1. Untimely demise of famous actor and filmmaker Satish Kaushik
Tags: Person in news
Famous actor and filmmaker Satish Kaushik, 66, passed away on 9 March 2023 in Gurugram due to a heart attack.
An Overview of the news:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and many personalities from the film world have condoled Kaushik's death.
In a career spanning over four decades, Shri Kaushik has left an indelible mark in theatre, cinema, TV and OTT platforms, acting, directing, writing and producing.
Kaushik, who made his directorial debut with 'Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja', has directed films like 'Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain', 'Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai', 'Badhaai Ho Badhaai', 'Tere Naam' and 'Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai'.
Kaushik was an alumnus of the National School of Drama (NSD) and the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).
Kaushik, who hails from Haryana's Mahendragarh district, was appointed chairman of the Haryana Film Promotion Board by the Khattar government a few years ago.
Born in Haryana and brought up in Karol Bagh, Delhi, Kaushik always wanted to be an actor.
Kaushik wrote the dialogues for the 1983 film Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro and also wrote the story for Kaagaz (2021), starring Pankaj Tripathi.
Upcoming movies of Kaushik:
'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan' and 'Emergency' are included in his upcoming films.
Mr. Kaushik will also be seen in the web series 'Popcorn' on the over-the- top (OTT) platform 'Disney Plus Hotstar'.
2. Colonel Geeta Rana became the first woman officer to command a field workshop
Tags: Defence Person in news
Colonel Geeta Rana of the Indian Army's Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers has become the first woman officer of the Indian Army to command a field workshop on the forward front in eastern Ladakh.
An Overview of the news:
Ms. Rana is currently a Colonel in the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME).
The Indian Army has also approved women officers to take up the role of commanders.
After this Colonel Geeta has become the first woman officer to achieve this achievement. Colonel Geeta will command the independent field workshop deployed along the China border.
Increasing role of women officers in the army:
The Indian Army has recently released 108 vacancies for women military officers to command independent units in the Corps of Engineers, Ordnance, Electronics and Mechanical Engineers and other branches.
In future other women military officers may also be given such appointments. Women officers who will be able to get approval from the boards can also be given command roles and in future they can be given appointments in higher positions.
The Indian Army is also inducting women military personnel in military exercises with friendly countries.
Along with this, women military officers are also being sent for peacekeeping missions.
Army Chief General Manoj Pandey is in favour of giving all possible opportunities to women officers in the Army.
Very soon women military personnel can be given appointments in the Artillery Regiment in the Army.
3. Konrad Sangma became the Chief Minister of Meghalaya for the second time
Tags: Person in news State News
National People's Party (NPP) President Konrad K Sangma was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya for the second consecutive term on 7 March 2023.
An Overview of the news:
Governor Fagu Chauhan also administered oath to 12 ministers along with Sangma.
8 MLAs from NPP, 2 from United Democratic Party (UDP), Hill State Peoples Democratic Party (HSPDP) and 1 each from BJP took oath as ministers.
On 6 March, 58 newly elected members of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly were administered oath by Speaker Pro Tem Timothy D'Shira.
Meghalaya has 60 assembly seats, but polling in the Sohyeong constituency was postponed following the death of UDP candidate HD R Lyngdoh. Shira, MLA from Resubelpara, was administered oath as the Speaker Pro-tem of the Assembly by Governor Fagu Chauhan.
Preston Tynsong and Sniawbhalang Dhar became Deputy Chief Ministers:
Governor Fagu Chauhan administered the oath to the 12-member Council of Ministers, including NPP's Preston Tyansong and BJP's Alexander Lalu Hek.
Chief Minister in Indian Constitution:
Article 164 of the Constitution provides that the Chief Minister will be appointed by the Governor.
The leader of the party with a majority in the assembly elections is appointed as the Chief Minister of the state.
A person who is not a member of the State Legislative Assembly can be appointed as the Chief Minister for six months. But he has to take the membership of the state assembly within the time limit, failing which he has to give up the post of chief minister.
4. Neiphiu Rio became the Chief Minister of Nagaland for the fifth time
Tags: Person in news State News
Neiphiu Rio was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time on 7 March 2023 by Governor La Ganesan in Nagaland.
An overview of the news:
During this, many other dignitaries including the Prime Minister were present in Kohima, in which Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma etc. were prominent.
Taditui Rangkau Zelayang and Yanthungo Patton (BJP) took oath as Deputy Chief Ministers of Meghalaya in Shillong.
The assembly elections were held on a total of60 seats in Nagaland. In which NDPP-BJP got 37 seats, in which NDPP got 25 seats and BJP got 12 seats. After this, the coalition government of NDPP and BJP has been formed.
NCP has won 7 seats, NPP 5, LJP (Ram Vilas), Naga People's Front (NPF) and RPI (Athawale) 2 each and JD(U) one seat. While 4 independent members have also won.
Nine legislators, including a woman legislator, Salhoutuonuo Kruse, took oath as ministers in the Nagaland cabinet on 7 March 2023.
For the first time in the 60-year history of Nagaland assembly elections, a woman legislator has been elected. A total of 13 assembly elections have been held in Nagaland so far.
Chief Minister in Indian Constitution:
Article 164of the Constitution provides that the Chief Minister will be appointed by the Governor.
The leader of the party with a majority in the assembly elections is appointed as the Chief Minister of the state.
A person who is not a member of the State Legislative Assembly can be appointed as the Chief Minister for six months. But he has to take the membership of the state assembly within the time limit, failing which he has to give up the post of chief minister.
