TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 05 OCTOBER, 2020 (GPN)

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. *PM Modi inaugurates 9.02 km long Atal tunnel Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh.* The tunnel will reduce the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 km and the travel time by four to five hours.

2. *Punjab MLA and former cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday attended a tractor rally* led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Moga to protest against the Centre’s new farm laws.

3. *Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party patron Ram Vilas Paswan(74 yrs) has undergone a heart surgery,*

4. *The Lok Janshakti Party on Sunday virtually walked out of the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar ahead of the state assembly polls,* saying that it will not fight the election under Janata Dal-United president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s leadership of the ruling alliance in the state.

5. *BJP holds CEC meet* for upcoming Bihar Assembly election 2020 as suspense over seat sharing continues

6. *Nitish Kumar, BJP clinch deal on seat sharing* : Janata Dal-United is expected to contest in 124 seats in the House of 243. BJP will get 119 while the Hindustani Awam Morcha of Jitan Ram Manjhi may be allocated the remaining seats.

7. *The Punjab Police on Sunday said it has busted a terror module of banned outfit Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) by arresting its two cadres* in Hoshiarpur district of the state. They were identified as Makhan Singh Gill alias Amli and Davinder Singh alias Happy, both residents of Noorpur Jattan village in Hoshiarpur.

8. *Hathras: Kin demand probe under retd SC judge* : The brother of the 19-year-old from Hathras who died in an alleged gang rape on Sunday said that the family wants the investigation to be held under a retired Supreme Court judge and that also the suspension of the district magistrate of Hathras.

9. *Centre to waive compound interest on loans up to Rs 2 crores for a six-month* moratorium period announced due to the COVID-19 pandemic

10. The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday said the case involving a 22-year-old Dalit woman who died in Balrampur district after allegedly being raped by two men will be heard in a fast track court, and if necessary, the stringent National Security Act (NSA) may be invoked thereafter.

11. *Sushant family to seek fresh forensic team* Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s family lawyer Vikas Singh said on Sunday that he was highly perturbed by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences’ medico-legal opinion submitted to the Central Bureau of Investigation and would request the probe agency’s chief to constitute a fresh forensic team in the case.

12. *Army builds memorial for its 20 personnel killed fighting Chinese troops in Galwan Valley* in eastern Ladakh on June 15

13. *Security forces on Sunday recovered some arms and ammunition during a search and cordon operation in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir,* A joint search operation was carried out by a special operations group of local police and 16 Rashtriya Rifles at Gali Girjjan in Surankote, leading to the recovery of an assault rifle with three magazines and 150 rounds along with a pistol.

14. Air Marshal Vikram Singh has been appointed as the Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO), Headquarters Western Air Command.

15. *The Centre estimates to receive and utilise 40-50 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine covering 20-25 crore people by July next year* and it is preparing a format for the states to submit by October-end their list of priority population group to receive the vaccine, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.

16. *COVID-19 IN INDIA*
TOTAL CASES 6549373
TOTAL ACTIVE 937625
RECOVERED 5509966
TOTAL DEATHS

*✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS*

1. *On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti (October 2, 2020), India donated 41 ambulances and 6 school buses to organizations in the field of health and education in Nepal.* Since 1994, India has gifted 823 ambulances to Nepal. This is the first time India gifted ambulances in three different categories.

2. In April 2020, India donated 23 tonnes of essential medicines to Nepal to fight against COVID-19. This included 3.2 lakh doses of Paracetamol and 2.5 lakh doses of Hydroxychloroquine

3. *India and China to hold Corps Commander-level talks on October 12 in Eastern Ladakh sector* to address the ongoing military standoff between the two countries.

4. *The top leadership of Lockheed Martin made a powerful pitch for the F-21 aircraft* , by stating that its offer of not selling the aircraft to any other country if Indian Air Force (IAF) gave it the contract for 100-plus aircraft

5. *India, Bangladesh hold joint naval exercise ‘Bongosagar’ in Bay of Bengal* : Third edition of India Bangladesh Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) naval exercise to be held on 4-5 October

6. *India and France are to launch a constellation of maritime surveillance satellites* to monitor illegal spillage of oil in the Indian Ocean Region.

7. *Virtual SIM cards pose a new headache for security agencies fighting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir* as their use in the valley has seen an increase among terror groups to connect with their handlers in Pakistan.

*WORLD NEWS*

1. *Chinese company seeks co-financing for COVID 19 vaccine trial in Bangladesh* : The Chinese vaccine company Sinovac Biotech has sought co-financing from Bangladesh for phase-3 clinical trial of its COVID 19 vaccine. The company was given permission to carry out the phase-3 human trial about a month back by the government.

2. *US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will limit his East Asia visit amid Trump hospitalisation* to Japan only which was earlier planned from 4th to 8th October and also included South Korea and Mongolia.

3. US President Donald Trump’s condition due to COVID-19 was worse than revealed, admits White House

4. *Eighteen people have been confirmed dead and one injured in a road accident in northeast China’s Jilin Province* on Sunday, according to local authorities. The accident occurred Sunday morning in Shiqiao Village in Jilin’s Fuyu city.

5. *Coronavirus Cases:*
35,387,775
Deaths: 1,041,537
Recovered: 26,609,676
ACTIVE CASES 7,736,562

* SPORTS:

1. *IPL 2020*
Mumbai Indians 208/5 (20.0)
Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 34 runs
Sunrisers Hyderabad 174/7 (20.0)

*KXIP Vs CSK*
KXIP 178/4
CSK 181 /0 (17.4 overs)
CSK won by 10 wkts.

