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THE HEADLINES:
More than 90 Congress and Independent MLAs loyal to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot resign en masse to block Sachin Pilot's bid to CM's post.
Union Home minister Amit Shah to be on a two-day visit to Gujarat beginning today.
Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry to launch Swachh Toycathon, a unique competition to make toys from waste, today.
National Testing Agency to declare Common University Entrance Test Postgraduate (CUET-PG) results this afternoon.
At least 7 people killed and 10 injured in road mishap in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh.
Security forces foil infiltration bid near LoC in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir; Two terrorists killed.
Navratri, 9-day long festival to worship Goddess Durga, begins today; President Droupadi Murmu to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara Festival in Karnataka.
In cricket, India beat Australia by six wickets in third and final T20 International to clinch the series 2-1.
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Congress government in Rajasthan has plunged into crisis as Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot filed his nomination for the party President's post. Last night, more than 90 Congress and Independent MLAs belonging to Ashok Gehlot faction met Assembly Speaker CP Joshi and handed over their resignations. These MLAs are opposing the name of Sachin Pilot as the new Chief Minister of the state.
Talking to the media, Cabinet minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas claimed that 92 MLAs are with them. He said that there is resentment among the legislators.
Without naming Sachin Pilot, Mr. Khachariyawas said that legislators are against handing over power to any leader who rebelled earlier.
He said the high command can Choose any of those MLAs as the chief minister.
Congress Legislature Party meeting was to be held at the Chief Minister's residence yesterday evening. State in-charge Ajay Maken and senior leader Mallikarjun Khadge had come as observers for this meeting. It was believed that a proposal to give right to the high command to choose a new Chief Minister was to be passed in this meeting . But before the meeting started, NLAs and Ministers started gathering at the residence of Urban Development Minister Shanti Dhariwal. By late evening, this number crossed 80. All the MLAs together reached at speaker C.P. Reached Joshi S residence and handed over their resignation. Late at Night these MLAs returned to their homes. On the other hand, the Congress Legislature meeting to be held at the Chief Minister's residence had finally been cancelled after being postponed twice. Jitendra Dwivedi, AIR News, Jaipur".
Union Home minister Amit Shah will be on a two day visit to Gujarat from today. During his visit, Mr Shah is scheduled to attend a series of events and inagurate a host of development work in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.
On the first day of his visit, Mr Shah will launch various development works in Ahmedabad including the inauguration of a flyover bridge on SP ring Road, dedication of nearly 2100 EWS homes and laying foundation stone for the beautification of Shakri lake in Jodhpur area of the city. Mr Shah will also lay the foundation stone of the 350 bed ESIC hospital in Sanand. The hospital will cater to the needs of migrant workers in the region. Later, he will also address a farmers rally near Sanand. The farmers from more than 100 villages of Nal Sarovar area are expected to attend the event. Aparna Khunt, AIR News, Ahmedabad".
Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry will launch Swachh Toycathon today, a unique competition to make toys from waste. The competition will be open to individuals and groups to bring forth innovation in toy designs using dry waste. It will focus on efficient designs that can be replicated at a larger scale, toys that comply with minimum safety standards. The competition will be hosted on MyGov’s innovate India portal. Center for Creative Learning, IIT Gandhinagar is the knowledge partner for the initiative.
The National Action Plan for Toys 2020 was introduced to promote the Indian toy industry including traditional handicrafts and handmade toys. The objective of the plan is to establish India as a global Toy hub. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade along with 14 Ministries of Central Government is currently implementing various aspects of the National Action Plan for Toys.
The National Testing Agency will declare the Common University Entrance Test Postgraduate (CUET-PG) result today. In a tweet, UGC Chairman, Prof. M Jagadesh Kumar said, the result will be announced by 4 PM. The CUET (PG) has been conducted for admission in PG programmes in the Central Universities. As many as 66 universities have adopted this entrance test for admissions in the academic session 2022-23.
Meanwhile, the UGC has instructed universities to create student-friendly portal for admission through CUET PG score.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked citizens to intensify Vocal for Local campaign on the occasion of Mahatama Gandhi's birth anniversary on the 2nd of October and the upcoming festive season. Addressing the nation in his Mann Ki Baat programme on All India Radio, Mr Modi requested people to break all previous records of buying products of Khadi, handloom or handicrafts this time.
The Prime Minister stated that the resolution of Vocal For Local has been associated with the festivals. He stressed that local artisans, craftsmen and traders are included in the celebration of festivals. Mr Modi expressed his disapproval over usage of polythene bags for packing and packaging during festivals. He said that the harmful litter of polythene on the festivals observing cleanliness is against the spirit of Indian festivals. He urged people to use only locally made non-plastic bags.
