INDIAN 20 June, 2020 | Saturday | Volume No: 8| Issue No: 78 Pages: 8 CHRONICLE www.indianchronicle.com Published from : Ranga Reddy (Telangana State) 3 Two boys aged about 14 and 8 years old drowned in a pond near Rechini village in Thandur Telangana govt. likely to scrap degree exams 2020 Two boys aged about 14 and 8 years old drowned in a pond near Rechini village in Thandur mandal on The Telangana government may scrap degree exams 2020. It is learned that Thursday evening. But, the incident came to light on Friday after the bodies were found floating in the well. The the officials of the state council of higher education, in charge Vice-Chancellors, police who learned the incident rushed to the spot and fished out the bodies. The bodies were sent for post- registrars and professors who took part in a meeting with the education minister mortem to Bellampalli government hospital.Getting into details, Muriki Tirumal (14) and his cousin Mahesh (8) Sabitha Indra Reddy on Thursday gave their nod to cancel the exams. Also, the went out of the home on Thursday evening after their parents asked them to look after the lambs. The two boys officials are said to have suggested promoting all the first and second-year exams. noticed a pond and decided to have fun by swimming in it. Unaware of the depth, the two boys who did not know So far, five semesters of the degree courses have been completed. On the basis of swimming ventured into the pond and drowned. The parents grew suspicious and launched a hunt after their these results, the students are said to be given the final degree. According to the children did not return home. UGC norms, the classes for the first year degree will begin from September 1 while the second year and final year from August 15. India dubs China's claim over PM Modi's All-Party Meet: AAP, RJD Galwan Valley exaggeration Upset Over Not Being Invited New Delhi: Aam Aadmi party (AAP) and Rashtriya New Delhi: GNS Janata Dal (RJD) expressed their displeasure over not News Agency, June 19 being invited to the virtual all-party meeting convened by India has trashed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at 5 pm over the China's claim of sovereignty India-China face-off on the border. AAP Rajya Sabha MP over the Galwan Valley in Sanjay Singh posted a tweet to say that it was the Narendra eastern Ladakh, the site of a Modi government's arrogance which prevented it from violent cross-border clash, sending out an invite to the AAP. The Rajya Sabha MP saying such "exaggerated" from AAP further said that his party was not only in power and "untenable" claims are in Delhi, but was the most important opposition party in the contrary to the understand- state of Punjab. It had four MPs in Parliament and yet did ing reached during a high- not receive an invite for the all-party meeting, he said. level military dialogue on With China Rajya Sabha MP from RJD, Manoj Jha, June 6 pointed out that his party had the requisite five MPs which was being cited as a part of the criteria for the invite for the The Chinese military with two MPs, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) with 4 MPs, CPI on Thursday said the all-party meet convened by the Prime Minister. He added that his party was the first to raise the issue of the need for with 2 MPs, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) with 2 MPs and Galwan Valley has always National Conference (NC) with 1 MP being invited to the been a part of China. an all-party meeting. Jha added that political parties with fewer MPs had been invited for the all-party meeting. A all-party meeting. Manoj Jha observed that different crite- In a sharp reaction to ria for different parties, are being adopted by the BJP-led The Rajya Sabha MP gave the example of Apna Dal the claim by China's government. People's Liberation Army (PLA), Spokesperson in the It was the biggest con- conversation on recent de- ley will have a "serious im- Ministry of External Affairs frontation along the Line of velopments in Ladakh," pact" on the bilateral rela- Anurag Srivastava referred Actual Control between the Srivastava said. tionship and held the "pre- India COVID-19 Count Climbs to an agreement reached two forces after their clashes meditated" action by Chi- in Nathu La in 1967 when "Both sides have between Chinese and In- agreed that the overall situ- nese Army directly respon- dian militaries on "disen- India lost around 80 soldiers sible for the violence. and China lost over 300 ation should be handled in To 3,80,532 S gagement" during the Lt PLA personnel. a responsible manner