Monday, 17 February 2020

17/02/2020

International

  1.  Multiple rockets hit an Iraqi base hosting American troups near the US embassy on Sunday.
  2. South Sudan rebels rejected  a government peace offer to return to a system of 10 states,dashing hopesof ending a 6 year war thathas left 380,000 dead.
 National
  1. After earning distinction of being India's cleanest city in several Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan surveys,Indore aims curb noise pollutionb to make it the most silent city as well.
  2. Arvind Kejriwal said that he wants to work in coordination with the Central government to make Delhi a numberone city.
  3. Ruling out any rethink on decisions on CAA and Article 370,PM Modi asserted that his governmentwill remain firm despite pressure from all sides.
  4. A strategic project to erect an anti-cut 'steel fence' along the Indo-Bangladesh border to bringdown cross border crimes still awaits nod from the neighboring country.
  5. Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy sweeps as many as 13 awards in various categories including the best director,best actor and best actress awards in recently conducted Filmfare Awards.
 Regional
  1. Centre wants forest,coal India officers' names from 2003 onwards employed in the areas of upper Assam where illegal coal mining continues with State government playing a mute spectator of the incidents. 
  2. Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled a life-size statue of Sahityarathi Lakshminath Bezborua at the Assam house complex located at Russel Street in Kolkata.
  3. Tripura is all set to collect the necessary data to prepare for National Population Register(NPR).

 Sports
  1. NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced that the All Star Game MVP award will now be called the Kobe Bryant Award.
  2. The Twitter accounts of Olympics and FC Barcelona have been hacked by a group called OurMine.

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