AAP Ki News E # 679

17th December 2024

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Phanivikranth Kaja
December 16, 2024

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DELHI NEWS

  1. Arvind Keriwal’s speech at the Book Launch of Jasmin Shaw’s book Delhi Model.
    Can the Delhi model of free Electricity, Free world class Education and free world class medical facility be replicated across India? Most certainly. Free Electricity across India will cost 1,80,000 crores. This much is given away to one Industrialist as Tax concession and debt write-off. Free & world class education across India can be provided with 5 Lakh crores. There are 10 lakh Govt., Schools & 18 Crore Students. All the people across can get free & world class medical facilities with 5 lakh crores.
    https://www.youtube.com/live/79sE30w4A_o?si=G_4X1vRz_lI1OOjy.

  2. Delhi Govt School Students were went to Paris, France on a “ dream come true” study tour. It was unbelievable for me to visit Paris to learn French at this young age, I had always thought it would be only possible in university. - Tanu Singh, A Delhi Govt school student returned from the French language advance course in Paris.
    https://x.com/SidKeVichaar/status/1867843642414760432

  3. Delhi Auto Riksha Drivers are full of praise with 5 Guarantees given by Arvind Kejriwal.
    https://x.com/ShwetaIndia1/status/1867552322139959312

  4. AAP's National Convenor @ArvindKejriwal  wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting a meeting to discuss the deteriorating law and order situation and the rising crime in Delhi.

  1. Picture 1: BJP's new office in Guwahati Picture 2: Kejriwal's new school in Delhi

  1. Arvind Kejriwal : Is the Central Govt conforming that they are unable to stop Rohingya coming into India? The Border with Bangladesh is 4000 Kms. Is it not the responsibility of Amit Shaw to stop these people? If Amit Shaw says he is not able to stop illegal immigrants, there will not be any other HM weaker than him.
    https://x.com/indian_nagrik/status/1868196247372484913 

NEWS IN BRIEF

  1. The scheme to give ₹1,000 to women to be rolled out in 10-15 days

    https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/1000-monthly-assistance-scheme-for-women-to-be-rolled-out-in-next-10-15-days-atishi/article68983172.ece

  2. CM Atishi Delhi govt initiates door-to-door drive to identify the beneficiaries.

  3. AAP fields Tarun Yadav from Najafgarh.
    https://www.business-standard.com/elections/delhi-elections/aap-names-tarun-yadav-for-najafgarh-seat-earlier-held-by-kailash-gahlot-124121300761_1.html

  4. Govt school children can aim higher now as Students retune from France.
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/students-of-govt-schools-can-now-aim-higher-atishi/articleshow/116298217.cms 

  5. Kejriwal will contest from the New Delhi seat and Atishi will contest from her Kalkaji seat

  6. Ludhiana: Congress's current Councilor and ward Incharge along with his colleagues joined 'Aam Aadmi Party'

  7. Under fire for ‘hate speech’, Allahabad HC judge is called by SC Collegium for meeting On December 10, the apex court had reportedly taken note of Justice Yadav’s controversial speech at an event organised by the legal cell of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and sought “details” from the High Court.
    https://indianexpress.com/article/india/under-fire-for-hate-speech-hc-judge-is-called-by-sc-collegium-for-meeting-9725222/

PUNJAB NEWS

  1. The Aam Aadmi Party has ramped up its preparations for the municipal elections in Punjab. The party's Punjab chief, Aman Arora, kicked off the election campaign in Jalandhar. Also 5 guarantees will be launched in each of the Municipal Corporations.
    https://www.amarujala.com/punjab/chandigarh-punjab/punjab-civic-elections-aam-aadmi-party-aman-arora-aap-election-campaign-today-2024-12-14#google_vignette

NEWS THAT MATTERS

  1. Impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court judge Justice Shekhar Yadav submitted to the Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha today. A group of MPs led by Kapil Sibal submitted the motion. 55 Rajya Sabha MPs signed the motion. Impeachment sought over Justice Yadav's speech at a VHP event. The motions says the speech creates communal animosity and violates secular ethos of the Constitution.
    https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/impeachment-motion-moved-in-rajya-sabha-against-justice-shekhar-kumar-yadav-over-vhp-event-speech-278238

  1. Goa Law & Order : The constable fled along with the 55-year-old resident of Tivim, Suleman Mohammed Khan, also known as Siddique, who was arrested in connection with land grab cases. Goa police booked Indian Reserve Battalion (IRBn) constable Amit Naik for helping the accused escape from police custody.
    https://www.thegoan.net/goa-news/constable-helps-land-grab-accused-escape-from-ribandar-lockup-both-flee-on-bike/123232.html

  2. A businessman and his wife died by suicide eight days after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at their properties in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore and Indore. The ED had searched four locations of businessman Manoj Parmar and his wife Neha in Indore and Sehore on December 5
    https://theshillongtimes.com/2024/12/14/days-after-ed-raid-businessman-and-wife-found-dead-in-mp/.