In "Morning Matters", now let us listen to a Discussion on PM's Mann ki Baat.
The participants are Ashok Tandon, Political Analyst &
K. V. PRASAD, Journalist
In Jammu and Kashmir, security forces have foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district. Two terrorists were killed in the incident and a huge cache of arms and ammunition were also recovered yesterday. Police said, the terrorists were trying to infiltrate the LoC near Tekri Nar area of Machil sector. Based on intelligence input of likely infiltration in Machil Sector of Kupwara district, troops were put on high alert and joint ambushes of Police and Army were laid.
Two armed infiltrators were observed approaching the LoC near Tekri Nar taking advantage of bad weather. Both the infiltrators were challenged and engaged in a fierce firefight. Both the terrorists were eliminated.
Security forces have also recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition including two AK-47 rifles, six AK magazines, 53 AK-rounds, four hand grenades, two Pistols, two Pistol Magazines and 35 Pistol Rounds. Pakistani currency notes were also recovered from the possession of the killed terrorists.
In Kargil, Asoka Mission in collaboration with LAHDC Kargil is organizing a 5-day free medical camp from today till 30th of this month. 17 super-specialist doctors from different departments of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, are participating in the camp at the newly constructed 300 bedded District Hospital Kargil. The camp aims at providing expert medical services to poor and needy people of Kargil.
Asoka Mission, headed by Venerable Lama Lobzang has been engaged in providing charitable medical care to the people of Ladakh. Under the initiatives, Asoka Mission also facilitates super-speciality treatment at AIIMS in Delhi to the patients suffering chronic diseases like cancer, neurological disorders, cardiological diseases. Needy are also provided with free accommodation in the premises of Asoka Mission in New Delhi. In the Kargil camp, focus is given on helping patients hailing from the remote areas of Ladakh or with economically weak backgrounds. Asoka Mission has been organizing free annual medical camps in Ladakh with the help of super-specialist doctors from AIIMS. In addition to the upcoming camp in Kargil, Asoka Mission will also organize a weeklong mega surgical camp in Leh from 9th next month, for knee, hip replacement and plastic surgeries. For AIR News this Is Anayat Ali from Kargil UT Ladakh".
In Himachal Pradesh, at least 7 people were killed and ten others injured after a tourist vehicle rolled down from a cliff in the Ghiyagi area of Banjar Valley in Kullu district. The accident took place around 8: 30 pm last night on NH305.
Talking to AIR News Deputy Commissioner of Kullu District Ashutosh Garg said that 17 people were travelling in the vehicle including the driver.
Navratri, the 9-day long festival to worship Goddess Durga, begins today with religious fervor and gaiety. During Navratri, the nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped. On the first day, Devi Durga is worshiped as Shailaputri.
In Jammu and Kashmir, the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine atop the Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu division is all decked up to welcome pilgrims arriving for the nine day Navratri festival.
Over three lakh pilgrims from across the country and abroad are expected to visit the Shrine during the festival. In view of this the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has put in place all necessary arrangements including security to meet the heavy rush.
The Shardiya Navratri, the biggest festival of Gujarat begins today with a great joy and fervour:
"From keeping fast, performing Havans, Pooja to decking up in traditional attires like chaniya choli, kediyu and swinging to the beats of Garba and dandiya, Navratri is celebrated with a great enthusiasm by Gujaratis across the world. The 'Garbo' which is an earthen pot with holes is lit and worshipped for nine days during the festival. The cities of Gujarat are already adorned into a festive look. Every nukkad, society ,shops, social club and party plot are decorated and illuminated with colourfull lights. After the gap of almost 3 years, the party plots of the states are geared up to host the grand Navratri celebrations. Local markets are flooded with with a variety of attractive colourful traditional dresses, oxidised jwellery, dandiya sticks. This year, following the state government's permission, cities will reverberate with the sound of music and dance till midnight. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will kick off the vibrant navratri festival in Ahmedabad today. Aparna Khunt, AIR News, Ahmedabad".
Meanwhile Prime Minister Narendra Modi, greeted the Nari Shakti of Telangana on the auspicious occasion of Bathukamma. In a tweet, Mr Modi hoped that this festival will deepen our connect with nature and interest in flowers.
