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Former President Pranab Mukherjee to address RSS workers in Nagpur on June 7
Veteran Congress leader and former President Pranab Mukherjee will be in Nagpur on June 7 at an RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) programme to address the workers of the organization. Mukherjee will be the chief guest at the valedictory session at Sangha Shiksha Varg (third year) ? a 25-day training camp for RSS volunteers at RSS headquarters in Reshimbagh, Nagpur.
RSS Akhil Bhartiya Prachar Pramukh Arun Kumar told PTI that the former President has given his consent to participate in the valedictory session. The Indian Express quoted RSS leader Rakesh Sinha saying, Former President Pranab Mukherjees acceptance to attend RSS event in Nagpur sends a message to the country that on vital issues there should be dialogue and adversaries are not enemies. Questions raised on RSS-Hindutva is being answered by his acceptance of invitation.
Pranab Mukherjee, 82, was the President of India from 2012 to 2017. Being a senior Congress leader he worked closely with Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. He was also finance minister in the UPA II government headed by former PM Manmohan Singh.
Interestingly, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman too visited the RSS headquarters in Nagpur last week and paid her tributes at the Hedgewar Smruti Mandir.
Billboards that mention Shubham Gill
Indian cricketer Umesh Yadav had a ‘field day’ teasing his team member Shubham Gill after Tinder – a popular dating app – showed a photo of a girl with a placard on large billboards in Nagpur that read, “Shubman idhar toh dekh lo” (Shubman, have a look here).” Tinder was quick to capitalise on the joke and turn it into hoardings in Nagpur ahead of India first Test match vs Australia.
Taking to twitter, Yadav wrote, “Poora Nagpur bol raha hai, Shubman Gill ab toh dekh le.”
Poora Nagpur bol raha hai, @ShubmanGill ab toh dekh le pic.twitter.com/9iaW2BBtZY
— Umesh Yaadav (@y_umesh) February 3, 2023
During India’s T20 match in Ahmedabad, a picture of a female fan holding a placard that read ‘Tinder, Shubman se match kara do” (Tinder, match me with Shubman)’ had gone viral.
The Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) would host the opening Test of the four-game Border Gavaskar Trophy from February 9 to 13 at Jamtha in Nagpur.
Also read: All 31 days in January 2023 in Nagpur observed to be polluted, reveals study
PM Modi
A US-based firm Morning Consult released a list of world leaders trending on the basis of their approval ratings among 22 nations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the most popular leader in the world with an approval rating of over 75% thus leaving behind US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Also read: All 31 days in January 2023 in Nagpur observed to be polluted, reveals study
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As per the recent survey of Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, the entire month of January (all 31 days) in Nagpur this year saw tremendously high levels of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2).
The survey that released pictures of the same showed increased levels of SO2 and NO2 not just in Nagpur but in cities including Chandrapur, Gondia and Amravati. Environmental experts have said that the matter was worrying from the point of view of the health of the residents as the pollution index in Nagpur saw an increase in all the three months of winter.
Not just in January this year but 28 out of 30 days in November last year as well as 30 out of 31 days in December last year showed poor air quality. Environmental expert Professor Suresh Chopani said an action plan, to avoid respiratory issues, under National Clean Air Programme would be strictly implemented.
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