  3. Switzerland announced that it will suspend the most favoured nation (MFN) clause in its Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with India effective January 1, 2025, in a move that may raise the tax outgo on dividend income for Indian entities operating in the European country.
    https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/switzerland-scraps-mfn-clause-in-tax-treaty-with-india/articleshow/116300158.cms?from=mdr

  4. 3.42 lakh fraud cases detected under Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY. Over 56,000 unnecessary surgeries.
    https://theprint.in/india/3-42-lakh-fraud-cases-detected-under-ayushman-bharat-pmjay-over-56000-unnecessary-surgeries/2402377/

  5. 1250 crores have been released to Punjab under NHM; 400 crores are still pending Health department will recruit on 800 new posts; proposal sent to the finance department.

  1. A compromise by the Punjab govt with the Centre on branding resulted in a major gain. Punjab had previously forfeited 1100 crore for the fiscal year 2022-23
    https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-focus-roads-other-infra-1250-crore-9722250/

  2. The pollution levels in India have reached such an alarming level that the choice is now between existence and extinction! Zero safe zones: No Indian city meets WHO air quality standards, says Lancet study.In fact, 81.9% of the Indian population was living in areas where the air quality did not even meet the country’s National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) of 40 µg/m³ of PM2.5 — much higher than the WHO’s recommendation of 5µg/m³.
    https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pollution-kills-1-5-million-a-year-no-indian-lives-in-who-standard-air-says-study-9721991/

  3. The unemployment crisis is not merely a statistical issue; it directly impacts the lives of millions. When those with MA and PhD degrees apply for posts like clerks and peons, it is evident that our education system has fundamental flaws.
    https://telanganatoday.com/opinion-deepening-job-crisis

  4. Caught On Cam: Nursing Students Take Practical Exam At Gwalior’s Roadside ‘Dhaba;’ Association Prez Calls For Protest Against Cheating Mafia In Bhopal The video allegedly shows GNM (General Nursing and Midwifery) students and also students of second and third year in aprons appearing for their practical exams outside the eatery.
    https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/caught-on-cam-nursing-students-take-practical-exam-at-gwaliors-roadside-dhaba-association-prez-calls-for-protest-against-cheating-mafia-in-bhopal

  5. ‘Join BJP, make video against Rahul’: MP couple ‘suicide note’ alleges ED harassment over politics The five-page printed note claimed that officials told Parmar the raid was a result of their ‘campaigning for the Congress’.
    https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/12/14/join-bjp-make-video-against-rahul-mp-couple-suicide-note-alleges-ed-harassment-over-politics?s=08

  6. Hathras gang rape- Family under CRPF's watch for 4 years: Men lost their jobs, children lost their studies; Bhabhi said- raising voice has become a crime 'Raising voice for our daughter has become our biggest crime. We are suffering the punishment for that. That is why we have been kept locked up here for 4 years. We are living a life worse than prisoners and the accused are roaming free.'
    https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/hathras/news/hathras-dalit-gang-rape-case-victim-family-crpf-security-134119082.html?_branch_match_id=1396703120003155631&utm_campaign=134119082&utm_medium=sharing&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXT0nMzMvM1kvKSCzOTizSS87P1U8vKXdLDMkwyQxIsq8rSk1LLSrKzEuPTyrKLy9OLbJ1zijKz00FAK7K7XdAAAAA

  7. Instrument of Airbrush on military's moment of pride: Mythical portrait replaces 1971 picture A former brigadier told this newspaper the reason could only be political — “the regime trying to erase the memory of the 1971 victory because it came under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi” For half a century, the most vivid symbol of India’s greatest military victory was a photograph of the Pakistani army signing the Instrument of Surrender in Dhaka on December 16, 1971.

