NATIONAL EVENTS

JUNE 1 Manipur Home Minister Gaikhangam on Saturday appealed the JACILPS to withdraw its agitation to press for implementation of Inner Line Permit system for restricting entry into the state and said the matter has been taken up with the Centre. Kerala has reported the season's first death due to H1N1 virus ahead of the onset of southwest monsoon as various types of viral fever spread in the state, including a large number of dengue cases. With an eye on poll, and an apparent attempt to reach out to minorities, the UPA Government has announced to set up five universities with as much as 50 percent reservation for religious minorities. India and Nepal to exchange information to combat terrorism, curb human and drug trafficking and smuggling of notes across border. Parks and memorials built during the previous Mayawati regime will be opened to the poor for holding marriage and other ceremonies free of cost, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday. UPA Co-ordination Committee meeting to be held on Monday to discuss Food Security Bill. A CRPF jawan was killed in an encounter with Naxals in Dhantari district of Chhattisgarh today. Jammu and Kashmir unit of CPI(M) today criticized the latest hike in fuel prices, accusing the Centre of not being concerned about the common man. The first all-women bank wholly-owned by Government is expected to start operations from November 2013 through six branches. To make all-women bank a reality by October, the Finance Ministry has approached the Reserve Bank for clearance to set up the countrys first such bank. Andhra Pradesh Health Minister D L Ravindra Reddy, who had been a vocal critic of various schemes launched by Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, was sacked from the cabinet on Saturday night. Nagaland government awards honors 51 students for achieving top positions in 2013 school and university examination. A BJP MLA was chargesheeted along with four others by a local court today in a case of bank loot 14 years ago. Satish

Chandra Dubey is the BJP MLA from Narkatiaganj in West Champaran district. Noting that recent cases of crimes against women have shaken the nation's conscience, President Pranab Mukherjee today advocated inculcation of ancient values in young minds so that these social evils can be checked. Congress MLA Harish Dhami was today released on bail by a court in Didihat after having spent 15 days in jail in connection with a case relating to his alleged role in a clash between two groups in 2007. Against the backdrop of scams such as the VVIP chopper deal, a new defence procurement policy came into force today which aims at enhancing transparency and probity in military purchases and gives first right of refusal to Indian vendors to promote indigenous industry. The Coal Regulatory Authority Bill which seeks to set up an independent regulatory authority for the coal sector to address contentious issues such as pricing, supply and quality has been approved by a Group of Ministers (GoM). The bill will now be forwarded to the Cabinet for further approval. Noted film-maker Rituparno Ghosh (49) passed away. During his two-decade long filmy career, he made 19 movies and won 12 National Awards and several international honours. His acclaimed and award winning Bengali films include Bariwali, Asukh, Utsab, Shubho Mahurat, Chokher Bali, Dosar, Shob Charitro Kalponik and Abohoman. The telecom ministry has decided to set up mobile towers in 9 Naxal-affected States [Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh] to give operational advantage to security forces while dealing with the menace of Left Wing Extremism (LWE). Of the total amount, `1,469 crore would go for setting up of 2,199 cellular towers, while around `1,600 crore would be spent on operating these towers over the next 5 years. JUNE 2 Oil prices were lower in Asian trade on 2nd June 2013 after OPEC kept its output ceiling unchanged and voiced concerns over weak global economic growth dragging crude demand.

In view of extensive use of IT based gadgets in every sphere of life and increasing incidents of cybercrime, the Haryana government has decided to constitute special teams of persons possessing professional skills so as to detect and investigate cybercrimes. TCS has bagged a 6-year ` 1,100-crore systems integration contract from India Post as part of the latters India Post 2012 programme including developing and supporting mail, finance and accounts, HR, and customer interaction management solutions for all channels including Rural ICT platform. TCS will also manage data migration, infrastructure, Service Level Agreement (SLA), call centre and centralized 24x7 service desk operation for Department of Post (DoP). Faridabad and Gurgaon (Haryana) will soon have OneStop Crisis Centre (OSCC) facility which will provide legal aid, police services and counseling women victims under one roof. NSL Renewable Power which develops and operates renewable energy projects across India, will be provided funding of $5 million by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) a member of the World Bank Group (not to be confused with World Bank) to support the company to double its power generation capacity over the next 18 months. This is the 2nd time this company is receiving funds from the IFC after getting a $20-million equity investment that IFC had made in the company in 2011. JUNE 3 S. Ravind has been appointed as Director of the Bangalorebased Electronics & Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), a unit of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). After probing various aspects of bribery scam in railways, CBI is all set to question former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal this week. Union Minister Charan Das Mahant was on Monday appointed as the acting President of the Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee, PCC. Encouraged by his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar's 'Adhikar' rally demanding special category state status, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will organise a 'Swabhiman' rally in New Delhi on June 12.

