Bhaskar LIVE Updates: Aam Aadmi Party reached the Supreme Court, said in the petition – Delhi Municipal Corporation elections should be held in April only

The Aam Aadmi Party, which is upset with the Election Commission and the Central Government for postponing the MCD elections, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court. The party has demanded that elections should be held in April itself. AAP alleges that the Election Commission has postponed the Delhi Municipal Corporation elections at the behest of the Central Government. The petition has been filed by Durgesh Kumar on behalf of the party. The party has said that the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 provides for a five-year term for the municipal corporation. The tenure of the three municipal corporations is ending in May. In such a situation, the Supreme Court should direct the Delhi Election Commission to conduct elections in April itself.

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Australia-India Virtual Summit on March 21, Japanese PM to visit on March 19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will participate in the virtual summit on March 21. This will be the second India-Australia virtual summit. In this virtual summit, the leaders of both the countries will take stock of the work done under the Strategic Partnership. The information was given by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi. Apart from this, there will also be an India-Japan summit on March 19. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit New Delhi on March 19-20 for the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit at the invitation of Prime Minister Modi.

SP announces candidates for 5 districts for Legislative Council elections

Dr. Kafeel has also been arrested for giving speech in CAA Protest.

Samajwadi Party (SP) has announced the names of candidates for the Legislative Council elections from 5 districts of Gonda, Deoria, Ballia, Ghazipur and Sitapur. There are a total of 100 members in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. Voting for 36 Legislative Council (MLC) seats in the state is to be held on April 9. The result of which will come on 12th April. A day before, SP has declared Dr. Kafeel Khan’s candidature from Deoria. In 2017, many children died due to lack of oxygen at Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur. In which the hospital had suspended Dr. Kafeel as an accused.

India will give one billion dollar loan to Sri Lanka

This cooperation of India will be useful in buying medicine, food in Sri Lanka.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar made a tweet. In which he has spoken of giving help to Sri Lanka. The External Affairs Minister wrote- “Neighbors first. India stands with Sri Lanka. A credit line of US $1 billion has been signed for the supply of essential commodities. This is a key element of India’s support package.”

The contract was signed between SBI and the Government of Sri Lanka in the presence of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi. A day earlier, PM Modi also met Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa. He is on a two-day visit to India.

Javed returned to Pakistan after 15 months

An Indian who went missing about 15 months ago was handed over by the Pakistani Army to his family along the Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Thursday. Mohammad Javed (37), a resident of Kasba village of Poonch, went missing in December 2020. The Pakistani Army recently contacted the Indian Army and informed them about the presence of Javed who is mentally ill. Officials said he may have inadvertently crossed the Line of Control in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK). The army interrogated the local police, after which Javed’s disappearance was confirmed. The Pakistani Army handed over Javed to the Indian Army at the Chaka Da Bagh crossing point in the presence of local police and civilian officials.

Bulandshahr Violence; There will be a case of sedition against all the 36 accused.

Police Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and a local resident Sumit were killed in the violence.

A local court in Uttar Pradesh has allowed a sedition case to be filed against the accused in the 2018 Bulandshahr mob violence case. Two people including a police officer were killed in this violence. The violence started when the carcass of a cow was found outside Chingravati village in Bulandshahr.

Lalu-Sharad Yadav will reunite, LJD will merge with RJD on March 20

It is estimated that after the merger, RJD will send Sharad Yadav to Rajya Sabha.

Sharad Yadav is going to merge the Loktantrik Janata Dal with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on March 20. This decision has been taken to unite the scattered Janata Parivar again. The High Court has asked Sharad to vacate the government bungalow. Five Rajya Sabha seats will be vacant in July 2022. Two seats will go to BJP and one seat will go to JDU. Two seats will go to RJD. At the same time, the term of Sharad’s Rajya Sabha is ending in July itself.

In August 2021, Lalu and Sharad Yadav met in Delhi. After which many speculations were made. However, he told the media that due to Sharad’s ill health and his absence as an MP, Parliament has come to a standstill.

CRPF kills 175 terrorists in one year in Jammu and Kashmir, 183 arrested

CRPF has killed 175 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. From 1 March 2021 to 16 March 2022, 183 have been arrested. During this, the force has killed 19 Naxalites and arrested 699 by conducting several operations in the states battling Left Wing Extremism (LWE). The information was given by CRPF DG Kuldeep Singh. He also informed that the jawans killed in action have been increased from 20 lakhs to 30 lakhs and for all other cases from 15 lakhs to 20 lakhs.

