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Rs 1000, Rs 500 currency notes to be out of circulation from midnight

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November 8, 2016

New Delhi, Nov 8: Taking the nation by surprise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight announced demonetisation of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes with effect from midnight, making these notes invalid in a major assault on black money, fake currency and corruption.

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In his first televised address to the nation, Modi said people holding notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 can deposit the same in their bank and post office accounts from November 10 till December 30.

In his 40-minute address, first in Hindi and later in English, the Prime Minister said the notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 "will not be legal tender from midnight tonight" and these will be "just worthless piece of paper."

However, he said that all notes in lower denomination of Rs 100, Rs 50, Rs 20, Rs 10, Rs 5, Rs 2 and Re 1 and all coins will continue to be valid.

He also announced that new notes of Rs 2000 and Rs 500 will be introduced.

ATM withdrawals will be restricted to Rs 2000 per day and withdrawals from bank accounts will be limited to Rs 10,000 a day and Rs 20,000 a week.

Banks will remain closed tomorrow and ATMs will also not function tomorrow and day after, Modi said.

He expressed confidence that the staff of banks and post offices will rise to the occasion to introduce the new order within the available time.

He also expressed confidence that political parties, workers, social organisations and the media will go further than the government in making it a success.

Besides depositing money in bank accounts, the Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes can also be exchanged with lower denomination currency notes at designated banks and post offices on production of valid government identity cards like PAN, Aadhaar and Election Card from November 10 to November 24 with a daily limit of Rs 4000.

Those unable to deposit Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes till December 30 this year can do so in designated RBI offices till March 31 next year after filling a declaration form along with proof and reasons, the Prime Minister said.

Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes will be valid for transactions related to booking of air tickets, railway bookings, government bus ticket counters and hospitals till the midnight of November 11 and 12.

"Banks will be closed tomorrow. It will cause some hardship to you....Let us ignore these hardships... In country's history, there comes a moment when people will want to participate in the nation building and reconstruction. Very few such moments come in life," Modi said.

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Skazi
 - 
Wednesday, 9 Nov 2016

Bupa, you lost the chance of stuffing pork
Now you can try this is on Sadvi, purohit, and other RSS terrorists

Bopanna
 - 
Wednesday, 9 Nov 2016

#4,Saleem, those who kill policewala deserve no mercy.
I would have stuffed pork in their mouths and shot them

naren kotian
 - 
Wednesday, 9 Nov 2016

hahaha saleem , they might be ur ummah , chummah ... who cares .,... they are terroroists ... we dont give damn ., pray for them yaar , 72 virgins jothe kabbadi aadli antha .... regarding najeeb , may be ask your isis leaders , he might be fighting in mosul :) haha ... bhagdhadi offer ge trap agi kabbaddi adbahudu antha hogirbeku ... ache din for natuonalkist indians who pay tax prompty ... hara hara modi .. jai jai modi ...

naren kotian
 - 
Wednesday, 9 Nov 2016

bhatkal ,ullal , kasargod , mallapuram , mulur hawala king pins will be crying .... ISI bosses will be struggling to send their counterparts required money to conduct jihad ... biryani boys of PFI are totally shocked ... faizhal bhai yelree ,,,, towel haakondu bundar nalli tootiddira .. hahaha ... banree ... papa ivattu bar ge hogodu faizhal bhai guarantee ...

Saleem
 - 
Wednesday, 9 Nov 2016

Good move by Modi to divert the attention from Bhopal Encounter and missing Najeeb.

Wa re wa ache din.....

Bopanna
 - 
Wednesday, 9 Nov 2016

Well said Naren, cannot see any of usual \truth seekers\" or \"anal ysts\" because they are trying to hide their ill gotten money. Those who were calling Modiji \"Feku\" look at this ! In one stroke he has nullified terrorists and black marketeers. No wonder Muslims hate him"

Althaf
 - 
Wednesday, 9 Nov 2016

Naren
I agree 100% with you. Jihadist Sanghis might have not slept last night. Poor guys.

Naren kotian
 - 
Tuesday, 8 Nov 2016

Wow ....hara hara modi ....jai jai modi ....jihsdist terrorism ...jihadist hawala network, jihadist chain snatchers and jihadists will not get sleep today .hahaha ....jihadist counterfeit kingpins and smugglers will be crying ....muah love u modi

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March 27,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 27: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday said it has created nine quarantine facilities of 200-300 personnel capacity each at its nodal bases across the country to combat the outbreak of novel coronavirus.
"To monitor the prevailing situation and provide immediate response and assistance as required, a 24x7 crisis management cell has been set up at the IAF Headquarters and various Command Headquarters," stated an IAF press release.
IAF aircraft are continuing to fly in medical supplies and doctors to Leh and fly out blood samples for COVID-19 testing to Chandigarh and Delhi, the release noted.
"Command Hospital Air Force Bangalore (CHAFB) has been designated as the first laboratory in the IAF to undertake COVID-19 testing, which will greatly enhance the region's ability to carry out quick testing of suspected cases and allow prompt and timely intervention where required," it mentioned.
All measures and directives issued by the government towards containing the spread of COVID-19 have been strictly enforced across all IAF stations, the release stated.
"The Indian Air Force continues to take measures to provide all possible assistance to civil administration across the country in containing the spread of COVID-19. The IAF has created nine quarantine facilities of 200-300 personnel capacity each at nodal IAF bases across the country," the release noted.

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April 18,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 18: The Karnataka government has managed to get the contact details of nine out of 10 foreign nationals who had visited Jubilant Life Sciences, a pharmaceutical company in Mysuru district's Nanjangud which has been declared a coronavirus hotspot, State minister S Suresh Kumar said on Saturday.

As many as 66 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nanjangud.

While investigating the source of virus in what is now known as 'Nanjangud cluster', the Mysuru administration could get information that 10 foreign nationals had visited this town, Kumar told reporters.

Soon the External Affairs Ministry's help was sought which managed to track nine of them, Kumar said, adding that the MEA contacted its embassies in China, Germany, Japan and the USA to track these persons.

"Out of 10, they could contact nine and got details. All of them have said that they were all healthy and they did not have any symptoms.

Hence, they did not feel the need to undergo COVID-19 tests," the minister said.

He opined that many people do not show the symptoms but they could be carriers of the virus.

Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on April 18

"It all depends on the person's immunity," Kumar explained.

A foreign national from Germany who had visited Nanjangud could not be reached as her contact details were not available.

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July 31,2020

Bengaluru, July 31: Denying irregularities in covid-19 equipment purchase by the Karnataka government, the state unit of the BJP has issued legal notices to Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar demanding that they apologize or face a defamation suit. 

The notices seek a public apology for the allegations levelled against the government on irregularities in the procurement of Covid-19 equipment and supplies. 

Both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar, the Karnataka Congress president, have been doggedly pursuing allegations of corruption against the BJP government and have demanded a judicial inquiry. 

BJP general secretary N Ravi Kumar said that while the Congress leaders claimed that Rs 4,157 crore was spent during Covid-19, they also allege that the government has not responded to any of the 20 letters written by them. "If the government has not provided any answer to the Opposition, where did they get the figures from," he said.

None of the allegations of corruption is specific and the statements made are factually incorrect. "These statements, without any basis, have been issued calculatedly to lower the image and damage the reputation of the government, the Bharatiya Janata Party, representatives of the party and the ministers in the government," the notice issued on behalf of Ravi Kumar read.

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