Kolkata News: The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra rally planned for this Friday by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been denied permission by the Birbhum district police, who have also threatened to take serious police action should the gathering be organized.
According to a statement from the superintendent of police in Birbhum district, permission for the rally has been canceled due to the secondary examinations that the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) is holding starting this Friday.
Champai Soren Oath: Champai Soren has taken oath as the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand. Apart from him, two MLAs have taken oath as ministers. Alamgir Alam (Congress) and Satyanand Bhokta (RJD) took oath as ministers. During this, Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office to Champai Soren as CM. The swearing-in program was organized at Raj Bhavan, Ranchi.
Let us tell you that Champai Soren has been given 10 days to prove his majority. More than 24 hours after Hemant Soren’s arrest in an alleged money laundering case, the Governor had invited him to take oath late Thursday evening. Information has also come to light that Champai Soren will expand his cabinet after providing a majority in the Assembly. This time many new faces can be included in the cabinet.
Meanwhile, on Friday the Supreme Court rejected Hemant Soren‘s petition. The court has said that his petition is still pending in the High Court, so he should present his side.
Budget 2024: On Thursday, the government announced plans to prolong the tax breaks for investments made by sovereign wealth or pension funds as well as startups by a year. An extension of the tax advantage until March 2025 has been proposed.
The International Financial Services Center (IFSC) units’ tax exemption on some income and certain tax benefits for investments made by startups, sovereign wealth funds, and pension funds would expire on March 31, 2024, according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
“To maintain continuity in taxation, I propose to extend the tax exemption until March 31, 2025,” she added, introducing the Interim Budget 2024–2025.
To encourage entrepreneurs in the nation, the government has implemented several initiatives. 1.17 lakh startups have received official recognition to date. Under an action plan for Startup India, these firms can benefit from tax incentives like income tax breaks.
Gyanvapi Mosque: After thirty years, worship is being held in the Gyanvapi basement in Varanasi. In the morning on Thursday, February 1, worship arrived at the basement. The District Court of Varanasi granted Hindus permission to pray in the basement located on the premises on Wednesday, January 31, which was a major relief for the Hindu side. Hindus are entitled to pray in the Gyanvapi basement of Vyas ji.
The court ordered the Varanasi District Magistrate to arrange for a priest chosen by the Hindu community and the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust to do the puja.
The Varanasi District Court appointed the District Magistrate as the receiver on January 17 and gave him instructions to maintain the basement’s security and avoid making any alterations.
On January 24, the DM was given the basement as the final step in the process of being taken into the district magistrate’s custody by the team led by Additional District Magistrate Prakash Chandra.
Jharkhand News: On January 31, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren was taken into custody in connection with the purported land swindle. Champai Soren will take over as Jharkhand‘s chief minister after he resigned from office. Let us tell you that the state Chief Minister Hemant Soren was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for hours on Wednesday in Ranchi as part of the probe into the money laundering case linked to the purported land scam.
Before his arrest by the ED yesterday, former chief minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren stated, “As Shibu Soren’s son, I am not concerned that I would probably be arrested by the ED today.They chose to arrest me on unrelated charges after questioning me for the entire day. So yet, they have not discovered any evidence. They also attempted to damage my reputation by carrying out raids at my house in Delhi. Now is the time to start a fresh battle against those who harm the underprivileged, Adivasis, Dalits, and innocent people.”
Meanwhile, reports are circulating that the BJP has begun seeking fresh chances following Hemant Soren’s resignation. In addition, the idea of enforcing the President’s rule throughout the state is being discussed. It hasn’t been formally verified yet, though.
Himachal Pradesh: The long wait for snowfall that was anticipated by Himachal Pradesh‘s tourism industry has officially ended. A magnificent layer of snow has covered the mountains. January remained dry the entire month, but on the last day, the weather cooperated and there was snowfall and rain.
The issue of fog in the plains has also decreased as a result of snowfall and rain. The Himachal Pradesh mountains of Lahaul Spiti, Kullu, Kangra, Chamba, Kinnaur, and Shimla have received snowfall. Gorgeous photos from all around the state are also starting to surface after the snowfall.
Shimla’s Kotkhai, Khadapathar, and Narkanda have also seen a significant amount of snowfall. Additionally, this will greatly alleviate gardeners’ issues. Travelers have begun flocking to the slopes as well, owing to the snowfall in Shimla.
More snowfall is possible in Himachal Pradesh’s higher elevations. About this, the Meteorological Center Shimla has also released an orange alert. The high-altitude regions of Chamba, Kangra, Lahaul Spiti, Kinnaur Shimla, and Mandi are under an orange alert due to snowfall and rain, according to the Meteorological Center Shimla.
2024 Parliament Budget Session Live Updates: Starting this Wednesday, the Parliament’s budget session will begin. President Draupadi Murmu will address the joint session of both houses before the start of the budget session. The session of Parliament will continue until February 9 and last for 10 days.
During this session, eight meetings are suggested in total. On February 1, the government will also make its budgetary announcement. this is going to be a temporary budget. Following the elections and the establishment of the new administration, the entire budget will be presented.
PM Narendra Modi asked all Members of Parliament to do so in this session so that the public might benefit from his speech before the opening of the budget session. He added that all you have done up to this point is history and that you should bring up local issues in the House so that your community can gain.
In his speech, Prime Minister Modi stated that only members of the House who address public matters and offer thoughtful proposals will be remembered for a very long time.
In his speech, PM Modi expressed his hope that, over the past ten years, everyone had completed their duties in whichever manner they saw fit. However, I must admit that some people have developed a habit of making a lot of noise. During their recent meeting, all of these MPs—who routinely undermine democratic values—will undoubtedly reflect on their actions over the past ten years.
In the December 2021 murder of Bharatiya Janata Party Other Backward Classes Morcha leader Ranjit Srinivasan in the coastal district of Alappuzha, a Kerala court condemned fifteen of the guilty to death. It is known that the guilty individuals are members of the outlawed radical Islamic organization “Popular Front of India” (PFI).
In the murder case of the BJP’s OBC Morcha state secretary, there are 31 accused, and 15 of them have received a verdict. Judge VG Sridevi of the Welikkera Additional Sessions found all 15 accused guilty of murder and decided to impose sentences on January 22.
On the other hand, Mavelikkara Additional District Judge VG Sridevi imposed the sentence. The family feels they have received justice and is quite pleased with the verdict.
Uttarakhand News: The Uttarakhand Assembly will hear a presentation of the Uniform Civil Code Bill on February 6. The Uttarakhand Assembly’s session will begin on February 5.
On February 2, the government will receive a draft report from the expert committee established to implement UCC. We have made all the arrangements, as Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami stated yesterday. We plan to introduce a bill in the next assembly session that will adopt the Uniform Civil Code throughout the state.
The Dhami government has made the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand a top priority. Currently, quick action is being taken in this direction. The draft UCC report was created by the committee, which was led by retired Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai.
Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal and the leader of the TMC, leads a 1.5-kilometer foot march in Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur district, to demand the state’s release of pending central money.