The Special Court trying the disproportionate asset case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa adjourned till tomorrow further recording of defence witnesses and their cross examination. The Financial Intelligence Unit, which is tasked with looking into suspicious financial transactions, will sign MoUs with various agencies to ensure better exchange of information to check blackmoney and tax evasion. BJP president Rajnath Singh on Monday asked the government to advance the monsoon session of Parliament to pass the food security bill. India will remain on top in medical tourism for at least a decade despite attempts from countries like China and Japan to tap into the flourishing business as Indian hospitals have English language and skilled manpower advantages. Two former legislators - R K Rana and Dhruv Bhagat were on 3rd June sentenced to five years imprisonment by a special CBI court here in the fodder scam case. JUNE 4 Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said that the state government is formulating an ambitious plan for development of Faridabad. Hooda stated this at a function organized by Faridabad Industries Association (FIA) in Faridabad, said an official release. Bollywood actress Jiah Khan of Nishabd fame was found hanging from the ceiling at her Juhu residence on late Monday night. Bihar government has set a target to enhance the skills of one crore people in various works in the next five years so as to lift them above the poverty line, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) today came down heavily on the Meghalaya Labour department for its failure in handling the issue of child labour in the state and directed it to conduct a comprehensive child labour survey in all districts of the state to draw plans to eliminate the problem. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today launched the annual State Credit Plan with a total outlay of `1.33 lakh crore.

The Planning Commission has approved Project Ananta, the `8,000-crore pilot project aimed at development of the drought-prone Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. Finance Minister P Chidambaram: No decision on promulgating an Ordinance for food security, not brought up before Cabinet today. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit appointed 3-time MLA Parlad Singh Sawhney as her Parliamentary Secretary. Pig disease virus which causes reproductive failure in breeding stock and respiratory tract illness detected in India for first time. Haryana Agriculture department: In view of declining water table, cultivation of 'Sathi' variety of paddy banned up to June 15. Karnataka government on Tuesday said the ban imposed on gutka would stay, rejecting the demand of the opposition BJP which argued that the move would hit arecanut growers in the State. Kerala state launched the seaplane service on the Asramam banks of Ashtamudi Lake for tourists who wish to have a panoramic view of Kerala landscape. The service will be offered by using 6-seat Cessna 206 H amphibian aircrafts which can land and take-off from both land and water. JUNE 6 The government will introduce changes to the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) bill that would integrate its various versions, in the forthcoming Monsoon Session. Punjab National Bank's (PNB) Chairman and Managing Director K R Kamath re-elected as Indian Banks' Association Chairman for 2013-14. Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) plans to make an all-out bid for securing the contract for 3,00,000 barrels per day refinery project in Iraq, sources said. Gorkha Janmukti Morcha wants areas under Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) to have 3 tier panchayat system like WestBengal. TamilNadu CM Jayalalithaa urged PM to instruct External Affairs Ministry to secure release of 49 fishermen by Lankan Navy. President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday inaugurated a tribal museum here and said it can serve as a useful focal point

