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Here are key highlights of the day:
- Imam killed in attack on Gurugram mosque, Haryana violence toll rises to five
- Curfew imposed in Haryana’s violence-hit Nuh
- Impose president’s rule in Manipur: DCW in report to President Murmu
- PM Modi receives Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune
- Chandrayaan-3 leaves earth’s orbit, heads towards moon, says ISRO
PM Modi LIVE Updates
PM Modi flags off metro trains, inaugurates various projects in Pune
Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of his day-long visit to Maharashtra’s Pune, on Tuesday flagged off metro trains marking the inauguration of services on completed sections of two corridors of Pune Metro Phase-I.
These sections are from Phugewadi station to Civil Court station and Garware College station to Ruby Hall Clinic station. The Foundation Stone of the project was also laid by the Prime Minister in 2016. The new sections will connect important places of Pune city like Shivaji Nagar, Civil Court, Pune Municipal Corporation office, Pune RTO and Pune Railway Station.
Nuh violence LIVE Updates
Haryana: CM Manohar Lal Khattar suspects ‘conspiracy’ behind Nuh violence
Reacting over Nuh violence, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar suspected a “conspiracy” behind the clashes that broke out between two groups on Monday.Khattar on Tuesday called the incident “unfortunate” and said that clashes broke out at several places and that a big conspiracy seems behind the violence.
Manipur Violence LIVE Updates
SC may consider constituting a committee of former judges to decide on remit to supervise work
The Supreme Court says it may consider forming a group of former judges to decide on a remit to monitor government work, compensation, restoration of work, motorway inquiry and statement recording.
The Supreme Court has directed the Solicitor General to take directions on who would conduct the investigation.
Nuh Violence LIVE Updates
Imam killed in attack on Gurugram mosque, Haryana violence toll rises to five
Police claimed on Tuesday that a crowd invaded a mosque in Gurugram and murdered its naib imam, bringing the death toll in the violence that erupted over an effort to stop a Vishva Hindu Parishad parade in Nuh district to five.
Authorities enforced a curfew in Nuh on Tuesday after four people, including two house guards, were killed and several others were injured on Monday, claiming that the incident was “engineered.”
According to police, the 26-year-old imam was slain and a mosque was set on fire in Gurugram’s Sector 57 region as the violence spread from adjoining Nuh.
Two persons were hurt when the mob opened fire. According to a senior official, the imam, identified as Bihar native Saad, died after treatment.
Congress LIVE Updates
Violence in name of religion cannot be tolerated in 21st-century India: Kharge
On Tuesday, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge stated that religious violence cannot be accepted in 21st-century India, and that future generations would pay the consequences if people do not unite against such divisive groups.
“What is going on in some parts of Haryana, or what the RPF constable did, are like inflicting a deep wound on mother India’s heart,” he remarked.
Such instances, according to Kharge, raise major concerns about our “weak” law and order situation, as well as our “weak” constitutional institutions.
He pleaded for peace and sought the worst penalty for the perpetrators.
Delhi Services Ordinance LIVE Updates
Bill to replace Delhi services ordinance most undemocratic paper ever tabled in Parliament: AAP
The AAP called the draught to replace the Delhi services ordinance the most “undemocratic” piece of legislation ever introduced in Parliament, claiming that it will replace democracy with “babucracy.”
The Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday by Union Minister Nityanand Rai. The measure proposes to repeal a law governing service control in the national capital.
The act, which has strained relations between the Delhi government and the Centre, gives the Delhi Lieutenant Governor the last word on recommendations for transfers and postings of Delhi government workers. On July 25, the Cabinet approved it.
Nuh Violence LIVE Updates
Curfew imposed in Haryana’s violence-hit Nuh
Authorities enforced a curfew in Haryana’s Nuh district after two home guards were killed and many others were injured in an attack on a Vishva Hindu Parishad parade. Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij announced a curfew in the Nuh district.
Five individuals have perished thus far, and numerous more have been wounded.
The situation in Nuh remains tight. However, there were no new reports of violence.
Officials have increased security in Nuh and other regions.
