Reorganization of Jammu & Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 divided the state on 31 October into two separate UTs; one is Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with legislative assembly and the other is Union Territory of Ladakh without Legislative Assembly.A bill for the act was introduced by the Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah, in the Rajya Sabha on 5 August 2019 and was passed on the same day. It was then passed by the Lok Sabha on 6 August 2019 and it received the President's assent on 9 August 2019.

For more details: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/et-explains/jammu-and-kashmir-reorganisation-bill-what-it-means-for-the-two-new-union-territories/articleshow/70545729.cms

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Rishi Kapoor

Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor breathed his last today, at the age of 67. The popular actor had been unwell for a while and was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai. Neetu Kapoor and Ranbir had been constantly by his side. Randhir Kapoor had revealed in a report that Rishi was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday morning. Amitabh Bachchan had shared a post on Twitter expressing grief about his co-star.

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Irrfan Khan

Actor Irrfan Khan (7 January 1967 – 29 April 2020) was an Indian film actor, majorly known for his work in Hindi cinema (Bollywood). He has also worked in British films and Hollywood. In his career of nearly 30 years, Irrfan received many awards-- National Film Award and Filmfare Awards in four categories. He is referred to as one of the finest actors that Indian cinema has produced.

Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan was born in Rajasthan to a Muslim family. Khan's mother, Saeeda Begum Khan and his father, the late Yaseen Ali Khan.Khan completed his MA in Jaipur before joining National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi in 1984 to study acting.

On 23 February 1995, Khan married writer and fellow NSD graduate Sutapa Sikdar. They had two sons, Babil . Ayan.Sikdar said about him, "He was always focused. I remember when he would come home, he would head straight for the bedroom, sit on the floor, and read books. The rest of us would be hanging around gossiping." 

Irrfan Khan: Filmography

1. Salaam Bombay! as letter writer (1988)
2. Ek Doctor Ki Maut as Amulya (1990)
3. The Cloud Door as Irfan (1994)
4. Vaade Iraade as Naresh Tripathi (1994)
5. Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One as inspector Khan (1997)
6. Bada Din as Police Inspector (1998)
7. Kasoor as prosecutor Mehta (2001)
8. Gunaah as ACP Digvijay (2002)
9. Supari as baba (2003)
10. Dhund as Ajit Khurana (2003)
11. Footpath as Sheikh (2003)
12. Charas as policemen (2004)
13. Aan: Men at Work as Yusuf Pathan (2004)
14. Chocolate as pipi (2005)
15. Rog as inspector Uday Rathore (2005)
16. Chehraa as Chandrakant Diwan (2005)
17. 7½ Phere as Manoj Joshi (2005)
18. Mr.100% (2006)
19. Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota as Salim Rajabali (2006
20. The Killer as Vikram Roopchand (2006)
21. Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante Krish Vaidya (2006)
22. The Namesake as Ashoke (2006)
23. Gumnaam (2006)
24. Sainikudu as Pappu Yadav (2006) Telugu film
25. Life In A... Metro as Monty (2007)
26. Apna Asmaan as Ravi Kumar (2007)
27. Aaja Nachle As Farooque (2007)
28. A Mighty Heart As Zeeshan Kazmi, Karachi Police Chief (2007)
29. Tulsi as Suraj (2008)
30. Sunday as Kumar Mangat (2008)
31. Krazzy 4 as Dr Mukherjee (2008)
32. Chamku as Vijayraj Kapur (2008)
33. Dil Kabaddi as Samit (2008)
34. Slumdog Millionaire as a Police inspector (2008)
35. Billu as Billu Vilas Pardesi (2009)
36. New York as Roshan (2009)
37. Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011) as Arun (2011)
38. Life of Pi (2012) as adult Pi
39. Gunday as ACP Satyajeet Sarkar (2014)
40. Piku as Rana Chaudhary (2015)
41. Madaari as Nirmal Kumar (2016)
42. Inferno (2016)
43. Hindi Medium as Raj Batra (2017)
44. Blackmail as Dev Kaushal (2018)
45. Angrezi Medium as Champak Bansal (2020)

Irrfan Khan: List of Awards and Nominations

1- Hasil-- won the Filmfare Awards for the Best Actor in a Negative Role and was nominated for Zee Cine Awards 'Best Performance in a Villainous Role' in 2004. 

2- Maqbool-- won the Screen Awards for Best Performance in a Negative Role and was nominated for Zee Cine Awards 'Best Performance in a Villainous Role' in 2004. 