President Droupadi Murmu will visit Karnataka from today to 28th of this month. This will be her first visit to any state as the President of India. She will inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara Festival at Chamundi Hills in Mysuru today. She will also attend the felicitation function ‘Poura Sanmana’ organized by the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation at Hubali.
She will inaugurate the new campus of the Indian Institute of Information Technology Dharwad at Dharwad.
Over the past 75 years since independence, India's largest public service broadcaster, All India Radio has been the proverbial story teller for crores of people across the country.
All India Radio is celebrating 75 years of freedom with a series, Azad Bharat Ki Baat- Akashvani Ke Saath. It showcases the journey of India since independence in various walks of life through the story telling of All India Radio.
In Today’s Episode we will bring you the story of VOCAL FOR LOCAL CAMPAIGN which aims to build a self -reliant India.
From an increased focus on Indian firms for public procurement to offering tax incentives to foreign and Indian companies for local manufacturing, the government has raised its ‘Vocal For Local’ pitch. Vocal for Local has become the latest trending slogan which has emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The idea behind this movement finds its roots in the Swadeshi movement which was promoted by Mahatma Gandhi and popularised in 1905 during the Indian independence struggle. It was seen as a way to imbibe the feeling of nationalism and nationalistic pride among Indians. The aim of the Vocal For Local campaign is to promote local industries and consume local wherever possible so that the long term effects of an increase in demand can be used to develop the domestic industries and make them gradually Self Reliant. Economic Analyst Punit Jain says, the pitch of Vocal for Local will help in the upscaling of production, and eventually, make India a manufacturing centre for the world, thereby aiding the country’s aim to become a 5 trillion DOLLAR economy BY 2025.
Vocal for Local gives unequivocal importance to the domestic industries and the small-scale shops and stores. This movement can also be seen as an impetus to boost demand and hence, to throw a lifeline to the small and marginal domestic industries which are struggling to survive in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. If demand shifts in favour of domestic companies, then the advantage is three-fold. First, it will reduce dependence on foreign products, and cut down on the import pressure. Second, it will give a fighting chance to domestic companies to survive through the crisis period. Third, it will place India in a strategic position to emerge as the new manufacturing centre of the world. Also, the slogan vocal for local does not only mean that the products should be 'made in India', but the promotion of those products should take place so as to make those products competitive. During his Independence Day address in 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, mindset of free India should be 'Vocal For Local'. He raised a clarion call to the citizens of “Vocal for Local”, one of the most potent slogans the country has heard in the last 50 years.
An extension of this slogan is 'Local for Global', that local products in India should have global appeal and reach. Come lets make Vocal for Local our Jeevan Mantra and take our country to unprecedented heights during this Amrit Kaal.
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has said India will work with G-20 members to address serious issues of debt, economic growth, food and energy security and environment. Dr Jaishankar said this while addressing the 77th session of UN General Assembly in New York last night. India will assume the Presidency of the G20 for one year from 1st December this year to 30th November next year.
Russia has backed India for becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, Security Council will be more democratic if countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America are included. Addressing the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Mr Lavrov said India and Brazil, in particular, are key international actors and should be counted for permanent membership in the council.
In cricket, India registered a thrillring six-wicket victory over Australia in the third and final T20 Cricket International in Hyderabad last night to clinch the series 2-1.
Put into bat first, the visitors posted 186 for seven in the stipulated 20 overs with the help of Tim David's 54 and Cameron Green's 52 runs. For hosts, Axar Patel picked up three wickets.
In reply, India overhauled the target for the loss of four wickets on the penultimate ball of the game riding on Suryakumar Yadav 69 runs knock off 36 balls and Virat Kohli's 63 off 48 balls. For Australia, Daniel Sams scalped two wickets.
TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINE:
At the end of the New York leg of his 11 day visit to the United States, "India bridge in polarised world: Jaishankar at UN", is a promenient headline in the Hindustan Times.
Jaipur crisis shadow over Congress President Polls, To stall Pilot's CM plan, 90 Gehlot loyalist MLAs submit resignation", informs The Indian Express.
To control the fiscal obligation, "Finmin to seek cap on food subsidy", states the Financial Times.
As a tribute to the greatest freedom fighter, "Chandigarh airport to be named after Bhagat Singh", reports The Statesman.
"In a 1st, sign language made part of curriculum: Modi "this statement finds front page coverage in the Times of India.
And finally, with Mysuru Dasara set to the bigger, brighter and grander this year, "Dasara back in full-on glory in the city of palaces", writes The Hindu.
THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN:
And in cricket, India beat Australia by six wickets in third and final T20 International to clinch the series 2-1.