Manipur Violence LIVE Updates
SC asks DGP of Manipur to be present in court on Friday
According to the Supreme Court, there has been a significant lag in the occurrence of cases and the registration of FIRs. The Supreme Court orders that the DGP of Manipur appear physically before this court on Friday at 2 p.m. and be prepared to answer questions.
Delhi Services Ordinance LIVE Updates
BJD to support govt on bill replacing Delhi services ordinance, oppose no-confidence motion
According to the party’s Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) would support the bill replacing the Delhi services ordinance and reject the no-confidence motion sponsored by several opposition parties against the government.
The governing party of Odisha’s decision would assist the Modi administration at the Centre get closer to the halfway point in Rajya Sabha, where the BJP-led NDA does not have a complete majority on its own.
The BJD has nine Rajya Sabha MPs.
Patra told PTI that his party has opted to support the Delhi services bill while opposing the no-confidence move.
Manipur Violence LIVE Updates
Impose president’s rule in Manipur: DCW in report to President Murmu
President’s rule should be imposed immediately in Manipur, and a Supreme Court-monitored SIT should be established to investigate disturbances in the state, according to the Delhi Commission for Women in a report outlining interim proposals given to President Droupadi Murmu.
Last week, DCW chief Swati Maliwal visited Manipur to meet with survivors of the ethnic violence that has ravaged the state since May.
“Given the extent of violence and the polarization between the two communities, President’s rule, as per Article 356 of the Indian Constitution, should be urgently imposed in the state. The administration needs to be run by neutral persons whom both communities can trust,” the report said.
Nuh Violence LIVE Updates
Police personnel deployed across all mosques in Gurugram
“The situation is currently under control in Sohna,” said a police officer stationed at all Gurugram mosques.
According to the officer, some stores have also opened in a few locations, according to the government on Tuesday afternoon.
Lok Sabha LIVE Updates
INDIA bloc walks out of LS Business Advisory Committee meet, demands no-trust motion debate on Wed
Members of the INDIA bloc parties walked out of the Lok Sabha’s Business Advisory Committee on Tuesday, formed by Speaker Om Birla, to protest the decision to hold the no-confidence vote on August 8.
The Lok Sabha will discuss the no-confidence motion from August 8 to 10, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to respond on the penultimate day. The decision was made at a meeting of the Lok Sabha’s Business Advisory Committee.
Manickam Tagore, the Congress whip in the Lok Sabha, said the Lok Sabha was postponed after the INDIA coalition parties requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attendance and a declaration on the Manipur issue.
Nuh Violence LIVE Updates
Administration steps up measures to maintain public order after violence
Nuh DC Prashant Pawar provided an update on the incident’s aftermath and steps taken to maintain public order on Tuesday, saying, “ection 144 has been imposed in the district, curfew is in place, 20 companies of Paramilitary forces are stationed in the district today, senior state officers are also here… We’ve divided the district into sub-sectors and formed joined teams of inspectors and magistrates so that we can instil normalcy as soon as possible.”
Nuh Violence LIVE Updates
Peace committee meetings held to quell tensions
The district administration hosted peace committee meetings at Sohna and Nuh this morning at 11 a.m. These discussions will continue in each of these violent locations in the coming days, authorities added, until the government believes the situation on the ground has returned to normal.
PM Modi LIVE Updates
This is a memorable moment for me, says PM Modi
“This is a memorable moment for me,” PM Narendra Modi said in Pune after receiving the Lokmanya Tilak National Award today.
Maharashtra | "This is a memorable moment for me," says PM Narendra Modi in Pune on being conferred with Lokmanya Tilak National Award today pic.twitter.com/7gvZXwTViw
— ANI (@ANI) August 1, 2023
PM Modi LIVE Updates
PM Modi receives Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune
On the 103rd anniversary of independence warrior Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s death, Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives the Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune.
