Digest year-ender
for domestic stories for month June, 2018
June
1: New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has attached Rs 4,701 crore worth of
assets of Gujarat-based pharmaceutical company Sterling Biotech Group in
connection with a Rs 5,000 crore bank fraud money laundering case, the agency
said today. June 2: Thane (Maha): Bollywood actor and filmmaker Arbaaz Khan has
told police that he has been betting on cricket matches for the past five to
six years, a police official claims.
June
3: Balasore (Odisha): India today successfully test-fired its indigenously
developed nuclear-capable Long Range Ballistic Missile Agni-5, which has a
strike range of 5,000 km, from a test range off the Odisha coast.
June
4: Jammu: The border-guarding forces of India and Pakistan today decided to
ensure peace by "holding fire" along the International Border (IB) in
Jammu and Kashmir, a day after two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans were
killed amidst a spate of ceasefire violations by Pakistan, a senior official
said.
June
5: Shillong: Life was limping back to normalcy in Meghalaya's capital with no
fresh clashes reported even as authorities reimposed curfew in the entire city
this evening as a precautionary measure.
June
6: Mumbai: RBI today hiked the key rate for the first time in over four years
-- by 0.25 per cent -- to curb inflationary pressures from high oil prices, a
move which will translate into higher EMIs for home, auto and other loans.
June
7: Mumbai: State-run Air India, which has failed to pay salaries to its over
11,000 employees on time for the third month in a row, has sought proposals for
short-term loans worth Rs 1,000 crore to meet "urgent" working
capital requirements.
June
8: Pune: A letter found in the house of a person arrested for alleged maoist
"links" talks about the ultras' mulling "Rajiv Gandhi-type
incident" and suggesting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be
targeted during his "road shows", according to the police.
June
9: Bengaluru: BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa today claimed that several disgruntled
leaders from the ruling Congress and JD(S) are eager to join his party.
June
10: Qingdao (China): In a clear message of India's continued opposition to
China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today
said mega connectivity projects must respect sovereignty and territorial
integrity of the countries, asserting that New Delhi would support initiatives
which ensure inclusivity.
June
11: New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues
stayed put at the Lt Governor's office till midnight over their three demands,
including a direction to IAS officers to end their "strike" and
action against officers who have struck work for "four months".
June
12: New Delhi: RBI Governor Urjit Patel today made a strong case for more
powers to effectively regulate public sector banks (PSBs) as lawmakers asked
him tough questions over increasing bad loans and frauds.
June
13: Indore: Madhya Pradesh police today said circumstantial evidence strongly
suggests that spiritual guru Bhaiyuji Maharaj committed suicide possibly due to
domestic discord, even as some quarters demanded a CBI probe into his death.
June
14: Srinagar: Veteran journalist and 'Rising Kashmir' editor Shujaat Bukhari
and his two personal security officers (PSOs) were shot dead by terrorists
outside the newspaper's office in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir's summer
capital today, police officials said.
June
15: New Delhi: The tug of war between the Lieutenant Governor and the AAP
government showed no signs of easing as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his
cabinet colleagues today continued their sit-in at the L-G office for the fifth
day, amid intensified protests by the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP which blamed
each other for the impasse. June 16: Amritsar: There was no exchange of sweets
between the Border Security Force and the Pakistan Rangers at Attari-Wagah
border on the occasion of Eid today, an official said.
June
17: New Delhi: The Centre today called off its month-long suspension of
operations against terror groups during the holy month of Ramzan in Jammu and
Kashmir and directed the security forces to take "all necessary
action" at the earliest to prevent terrorists from launching attacks and
indulging in violence.
June
18: New Delhi: Endorsing the idea of trilateral cooperation between India,
China and Pakistan under the aegis of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation,
Beijing's envoy Luo Zhaohui today said it could "in the future" help
resolve bilateral issues between New Delhi and Islamabad and help maintain peace.
June
19: Srinagar: Governor N N Vohra today forwarded his report to President Ram
Nath Kovind for imposition of Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir after the
BJP pulled out of the coalition government and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti
tendered her resignation.
June
20: New Delhi/Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir was brought under Governor's rule
today and the state Assembly put under suspended animation, a day after the
PDP-BJP government collapsed with the BJP ending the three-year-old alliance with the regional party.
June
21: Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today performed yoga with over
50,000 enthusiasts at the Forest Research Institute (FRI) campus here and said
the ancient Indian discipline has emerged as a "powerful unifying"
force in a strife-torn world.
June
22: Kolkata/Beijing: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee cancelled her
first China visit today at the last minute as political meetings at the
"appropriate level" were not confirmed by the Chinese government.
June
23: New Delhi: India today summoned Pakistan's Deputy High Commissioner here
and lodged a strong protest over the denial of access to its envoy in Islamabad
and consular officials to visit Gurdwara Panja Sahib and meet visiting Indian
pilgrims.
June
24: Srinagar: More than 250 militants are active in Kashmir and about the same
number are waiting at "launch pads" across the Line of Control to
infiltrate into the valley, the Army said today.
June
25: New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today held talks with
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and discussed ways to
consolidate the relationship between the two countries across several sectors.
June
26: New Delhi: No one, not even ministers, will be allowed to come too close to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unless cleared by the Special Protection Group
(SPG), the Union Home Ministry said today in its new security guidelines to
states.
June
27: Srinagar/Jammu: Amid tight security, the first batch of nearly 3,000
Amarnath pilgrims, who started from Jammu today, reached the twin base camps at
Baltal and Pahalgam in Kashmir this evening.
June
28: New Delhi: The release of purported video clips of the Army's 2016 surgical
strikes created a political furore today with the Congress accusing Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP of politicising sacrifices of soldiers to
garner votes, evoking a sharp reaction from the ruling party.
June
29: New Delhi: Union Minister Arun Jaitley today warned that Indians having
illegal deposits in Swiss banks would face harsh penal proceedings under the
black money law after Switzerland starts real time sharing of details of
accounts from January onwards.
June
30: New Delhi: Days after a global anti-money laundering body placed Pakistan
on its "grey list" for failing to curb terror financing, India today
hoped that Islamabad will take credible measures to address international
concerns on terrorism emanating from that country.
(Source PTI)
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