BJP will implement UCC in Jharkhand if voted to power, tribals will be exempted: Amit Shah | Top News of Nov 3, 2024

[00:00:09] Hello, this is your Daily Dose of News from Onmanorama. I'm your host Vishnu and these are the major news stories of Sunday, Nov 3, 2024.

[00:00:19] Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the BJP would implement the Uniform Civil Code in Jharkhand if voted to power in the state but would keep tribals out of its ambit.

[00:00:29] Mumbai Perlus arrested a 24-year-old woman for allegedly giving a death threat to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanad.

[00:00:37] New Zealand scripted a historic whitewash of India as they beat the home side by 25 runs in the third day of the third cricket test at the Vankete Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

[00:00:47] The deadliest flash floods in Spain's modern history have killed at least 214 people and dozens were still unaccounted for,

[00:00:54] four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region of Valencia.

[00:00:59] Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw offered support for Kerala government's ambitious semi-high-speed rail project K-Rail,

[00:01:05] provided state authorities address the technical and environmental issues in its design.

[00:01:10] Let's get into the details.

[00:01:13] Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that the BJP would implement the Uniform Civil Code in Jharkhand if voted to power in the state but would keep tribals out of its ambit.

[00:01:22] Shah, while releasing the Saffron Party's manifesto Sankalpatra for the upcoming assembly elections in Jharkhand,

[00:01:27] announced that a Displacement Commission would be formed to ensure the rehabilitation of people displaced by industries and mines in the state.

[00:01:35] Shah said that the Saffron Party voted to power would create 5 lakh employment opportunities including 2.87 lakh government jobs in Jharkhand.

[00:01:42] The Home Minister said that BJP would bring in a law to take back land from infiltrators in Jharkhand and identify and deport the illegal immigrants.

[00:01:50] He claimed that Maati, Beti, Roti were under threat from the illegal immigrants and the BJP would provide security to the indigenous people.

[00:01:58] He accused the JMM-led government of patronizing infiltrators while claiming that the tribal population was dwindling in the state and demography was changing fast.

[00:02:07] He announced Operation Sudaksha promising to end human trafficking in Jharkhand by 2027,

[00:02:12] besides the elimination of Naxalism from the state in the next two years.

[00:02:16] Elections to the 81-member assembly in the state will take place in two phases on November 13th and 20th and votes will be counted on November 23rd.

[00:02:25] The Mumbai police have arrested a 24-year-old woman for allegedly giving a death threat to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, an official said on Sunday.

[00:02:33] The woman, identified as Fatima Khan, who has done BSc in Information Technology,

[00:02:38] resided in Ulasnagar area of neighboring Thane district of Maharashtra with her family members.

[00:02:43] Her father is into timber business, the official said.

[00:02:46] The woman is well-qualified but is mentally unstable, the police said.

[00:02:49] The Mumbai traffic police's WhatsApp number on Saturday received a message from an unknown number threatening that if Adityanath did not resign from the CM's post within 10 days,

[00:02:58] then he would be killed like NCP leader Baba Siddiqui, the official said.

[00:03:03] Further investigation was on into the matter, the official added.

[00:03:06] The police are on alert as Adityanath is likely to come to Maharashtra for campaigning for the No. 28 state assembly polls, as per officials.

[00:03:13] Former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddiqui was shot dead in Mumbai's Bandra area on October 12.

[00:03:20] New Zealand capped a tough tour of Asia with an unprecedented 3-0 series sweep in India,

[00:03:25] while the bruised and battered home side will face uncomfortable questions ahead of their trip to Australia for five tests.

[00:03:31] The black-cab spinners ran right on a challenging wicket in Mumbai to dismiss India for 121 in the second innings

[00:03:37] and secured a famous 25-run victory on the third day of the third and final test on Sunday.

[00:03:42] The last time India were blanked at home was in 2000 in a two-match series against South Africa

[00:03:47] and Rohit Sharma's side were totally outplayed by the tourists in different conditions.

[00:03:52] India dropped to second below Australia in the World Test Championship table

[00:03:55] and will need a big effort to reach a third straight final next year.

[00:03:59] Rishabh Pant was the lone Indian batsman to show resistance as he made a sublime 64 after the hosts were reduced to 29-for-5 on a turning Mankhadi stadium pitch.

[00:04:08] Mumbai-born man of the match Ajaz Patel finished with 6-for-57, his second five-wicket haul in the match,

[00:04:14] while fellow spinner Glenn Phillips took 3-for-42 to help skittle the hosts for a low score again in the series.

[00:04:20] India captain Rohit Sharma described the home series defeat by New Zealand as a low point in his career

[00:04:24] and took responsibility for his lapses as leader and struggles with the bat.

[00:04:30] The deadliest flash floods in Spain's modern history have killed at least 214 people and dozens were still unaccounted for,

[00:04:36] four days after torrential rain swept the eastern region of Valencia, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday.

[00:04:43] In a televised statement, Sanchez said the government was sending 5,000 more army troops to help with the searches

[00:04:48] and clean-up in addition to 2,500 soldiers already deployed.

[00:04:51] The tragedy is already Europe's worst flood-related disaster since 1967 when at least 500 people died in Portugal.

[00:04:59] Hopes of finding survivors were raised when the rescuers found a woman alive after three days trapped in a car park in Moncara, Valencia.

[00:05:06] Scientists say extreme weather events are becoming more frequent in Europe and elsewhere due to climate change.

[00:05:11] Meteorologists think the warming of the Mediterranean, which increases water evaporation, plays a key role in making torrential rains more severe.

[00:05:19] The Kerala government's ambitious semi-high-speed rail project K-Rail got the centre's assurance on Sunday that the project could be taken forward

[00:05:26] if the technical and environmental issues in its design are addressed by the state authorities.

[00:05:30] The multi-trop project has been shelved for some time due to intense protests from opposition parties and the general public

[00:05:36] and also for want of permission from the Union Government.

[00:05:39] Giving a fresh hope to the project, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that he had discussed the matter with Chief Minister Pinaray Vijayam when they had last met in New Delhi.

[00:05:47] The Union Minister further said that the centre is committed to constructing the Shabari Rail from Angamali to Arimeli as per the original alignment.

[00:05:53] The K-Rail, a semi-high-speed rail corridor, aims to ease transportation along the entire north and south stretch of Kerala and reduce the travel time to less than four hours, as against 12 to 14 hours at present.

[00:06:04] The silver line would cover a 530km stretch from Thirunandabaram to K-Rail and be dialed by K-Rail, a joint venture of the Kerala government and the Ministry of Railways.

[00:06:14] The opposition Congress and the BJP in Kerala have been protesting against the silver line project, saying it will affect the families who will be displaced due to its implementation.

[00:06:23] That brings us to the end of this episode. Thanks for listening to Daily News Stores, hosted and produced by me, Vishnu Murledharan.

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