VIDEO | PM Modi receives Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune, on the 103rd death anniversary of freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 1, 2023
(Source: Third Party) pic.twitter.com/2KKNgqrCJW
Nuh Violence LIVE Updates
Delhi Police on alert amid communal violence in Haryana’s Gurgaon, Nuh areas; 4,000 cops deployed in Faridabad
Following the communal violence that has erupted in Gurgaon, Nuh, and other parts of Haryana since Monday, Delhi Police have been ordered to remain “vigilant” in order to avert more unpleasant incidents. The police in Faridabad have indicated that 4,000 men have been stationed in the region and are ready to deal with any incident.
During the stone pelting and violence in Nuh and Gurgaon, at least four persons were murdered, including two house guards. According to the police, prohibitory orders were issued throughout districts under Section 144 to prevent people from meeting.
PM Modi LIVE Updates
PM Modi to be conferred with Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune today
Maharashtra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be conferred with Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune today. pic.twitter.com/evpO7MxcPC
— ANI (@ANI) August 1, 2023
Haryana Violence LIVE Updates
Not random act of violence says Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Nuh clashes
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said on Tuesday that the situation in Nuh, where two groups clashed on Monday, was under control, and that unidentified miscreants were likely behind the violence.
Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, the minister said, “Internet services have been suspended (in Nuh district) and a curfew has been imposed. Adequate police deployments have been made at the scene as well.”
In addition, he stated that police contingents had been sent in Nuh’s neighbouring districts — Faridabad, Palwal, and Gurugram — in response to the Monday violence.
Stating further that additional forces were being moved from other parts of Haryana as well, the state Home Minister said, “Senior IPS officers have been directed to maintain law and order in the areas they are deployed in.”
Haryana Violence LIVE Updates
Internet suspended in five districts of Haryana, including Nuh, Gurugram
Following the outbreak of communal violence in Haryana on Monday, the authorities restricted internet access in five districts in order to ensure public calm.
Sohna, Pataudi and Manesar, Nuh, and Faridabad are among these districts.
Supreme Court LIVE Updates
SC refuses urgent hearing on Uddhav Thackeray faction’s plea against EC decision
The Supreme Court denied an urgent hearing on Tuesday on the Uddhav Thackeray faction’s petition contesting the Election Commission’s decision to acknowledge the Eknath Shinde-led bloc as the true Shiv Sena and award it the ‘bow and arrow’ election emblem.
Senior attorney Amit Anand Tiwari requested an urgent hearing before a bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud.
“Wait for the Constitution bench on Jammu and Kashmir to get over and we will give a date,” the bench, also comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra, said.
The petition argued that the poll panel erred in ruling that disqualification under the Tenth Schedule and procedures under the Symbols Order function in separate realms, and that disqualification of MLAs is not predicated on loss of membership in a political party.
Rohini Commission LIVE Updates
Rohini Commission for examining sub-categorisation of OBCs submits report to President
The Rohini Commission, established to investigate the classification of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), has delivered its findings to President Droupadi Murmu.
Through an October 2017 notice, the Commission for Other Backward Classes was created to investigate OBC sub-categorization. Its chairperson is retired Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court Justice G Rohini.
According to the Social Justice Ministry, the panel delivered its findings to President Droupadi Murmu on Monday after 13 delays.
PM Modi LIVE Updates
PM Modi offers prayers at Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Mandir in Pune
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Mandir in Pune. pic.twitter.com/HKGXBWb8nd
— ANI (@ANI) August 1, 2023
PM Modi LIVE Updates
PM Modi arrives in Pune
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Pune International Airport. PM Modi was greeted by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar.
Today, the Prime Minister will receive the Lokmanya Tilak National Award. He will also flag off metro trains and set the groundwork for different development initiatives.
Maharashtra | Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Pune airport. PM Modi was received by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar.
— ANI (@ANI) August 1, 2023
PM will be conferred with Lokmanya Tilak National Award today. He will also flag off metro trains and inaugurate… pic.twitter.com/vGEFXghWH0
Maharashtra LIVE Updates
CM Shinde announces Rs 5 lakh aid to families of deceased
On Tuesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expressed his condolences for the loss of life in a crane accident in Shahapur, Thane district, and promised a Rs 5 lakh help package for the relatives of the deceased.
