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[00:00:09] Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama.
[00:00:14] I am your host Vati Ajat and these are the major news stories of Sunday, June 2, 2024.
[00:00:21] The Sikkim Krantikari Morcha on Sunday returned to power by sweeping the assembly polls in
[00:00:25] the Himalayan state, winning 31 of 32 seats, according to the election commission.
[00:00:30] In Arunachal Pradesh, the BJP returned to power for the third time in a row as the
[00:00:34] party won 46 seats in the 60-member assembly and secured a majority.
[00:00:39] Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal offered prayers at the Hanuman Temple in Karnataka
[00:00:43] place on Sunday before surrendering at the Dihar jail.
[00:00:46] Terming the exit polls bogus, the Congress on Sunday said they were a deliberate attempt
[00:00:51] to justify rigging of the elections and part of the psychological games being played
[00:00:55] by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the morale of the India bloc workers.
[00:00:59] An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that Israel accepted
[00:01:03] US President Joe Biden's framework to end the Gaza war, though he called it flawed
[00:01:08] and needing more work.
[00:01:09] Kerala schools to reopen tomorrow with revised textbooks and valuation system.
[00:01:14] Let's get to the details.
[00:01:16] The Sikkim Krantikari Morcha on Sunday returned to power by sweeping the assembly
[00:01:20] polls in the Himalayan state, winning 31 of 32 seats, according to the election commission.
[00:01:25] In Arunachal Pradesh, the BJP returned to power for the third time in a row as
[00:01:29] the party won 46 seats in the 60-member assembly and secured a majority.
[00:01:33] Elections to the Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh assemblies were held simultaneously
[00:01:37] with the Lok Sabha polls on April 19.
[00:01:39] The counting began at 6 am amid tight security.
[00:01:42] The Sikkim led by Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang had won 17 seats in 2019 and
[00:01:47] unseated the STF which stalled the state for 25 years in a row.
[00:01:51] In Arunachal Pradesh, the BJP has won 10 seats of the 60-seat assembly uncontested.
[00:01:56] Votes were counted for 50 assembly segments on Sunday.
[00:01:59] Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal offered prayers at the Hanuman
[00:02:02] Temple and cannot place on Sunday before surrendering at the Dihar jail.
[00:02:06] From the temple, Kejriwal left for the Amarpim party office on Rao's Avenue Road
[00:02:09] where he addressed party workers and leaders.
[00:02:12] Kejriwal was released from the prison on May 10 on interim bail granted by
[00:02:16] the Supreme Court in a money-launtring case linked to the alleged Delhi
[00:02:19] excise policy scam to campaign in the Lok Sabha polls.
[00:02:22] The bail expired on June 1, the day the seventh and last phase of the general
[00:02:26] elections was held.
[00:02:28] Terming the exit polls bogus, the congress on Sunday said they were
[00:02:32] a deliberate attempt to justify rigging of the elections and part of
[00:02:35] psychological games being played by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lower
[00:02:38] the morale of India bloc workers.
[00:02:40] Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi dubbed the exit polls as
[00:02:43] Modi Media Poll.
[00:02:44] This is not called an exit poll, but its name is Modi Media Poll.
[00:02:47] This is Modi Ji's poll, it is his fantasy poll, Gandhi told reporters at
[00:02:51] the AICC headquarters after a meeting with the party's Lok Sabha
[00:02:54] MPs by video conference.
[00:02:56] Exit polls on Saturday predicted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi
[00:02:59] will retain power for a third straight term, with the BJP-led ND expected
[00:03:03] to win a big majority in the Lok Sabha polls.
[00:03:07] An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that
[00:03:10] Israel accepted US President Joe Biden's framework to end the Gaza
[00:03:13] War, though he called it flawed and needing more work.
[00:03:16] Biden has hailed several ceasefire proposals over the past several
[00:03:20] months, each with similar frameworks to the one he outlined on Friday,
[00:03:24] all of which collapsed.
[00:03:26] After the two-month summer vacation, schools in Kerala are set to reopen
[00:03:30] on Monday.
[00:03:31] Unlike the previous years, this academic year marks significant
[00:03:34] changes in the textbooks, the answer sheet valuation system and the
[00:03:37] discontinuation of the all-past practice and more.
[00:03:41] Education Minister Vishi Venkuti has announced that the all-past
[00:03:43] practice would be discontinued for classes 1-9 with both studies and
[00:03:47] examinations to be conducted more aggressively.
[00:03:50] The minister also stated that the requirement for minimum marks in all
[00:03:53] subjects for the class 10 would be implemented.
[00:03:56] After a 10-year gap, textbooks have been revised for classes 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9.
[00:04:01] Another special feature this year is the inclusion of lessons that
[00:04:04] promote gender equality.
[00:04:06] That brings us to the end of this episode.
[00:04:08] Thanks for listening to Daily News Doors, hosted by me, Swati
[00:04:11] Ajit and produced by Vishnu Muralitharan with technical
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