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[00:00:00] Hello, This is your Daily Dose of Newsroom Onmanorama.
[00:00:14] I am your host Meenu and these are the major news stories of Wednesday, April 17th, 2024.
[00:00:24] Dubai International Airport advised passengers not to come to the airport unless absolutely
[00:00:29] necessary due to the unprecedented weather conditions in the country.
[00:00:33] Dubai witnessed heavy flooding as UAE reeled under the heaviest rainfall it received in
[00:00:38] 75 years.
[00:00:42] Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that he went to people with hope in the 2014
[00:00:47] locks up elections, trust in 2019 and guarantee in 2024.
[00:00:53] Modi was addressing an election rally in Assam's Nalbari.
[00:00:59] Amid intense speculation over whether he would contest the locks up polls from Uttar Pradesh
[00:01:04] Amity, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he will follow whatever order he gets from his
[00:01:10] party.
[00:01:12] Iran on Wednesday said that its military was ready to confront any attack by Israel
[00:01:19] with the air force saying it was prepared for action.
[00:01:25] Amid the protest of elephant owners and temple boards, the Kerala Forest Department decided
[00:01:30] to amide its order on elephant management during Trusurpuram.
[00:01:35] Let's get into the details.
[00:01:39] Dubai International Airport advised passengers not to come to the airport unless absolutely
[00:01:45] necessary due to the unprecedented weather conditions in the country.
[00:01:50] In a statement, Dubai airports said that flights continue to be delayed and diverted and that
[00:01:55] passengers are advised to contact their respective airlines for the latest information on flight
[00:02:00] status.
[00:02:02] Dubai airports assured passengers that they were working hard to recover operations as
[00:02:07] quickly as possible in very challenging conditions.
[00:02:11] Dubai witnessed heavy flooding as UAE reeled under the heaviest rainfall it received in 75
[00:02:17] years.
[00:02:18] As reported by the college Times, the National Center of Meteorology referred to the record-breaking
[00:02:23] weather even as exceptional and historic and said one station in Al Ain recorded
[00:02:28] 254 mm of rainfall in less than 24 hours.
[00:02:36] Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that he went to people with hope in the 2014 Lok
[00:02:41] Sabha elections, trust in 2019 and guarantee in 2024.
[00:02:47] Modi was addressing an election rally in Assam's Nalbari.
[00:02:50] Earlier in the day, PM Modi greeted people on the occasion of Ram Navami and said Ayodhya
[00:02:56] is an incomparable bliss as this is the first time the festival would be celebrated
[00:03:01] there after the consecration of the Ram temple.
[00:03:04] As his party's poll promised, the Prime Minister said that free ration will be provided to
[00:03:09] all without discrimination for the next five years.
[00:03:13] He added free treatment of up to Rs 5 lakh under the Ayushman Bharat scheme will be
[00:03:18] given to people aged 70 and above.
[00:03:22] The Lok Sabha elections of 2024 will be conducted across seven phases starting on
[00:03:27] April 19 followed by subsequent phases on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1.
[00:03:37] Counting will be done on June 4.
[00:03:43] Amit Indian speculation over whether he would contest the Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh
[00:03:48] are met.
[00:03:49] Contest leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he will follow whatever order he gets
[00:03:53] from his party.
[00:03:55] Gandhi made the remarks at a joint press conference in Gasiabad with Samajwati Party chief
[00:04:01] Akhilesh Yadav.
[00:04:03] Polling will be held in Vainad on April 26, while Amit goes to poll on May 20.
[00:04:09] Gandhi won the Amit seat in three consecutive Lok Sabha elections from 2004.
[00:04:14] BJP leader Smriti Irani rested the seat in 2019.
[00:04:22] Iran said on Wednesday its military was ready to confront any attack by Israel with the air
[00:04:27] force saying it was prepared for action.
[00:04:30] Iran's Navy commander said also that it was escorting Iranian commercial vessels to the
[00:04:35] Red Sea.
[00:04:36] Iran carried out its first-ever direct attack on Israel last weekend in retaliation
[00:04:42] for a suspected Israeli strike on an Iranian diplomatic compound in Damascus on April
[00:04:47] 1.
[00:04:48] Israel has said it will head back and its war cabinet was meeting on Wednesday to discuss
[00:04:53] options.
[00:04:58] Amit, protested of elephant owners and Parameka when Thiruvanpadi Devas reports the Kerala
[00:05:03] Forest Department has decided to amend its order on elephant management during Trishur
[00:05:08] Purim.
[00:05:09] Addressing the media on Wednesday, Minister K Rajan assured that the forest department
[00:05:14] will scrap its order, mandating re-verification of the fitness certificates issued for each
[00:05:20] elephant taken for the Purim.
[00:05:22] As per this controversial order, veterinary doctors of the forest department have to verify
[00:05:28] the fitness certificates of the elephants issued by the animal husbandry department.
[00:05:32] Erg by this order, the Elephant Owners Association declared to boycott this year's
[00:05:37] Purim.
[00:05:38] The association informed that there were some boards that no elephant would be
[00:05:42] paraded for Purim.
[00:05:43] Following this, there were some boards called for the Chief Minister's intervention to withdraw
[00:05:48] the forest department's order.
[00:05:53] That brings us to the end of this episode.
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