An official reported that seventeen employees were killed and three were injured on Tuesday when a crane collapsed on a bridge slab while working on the third phase of the Samruddhi Motorway in Maharashtra’s Thane district.
An NDRF officer stated that a few people are still believed to be trapped and that attempts are being made to rescue them.
Three people were hurt in the incident and were being treated at Thane’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalva, he added.
Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE Updates
Delhi Services Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha, could trigger fresh fireworks
Amid the ongoing impasse in both Houses over the Manipur situation, the Parliament will reconvene on Tuesday to discuss the divisive Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which will likely be introduced in the Lok Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and will address control of services in the national capital.
The Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, proposes to amend the May Ordinance, which excluded some services from the legislative competence of the Delhi legislative assembly.
Haryana Violence LIVE Updates
Section 144 imposed in Faridabad, Palwal and Gurugram; no curfew in these districts
According to Haryana Government Officials, the situation is under control in Nuh, Sohna and adjoining districts.
They also said that 13 companies of Paramilitary forces have been stationed and six more companies would reach shortly.
There is no curfew in Faridabad, Palwal, or Gurugram; nonetheless, section 144 is in effect to prevent any unfortunate incidents in these districts. In Sohna, a meeting of the Peace Committee will begin soon.
Haryana Violence LIVE Updates
Curfew imposed in Haryana’s violence-hit Nuh district, says Home Minister Anil Vij
Haryana’s Home Minister said on Tuesday that a curfew has been enforced in the troubled Nuh district. On July 31, three persons were killed in a riot.
According to police in Gurugram, a man, 26, was slain and a mosque was set on fire in the Sector 57 area after the violence that erupted over an effort to disrupt a Vishva Hindu Parishad parade in adjoining Nuh district moved to Gurugram. Two people were hurt when the mob opened fire.
Haryana Violence LIVE Updates
CM Khattar’s ‘Haryana Ek Haryanvi Ek’ message for peace appeal
Manohar Lal Khattar stated that residents should work together in the interest of the state by adhering to the “Haryana Ek Haryanvi Ek” philosophy, and that all difficulties can be handled via discussion. According to the chief minister, given the scenario in Nuh, every ordinary citizen’s obligation to society grows even stronger.
Haryana Violence LIVE Updates
Day after clashes break out in Nuh, police forces have been deployed in the area
A day after riots erupted in Haryana’s Nuh, police have been stationed in the region since Monday to maintain peace and order, according to news agency ANI. Mobile internet access has been temporarily halted till Wednesday.
Teesta Setalvad LIVE Updates
Teesta Setalvad moves Gujarat HC to quash FIR against her for fabricating evidence in 2002 riots cases
Teesta Setalvad, a social activist, has asked the Gujarat High Court to dismiss a FIR lodged by the Ahmedabad crime branch against her for allegedly manipulating evidence in the 2002 riots cases.
A sessions court recently refused her discharge petition in the case, despite the fact that the Supreme Court granted her release after the Gujarat High Court denied it.
Setalvad filed a judicial review petition at the High Court on Monday, and the case is expected to be heard in the coming days.
Setalvad and two others, former state Director General of Police R B Sreekumar and former Indian Police Service officer Sanjiv Bhatt, were arrested by the city crime branch in June 2022 on charges of forgery and fabricating evidence with the intent to implicate Gujarat government functionaries in the 2002 riots cases.
Delhi Air Quality LIVE Updates
Delhi sees best July AQI since 2019
The national capital had the lowest average Air Quality Index (AQI) in July 2023 when compared to the previous four years’ similar period. In July of this year, Delhi had all 31 days with a ‘Good to Moderate’ Air Quality Index (AQI).
According to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change, “The number of ‘Good to Moderate’ Air Quality Days for the 31 days period (July) was 26 in the year 2019; 31 in 2020; 29 in 2021; 31 in 2022; and 31 in the current year 2023.”
GST Fraud LIVE Updates
Amit Mitra highlights ‘countrywide’ GST frauds, urges Sitaraman to call Council meet
Dr. Amit Mitra, principal chief advisor to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to convene a GST Council meeting to discuss these issues, claiming that GST fraud is spreading across the country and that MSMEs are having difficulty due to a maze of regulations.