for facilitating a dialogue and mutual exchange between tribal and urban societies. BJP to hold its national executive meet in Goa today; to discuss issues including election strategy for upcoming 2014 general elections. Maharashtra govt to distribute ` 2,172 cr fund received from Centre over last few years towards drought mitigation to farmers in cash. To promote tourism in Reasi district which houses Shiv Khori shrine Jammu and Kashmir govt plans to introduce cable car and helicopter service. Alarmed over unabated Naxal violence, the Centre and the state governments have decided to go after the top leadership of CPI (Maoist) through intelligence based operations. JUNE 7 Perhaps for the first time in the BJP's history, L K Advani on Saturday skipped the party's national executive meeting against the backdrop of his pursued opposition to project Narendra Modi as head of the campaign committee for the next Lok Sabha elections. Eminent Telugu music director and playback singer JettiVeera Raghavulu passes away at the age of 82 following brief ill. Even as the BJP has alleged that the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions were being sidelined as far as drought relief measures were concerned, Maharashtra government today said 1,423 new concrete check dams would be inaugurated in Western Maharashtra region on Sunday. The Jammu and Kashmir government will develop unexplored tourist destinations in the Valley in order to ease the rush of visitors to the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg and other known picturesque spots here. To showcase its rich legacy and cultural heritage, Punjab government has decided to formulate a cultural heritage policy with assistance from UNESCO. Haryana's first biomass project, that will generate power using farm residue, has been commissioned in Khurawata village of Mahendergarh district. Uttar Pradesh police will now have specialized units in every district to tackle terror activities and counter hardened criminals. They decided to set up Special

Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams in every district of the state which will be part of the crime branches of the police. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gave green signal to the Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata industrial corridor and constituted an inter-ministerial panel to prepare the feasibility report for setting it up. Larsen and Toubro Ltd and Japan-based Sojitz bags `6,700-cr railway contract for 640-km track to form part of western freight corridor. JUNE 8 Public sector Indian Bank said its Chairman and Managing Director T M Bhasin has been re-elected as Deputy Chairman of Indian Banks' Association for 2013-14. North East Tea Association (NETA), a leading tea growers union in Assam demands the state govt. to include a chapter on tea in school syllabi. Special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court freezes `1.63 cr in bank of owners of chitfund Cos in Haryana and Punjab. Railways to launch SMS-based service for immediate response to passenger complaints regarding housekeeping service in coaches. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways plans to award projects totaling a length of 380 km in the naxal-hit regions of five states, including Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, by the end of this calendar year. An NGO in Uttarakhand has bagged a French award for its contribution to protection of human rights. Indian economy has resilience to overcome its problems, President Pranab Mukherjee said today and asked people not to panic by negative sentiments expressed in certain quarters. Direct benefit transfer programme for cooking gas (LPG) hits quarter million transactions with `10 cr subsidy given to consumers directly. World Oceans Day observed (8th June 2013). Social activist Anna Hazare to start UPJantantra Yatra tour on June 23.

A national seminar on Cyber Crimes to be held on June 27 by the Corporate Relations Institute in Thiruvananthapuram. Indian shuttler K Srikanth entered the final of the Thailand Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament. Indian junior women's 10m Air Rifle team bags gold medal in the International Junior Shooting Championship in Suhl, Germany. Indian qualifier AnkitaRaina ends runner-up at ITF Women tennis tournament in Karshi, Uzbekistan. JUNE 9 Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said he is ready to facilitate the withdrawal of foreign troops from neighbouring Afghanistan but US drone strikes in his country "must stop" as they are a violation of sovereignty and "simply unacceptable". Three persons were killed and two others injured when proTaliban militants attacked several NATO container trucks in the restive Khyber tribal region of Pakistan on Monday, officials said. North and South Korea reached Monday a patchy agreement to hold a high-level meeting in Seoul, following marathon talks aimed at rebuilding trust after months of soaring tension and threats of nuclear war. Syrian army kills 100 people fleeing Qusair after it was captured by army troops & fighters from Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah last week. Israel has been the target of a growing number of cyberattacks from Iran and its militant allies Hezbollah and Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. India and Canada must sign two key trade agreements to unlock the full potential of their economic ties, Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird has said as he called for a "robust" collaboration to combat terrorism and proliferation of nuclear weapons. JUNE 10 Pakistani troops fired on Indian posts along the Line of Control. (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, the second ceasefire violation in the past four days.