2. *Today match* : Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals
IPL, 2020
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Time: 19:30 To 23:30 (IST)

3. Commonwealth Games gold medallist shooter Shreyasi Singh, is expected to join the Bharatiya Janata Party

*USD 73.32 GBP 94.83*
_In Gangtok_(SiKkim)
*Gold ₹49,940@10 gm 24 (Krt)*
*Silver ₹62,310@ Kg*
⛽ *Petrol ₹ 82.36*
⛽ *Diesel ₹ 72.90*

* FACTS ABOUT INDIA*

The origin theory of the name *Sikkim* is that it is a combination of two Limbu words: su, which means “new”, and khyim, which means “palace” or “house”. … The Lepcha people, the original inhabitants of Sikkim, called it Nye-mae-el, meaning “paradise”.

* THOUGHT OF THE DAY

‘Give Joy to others So you will be Overjoyed’  

JOKES OF THE DAY

1)जिस उम्र में आज कल
बच्चों के दिल मे घण्टी बज रही है…
उस उम्र में हम…
लोगों के घरों की घण्टी बजा कर
भाग जाया करते थे।

2)The chairman of the board of our company called me into his office to tell me the good news. I was being promoted to Vice President of Corporate Research and Planning.

Of course, I was excited, but that didn’t stop me from asking for my new title to be changed to Vice President of Corporate Planning and Research.

“Why?” asked the chairman.

“Because,” I said, “our organization uses abbreviated job titles, and I don’t want be known as VP of CRAP.”

3) Arnab gets on a plane and sits next to the window. A few minutes later, a big, heavy, strong, mean-looking, hulking guy like khali plops down in the seat next to him and immediately falls asleep.

Arnab starts to feel a little airsick, but he’s afraid to wake the big guy up to ask if he can move aside to let him go to the bathroom. He knows he can’t climb over him, and so Arnab is sitting there, looking at the big guy, trying to decide what to do.

Suddenly, the plane hits an air pocket and an uncontrollable wave of nausea passes through Arnab. He can’t hold it in any longer and hurls all over the big guy’s chest.

About five minutes later the big guy wakes up, looks down, and sees the vomit all over him.

“So,” says Arnab, “are you feeling any better now?”

4)  Alia came running in tears to her father. “Dad, you gave me some terrible financial advice!” she cried.

“I did? What did I tell you?” said, Mahesh.

“You told me to put my money in that big HFC bank, and now that big bank is in trouble.”

“What are you talking about? That’s one of the largest banks in the world,” Mahesh said. “Surely there must be some mistake.”

“I don’t think so,” Alia sniffed. “They just returned one of my checks with a note saying, ‘Insufficient Funds.’
Poor fellow’s are running out of Money.

5) Teacher to Little Rahul: How much (digit) is Half Dozen? and How much (digit) is a Dozen…..Teacher hands over a chit to little Rahul and says in this there is a Clue.

Little Rahul Gleams with Joy Opens the Chit and say’s loudly Half Dozen is 9 and a Dozen is 99…

Teacher: Bats are better even if they are topsy-turvy they see better.

Teacher complaints to Sonia…

Sonia: I guess the problem is not in little Rahul the clue is faulty you should have used our party symbol little Rahul understands it better.

Now Teacher is Clueless about what Sonia said and Slaps little Rahul…

Rahul Smacked, Teacher Sacked and Sonia Racked…..

*TELL ME WHY❓❓*

*Why we get white hairs.*

The root of every strand of hair is surrounded by a tube of tissue under the skin that is called the hair follicle (say: FAHL-ih-kul). Each hair follicle contains a certain number of pigment cells. These pigment cells constantly make a chemical called melanin (say: MEL-uh-nin) that gives the growing shaft of hair its color of brown, blonde, black, red, and anything in between.

Melanin is the same stuff that makes our skin’s color fair or darker. It also helps determine whether a person will burn or tan in the sun. The dark or light color of someone’s hair depends on how much melanin each hair has.

As we get older, the pigment cells in our hair follicles gradually die. When there are fewer pigment cells in a hair follicle, that strand of hair will no longer contain as much melanin and will become a more transparent color — like gray, silver, or white — as it grows.

*LEARN SANSKRIT*
वर्णाः Colour

*How it works* ⁉

‍♂️ *GK TODAY*

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation SAARC
Headquarters: Kathmandu, Nepal
Establishment: 8 December 1985

*VEDIK GYAN*

Shiva is known by many names such as Viswanatha (lord of the universe), Mahadeva, Mahandeo, Mahasu, Mahesha, Maheshvara, Shankara, Shambhu, Rudra, Hara, Trilochana, Devendra (chief of the gods), Neelakanta, Subhankara, Chandrashekar, Trilokinatha (lord of the three realms), and Ghrneshwar (lord of compassion).

*HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES*
( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not)

*Health benefits of pomegranate:*

Pomegranate is rich in anti-oxidants and thus protects our body from free radicals, which are responsible for premature ageing. Free radicals are formed by exposure to sun and due to harmful toxins in the environment.

Pomegranate helps to pump the level of oxygen in our blood.

Pomegranate helps to pump the level of oxygen in our blood.

*PLZ FOLLOW GOVT. NORMS, MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE, KEEP YOURSELF & YOUR FAMILY SAFE*  ENDS