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Yogi to prepare youth for calamity management

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The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is planning to prepare the youth to deal with natural calamities.

The government is preparing a robust system in Uttar Pradesh to prevent damage and help people during rain, hailstorm and floods.

The state government, in collaboration with the State Disaster Management Authority, is all set to expand its ‘Aapda Mitra’ and ‘Aapda Sakhi’ schemes to 25 districts of the state.

Under the scheme, the volunteers in the age group of 18-40 who have experience in civil defence, home guard, community service, swimming, prior experience in Disaster Response Operations, and retired soldiers from the women’s army will be given preference.

‘Aapda Mitra’ and ‘Aapda Sakhi’ will be provided flood protection equipment, safety kits, and training to deal with any disaster.

Under the scheme, people will be provided assistance to deal with natural calamities such as rain, cloudburst, hailstorm, among others.

With help from the Revenue Department, the authorities are working expeditiously on this action plan for relief and disaster management.

According to the official spokesman, under this scheme, 10 lakh women of Self-Help Groups will be given training in disaster management.

The Disaster Management Helpline 1070 will also be integrated with 112 helpline.

It is worth noting that to take the State Disaster Management Plan forward, the government is planning to implement the Lightning Safety Program for celestial power in the next six months. Simultaneously, an action plan is also being prepared to strengthen the district-level emergency operation centres.

The Yogi government is also in the process of strengthening the river monitoring system including a digital elevation model for all river basins to ensure better flood management.

In the last five years, with the efforts of the Yogi government, a state-level emergency centre and relief helpline 1070 were established under the supervision of the Relief Commissioner’s office. Nearly 15 call centres are also operating in the state.

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Maharashtra government’s important cabinet decision approves loan waiver for previously deprived farmers

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Mumbai: The state government’s cabinet meeting was held today (June 9) under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, in which the loan waiver of the remaining farmers has been approved.
Maharashtra government cabinet decision Devendra Fadnavis Eknath Shinde Sunitra Pawar took a big decision in the cabinet meeting. The government’s cabinet decision in which the remaining farmers in the previous loan waiver scheme will also be benefited. The state government’s bold decision in the cabinet meeting.

Maharashtra government cabinet decision Mumbai: The state government’s cabinet meeting was held today (June 9) under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Important decisions have been taken in this cabinet meeting. (Maharashtra government) An important decision has been made for farmers in the cabinet meeting. Those farmers who were deprived of the previous loan waiver scheme have now also been included in the loan waiver. About Rs 14,000 crore has been allocated for this. Many farmers were not included in the loan waiver of 2017 and 2019. There was a repeated demand to provide the benefit of loan waiver to these farmers. Therefore, today the state government has taken an important decision in the cabinet meeting for more than 5 lakh farmers who were deprived of loan waiver of 2017 and 2019.

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Trump claims Iran ready for nuclear deal

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Washington, June 9: US President Donald Trump said that Iran was willing to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and sign an agreement with the United States, as he claimed American military operations had severely weakened Tehran’s military capabilities.

Speaking during a virtual tele-rally for South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham ahead of Tuesday’s Republican primary, Trump devoted much of his remarks to Iran, ongoing negotiations and the broader security situation in the Middle East.

“We’re negotiating now and they wanna make a very good deal. They’re willing to give us everything. They’re willing to give us no nuclear weapon,” Trump said. “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon and it’s as simple as that.”

Trump claimed US military action had inflicted extensive damage on Iran’s military infrastructure.

“We’ve decimated their military. We’ve decimated their, everything there is to decimate, including their leadership,” he said. “Their navy is totally gone. They had 159 ships. Every ship is underwater right now.”

The President predicted a favourable outcome from negotiations and said a formal declaration of victory could come soon.

“I think we are winning that battle, but you’re really gonna win it over the next two weeks when we declare total victory,” Trump said. “It’ll be a total victory. It’ll happen very soon and oil prices will come tumbling down.”

The remarks came as Trump urged Republican voters in South Carolina to support Graham, a longtime ally who has been one of the Senate’s most vocal advocates of a hard line towards Iran.

“And Lindsey has been fighting with me all the way, all the way for that,” Trump said. “We’ve been a very tough team.”

Trump also praised Graham’s role on border security, military spending and conservative judicial appointments.

“I’ve known Senator Lindsey Graham for many years and he’s always been a tireless advocate for the people of South Carolina,” Trump said.

The President described Graham as having his “complete and total endorsement” and urged voters to support him in Tuesday’s Republican primary.

Trump also endorsed South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette, calling her “an America first patriot” and predicting she would become a successful governor.

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Modi ji served nation tirelessly through 12 years without taking even single day off: Amit Shah

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New Delhi, June 9: Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that for the first time ever under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership over the past 12 years, India has experienced both significant welfare improvements for the poor and remarkable development.

This comes as on this very day in 2024, PM Modi took the oath as the Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive time. Additionally, PM Modi is set to complete 12 years at the helm of the Central government on June 10, marking a political journey that has significantly reshaped India’s electoral and governance landscape.

In a post on X, Shah said, “Honourable Shri Narendra Modi ji took the oath of office as Prime Minister for the third consecutive time on this very day. Under Modi ji’s leadership, over these 12 years, the country has witnessed for the first time the parallel realisation of poor welfare and unprecedented development.”

“Whether it is providing free rations to 80 crore people or launching over 90 airports and more than 140 Vande Bharat trains across the country; whether it is providing pucca houses to over 4 crore poor families or constructing 1.45 lakh kilometers of roads and 3000 km of modern expressways; whether it is providing Rs 5 lakh health insurance to 50 crore people and gas connections to over 10 crore families or making India the world’s fastest-growing economy; Modi ji has served the nation and its citizens tirelessly through these 12 years without taking even a single day off,” the Home Minister added.

The PM Modi-led government’s era has also been marked by a series of high-profile infrastructure and nation-building projects, including the new Parliament building, Central Vista redevelopment, Kartavya Path, Vande Bharat trains, the Statue of Unity, INS Vikrant, the Kashmir rail link, Noida International Airport, Namo Bharat RRTS and the Ganga Expressway.

Hailing PM Modi’s leadership, Shah said, “When leadership’s intent is pure, goals are in the national interest, and dedication is complete, only then are such transformations possible.”

From his first swearing-in ceremony in 2014 to securing successive mandates in 2019 and a historic third consecutive term in 2024, PM Modi has emerged as one of India’s longest-serving leaders.

On June 10, PM Modi will surpass independent India’s first PM, Jawaharlal Nehru, to become India’s longest-serving continuously elected Prime Minister with 4,399 days.

Nehru was first elected to the post in 1952 (his previous stint from 1947-52 was as head of an interim government, as elections were yet to be institutionalised and held). Indira Gandhi had a fractured tenure totalling 14 years. Prime Minister Modi has an unbroken tenure of 12 years as the PM, and still has three more years to go for the current tenure.

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