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Shah replied no one will be allowed to disturb India's unity and assured him he'll personally look into the matter. 15. Congress on Friday released its manifesto and promised ₹1,100 per month to women and eight free gas cylinders per year. It also promised one lakh government jobs and said government agencies will procure oilseed, pulses and corn from farmers. State Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said the manifesto is inspired by Guru Nanak Dev. 16. Assembly Elections: Campaigning for single-phase Polls in Punjab ends, election to be held on 20th Feb 17. *WEST BENGAL* : West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on 18 Feb held a meeting of the newly-formed National Working Committee of TMC. The panel reappointed her nephew Abhishek Banerjee as the party's National General Secretary. Yashwant Sinha was named as Vice-President and TMC minister Aroop Biswas was made the treasurer. ××××× *NEW APPT* .××××× IAS Vineet Joshi has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). He replaces IAS Manoj Ahuja, who has been appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. ××× *FINANCE* ××× *USD 74.72* 💷 *GBP 101.51* *BSE Sensex* *57,832.97* *NIFTY* : 17,276.30 ××× *ENTERTAINMENT* ××× 1. Peanut seller Bhuban Badyakar, who went viral for 'Kacha Badam' song, received ₹3 lakh from Godhuli Bela Music, the label that remixed his song. The remuneration came as social media users questioned whether Badyakar got anything financially out of the song. " 2. Actor Vikrant Massey got married to actress Sheetal Thakur on Friday. Vikrant and Sheetal, who featured together in the first season of ALTBalaji’s web-series Broken But Beautiful, got engaged in a low-key roka ceremony in 2019. 3. A23, the gaming application owned by Head Digital Works, an online skill gaming company, has named in Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador ××××× *DEFENCE*××××× 1. Indian Navy's warship INS Visakhapatnam carried out the test-firing of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile off the western seaboard on 18 Feb. The warship has now reached Visakhapatnam to take part in President's Fleet Review on February 21, 2. *Women army officers to finally get pension after a year.* SSC women army officers, who became eligible for pension following the 2020 Supreme Court order, were facing financial hardships as they had not been paid pension for a year. The women officers will get their pension for February along with arrears running into several lakhs by the month-end. Defence Accounts Department (DAD) is headed by the Controller General of Defence Accounts. 3. *Pension and Gratuity applicable to retiring Commissioned Officers in Defence Services* – PCDA’s brief on Retiring Pension, Retirement Gratuity, Commutation, Disability Pension, Invalid Pension, Family Pension, and War injury Pension. 4. *Retiring Pension* The minimum qualifying service required to earn retiring pension in case of permanent regular commission officer is 20 Years and 15 Years in the case of late entrants and in respect of EC/S.S.C. officers granted commission from ranks is 12 years (including rank service). Authy: Govt. of India MOD letter no. 17(4)/2008(2)/D(Pen/Pol) dt. 12.11.2008 ( *For more details...* https://www.gconnect.in/orders-in-brief/pension/pension-gratuity-retiring-commissioned-officers-defence-services.html) 5. The US plans to sell 250 Abrams tanks to Poland, American Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Friday. 6. Kuwaiti military on 17 Feb permitted women soldiers in combat but banned them from carrying weapons. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To join the Whatsapp group for daily news send request @ 9-4-0-4-8-0-7-5-2-0 *Telegram Link.* https://t.me/joinchat/UcN4VTpKsS42MzVl ×××××××××××××××××××××××× ✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* ××××××××××××××××××××××××× 1. PM Modi holds virtual summit with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi; talks about future-oriented partnership between India and UAE

2. India and the UAE signed their first-ever bilateral free trade agreement on Friday. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is expected to raise the total trade up to $100 billion in the next 5-years and will cut import duties on various products while boosting the export of jewellery and apparel. Notably, UAE is India's third-largest trading partner. 3. India will be setting up an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in the United Arab Emirates as a part of its trade agreement. This will be the first time that an IIT will be established abroad. Currently, India has 23 IITs that offer various degrees starting from BTech to doctoral programmes. 4. The Government of India, State Governments of Karnataka and Odisha, and the World Bank have signed loan agreements of 115 million US dollars for the implementation of “Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development” (REWARD) Project. 5. The first country to adopt India’s UPI system will be Nepal which will be critical in modernising the neighbouring country’s digital economy. Overview: To deliver the services in Nepal, NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), NPCI’s international arm, has partnered with Manam Infotech and Gateway Payments Service (GPS). In Nepal, GPS is the authorized payment system. ××××××××××××××××××××××××× 🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍 ======================== 1. Mali's ruling junta on Friday asked French troops to leave Mali without delay and under Malian supervision. The decision by France on Thursday to withdraw was a unilateral move that violated military accords between Mali, France. 2. Canadian police on Friday began arresting protesters part of the "Freedom Convoy'' against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate and restrictions for the past three weeks in Ottawa. Two of the protest leaders were arrested on Thursday 3. US ambassador to Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Michael Carpenter on Friday said Russia has probably massed between 1.69-1.9 lakh personnel in and near Ukraine as compared to about 1 lakh on January 30. 4. US military pilot Gail Halvorsen, known as "Candy Bomber" for dropping sweets to children during the Berlin airlift after World War II, of died on Wednesday aged 101. Halvorsen served as a transport pilot during the war before flying food and supplies to West Berlin. Using his own candy ration, Halvorsen began dropping sweets during the airlift, using handkerchiefs as parachutes. 5. At least 13 children among 117 killed by mudslides and floods triggered by heavy rains in Petropolis, Brazil. 6. *Dutch PM apologises for violence during Indonesian independence war* : The Netherlands' PM Mark Rutte on Thursday offered a full apology to Indonesia for "excessive violence" by the Dutch during the Indonesian independence war. "We have to accept the shameful facts," he said. Rutte offered the apology after a historical review found the Dutch military had engaged in systematic, excessive and unethical violence from 1945 to 1949. 7. Hong Kong will postpone an election for its next leader till May 8 to fight a deteriorating COVID-19 outbreak. 8. Bill Gates, noted philanthropist and creator of Microsoft have been awarded the Hilal-e-Pakistan, Pakistan’s second-highest civilian honor, for his efforts to help eradicate polio in the country. ** 🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS* ** 1. *PRO KAADDI* February 18, 2022 *Match 129* Tamil Thalaivas 33 Vs Gujarat Giants 43 *Match 128* Telugu Titans 32 Vs Dabang Delhi K.C. 40 *Match 127* Puneri Paltan 36 Vs Bengal Warriors 43 2. India vs West Indies, 2nd T20I India won by 8 runs IND - 186/5 (20) WI - 178/3 (20) Player of the Match Rishabh Pant *======================* *ANDHRA PRADESH*: Amaravatip

