WEDNESDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2024 www.thestatesman.com Pages 12 |` 5.00|LC INDIA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER SINCE 1818 Twitter.com/thestatesman Facebook.com/thestatesman KOLKATA | NEW DELHI | SILIGURI | BHUBANESWAR VERDICTS KEEP COMING, SO DOES TRUMP BRS ACCUSES CONG OF TRYING TO DEMOLISH KALESHWARAM P4 SENSEX 73,095.22305.09 WEATHER Sunshine along with some cloudy intervals. Maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 31 °C and 22°C respectively. RAINFALL: NIL RELATIVE HUMIDITY Max. 72% Min: 22.5°C SUN SETS 17:39 hrs MOON SETS 07:59 hrs TEMPERATURE ` vs $ 82.891 PAISE GOLD 64,210.00 SILVER 74,000 P12 BRENT CRUDE (IN $) 80.850.25 CM sets deadline for Centre to clear housing scheme dues DEBAJYOTI CHAKRABORTY PURULIA, 27 FEBRUARY day after the Bengal government started the disbursement of the pending wages of the 100days MGNREGA job card holders, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday set a deadline of 1 April for the Central government to clear the old dues of the PM Awas Yojana beneficiaries in the state. She said that if the Centre does not meet that deadline, her government will fund the housing scheme for 11 lakh beneficiaries. Already 11 lakh people A New Moon on 10 March THUMBNAILS People pay tribute to the statue of freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad on his death anniversary, at Chandrashekhar Azad Park in Prayagraj on Tuesday. ANI have registered but the actual figure could go up to 16 to 17 lakh, the chief minister added. She was addressing a meeting on the outskirts of Purulia town today, effectively launching her campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. “Many people have started getting their wages for the 100-days job scheme and others will get it in the next few days in their bank accounts,"she added. The Intrepid 4: Team Gaganyaan unveiled STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 27 FEBRUARY he names of the four prospective astronauts for India’s first manned space mission, Gaganyaan, were announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. They are Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla. Their names were announced for the first time by Mr Modi during his visit to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvanathapuram on Tuesday. The Gaganyaan Mission is India's first human space flight P6 Miss Banerjee said state government will build houses for 11 lakh beneficiaries after 1 April Min. 61% Max: 31.3°C SUN RISES 05:59 hrs MOON RISES 20:50 hrs P7 NIFTY 22,198.3576.30 ‘YOU NEED ‘HUNGER’ TO EXCEL IN TEST CRICKET’ STITCHED TOGETHER T programme for which extensive preparations are under way at various ISRO centres. Mr Modi formally introduced the chosen quartet at the VSSC and awarded them astronaut wings. The four have undergone rigorous training at Bengaluru's astronaut training facility, marking a significant milestone in India's space exploration journey. The four encompass the aspirations of 1.4 billion people in the country, the PM said. Group Captain Nair, a native of Kerala’s Thiruvazhiyad, is a Category A flying instructor and test pilot with approximately 3,000 hours of flying experience, and has commanded a Su-30 squadron. During their 18-month training programme in Russia, Group Captain Nair supervised the group of pilots chosen for the Gaganyaan mission. Chennai-born Group Captain Krishnan is also a flying instructor and test pilot with approximately 2,900 hrs of flying experience. Group Captains Nair and Krishnan both won the Sword of Honour at the Air Force Academy Group Captain Pratap, from Allahabad, is a flying instructor and test pilot with around 2,000 hours of flying experience. Wing Commander Shukla, a Lucknow native, is a fighter combat leader and test pilot with some 2,000 hours of flying experience. All four have flown a wide variety of aircraft during their careers. MHA to notify CAA rules before enforcement of poll conduct code NEW DELHI, 27 FEBRUARY The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is expected to announce the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 regulations prior to the enforcement of the model code of conduct, sources said. The CAA rules, introduced by the Narendra Modi government, aim to confer Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim migrants - including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians - who migrated from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and arrived in India before December 31, 2014. Following the passage of the CAA by Parliament in December 2019 and its subsequent Presidential assent, significant protests erupted in various parts of the country.Sources privy to the development told the ANI that "the regulations for the CAA could be announced anytime before the enforcement of the model code of conduct". There is a possibility that the code of conduct might be in AGENCIES place in March. CMYK central government figure for the 100-days MGNREGA scheme in Bengal was 21 lakh workers, but her government has found names of 50 lakhs people as job card holders after scrutiny, she said. “PM Narendra Modi has to give answer to these 50 lakh people why he has not disbursed their wages,” she said. The chief minister announced that one family member of people who died in wild animal attacks will get jobs in the state forest department. Around a 1,000 people will benefit, Miss Banerjee said, adding that such employees would get a consolidated salary of Rs.12,000 per month. Miss Banerjee announced that the food and supplies department will directly purchase paddy from the doorstep of farmers. Besides, a big market will be set up in each district of the state where the products of women Self Help Groups can be sold. She also said that SHG women can apply for a credit card of Rs 5 lakhs. Addressing the Mahato community in the Junglemahal districts, Miss Banerjee said that a survey will be conducted soon of the Mahato community by her government, but it is the Centre which gives the Scheduled Caste status. BJP wins ten of 15 RS seats: Amidst cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections in three states, the BJP won ten of 15 seats on offer on Tuesday. In Himachal Pradesh, the BJP won the lone RS seat, thanks to cross-voting by MLAs of the ruling Congress. In UP, it won an extra eighth seat as at least seven Samajwadi MLAs cross-voted; the SP won two seats. In Karnataka, the Congress won three seats; the BJP one. (Details inside)
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