Ankit Sharma’s brother killed in Delhi riots got job in Education Department

Kejriwal had also given an assistance amount of one crore rupees to the family.

​Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has given a government job in the education department to Ankur Sharma, brother of Intelligence Bureau’s Ankit Sharma, who lost his life during the North-East Delhi violence in 2020. Ankit Sharma was surrounded by a mob in Bhajanpura area during the riots. And he was murdered. During the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 46 people died in the violence.

4.2 magnitude earthquake in Ladakh
A day after the massive earthquake in Japan, there were strong earthquake tremors in Ladakh. An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 was recorded at 12.20 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was 160 km north-northwest of Kargil. Whereas its depth was 85 km below the ground.

Omicron cases less in India than other countries, active cases 0.07%

India has handled the corona variant Omicron much better than other countries. Health Ministry’s Press Secretary Luv Aggarwal said that around 15-17 lakh cases are being reported daily in the world, but in India only 3000 cases are being received daily. At the same time, the recovery rate is 98.73%. Active cases are 0.07% in India with 30,800 active cases. So far 180.80 crore corona vaccines have been administered in the country.

4 killed, 126 injured in strong earthquake in Japan; derailed bullet train

Four people were killed and 126 were injured in an earthquake that struck Japan on Wednesday night. According to media reports, according to Japan’s local time at 11:36 pm, the effect of this earthquake was seen in many cities including the capital Tokyo. Due to this, about 20 lakh houses suffered power cuts. The bullet train derailed due to the earthquake.

Chinese Foreign Minister may come to India, will be the first visit after Galwan violence

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi may visit India soon. If this happens, it will be the first high-profile visit from China after the border dispute in the Galvan Valley. However, till now it has not been officially confirmed. The purpose of Wang’s visit is to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the BRICS meeting to be held in Beijing later in the year. Violence took place between India and China in Galwan on 15 June 2020. In this, 20 Indian soldiers were martyred. At the same time, the Chinese army also suffered a lot.

Punjab’s assembly session will begin in Chandigarh, assembly proceedings will continue till March 22
A new government has been formed in Punjab. The session of the Punjab Legislative Assembly is starting from 11 am in Chandigarh on Thursday (March 17). The session will continue till March 22. Due to Holi on 18th March and weekly holiday on 19th and 20th March, the proceedings of the assembly will run for only 3 days. On the first day, the elected members will be administered the oath. On Wednesday, Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath to Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar as the Pro-tem Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly at the Raj Bhavan.

Massive fire breaks out in shopping mall in Odisha, 4 fire tenders on spot

A massive fire broke out at a shopping mall in Junagadh area of ​​Odisha’s Kalahandi district. The incident happened at 9 pm on Wednesday (March 16). Four fire tenders are present at the spot to control the fire. No injuries have been reported so far.

Bengal government announced to remove night curfew on the day of Holi, decreasing cases of corona in the state

The West Bengal government has banned all types of movement, except essential and emergency, from 12 pm to 5 am after the decrease in the case of corona.

In view of the slow pace of Corona in the country, the West Bengal government has announced the removal of night curfew on the day of Holi. With this announcement, people will be able to participate in Holika Dahan on March 17. TMC MP Bandyopadhyay wrote a letter to Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on March 4, appealing for relaxation in night curfew in view of her involvement in Holika Dahan. In response, CM Mamta Banerjee decided to give relaxation in night curfew on this day, so that everyone can follow the religious festival with pomp.

PM Modi will address the closing ceremony of the 96th Common Foundation Course, will inaugurate the new sports complex

On Wednesday, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) informed on social media that PM Modi will address the closing ceremony of the 96th Common Foundation Course.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the closing ceremony of the 96th Common Foundation Course on Thursday. The ceremony will be held at Lal Bahadur National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) through video conferencing from 12 noon. During this, PM Modi will inaugurate the new sports complex and dedicate the renovated Happy Valley Complex to the nation.

Mild tremors of earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir, magnitude 4.2 on Richter scale

Mild tremors of earthquake were felt in Jammu and Kashmir last night. There is no news of any casualties.

Mild tremors of earthquake were felt in Jammu and Kashmir’s capital Srinagar at 9.40 pm on Wednesday night. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the magnitude of the earthquake was measured at 4.2 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the earthquake is said to be 119 km north of Srinagar. There is no report of loss of life or property.

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