Mitra, a former state finance minister, responded to the national government’s admission in the Lok Sabha that between 2018-19 and 2022-23, Rs 1.15 lakh crore of fraud was found in GST bills.
“I write this letter with great anguish and deep concern. On one hand, GST frauds are proliferating across the country penetrating each and every state. On the other, the web of regulations is so overpowering for the MSMEs, that they are on the verge of deregistering back to their informal status,” Mitra said.
PM Modi LIVE Updates
PM Modi to launch development projects during Pune visit, receive Lokmanya Tilak National Award
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Pune, Maharashtra, on Tuesday to lay the groundwork for numerous development projects and to receive the Lokmanya Tilak National Award.
Modi will do darshan and pooja’ at Dagdusheth Mandir upon his arrival.
According to a statement provided by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), he will receive the Lokmanya Tilak National Award at 11.45 a.m., which was established by the Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust in 1983 to recognise Lokmanya Tilak’s legacy.
Rajya Sabha LIVE Updates
Rajya Sabha has listed six Bills in its Legislative Business for Tuesday
The Rajya Sabha has scheduled six Bills for discussion and passing on Tuesday, two for introduction and four for deliberation and passage.
The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, are among those scheduled for introduction. The Mediation Bill, 2021, the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 are among the bills scheduled for review and passage.
Haryana Violence LIVE Updates
Internet services have been suspended in Haryana’s Nuh till August 2
The Haryana government has halted mobile internet connections in Nuh until Wednesday in order to reduce “intense communal tension.”
“…This order is issued to prevent any disturbance of peace and public order in the jurisdiction of district Nuh and shall be in force with effect from 4 pm, July 31 to 23:59 hours of August 2,” Additional Chief Secretary (Home) TVSN Prasad said.
Maharashtra LIVE Updates
15 workers killed as crane falls on bridge slab during Samruddhi Expressway construction
An official reported that fifteen employees were killed and three were injured on Tuesday when a crane collapsed on a bridge slab while working on the third phase of the Samruddhi Motorway in Maharashtra’s Thane district.
Five people are believed to be trapped, and attempts are underway to rescue them, according to an NDRF spokesperson. He stated that the injured had been sent to a neighbouring hospital.
It was a specialised mobile gantry crane that was utilised in bridge building as well as the installation of precast box girders in highway construction projects.
According to the official, the tragedy happened in the early hours of Tuesday in Sarlambe hamlet in Shahpur tehsil, around 80 km from Mumbai.
Haryana Violence LIVE Updates
Schools, colleges in Gurugram to remain closed today
According to the District Information and Public Relations Officer, Gurugram, all educational institutions, including schools, colleges, and coaching centres, will be closed on Tuesday. District Magistrate Nishant Kumar Yadav made the ruling.
This followed skirmishes between two groups on Monday.
Two house guards were killed and a dozen police officers were injured in a conflict between two groups in Haryana’s Nuh district on Monday, according to police authorities.
The victims have been identified as Neeraj and Gursevak, both of whom worked at the Khedali Daula police station.
Chandrayaan-3 LIVE Updates
Chandrayaan-3 leaves earth’s orbit, heads towards moon, says ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into translunar orbit on Tuesday.
According to an ISRO official, following Tuesday’s trans-lunar injection (TLI), the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft emerged from Earth orbit and is currently its route to the Moon’s vicinity.
In other words, the spacecraft began its voyage towards the Moon on Tuesday, after departing the Earth’s orbit following the TLI manoeuvre, which placed it on ’lunar transfer trajectory'.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had said that the lander will try a gentle landing on the lunar surface on August 23.
'New dawn': PM Modi meets Manipur violence victims in first visit since 2023 unrest
Prime Minister Modi visited Churachandpur, Manipur, meeting displaced people from ethnic clashes. Modi laid foundation stones for 14 development projects worth over ₹7,300 crore in Churachandpur. Opposition criticized Modi's visit as "too little, too late" and questioned its impact on healing wounds.
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