Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu was accorded a farewell in the House on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top leaders in attendance.
Mr Naidu demits office on Wednesday and his successor Jagdeep Dhankhar will take the oath of office on August 11.
There will be no sitting of the House on Tuesday and Thursday on account of Muharram and Raksha Bandhan, sources said.
The tumultuous budget session of Parliament might conclude on Tuesday or Wednesday as there’s no end in sight for daily protests and disruptions, people familiar with the matter said. After the budget session resumed on March 13 following a month-long recess,the government has been able to pass only the Finance Bill and the Demand for Read More…
To look into a stampede that left 125 people dead, including over a dozen children, at a football stadium, Indonesia will set up an independent fact-finding committee. Mahfud MD, the coordinating minister for political, legal, and security affairs in Indonesia, stated that the investigation into the tragedy that occurred in Malang on Saturday night after a match between bitter rivals Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya FC would try to determine what happened and find those responsible. Arema lost, their first home defeat in 23 years, and that’s when the disaster started. Police fired tear gas as fans rushed onto the field, sending terrified fans running for the exits. In the commotion, several persons died from suffocation, while others were crushed to death. In one of the biggest tragedies at a football stadium anywhere in the world, at least 17 youngsters and two police officers perished at the stadium. Reihan Zailani, who attended the game, told Al Jazeera that while people struggled to escape the tear gas, he witnessed “children perish in front of his eyes.” People were dispersed and frantically trying to escape, he claimed. But as we gathered there, the exit was barred. Even after they had left the stadium, according to Zailani, police were still firing tear gas at them. Even though Persebaya Surabaya supporters were prohibited from the game due to the fierce rivalry between the two teams in the east of the heavily populated Java island, the game was a sell-out with at least 42,000 spectators in the stadium. According to witnesses, problems began when Arema lost and fans began to descend to the field. Nanda Rizki, who attended the game with his brother, stated there were many kids in the crowd and that “everyone was terrified, it was chaos.” “People were rushing for the exit, but it was locked, and the stadium lights had been dimmed. As a result, it was dark in the tribune (a section of the stands), and people were shoving one other to go. crossing each other out. “At the front gate, I observed a lot of victims. There are so many victims there, many of them with charred faces. On Sunday, President Joko Widodo issued orders for a catastrophe inquiry, a safety assessment of all football games, and “security” upgrades. Widodo expressed his condolences for the incident, adding that he hoped it would be the last football-related catastrophe in the nation.
During the fiscal year 2022–2023, the Kerala government has approved the surrender of earned leave for its employees. However, there is a major catch. The directive issued in this regard states that after March 20 of this year, the leave surrender money of the employees who seek for it would be deposited to their Provident Read More…