BJP chief Rajnath Singh says party's Parliamentary Board has rejected its patriarch LK Advani's resignation and has asked him to withdraw the same. "We have rejected Advani's resignation unanimously. As the party president, I would not accept the resignation letter at any cost," he says. A ban order has been issued on mining of limestone for causing damage to environment along Indo-Bangladesh border in West Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya. GoM headed by P Chidambaram likely to hold meeting to discuss ways to revive BSNL and MTNL. Hotelier Vikram Aggarwal arrested by Crime Branch-CID of Tamil Nadu Police in connection with IPL betting case. Manipur government present Rs 9,397.78-crore budget for 2013-14 financial year. Shares of ICICI Bank and Axis Bank have fallen more than 2% each on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a fine on these banks for violating its instructions. JUNE 11 Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi was honoured with USD 10,000 'Nomura Award' in Singapore for her humanitarian works on Monday. Congress leader and former minister V.C. Shukla, who was injured in the 25 May attack by Maoists in Chhattisgarh, died on Tuesday in Gurgaon. June 12 observed as World Day Against Child Labor to raise awareness of the plight of child laborers world-wide. World's oldest person Jiroemon Kimura dies in Japan at 116. Tech giants Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter urge Obama Administration to make national security information more "transparent" Chief Economic Adviser Raghuram Rajan Finance Minister to take to Cabinet, proposals to increase foreign investment in various sectors. Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan assassination plot during May 11 election rally. JUNE 12 The World Bank on Thursday forecast a 6.7 per cent growth rate for India by next fiscal as exports and private claims

investment are projected to strengthen and provide a boost to growth. Maharashtra government to setting up separate education commissionaires to provide education to students from the tribal community. The world's largest database of cancer patients is being set up in England in an attempt to revolutionise care, Public Health England has announced. It will collate all the available data on each of the 350,000 new tumours detected in the country each year. Competition Commission member HC Gupta, the former Coal Secretary who is set to be questioned by CBI, has submitted his resignation to the government. With dip in gold imports, the Government has ruled out any further hike in Customs duty and said economic indicators like current account deficit will improve drastically if Indians do not import it for a year. JUNE 13 The Haryana government has prohibited manufacture, storage, sale and distribution of steel and steel products specified in the schedule, which do not conform to the specified standards and do not bear standard mark of Bureau of Indian Standards. Goa has been shortlisted as one of the venues to host the World Team Championship in the mindsport of Bridge in 2015, it was announced by the President of the World Bridge Federation (WBF), Gianarrigo Rona. Justice Usha Mehra, who headed a commission to probe lapses on part of authorities in the December 16 gang-rape case, was appointed as full-time member of the Law Commission. The Chalo Assembly agitation called by the Telangana Joint Action Committee has passed off peacefully amidst unprecedented security arrangements in and around Hyderabad. Director Aparna Sen will head the Jury of the 2nd Ladakh International Film Festival (LIFF) 2013 to be held from July 5 - 7. Arunachal Pradesh government appoints Tirap district deputy commissioner Dr. Sachin Shinde as new secretary to Governor of state.

Government revises upwards factory output growth rate in April to 2.2 per cent from 2 per cent announced yesterday. A special monitoring cell with the Jharkhand Special Branch is monitoring the movement of important leaders in Naxal-dominated areas in the wake of the Maoist attack on Chhattisgarh Congress leaders last month. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde held discussions with key NDA constituent JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav in a bid to evolve a consensus on the Food Security Bill. World Bank sees India's growth touching 6.7% in two years. JUNE 14 Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival, which is to feature 40 films from 15 countries, will be screening films to reflect the regional environmental problems with a view to directing a possible solution. In the midst of churning in NDA, the Left parties waded into the scene for formation of a non-Congress, non-BJP front to fight the next Lok Sabha elections. Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir will inaugurate the Jammu and Kashmir State Judicial Academy (JKSJA) complex at Bemina area in Srinagar on Sunday, officials said. Indian Navy has disposed 90 unexploded ordinances recovered during dredging operations carried out in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai. Russia's Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to reach space 50 years ago, shouting "Take off your hat, sky, I'm coming!" as she blasted off and into orbit. Indira Gandhi International Airport named world's 2nd best airport by Airport Council International. President will inaugurate a 726 mw gas based thermal power project at Palatana in Tripura during his 2-day visit to the state from June 20. Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) has announced to build 15,000 new houses in all categories for various income groups in the current fiscal year.