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[00:00.000 --> 00:17.020] Hello, this is your Daily Dose of News from Onmanorama. I am your host Vishnu and these
[00:17.020 --> 00:24.240] are the major news stories of Monday, February 5, 2024.
[00:24.240 --> 00:29.320] Jharkhand's JMM-led coalition government, headed by Chief Minister Champai Soran, won
[00:29.320 --> 00:34.600] the vote of confidence in the Assembly on Monday. While 47 MLAs voted in favour of the confidence
[00:34.600 --> 00:40.320] motion, 29 legislators opposed it in the 8-1 member assembly. Independent legislator Saryu
[00:40.320 --> 00:45.980] Roy abstained. 77 MLAs were present in the Assembly during the voting. The ruling alliance
[00:45.980 --> 00:52.080] comprises the JMM, Congress and the RJD, while it is supported from outside by the lone CPIML
[00:52.080 --> 00:57.360] legislator. JMM legislature party leader Champai Soran took oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand
[00:57.360 --> 01:02.240] on February 2nd. After his predecessor, Heyman Soran was arrested by the enforcement directorate
[01:02.240 --> 01:05.600] last week in a money-laundering case.
[01:05.600 --> 01:11.680] Shakti, a fusion music group comprising Thabla Maestro Zakir Hussain and singer Shankar
[01:11.680 --> 01:18.120] Mahadevan, won the 2024 Grammy Award for the Best Global Music Album for This Moment.
[01:18.120 --> 01:23.600] The 2024 Grammy Awards were held on late Sunday night at LosAngelesCrypto.com Arena. This
[01:23.600 --> 01:28.180] moment features Shakti founding member and guitarist John McLaughlin alongside Hussain
[01:28.180 --> 01:34.480] Mahadevan, violinist Ganesh Rajagobalan and percussionist Selva Ganesh Vinayakram. Shakti's
[01:34.480 --> 01:39.000] This Moment, the group's first studio album in more than 45 years, was released to critical
[01:39.000 --> 01:43.920] acclaim in June 2023. The Recording Academy, which conducts the Grammy Awards, made the
[01:43.920 --> 01:49.160] announcement on its ex-page.
[01:49.160 --> 01:53.200] Dissented on Monday, introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to check malpractices in government
[01:53.200 --> 01:57.880] recruitment exams, such as paper leaks and fake websites, with strict penalties including
[01:57.880 --> 02:03.080] a minimum jail term of three years and a fine of up to Rs. 1 crore. At present, there is
[02:03.080 --> 02:07.040] no specific substantive law to deal with unfair means adopted or offenses committed
[02:07.040 --> 02:11.560] by various entities involved in the conduct of public examinations by the central government
[02:11.560 --> 02:16.440] and its agencies. The bill has provisions to identify and effectively deal with organised
[02:16.440 --> 02:21.360] gangs, mafia elements and those indulging in malpractices. It will not even spare
[02:21.360 --> 02:25.840] government officials found in collusion with them. The bill covers recruitment examinations
[02:25.840 --> 02:30.560] conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission, Railway Recruitment
[02:30.560 --> 02:38.520] Boards, Institute of Banking Person Selection and National Testing Agency, among others.
[02:38.520 --> 02:42.240] Several Shivesena Ministers in the Maharashtra government on Monday met Deputy Chief Minister
[02:42.240 --> 02:47.360] Devendra Fadnawil seeking action against BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad for levelling baseless
[02:47.360 --> 02:52.640] charges against Chief Minister Devendra Fadnawil. Kalyan East MLA Ganpat Gaikwad had on February
[02:52.640 --> 02:57.560] 2nd opened fire at local Shivesena leader Mahesh Gaikwad and one more person inside Hill Line
[02:57.560 --> 03:01.880] police station in Unlaas Nagar in neighboring Thane district. He was arrested for attempt
[03:01.880 --> 03:06.480] to murder and other offences. Before being arrested, Ganpat Gaikwad had told a television
[03:06.480 --> 03:13.200] channel that CM Shinde was encouraging criminalisation in politics.
[03:13.200 --> 03:17.040] Kerala Finance Minister K.N Balagopal on Monday presented the state's budget for
[03:17.040 --> 03:23.000] the financial year 2024-25 amid a deepening fiscal crisis. Some of the major announcements
[03:23.000 --> 03:28.800] in Balagopal's longest-hour budget included an allocation of Rs. 1,698.3 crore for the
[03:28.800 --> 03:34.960] agriculture sector. The minimum support price for Raba was increased from Rs. 170 to Rs.
[03:34.960 --> 03:41.720] 180. An amount of Rs. 1,032.62 crore has been earmarked for the general education sector.
[03:41.720 --> 03:45.000] The Finance Minister said the state would proceed with the KRL project and expressed
[03:45.000 --> 03:49.400] hope to secure the centre's permission for the Trivananda Brahm metro soon. An amount
[03:49.400 --> 03:54.960] of Rs. 239 crore was set apart for the second phase of Kuchi metro. In infrastructure, the
[03:54.960 --> 03:59.920] budget allocated Rs. 1,000 crore for development projects proposed during the Navakkair Lhasadis
[03:59.920 --> 04:05.760] while Rs. 1,132 crore was set aside for the life mission scheme. An amount of Rs.
[04:05.760 --> 04:11.040] 500 crore has been set apart for 2024-25 for a bringing project which will be fully
[04:11.040 --> 04:17.120] functional this year. A total of Rs. 2,052 crore was allotted for the health sector and
[04:17.120 --> 04:20.640] the government is planning to review the new pension scheme and implement a revised scheme
[04:20.640 --> 04:26.360] that will provide security to the employees. Duty on electricity, liquor, lease time duty
[04:26.360 --> 04:31.880] rates will be hyped while the tax and registration of all India tourist buses have been reduced.
[04:31.880 --> 04:35.880] For more on the Kerala Budget 2024, listen to Anman Orma's explainer podcast news
[04:35.880 --> 04:37.880] break hosted by Haridha Benjamin.
[05:05.880 --> 05:07.880] Thank you.
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