    It has now emerged that the picture has been removed from the office of the army chief, where it hung proudly for decades, often forming the background against which visiting generals and other foreign dignitaries were photographed.
    https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/instrument-of-airbrush-on-militarys-moment-of-pride-mythical-portrait-replaces-1971-picture/cid/2070532?s=08

  8. Arrested on charges of 'spying' for Pakistan, this UP man is set to become judge a decade after his acquittal The Allahabad High Court underscored that Kumar’s acquittal in espionage-related criminal trials must be viewed with fairness, particularly in light of his “honourable acquittal".
    https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Dec/14/arrested-on-charges-of-spying-for-pakistan-this-up-man-is-set-to-become-judge-a-decade-after-his-acquittal

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  1. Sheikh Hasina involved in forced disappearances, says Bangladesh inquiry commission The Commission has recommended disbanding of the anti-terror outfit Rapid Action Battalion that was instrumental in crackdown against terror suspects and was accused of human rights abuse Updated.
    https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/hasina-involved-in-forced-disappearances-says-bangladesh-inquiry-commission/article68986255.ece?s=08

31 Modi’s eleven mantras

32 Unease among Assam tribal leaders over CM Sarma’s order to ban beef eating in public Christmas festivities are starting and beef is commonly served in some tribal areas as part of the celebrations.
https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/assam-beef-ban-himanta-biswa-sarma-tribal-9725441/

33 To celebrate the return of an interfaith couple to their home in Aligarh for the first time after their marriage in the United States has been cancelled by their parents due to protests by members of a Hindu outfit, police said.To celebrate the return of an interfaith couple to their home in Aligarh for the first time after their marriage in the United States has been cancelled by their parents due to protests by members of a Hindu outfit, police said.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Interfaith+couple+home+comming+cancelled&rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN1026IN1026&oq=Interfaith+couple+home+comming+cancelled+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQIRgKGKABMgkIAhAhGAoYoAHSAQoyMDc0MmowajE1qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-

34 Over 43 per cent of the total non-performing assets (NPA) till March 2019 — Rs 4.02 lakh crore — was accounted for by just 100 companies and 30 of these borrowers accounted for over 30 per cent of the gross NPAs — Rs 2.86 lakh crore, an investigation by The Indian Express
https://www.google.com/search?q=top+100+defaulters+accounted+for+43%25&rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN1026IN1026&oq=top+100+defaulters+accounted+for+43%25&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigAdIBCjE5MzEzajBqMTWoAgiwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

35 Amitabh Kant is presently India's G20 Sherpa, Indian bureaucrat and the former chief executive officer of NITI Aayog.
Civil servants, economists more Leftist than parties: Amitabh Kant “I have been a long-time believer that it will not be possible for India to grow at a high rate for a long period of time without free enterprise and many of the things that I pursued in my career were born out of many of his readings,” Kant said.
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/civil-servants-economists-more-leftist-than-parties-amitabh-kant-9725310/

36 Those who speak truth are threatened with impeachment: Yogi Adityanath Speaking at the World Hindu Economic Forum 2024, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
https://www.business-standard.com/politics/those-who-speak-truth-are-threatened-with-impeachment-yogi-adityanath-124121400767_1.html

37 Delhi's PWD requests the Union government to resume work on a delayed Pragati Maidan underpass, stalled due to 2023 floods, seeking design changes for progress.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/final-underpass-at-pragati-maidan-tunnel-in-delhi-gets-renewed-push-101734200035746.html

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There are 15 names that start with “Pradhan Mantri” or “Prime Minister”, amid disagreement over the nomenclature of such projects.
Don’t rename PM schemes: Govt urges states amid disagreement over nomenclature of such projects Bengal and Tamil Nadu are among the few states that are not comfortable with the names of the central-sponsored schemes.
https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/dont-rename-prime-minister-schemes-government-urges-states-amid-disagreement-over-nomenclature-of-such-projects/cid/2070758

39 Haryana BJP MP first says ‘700 girls missing after farmer agitation’, then says ‘no complaint, this is gossip’ In a video that went viral on Thursday, BJP MP Ram Chander Jangra can be heard leveling a series of serious charges against Punjab farmers who protested at the Singhu border.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/haryana-bjp-mp-ram-chander-jangra-farmer-agitation-9723812/

40 Indian banks write off ₹10.6 lakh crore in 5 years, 50% linked to large corporates Updated Minister Bhagwat Karad clarified that these write-offs don’t absolve borrowers from repayment. 2,300 high-value loan defaulters owe ₹2 lakh crore.
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/indian-banks-write-off-106-lakh-crore-in-5-years-50-linked-to-large-corporates/article67604297.ece

41 With controversies raging on the United States Department of Justice indicting Adani Group for bribing 265 Million Dollars to multiple solar energy companies in India, recent orders from the American authorities, shows that many US firms which gave the bribes in India and other countries, have settled the case by paying more than 300 per cent penalty to avoid prosecution. The US-based research and design firm Moog Inc was caught for bribery of more than half-a-Million Dollars to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Indian Railways settled their case with US Securities and Exchange Commission by paying more than 1.68 Million Dollars.
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2024/page1/us-imposes-over-300-per-cent-penalty-on-companies-who-bribed-hal--railways--ioc.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CA%20total%20of%20approximately%20%24330%2C000,on%20Oracle%2C%20caught%20for%20bribery

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