Morning Digest: 4 October 2022

AFSPA has been retained for the next six months in parts of Assam, Arunachal, Nagaland and Manipur

Uncertainty around the culmination of the Naga peace process is one reason why the Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act (AFSPA) has been retained for another six months in parts of Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. to government officials.

Exports drop 3.5% in September, imports below $60 billion for the first time in seven months

India’s merchandise exports fell 3.5% to $32.62 billion in September, while imports fell for the first time in seven months from $60 billion to $59.35 billion, up 5.44% from a year ago. The trade deficit for the month stood at $26.73 billion.

Advertisements for online betting platforms still visible on TV and digital media: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting advised online news websites, OTT platforms and private TV channels to refrain from publishing or broadcasting advertisements of online betting platforms or any surrogate product depicting them.

BJP trying to win back OBC leaders before 2024 Lok Sabha elections

A serious effort is underway by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s central leadership to bring back the leaders of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) as a significant number of them join the Samajwadi Party (SP) just before 2022. had gone for assembly elections.

J&K DGP Jail killed under suspicious circumstances

Jammu and Kashmir Director General (Prisons) Hemant K. Lohia was murdered at his residence in Jammu on Monday night, with police suspecting his domestic help as the main culprit.

North Korea fired missiles to the east

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Tuesday. The Japanese government warned civilians to take cover after North Korea reported on a suspected missile launch by its coast guard.

Security beefed up in Jammu and Kashmir on Amit Shah’s two-day visit

A non-local bank manager narrowly escaped a terrorist attack in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday when Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived on a two-day visit to the union territory.

MGNREGA will work to reverse the desertification of land in the states

With limited funds to tackle the mammoth task of restoring barren lands in the country and reversing desertification, the government now plans to bring in convergence between the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY). She is making. ,

Women own more than 69% of houses built under PMAY in rural India, says government

More than 69 percent of the houses built under the Prime Minister’s Vishesh Awas Yojana are either wholly or jointly owned by women in rural areas.

Congress Presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor will not quit contesting elections

All India Congress Committee (AICC) Presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor said a strong Congress party is needed in the country to take on the BJP at the Centre.

Low pressure area over Bay of Bengal may start rain in Kerala

Light to moderate rain is likely over Kerala till Friday as a low pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal and its adjoining areas under the influence of two cyclonic winds.

Congress targets Modi government on retaining Ajay Mishra as Union minister, says, ‘Nothing can be more humiliating than this…’

On the first anniversary of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, the Congress attacked the Narendra Modi government for continuing with Ajay Mishra ‘Theni’ as a Union minister as his son Ashish Mishra is allegedly involved in crushing farmers, opposing the trio. Were were Agricultural Law.

Punjab CM announces sugarcane price hike to ₹380 per quintal

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced to increase the price of sugarcane to Rs 380 per quintal from the existing Rs 360 per quintal.

Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodi Yatra to enter Andhra Pradesh on October 14

The Bharat Jodi Yatra started by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to enter Andhra Pradesh on October 14 between D. Hirehal and Obulapuram in Anantapur district. Former Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president N Raghuveera Reddy, who is staying away, will take part in the yatra, leaving active politics after the 2019 elections.

Kerala bids goodbye to CPI(M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan

The trumpeters sounded, the uniformed police personnel gave gun salutes and the crowd fell silent as the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] The mortal remains of leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan were doused at the Payyambalam crematorium here on Monday evening.

India’s coal production up 12% in September

The country’s coal production rose 12% to 57.93 million tonnes in September. India’s coal production stood at 51.72 MT in the year-ago period.

Pound jumps against dollar on UK tax U-turn, weak US data

The pound jumped 1% against the dollar on Monday after the British government dropped a controversial tax cut and data showed weak growth in US manufacturing.

Bumrah ruled out of T20 World Cup due to back injury: BCCI secretary Jay Shah

India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup due to a back injury, the BCCI announced on Monday. Bumrah’s absence will certainly affect India’s chances in the marquee event in Australia as death bowling is still a gray area.

Sambo Lapung breaks Vikas Thakur’s three-year-old clean and jerk record

Arunachal Pradesh’s Sambo Lapung conquered his love of fast food, broke the three-year-old clean and jerk record of services lifter Vikas Thakur and claimed the men’s 96kg gold medal in the weightlifting sector of the National Games on Monday .

India U-17 Women beat WSS Barcelona Club 17-1 in the last match of the Exposure Tour

In the final match of their performance tour, the India U-17 women’s national team defeated WSS Barcelona club 17-1 at the Soccerland Stadium in Spain on Sunday.