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The tension arising from America's military action in Venezuela had not yet subsided when America seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday. For the protection of this tanker, a Russian submarine was also moving along. This action of America has increased the tension between the two superpowers.
The injured in road accidents on highways and expressways in Ghaziabad will now get free treatment in private hospitals. On the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the health department has become active. In the first phase, ten big private hospitals in the district have been designated, where the injured will get free treatment up to Rs 1.50 lakh or up to a week. With this scheme the lives of seriously injured people can be saved.
11 teams of Air Quality Management Commission (CAQM) inspected 54 locations of NDMC and found blatant violations of GREP rules. In many areas including Chanakyapuri, Connaught Place, garbage and biomass were being burnt at 18 places, while debris was found at 35 places. The inspection revealed that there is a need to increase monitoring in the evening and night to prevent adverse impact on air quality.
This time in the World Book Fair starting at Bharat Mandapam, book lovers will get an opportunity to meet authors as well as prominent personalities like Hema Malini, Smriti Irani, Jaya Kishori and Ricky Cage. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will inaugurate the fair. Based on the theme Indian Military History: Valor and Wisdom @75, the fair will also be attended by defense experts and directors from eight international book fairs, making it a grand literary event.
Global concern has risen over Grok, the AI chatbot of Elon Musk's X platform, creating indecent images of women and children. Many countries including Britain, European Union, India have strongly criticized it and demanded immediate action. The Indian government had given X an ultimatum of 72 hours to remove the illegal content and review the framework of Grok, the deadline for which has now expired.
Former ISRO chief A.S. Kiran Kumar told that India is planning to land its astronauts on the Moon by 2040. With this goal, India will also set up a space station by 2040. Chandrayaan's follow-up mission will be to explore the south pole of the Moon in collaboration with Japan. India is committed to understanding the universe and space observation.
Violent clash took place during removal of encroachment at Turkman Gate in Delhi, in which 5 policemen were injured and 5 accused were detained. This dispute started after the order of Delhi High Court regarding the land adjacent to Syed Faiz Ilahi Mosque. Local people protesting against the action pelted stones, in response to which the police used tear gas. The mosque committee has declared the land as Waqf property, while the MCD considers it as illegal encroachment.
Leader of opposition in Punjab Assembly Pratap Singh Bajwa has cornered the Bhagwant Mann government on the law and order situation of the state. He alleged that people, especially businessmen, were forced to hire private guards for their security as the state police had failed to provide basic security. Bajwa posted on social media that the police is busy suppressing dissent, while incidents of crime and extortion are increasing.
Illegal coal mining in Dhanbad's Gulfarbari is again in the headlines. Dozens of illegal mines were running in the forests near Sanyasi Temple. A joint team of ECL Mugma and CISF conducted a raid and seized about 200 tonnes of illegal coal. The operators absconded during the operation. Local people have raised questions on the involvement of Galfarbari OP police. The lifting of seized coal is continuing and the mines will be filled.
Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar has stressed on making Gumla, the ancestral village of Param Vir Chakra winner Albert Ekka, an ideal village and will visit there soon. In the meeting of the Directorate of Sainik Welfare, he described the welfare of ex-servicemen and dependents of martyrs as the top priority. There was also discussion on making Ranchi's war memorial a tourist destination, opening new Sainik schools and providing employment opportunities to firefighters.