CURRENT GK
1.Jayaram Thakur, Himachal Pradesh’s new Chief Minister :-
Jayaram Thakur will be the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. Today, in the meeting of the newly elected MLAs held in Shimla, Mr. Thakur was elected the leader of the Legislative Party. On this occasion, the Union Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitaraman and Shri Narendra Singh Tomar were present as the Central Supervisor.
After lengthy discussion, the BJP has 13 named Jai Ram Thakur th Assembly has declared as CM. Jairam Thakur from Shiraz constituency of Mandi district in the year 1998 have been elected continuously legislator and the election 5 is selected th time. Prior to this, he has successfully held his responsibility in the state as BJP President and Rural Development Minister. Central observer and Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Nirmala Sitaraman and in-charge of state affairs of the state Mangal Pandey also be present in the meeting.
The Bharatiya Janata Party assembly in elections 68 of the 44 have emerged as the largest party to win seats.
2.India and Russia agree to increase trade barriers to increase the level of Joint Working Group related to trade and economic cooperation :-
India and Russia have agreed to increase the level of Joint Working Group on Trade and Economic Cooperation to the Deputy Secretary or Commerce Secretary level and remove the bottlenecks of business. There was also agreement on the formation of a Working Group in the Agriculture and Pharmaceutical Sector. Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin co-chaired the meeting of Indo-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade , Economic , Scientific , Technical and Cultural Cooperation in New Delhi.
3.The Pakistan Government requested a court in Islamabad not to consider the petition to register Hafiz Saeed supported Milli Muslim League as a political party :-
The Pakistan government has requested a court in Islamabad that a plea for registering the mastermind of the Mumbai terror attack, Hafiz Saeed supported Milli Muslim League-MML as a political party, should not be considered. The government has said that due to the registration of MML, violence and extremism will be promoted in political circles. Saeed had recently said that his organization will participate in the general election of 2018 under the banner of Jamaat-ud-Dawa , MML.
4.The Union Home Minister said that armed forces forces are being strengthened in the areas of border between Sikkim and Bhutan after drought events :-
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said that after the issue of dualism between India and China, the Armed Forces force is strengthening its position in the area from Sikkim and Bhutan border. While addressing the parade held on 54th Raising Day of Armed Seema Force in New Delhi, Shri Rajnath Singh said that the Ministry has cleared six and a half hundred posts for separate intelligence branch. The Home Minister said that the people living in border areas are important and the government is committed to their welfare.
5.After the GST came into force, the deadline to put new maximum retail price stickers on unsold packets increased to March next year :-
The government has given the companies permission to put a price sticker up to March next year to show the new maximum retail price after GST on their unsold packet products. Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said in New Delhi yesterday that in the last meeting of the commodity and service tax council, the GST rate of about 200 items had been reduced. Therefore, the Ministry decided to extend the new sticker period by three months. The Ministry has allowed companies to introduce additional new stickers under relevant rules.
6.The government rejected the rumors of closure of public sector banks. Said the work of improvement of banks continued :-
The government has said rumors wrongly that there is no question of shutting down any public sector bank. In a tweet, Rajiv Kumar, secretary of the Financial Services Department, Ministry of Finance, said that the government, In these banks, two lakh eleven thousand crores of rupees are making them strong by recapitalization. He appealed to people not to believe the rumors, and said that the reform plan for public sector banks is on track. Reserve Bank of India has initiated quick reforms-PCA in the case of some banks including Bank of India. The Reserve Bank made it clear on its behalf that the purpose of PCA system is not to create difficulty in the normal functioning of the banks for the public. The Reserve Bank said that it has taken cognizance of the wrong information given in certain sections of the media including social media. There are reports that some banks in the purview of PCA are being closed. According to the Reserve Bank, the PCA arrangement is one of the methods of such inspection, in which some work standards of banks are monitored for initial warning. Finance.
7.U.S. Naval Chief Richard V Spencer met Foreign Secretary and Naval Chief in New Delhi to enhance bilateral cooperation :-
American Naval Chief Richard V Spencer has taken extensive talks to enhance and enhance bilateral naval cooperation with Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar and Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lamba. Along with this, both sides also discussed issues of mutual interest in the Indo-Pacific region. The US Embassy in New Delhi has said that the meeting was discussed in the meeting between the two navies, the commitment of both the countries for the rule of law, unrestricted shipping and free and fair trade. This is the first India visit of Mr. Spencer as the Naval Chief
8.United Nations Security Council imposed more restrictions on North Korea. North Korea’s important oil supply limited to the nuclear program :-
The United Nations Security Council has banned North Korea last night, in which supply of important oil supplies to North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs will be limited. The Security Council accepted the proposal prepared by the United States unanimously that orders have been given to retrieve workers earning money for their country of North Korea working abroad. For the third time this year, sanctions have been imposed on North Korea.
9.Donald Trump warns Pakistan against harboring terrorists: US Vice President Mike Pains :-
US President Donald Trump has issued a warning to Pakistan against providing protection to terrorists. US Vice-President Mike Pains told that Pakistan has been told that if he does not stop terrorizing terrorists from his soil, then he will have to face serious adverse consequences.
Pence made this comment during the unannounced visit of Afghanistan , whose goal was to take stock of the ground reality in a war-torn country. During his visit, Paes held meetings with top Afghan leaders on Thursday and heard his ideas about the progress of the implementation of Trump’s new South Asia policy. Trump, declared a new South Asia policy in August last year, criticized Pakistan for not taking adequate measures to deal with the terrorists.
10.In RK Nagar assembly by-election in Tamil Nadu, All India Anna D.K. TTV nomination taken out of party ahead of almost 20 thousand votes in counting :-
TTV Dinakaran, separated from All India Anna DM in RK Nagar Legislative Assembly by-election in Chennai, is leading a lot. After the eighth round of counting, Dinakaran has made an advance of more than 20 thousand votes on his nearest rival All India Anna DM’s E. Madhusudanan . VK close in Dinakaran jail He is a relative of Sasikala and he contested as an independent candidate. DMK candidate Murudhu Ganesh is in third position.
