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Assam HM says that the situation will stabilize by Jun’ 10 despite rise in positive COVID-19 cases

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The total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 1463 in Assam as more people came back to their native state. This demographic includes interstate migrant workers along with flight passengers from Kuwait, who are quarantined in Guwahati University’s hostels.

However, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the situation will stabilize by June 10. He has expressed confidence as the surge is almost entirely due to new entrants who are being quarantined if they test positive.

Recently, Assam took up the lead and exceeded the pace of Kerala’s preventative measures.

By the end of May, the total number of tests had already surpassed 1 lakh in Assam (compared to 70k+ in Kerala).

Today, Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated a Boragaon-located laboratory, powered by the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) & Institute of Advanced Study in Science & Technology (IASST) that can test up to 10,000 samples daily, another addition to the efforts put out by Himanta Biswa Sarma and his team.

Kamal gets snubbed by Kerala Health Minister while attempting to discredit Tamil Nadu’s COVID19 efforts

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Actor-politician Kamal Hasan on May 31 while having a conversation on “The New Normal” with Kerala Health Minister Shailaja Teacher as part of his Maiam Talks series, got rebuffed when he tried to belittle Tamil Nadu government’s efforts in the fight against COVID 19.

Kamal mentioned that “we’re supposed to be a better a equipped [state] than Kerala, Tamil Nadu, but we are floundering” to which Health Minister Shailaja replied back saying that Tamil Nadu is also doing a good thing [job].

He again tried to trivialize Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami by saying “a unanimous backing by the government like how your CM supported.. I think we will have to recommend our CM, Hon’ble CM that we should also unabashedly copy the model because it is a winning model.” The Helath Minister replied that “Tamil Nadu has a very good public health system. You can also implement these things.

Throughout the interview, Kamal can be heard taking a dig at Tamil Nadu and its Chief Minister and belittling the efforts of the state in the fight against the pandemic. Concluding the interview he said “Everybody is talking about Kerala. Shailaja Teacher is a hero. A leader like you who is willing to take help is very important.”

Manipur wants mass production of Leirum Phee in UP stopped to protect livelihood of traditional weavers

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Leirum Phee, the traditional cloth of Manipur popularized by Prime Minister Modi has found a new lease of life as ‘Modi Gamcha’ the demand for which has been on the rise ever since the Prime Minister started wearing it as a facemask in the wake of COVID19. Since then, there has been a mass production of the cloth in UP which has raised concerns in Manipur.

The Economic Times had tweeted a video in which weavers from Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh were seen producing the cloth to be sold in e-commerce platforms.

Many twitter users from the north-east had expressed their displeasure over the same saying that it puts the livelihood of Manipuri Women at risk.

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The Director Handloom and Textiles Department of Manipur K Lamlee Kamei has requested the Development Commissioner for Handlooms, Ministry of Textiles to take steps to safeguard Manipur’s traditional cloth and the livelihood of local weavers.

Mr. Kamei has written to the Ministry of Textiles regarding the same saying that the ‘Leirum Phee’ designed as ‘Lengyan’ or muffler has cultural, historical and emotional value, the Hindustan Times reported.  Civil bodies of Manipur, like the ACOAM-Lup, Kangleipak, AMESCO, and HERICOUN, among others, have criticized the government of Manipur for not taking steps to get GI tag for the traditional ‘muffler.’

However, it was reported that the department has started the process of getting GI tag for Leirum Phee.

CM continues his business to get more business in the state, to reach out to 9 aerospace companies

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Apart from dealing with the pandemic, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami has been taking all efforts to turn the crisis into an opportunity and inviting businesses to invest in the state. Last week, the Chief Minister signed MoUs with 17 companies set to bring in investments worth ₹15,128 crores which is likely to generate 47,150 jobs.

In continuation to this, the CM has decided to personally reach out to global heads of 9 aerospace companies. He would be writing to CEO of M/s. United Technologies Gregory J. Hayes, CEO of M/s. General Electric H. Lawrence Culp Jr., CEO of M/s. Boeing Dave Calhoun, CEO of M/s. Lockheed Martin Marilyn Hewson, CEO of M/s. Safran Philippe Petitcolin, CEO of M/s. Rolls Royce Warren East, CEO of M/s. Airbus Guillaume Faury, CEO of M/s. Leonardo Alessandro Profumo and CEO of M/s. Honeywell Darius Adamczyk.

The letter will pitch in Tamil Nadu as an attractive place to invest highlighting the excellent support for business and industries offered by the State to help firms further their growth. Each firm would be getting customized incentives suiting to their needs.

In the wake of COVID19, many companies are mulling of shifting their manufacturing units to India. The CM has constituted a Special Investment Promotion Task Force under the Chief Secretary to rope in investments into Tamil Nadu

J&K terror outfit issues open threat, says Non-locals ‘will be considered and dealt as RSS agents’

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Resistance Front, an off-shoot of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba has issued an open threat that any Indian who is a non-resident of Jammu and Kashmir would be considered and dealt as agents of Rashtriya Swayamasevak Sangh (RSS).

The Resistance Front has been claiming responsibilities for some of the terror attacks in Kashmir and is associated with other terrorist groups like Hizbul Mujahideen, Jaish-e-Mohamed and Lashkar-e-Taiba.

