుకుంటామని కూడా తెలిపింది. బదిలీల వల్ల నాడు నేడు పనులకు ఏ విధమైన ఆటంకం కలుగకూడదని విద్యాశాఖ భావిస్తుంది. ఆ మేరకు చర్యలు తీసుకుంటూ ఈ ఉత్తర్వులు జారీ చేసింది.
