Новости за 02.02.2024

As Assam prepares to introduce a standalone anti-polygamy Bill during the upcoming budget session of the assembly, scheduled to commence next week, the state is also considering the possibility of adopting an all-inclusive Uniform Civil Code (UCC) drafted by Uttarakhand. A five-member committee submitted a draft code to Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday.

After two days of political turbulence in Jharkhand due to Hemant Soren's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and subsequent resignation from the chief ministership, the situation resolved on Friday at noon. Champai Soren, a seasoned member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and MLA from Seraikela, was sworn in as the state's 7th Chief Minister, along with two ministers.

Fifty-seven stations across Odisha will be redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. An estimated Rs 1,394 crore will be spent to refurbish 28 stations — including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri — that will get cleaner toilets, waiting halls, elevators, escalators, free Wi-Fi and more.

Centre has allocated Rs 11495.9 crore in the interim budget for development of railway infrastructure including electrification funds for the year 2024-25. Last year, it had received an allocation of Rs 11513.7 crore. It has received budgetary grant of Rs 2812.9 crore for newline, Rs 3818.2 crore for doubling, Rs 200.7 crore for traffic facilities, Rs 486.7 crore for road over bridges/road under bridges and more.

A BJP leader from Bantwal taluk in Dakshina Kannada has moved a private complaint in court against Congress MP D K Suresh for his statement of 'separate south nation'. The BJP leader stated that the MP's statement is provocative and anti-national.

Prime minister Narendra Modi will dedicate four projects of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) with an investment of Rs 2145 crore on Saturday during his Sambalpur visit. All these projects will help MCL for faster transportation and evacuation of coal. It includes Lajkura Coal Handling Plant (CHP)-Rapid Loading System, Ib Valley Washery, doubling of Jharsuguda-Barpali-Sardega rail line and Bhubaneswari Phase-I CHP.

A 20-year-old BTech student from Delhi Technological University, Gajender, died from injuries sustained in a violent brawl at Oasis Garden. The brawl occurred during a birthday celebration over parked cabs. Two people have been arrested so far.

The United States is investigating a series of mysterious deaths of Indian-American students. The latest case involves Shreyas Reddy Benigeri in Ohio, following the deaths of Neel Acharya at Purdue University, Vivek Saini in Georgia, and Akul B Dhawan at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.