3- The Namesake-- won the Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Seduction and was nominated for Independent Spirit Award 'Best Supporting Male' and Stardust Awards 'Best Supporting Actor' in 2007. 

4- Life in a... Metro-- won the Filmfare Awards, International Indian Film Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Screen Awards for Best Comedian. Irrfan was nominated for Producers Guild Film Awards 'Best Actor in a Supporting Role', International Indian Film Academy Awards 'Best Performance in a Comic Role' and Screen Awards 'Best Supporting Actor' in 2007-2008. 

5- Slumdog Millionaire-- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Ensemble in 2008-2009. The movie also won 8 Oscars. 

6- Mumbai Meri Jaan-- nominated for International Indian Film Academy Awards 'Best Actor In A Supporting Role' in 2009. 

7- He also won GQ (Indian edition) Man of the year award in 2009. 

8- New York-- nominated for Producers Guild Film Awards and International Indian Film Academy Awards for the Best Actor In A Supporting Role in 2010. 

9- Irrfan Khan won Padma Shri for Arts, International Indian Film Academy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema and CNN-IBN Indian of the Year for Entertainment in 2011-2012. 

10- 7 Khoon Maaf-- nominated for International Indian Film Academy Awards 'Best Performance in a Negative Role' in 2012

In February 2018, Khan was diagnosed with "undisclosed disease" and it was speculated by many media outlets that he has "brain cancer". After much speculation, the actor took to his Twitter account and announced that he would "share his story" in "a week - ten days" and asked the media and fans not to "speculate" anything. On 16 March 2018, Khan announced through a Twitter post that he was suffering from a neuroendocrine tumour - a rare form of cancer that can target various parts of the body. He travelled to London for treatment.

He was admitted to Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on 28 April 2020, where he started receiving treatment for a colon infection. He died the following day at age 53, from the infection, four days after his mother's death in Jaipur. Multiple Bollywood personalities, including actors Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan paid tributes online upon the news of his death

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Chai Sundari Housing Scheme

 

Chai Sundari Scheme in West Bengal 2020 (Housing Scheme for Tea Garden Workers).

Benefits of Chai Sundari Scheme

1. Providing residence & Security – WB Chai Sundari Housing Scheme provides social security and residence to the needy and poor tea workers of tea estates in West Bengal.
2. Providing Pucca homes – This scheme focus on providing pucca houses to the needy tea estate workers in result of which they can also live in their own pucca houses with their families.
3. Beneficiaries – There are almost 370 tea gardens in West Bengal,so approximate 3 lakh people will get permanent houses in the state
4. Women Security – 50 % of workers working in tea gardens are women. They live in temporary houses so to provide them security and respect this scheme is very beneficial to them.
5. Budget For this Scheme – West Bengal Government decided to implemented this scheme will huge budget. For This scheme WB State government decided a Budget of 200 crore Rs. that is used in the construction of New house units in state

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Rythu Bandhu Scheme

Investment is the surest way to enhance agriculture productivity and also income to the farmers, besides breaking the vicious cycle of rural indebtedness. In order to ensure that the farmers do not fall again in to the debt trap, a new scheme called “Agriculture Investment Support Scheme” (“Rythu Bandhu”) is proposed to be implemented from the year 2018-19 Kharif season onwards to take care of initial investment needs of every farmer. 

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Jeevan Shakti Yojana

CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan launched Jeevan Shakti Yojana to provide maximum number of citizens of the state to prevent corona virus and also to increase the employment opportunities of women entrepreneurs from urben areas of the state.

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Swamitva Scheme

The Swamitva scheme helps to map rural inhabited lands using drones and latest survey methods. The scheme will ensure streamlined planning, revenue collection and provide clarity over property rights in rural areas. This will open up avenues for applying for loans from financial institutions by the owners. Disputes related to property would also be settled through the title deeds allotted through this scheme

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DHANWANTARI SCHEME

Assam government has launched a new scheme called “Dhanwantari” for home delivery of medicines. The patients can send their prescriptions over the telephone or inform the health workers and the health department will ensure that it is delivered to them even if it is not in the list of available free medicines. This is the largest outreach programmer taken up by any state government at this point of time.

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AUSTRALIA CANCELS PREMIER AIR EXERCISE

AUSTRALIA CANCELS PREMIER AIR EXERCISE

Australia has informed India that their premier multilateral air combat training exercise Pitch Black 2020 scheduled from July 27 to August 14 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation, defence sources said.

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