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Joshimath: Team of senior officials and experts led by Garhwal Commissioner Sushil Kumar during its visit to assess the cracks appearing in houses in Joshimath, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (PTI Photo)
An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude was recorded in Afghanistan with tremors being felt as far as in Delhi and and its neighbouring areas.
Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has slammed Air India’s handling of the incident of a drunk man urinating on a woman passenger and leaving without any action as “unprofessional”. The DGCA said in the statement that the manner in which the company handled the incident led to "systemic failure". The DGCA has asked the airline's top officials and the pilot and the crew of the flight to furnish an explanation in two weeks.
In order to further boost the partnership between the Centre and State governments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the second National Conference of Chief Secretaries in Delhi on January 6-7. The first such Conference of Chief Secretaries was held in Dharamshala in June 2022. The three-day conference will focus on achieving rapid and sustained economic growth in partnership with the States.
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Reports have said that a drunk man peed on an elderly female co-passenger on board the flight but no action was initiated against the man by the crew. The crew provided the female passenger with a set of fresh clothes and she was made to sit on a crew seat as her seat got soaked in urine.
Later, the female passenger wrote to the chairman of the Board of Tata Sons, N Chandrasekaran, sharing her flight experience.
Delhi police have registered a case and identified the accused. They say he wil be arrested soon.
CJI Chandrachud recuses from hearing contempt plea against Kunal Kamra
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has recused himself from hearing a batch of pleas seeking contempt action against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his alleged scandalous tweets against the judiciary.
A bench headed by the CJI took up the petitions and said, "We will place this matter before a bench to which I (CJI) am not a part of because the comments (tweets) were made on the order which I have passed."
The bench also comprising Justice PS Narasimha then listed the matter after two weeks and the CJI, in his administrative capacity will now assign the case to another bench.
Bengal to serve chicken, fruits in mid-day meals for four months: Govt notification
Ahead of the panchayat elections due this year, the West Bengal government has allotted Rs 371 crore for introducing chicken and seasonal fruits in mid-day meals from January to April.
In addition to the existing midday meal menu of rice, potato, soybean and eggs, chicken and seasonal fruits will be served weekly once for four months for additional nutrition under PM POSHAN, according to a government notification.
The provision of additional items, however, is unlikely to continue after April, a school department official said.
BJP national office bearers' meeting to be held on January 16 in Delhi
The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to hold a meeting of its national office bearers on January 16 at the party headquarters in New Delhi. The party is likely to deliberate and chalk out plans for the coming assembly elections in nine states this year.
In a statement, the BJP said the meeting will begin at 10 am and end by 2 pm, followed by the BJP's national executive meeting on the same day.
The national office bearers' meeting will be presided over by the party's national president JP Nadda.
Pak Army chief travels to Saudi Arabia on his maiden visit abroad
Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir on Thursday travelled to Saudi Arabia on his first official visit abroad where he met Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties, including in the defence sector.
During the meeting, they emphasised the strength and durability of bilateral relations between the two fraternal countries, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported.
"They discussed military and defence cooperation, and ways to support and enhance them, in addition to discussing the most important regional and international issues of common interest," it added.
BJP ended terrorism, brought all-round development in Tripura: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserts that the BJP-led government in Tripura wiped out terrorism and brought all-round development to the northeastern state.
Addressing a public rally in Dharmanagar, Shah also said the immense love and faith shown by people towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi clearly indicate that BJP will again form government in Tripura.
"We have brought an end to terrorism in Tripura through peace talks with the NLFT (National Liberation Front of Tripura), and resettled internally displaced Brus in the state," he said.
The home miniser is in Tripura to flag off two BJP rath yatras aimed at highlighting the state government's achievements ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.
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First Published: Jan 05 2023 | 9:18 AM IST