SSB Group discussion: ╭───────────────────╮ 🌄 🇮🇳*𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐃𝐇A𝐘*🙏🏻 𝕴𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖆`𝖘 1𝖘𝖙 𝖂𝖍𝖆𝖙𝖘𝖆𝖕𝖕 𝕹𝖊𝖜𝖘 Service center, 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮 2013 ╰──────────────────╯ *19 Feb (Saturday)* *Shishir Ritu* Krishna पक्ष:: *Month*: Phalguna 03, (Purnimata)/ Magha 18 (Amanta) According to *Purnimanta* calendar (Ujjain) *Vikram Samvat* - 2078 *Nakshatra* : Uttara Phalguni (up to 4:51 pm) Hasta *Titi*: Tritiya (up to 9:56 pm) Chaturthi *Rahu Kaal* :09:50 AM – 11:15 AM ××××××××××××××××××××××× *TODAYs TOP NEWS* ×××××××××××××××××××××××× 1. 💐 *CHATRAPATI SHIVAJI JAYANTI* : PM Narendra Modi on Friday hailed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as a great hero and pride of India. PM Modi made the comments on the eve of his 392nd birth anniversary. https://youtu.be/Cmsc_b7m080 2. India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has reached nearly 175 crore mark. Union Health Ministry report. 3. President Ram Nath Kovind will be on a four-day visit to Odisha and Andhra Pradesh from 19 Feb. On Sunday he will inaugurate the three-year-long celebrations of the 150th birth anniversary of Srimad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad, the founder of Gaudiya Math and Mission in Puri. On 21st February, the President will witness the Fleet Review and Flypast at Visakhapatnam 4. PM Modi met prominent Sikhs from across the country at his residence in New Delhi on 18 Feb. 5. Jal Jeevan Mission has achieved another milestone of providing tap water to every home of 100 districts in the country. Jal Shakti Ministry said, Chamba, an Aspirational District of Himachal Pradesh has become the 100th Har Ghar Jal District. 6. India’s new green hydrogen policy was unveiled, promising cheaper renewable energy, a 25-year fee waiver for inter-state power transmission for projects completed before June 2025, land in renewable energy parks, and mega manufacturing zones to help local industries move away from fossil fuels. Overview: The policy aims to boost green hydrogen and ammonia, 7. *J&K ;* The Govt of Jammu and Kashmir has declared paid holiday for the voters of Punjab, working in the Union Territory for casting their vote for General Elections of Punjab Assembly on 20.02.2022 8. *GUJARAT* :. 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blast: A special court in Gujarat has given death sentence to 38 out of 49 convicts. The rest 11 convicts have been sentenced to life imprisonment. A series of bomb blasts had killed 56 people and left over 200 injured in Ahmedabad, within 70 minutes, on July 26, 2008. It was alleged that the IM terrorists had planned these blasts to avenge the 2002 post-Godhra riots. 9. *HIMACHAL PRADESH:* The National Investigation Agency on Friday arrested its former SP and an IPS officer Arvind Digvijay Negi for allegedly leaking secret documents to an over ground worker of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba. The case was registered in November 2021. "During investigation, the role of Negi...posted at Shimla 10. *KARNATAKA* govt has told High Court, that's hearing students' petitions, that wearing a hijab isn't an essential religious practise under Islam and that banning it on educational institutions' campuses doesn't violate the Constitution. It further said that the Udupi college that banned hijab had a uniform for a long time and there hadn't been any problem till December 2021. 11. *MAHARASHTRA* : Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pawar inaugurated South Asia’s first Biosafety level-3 containment Mobile Laboratory in Maharashtra’s Nashik district. 12. *MADHYA PRADESH* : PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant in Indore, Madhya Pradesh at 1 PM through video conferencing. 13. Budget Session of *MEGHALAYA* Legislative Assembly to be held from 4th to 17th March 14. *PUNJAB* : Union Home Minister Amit Shah has responded to Punjab CM Charanjit Channi's letter, wherein he demanded a probe into alleged links between pro-Khalistani outfit Sikhs for Justice and AAP.

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