5. Manik Saha became the Chief Minister of Tripura for the second time in a row
Tags: Person in news State News
Manik Sahahas taken oath as the Chief Minister of Tripura for the second consecutivetime on 8 March 2023 at Swami Vivekananda Maidan in Agartala, the capital of Tripura. Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Saha.
An Overview of the news:
Ratanlal Nath, Pranajit Singha Roy, Pranajit Singha Roy, Tinku Roy Sushant Chowdhary etc have taken oath as ministers of Tripura at the swearing in ceremony of Manik Saha.
PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states also attended Mr. Saha's swearing-in ceremony.
It is worth mentioning that BJP has become the single largest party in Tripura assembly elections by getting 32 seats out of total 60 seats. Tipra Motha Party came second by winning 13 seats. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) got 11 seats, while the Congress got three.
Chief Minister in Indian Constitution:
Article 164 of the Constitution provides that the Chief Minister will be appointed by the Governor.
The leader of the party with a majority in the assembly elections is appointed as the Chief Minister of the state.
A person who is not a member of the State Legislative Assembly can be appointed as the Chief Minister for six months. But he has to take the membership of the state assembly within the time limit, failing which he has to give up the post of chief minister.
6. Shalija Dhami becomes first woman officer to command a fighter unit in IAF
Tags: Defence Person in news
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has announced on 8 March 2023 that Group Captain Shalija Dhami will take over the command of the Missile Squadron in the Western Sector. Ms. Dhami has become the first Indian woman officer to achieve this.
An overview of the news:
Dhami was commissioned as a helicopter pilot in the year 2003.
She is currently posted in the Operations Branch of Forward Command Headquarters.
Dhami is the second deployment after Captain Shiva Chauhan of the Fire and Fury Corps of the Indian Army.
Shiva Chauhan is currently the first woman officer to be operationally posted in Siachen.
In another achievement, Major Abhilasha Barak has become the first woman officer to join the Army Aviation Corps as a combat aviator after completing her training.
Indian Air Force (IAF):
Headquarters: New Delhi
It is the fourth largest air force in the world.
Motto: Touching the sky with glory (taken from the eleventh chapter of the Bhagavad Gita).
Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal VR Chowdhary.
7. Belarus court jails Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski for 10 years
Tags: Person in news International News
A court in Belarus on March 3 sentenced 2022 Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison for financing protests and other crimes.
An overview of the news
He has been given this sentence in the case of activities disturbing public order, financing and smuggling.
A fine of 65 thousand US dollars has also been imposed on 60-year-old Bialiatsky.
He is co-founder of the Viasna human rights group.
In October 2022, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on human rights and democracy.
Along with Bialyatsky, representatives of the Vesna Human Rights Center, Valentin Stefanovich and Vladimir Labkovich, were also sentenced to 9 years and 7 years, respectively.
Investigation revealed that Ales Bialiatsky and other members received funds from various organizations in Lithuania during April 2016 to July 2021.
After this these funds were sent outside the Eurasian Economic Union with the help of many people.
According to the law of Belarus, this is a crime and the maximum punishment for this crime is 12 years.
Baliatsky, a Belarusian litterateur, school teacher and museum director, has been involved in pro-democracy protests since the 1980s.
He was an avid supporter of Belarus' independence from the Soviet Union in the early 1980s, organizing anti-Soviet protests across the country.
8. Former Chief Justice of India Justice AM Ahmadi passed away
Tags: Person in news
Former Chief Justice of India AM Ahmadi passed away on 2 March 2023 at the age of 91.
News Overview
Ahmadi was appointed judge of the City Civil and Sessions Court, Ahmedabad in 1964.
He was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Gujarat in 1976.
Ahmadi took over as the Chief Justice of India in 1994.
Some notable judgments Ahmadi was part of include Indra Sawhney v. Union of India and Ismail Farooqui v. Union of India.
Justice Ahmadi served as the Chief Justice of India from 25 October 1994 until his retirement on 24 March 1997.
Justice Ahmadi was also thethird Muslim to serve as CJI.
Current Chief Justice (CJI) – Dr. Justice Dhananjay Yashwant Chandrachud
9. Former Union Minister Satyabrata Mukherjee passed away
Tags: Person in news
Satyabrata Mukherjee,former Union Minister and President of the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), passed away on 3 March 2023 in Kolkata.
Satyabrata Mukherjee died at the age of 90 due to old age ailments.
He was also known as 'Jolu Babu' within the Bengal BJP.
About Satyabrata Mukherjee
He was selected as a BJP candidate from the Krishna Nagar seat in the 1999 Lok Sabha elections.
Mukherjee was the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers in the Vajpayee government from September 2000 to June 2002.
Served as Minister of Commerce and Industry from July 2002 to October 2003.
Mukherjee also served as the Additional Solicitor General of India.
10. Hockey India appoints South African Craig Fulton as new Chief Coach of Indian men's hockey team
Tags: Sports Person in news Sports News
Hockey India has appointed Craig Fulton of South Africa as the new head coach of the Indian men's hockey team.
An overview of the news
Craig Fulton will replace Graham Reid who resigned in January 2023 following India's poor performance in the World Cup.
Craig Fulton represented South Africa at the Atlanta 1996 and Athens 2004 Olympics and earned 195 international caps in a career spanning more than a decade.
Fulton managed the Irish men's hockey team between 2014 and 2018 and helped them qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympics.
He also won the FIH Coach of the Year in 2015 while with the Irish team.
Fulton has nearly 25 years of coaching experience and has earned 195 caps for South Africa over a span of 10 years.
He also played in the Atlanta and Athens Olympics.
