Bhaskar Updates: Col Vijay, brother of CDS Bipin Rawat joins BJP, may contest from Uttarakhand

Retired Colonel Vijay Rawat, brother of late CDS General Bipin Rawat, joined the BJP on Wednesday. It is being told that he can contest from Uttarakhand. Vijay Rawat had met Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in the morning. After this it was said that ideology matches with BJP and if the party said then I will contest elections also.

Today’s big news…
6 players positive including captain of junior team India playing Under-19 World Cup
Team India has suffered a major setback in the Under-19 World Cup. Six players of the team, including captain Yash Dhul and vice-captain Sheikh Rashid, have been hit by Corona. All players have been isolated. The captain and vice-captain are not playing in the second match against Ireland due to Corona being infected. The team is being led by Nishant Sindhu.

BJP will fight with Apna Dal and Nishad Party in Uttar Pradesh

BJP President JP Nadda said on Wednesday that in Uttar Pradesh, the party will fight the elections together with Apna Dal and Nishad Party. Nadda said that an agreement has been reached on the seats with the allies. NDA will contest 403 seats in UP. Apna Dal chief Anupriya Patel said that only a joint alliance led to the formation of a strong government in the country and the state. Uttar Pradesh grew at a rapid pace with the double engine.

Amidst ban on rallies, BJP releases list of star campaigners in UP
The BJP on Wednesday released the list of its 30 star campaigners for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. These include the names of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Yogi Adityanath and Hema Malini. In view of the threat of Corona, the Election Commission has banned rallies and meetings in the election states till January 22. Earlier this ban was till January 15, which was extended to January 22 after review.

The tractor loaded on the boat drowned in the river in Bettiah, Bihar; 24 people were on the boat

A major accident has happened in West Champaran district of Bihar. In the Bettiah area here, a tractor laden with sugarcane on a boat drowned in the river. There were 24 people on the boat at the time of the accident. The body of a woman was recovered by local divers.

According to the information, the tractor loaded on the boat suddenly started and sank in the river. Some people swam away as soon as they fell in the river. Information of 4 people including tractor driver is not available. Read full news here…

Amit Palekar to be AAP’s chief ministerial candidate in Goa

Amit Palekar will be AAP’s chief ministerial candidate in Goa. Arvind Kejriwal announced this in Panaji on Wednesday. Palekar belongs to Bhandari community. A lawyer by profession. He had joined the Aam Aadmi Party last year. On Tuesday, Kejriwal had announced the name of Bhagwant Mann for the post of Punjab CM. Let us tell you that the votes for the assembly elections in Goa will be held on February 14. The result will come on March 10.

In Goa, 35% population belongs to Bhandari community.
AAP has played a big bet by making Amit the face of the party. About 35 percent of the population in the state belongs to the Bhandari community. Here’s a good image of him. He has always been active in the Santa Cruz area. His mother had been the sarpanch from here for ten years. He was in the news recently when he sat on a fast against a bungalow being built illegally in the Old Goa Heritage Complex. The government succumbed to their hunger strike and the Goa government took action against the disputed structure.
Akhilesh Yadav will contest the assembly elections

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will contest the 2022 assembly elections. However, the seat has not been decided yet. News agency ANI has given information quoting party sources. Rajnath Singh, who took charge of the state in the year 2000, is currently the last leader who became the Chief Minister of the state after winning the assembly elections.

Talking to Dainik Bhaskar, Akhilesh Yadav had said that after talking to the senior leaders of the party, I will decide on my own fielding. If contesting elections, Akhilesh will fight for the first time in the assembly. Read full news here…

of Himachal 5 places avalanche in Lahaul Spiti; Rescue operation in minus 15 degree temperature

Himachal Pradesh has been avalanched on National Highway-3 in Tribal District Lahaul Spiti. 60 passengers coming from Pangi to Kullu were stuck in the Lahaul valley due to closure of roads at 5 places including Ropsang, Mulling Nala in the valley. All the passengers stranded in the valley were rescued till late at 11:00 pm and taken to the district headquarters Keylong, where they have been accommodated in the new circuit house.

Here their food and drink arrangements have been made by the disaster management and administration. According to the information, the avalanche took place at Ropsang Nala, about 27 km from the district headquarter Keylong and 12 km from Maling Nala. Read full news here…

Sensex fell 400 points to 60445, shares of tech companies fell more

The market is down on the third day of the week today. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex has fallen 400 points to 60,345. Shares of tech companies have fallen more. Infosys and Wipro stocks are down 2-2%.

The Sensex opened 91 points higher at 60,845 in the morning. It made an upper level of 60,870 and a low of 60,442 in the first hour. Out of its 30 stocks, 8 are trading in gains, while 22 are in decline. Major stocks to grow are Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, Dr. Reddy and Reliance Industries.

KK Shukla left BJP and joined BSP, was upset over not getting ticket

BJP’s Western UP vice-president KK Shukla has left the party. He was upset over not getting the ticket. After saying goodbye to BJP, he joined BSP. BSP gave him ticket from Ghaziabad city assembly seat.

KK Shukla was the regional vice president of BJP. Before the code of conduct was announced, BJP took out Jan Vishwas Yatras in all the cities. He was made the West UP regional convener of these yatras.