“We openly declare that any Indian who comes with an intention to settle in Kashmir will be treated as an agent of RSS and not as civilian and will be ‘dealt with appropriately’”, it said in a statement.

The statement comes in the wake of the Union government selecting members of the Delimitation Commission. Leaders of the National Conference have also been chosen as members of the commission. But the party has rejected the Delimitation Commission and has said that the party’s 3 members will not participate.

Former BJP TN President and Ex-Mylapore MLA K.N Lakshmanan passes away

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Veteran BJP leader K.N. Lakshmanan who served as the Member of Legislative Assembly for Mylapore during the year 2001 – 2006 passed away on June 1 due to age related ailments. He was 92.

Mr. Lakshmanan served as the President of BJP Tamil Nadu twice. He was one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences and recalled his role during the Emergency period. He had recently, interacted with the veteran leader over phone on April 21 and had inquired about his health.

Mr. Lakshman passed away at his residence in Sevvaipettai in Salem. He is survived by his wife, son and daughter.

Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundarrajan had condoled his death recalling his simple and disciplined life.

DMK President M.K. Stalin too conveyed his condolences.

Breaking: Chinese police unleash brutality on 14 year old boy in Hong Kong, similar to George Floyd’s incident in US

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While the attention of the world has been towards the US over the death of George Floyd and the ensuing mayhem unleashed by the far-left group Antifa, protests in Hong Kong have taken a violent turn where a 14 year old boy protesting against Beijing’s move to pass the National Anthem Bill was reported to have been brutally murdered by the Chinese police in Hong Kong.

In a video shared on Twitter by Research Wing, a private research and diplomacy group working for global peace and human rights, a young boy can be seen being pinned down to the road by Chinese police with one of them pressing the boy’s head to the street violently and placing the knees on the boy’s face and neck. Lying in a pool of blood, the boy can be heard groaning and crying as the police tie his hands. The incident has a stark similarity to how George Floyd, who was reportedly suspected of passing counterfeit bills at an eatery in Minneapolis died at the hands of the police.

The video shared by the handle carried a caption that said “#Communists across the world are asking people to protest against police brutality in their respective states. Will the protests for #PoliceBrutality in #HongKong where a 14 year old school boy brutally murdered by #CCP”, blaming the Communist Party of China for the violence. It carried the hashtag #FreeHongKong and #CCP_is_terrorist.

Border issue with China will be solved bilaterally— Defense Minister Rajnath Singh says that Trump needn’t arbitrate

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For the past two days, an undated video of Indian troops challenging the Chinese in Ladakh has made its rounds in social media. Meanwhile, both countries have deployed more troops in the borders. Experts claim that this isn’t a sign of an impending war; instead, both countries are “testing each other’s boundaries”.

Regardless, the White House noticed this escalation, for Trump offered to mediate the standoff between India and China.

These are successions to the Indian-Chinese clash on May 5 at Ladakh in which several soldiers were injured as well as a similar incident near the Naku La Pass in North Sikkim on May 9.

The root of the clash is the much-debated LAC between India and China.

In light of these, the Defense Minister of India, Rajnath Singh, recently affirmed that such an intervention is unnecessary as both countries are willing to resolve this bilaterally.

“As of now, dialogue is on with China both at the military and diplomatic level,” Singh told Aaj Tak in an interview. “India is also trying that tensions should not rise in any situation. India has been following a clear policy of maintaining good relationship with neighbouring countries and it is not a new approach. We have been following it for long.”

Rajnath Singh made it clear that India wants to have good relations with its neighbour but can assert itself if required, thanks to a capable leadership.

Minister Sellur Raju does a Mudhalvan Arjun

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In an incident that is quite similar to the scene from Mudhalvan (Nayak in Hindi) Minister for Cooperation Sellur Raju made a surprise visit to a ration shop near Bethaniyapuram in Madurai upon receiving a complaint of irregularities in the distribution of ration items.

Minister Sellur Raju was distributing relief kits to people of Bethaniyapuram when a woman named Selvi approached the Minister and informed him that the ration shop in her area was giving sub-standard ration items and that too without using weighing machines. Immediately, Minister Sellur Raju hopped on to a Bullet of one of his supporters and travelled to the PDS shop near Madha Kovil that was 1 km away.

Upon inspecting he confirmed the irregularities in the distribution of ration items and ordered for the dismissal of shop in-charge Dharmendran with immediate effect.

Following the incident, Minister Sellur Raju’s action gained praises with people drawing comparisons to the scene from Mudhalvan where the one day Chief Minister Pugazhendhi (played by Arjun) makes a surprise visit to a ration shop and dismisses culprits involved in irregularities.

Cases filed against Godman web series director and producer

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The Chennai police have filed cases against the director and producer of the controversial yet-to-aired web series Godman that was scheduled to release on June 12.

The trailer of the series had created much stir after it carried dialogues and scenes that attempted to show Hinduism and the Brahmin community in bad light.

Various Hindu organizations protested against the content shown, alleging that the web series is yet another production in the line of Hinduphobic content that has been hitting OTT platforms of late intended to hurt Hindus.

Earlier former IAS officer Chandralekha had tweeted that Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Subramanian Swamy had spoken to Mr. Subhash Chandra of Zee 5 who had assured that the series would be withdrawn and not aired at all.

It was said that Dr. Swamy was contacted by the Kanchi Mutt and had informed him about the web series who later swung into action.

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The teaser of the series was later deleted.

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