Main events of June 1: India today is all set to witness various political, legal, cultural and sporting events. Polling for the Lok Sabha elections will conclude on Saturday as the final phase begins, while 42 Assembly seats will be voted on in Odisha for the 2024 Assembly elections. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s interim bail in The excise policy case also ended on Saturday, and he requested a 7-day extension for health reasons. Take a look at the main events of the day below,
– Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day drug break at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, will end today.
– The seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections begins on June 1 in 57 constituencies across eight states and Union Territories. Soon after voting ends, attention will now shift to exit polls to predict whether the ruling NDA under Prime Minister Modi or India’s opposition bloc led by Congress will form the country’s next government .
– Parliamentary elections for 42 seats in Odisha, along with by-elections in 6 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, will be held on June 1.
– Leaders of member parties of India’s opposition bloc led by Congress will meet in Delhi today.
– Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of interim bail in a health excise policy case that ends on June 1. The regular bail hearing will take place on Saturday.
– The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has announced new rules regarding driving licenses from June 1.
– The effect of Cyclone Remal will persist till June 1 in Assam. Disaster management is always in “alert mode”.
– Sale of alcohol in Bengaluru will be banned from June 1 to 6 in view of the legislative council elections and the counting of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka.
– BRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao has decided to organize ‘Dashabdi Utsavalu’ for three days from June 1 in Telangana on behalf of the party to mark the 10th Telangana Training Day.
– This year, June 1 marks the 40th anniversary of the start of Operation Blue Star.
– Consultation meeting of DMK district secretaries, candidates and vote counting officers was announced in Tamil Nadu on Saturday.
– The coastal state’s annual 61-day fishing ban will go into effect June 1.
– Due to the heatwave, the Haryana Directorate of School Education has announced summer vacation for all government and private schools from June 1.
– Uttarakhand’s Valley of Flowers will welcome travelers from today.
– Tripura BJP Yuva Morcha will hold a protest rally on June 1 against the opposition’s alleged malicious campaign.
– The International Quizzing Association (IQA) will host its annual World Quizzing Championship in several cities on June 1.
– NASA and Boeing are eyeing June 1 as the launch date for the inaugural crewed Starliner spacecraft mission in the United States.
– Kazakhstan will implement the earthquake early warning system in pilot mode by Saturday.
– KM Balaji will be the new CFO of Ashok Leyland from June 1.
– New York will host Bangladesh against India in a warm-up match ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the United States.
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Published: 01 Jun 2024, 06:55 IST