and The India-China bor- General-level talks on June that the understandings der dispute covers the GNS News Agency, 6. In a telephonic conver- reached between Senior 3,488-km-long LAC. China June 19 sation with his Chinese "Making exaggerated Commanders on 6th June claims Arunachal Pradesh India's COVID-19 tally and untenable claims is counterpart Wang Yi, Exter- should be implemented sin- as part of southern Tibet, nal Affairs Minister S has now reached 3,80,532 contrary to this understand- cerely. Making exaggerated while India contests it. as per the latest update put ing," he said in a statement Jaishankar too talked about and untenable claims is the need for implementation Prior to the clashes, out on Friday morning by the issued at around 1 am. contrary to this understand- both sides have been assert- Union Ministry of Health and of the decisions taken at the ing," he said. The Galwan Valley was June 6 meeting. ing that pending the final Family Welfare.The country- the site of the violent clash In the telephonic talks, resolution of the boundary wide death count now between the two militaries "As we have conveyed Jaishankar delivered a issue, it is necessary to stands at 12,573. India's on Monday evening in which earlier today, External Af- strong message to Wang maintain peace and tran- COVID-19 tally has now a colonel and 19 other In- fairs Minister and the State saying the "unprecedented" quillity in the border areas. reached 3,80,532 as per the dian Army personnel were Councillor and Foreign Min- incident in the Galwan Val- latest update put out on Fri- killed. ister of China had a phone day morning by the Union Ministry of Health and Fam- ily Welfare.The countrywide Nepal votes to pass bill that incorporates death count now stands at 12,573. There are 1,63,248 active cases across all states. 2,04,711 patients 3 key Indian areas into map have been cured or dis- with 323 deaths. Madhya coronavirus situation with charged. As has been the Maharashtra's death count Pradesh has reported Kathmandu: GNS trend of the spread of has now reached 5,751. CMs Gujarat has also been badly hit by the pandemic 11,426 confirmed COVID- News Agency, June 19 coronavirus pandemic, Tamil Nadu is the second 19 cases with the total death Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and its COVID-19 count has Nepal's upper house of worst-hit state among the now reached 25,601 with count in the state now reach- Parliament on Thursday Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar ones affected by COVID-19 ing 486. West Bengal has so Pradesh and Rajasthan with close to 1,600 deaths. unanimously voted to tally with its COVID-19 count The fatalities have now far reported 12,735 cases of amend the Constitution to continue to contribute the now reaching 52,334 with coronavirus with 518 most to the overall caseload reached 1,591. Uttar update the country's new 625 deaths. Delhi is 21 cses Pradesh has reported deaths. Haryana has seen political map, laying claim in the country. Also Read - shy of the disturbing mile- a spike in cases in recent Hyderabad merchants 15,181 confirmed over three strategically key stone of 50,000 COVID-19 coronavirus cases and 465 days, with the state's tally areas along the border with wage war of sorts against cases. The tally in the state now reaching 9,218 and dragon Maharashtra's deaths. Rajasthan has re- it. now stands 49,979 con- ported 13,857 confirmed 134 deaths. Karnataka has COVID-19 tally has now firmed cases and a death reported 7,944 confirmed India has already mounted to 1,20,504. coronavirus patients so far termed as "untenable" the count of 1969. Also Read - COVID-19 cases and 114 "artificial enlargement" of ter- PM Modi discusses deaths. ritorial claims by Nepal after its lower house of Parlia- ment on Saturday unani- mously approved the new Punjagutta steel bridge thrown political map of the country featuring areas which India maintains belong to it. Now the bill will be sent Constitution amendment bill Lipulekh pass with open for traffic Nepal last month re- to President Bidya Devi for changing the map of Dharchula in Uttarakhand leased the revised political Bhandari for authentication Nepal to include parts of In- on May 8. Punjagutta steel and administrative map of after which it will be incor- dian territory. We have al- Nepal reacted sharply bridge, yet another project the country laying claim over porated in the Constitution. ready made our position to the inauguration of the under Strategic Road Devel- the strategically key areas, After that, the new map will clear on this matter.