Morning Filter: Government to sign peace pact with 2 insurgent groups of Tripura on Wednesday

Government to sign peace pact with 2 insurgent groups of Tripura on Wednesday An agreement will be signed between the central and Tripura governments and two insurgent groups of Tripura in New Delhi on Wednesday, in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, to end violence and bring “lasting peace” in the Northeastern State. Flood waters start receding in Andhra, Telangana; States step up relief measures Flood waters in several parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh started receding as the states have not witnessed any intense rain spells on Tuesday even as the respective State governments stepped up relief works in the affected areas. A South Central Railway official said restoration work of the tracks in the Division is expected to be completed by Wednesday evening if there are no obstacles. 78 roads including 2 national highways closed in Himachal Pradesh, and rains continue Heavy rains lashed the state capital Shimla on Tuesday evening, reducing visibility to a few metres. Accounts of landslides blocking roads poured in but no casualty was reported. The local meteorological office issued a “yellow” alert for thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places in the State on Wednesday. PM Modi to hold talks with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on Wednesday Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he was looking forward to strong ties with Brunei, as he arrived here on the first leg of his two-nation trip meant to strengthen cooperation in sectors like defence, trade and investment, energy as well as people-to-people exchanges. On Wednesday, Modi will hold bilateral talks with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. From Brunei, Modi will travel to Singapore on Wednesday. Rahul Gandhi to launch Congress J&K poll campaign on Wednesday Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will address two public rallies in Ramban and Anantnag districts on Wednesday, kickstarting the Congress’ campaign for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls being held after a gap of 10 years. Delhi court to pass order on MP Engineer Rashid’s bail plea on Wednesday A Delhi court is likely to pronounce on Wednesday its order on the regular bail plea of Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid, who is in jail in a terror funding case. Himachal Pradesh Assembly to begin ‘Zero Hour’ from Wednesday: Speaker The Himachal Pradesh Assembly will hold ‘Zero Hour’ from Wednesday, with consensus from all parties, on the pattern of Lok Sabha to raise issues of public interest, Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania announced in the House on Wednesday. General Insurance Corporation offer for sale opens on Wednesday The government will dilute up to 6.78 per cent stake in General Insurance Corporation (GIC Re) at a floor price of ₹395 per share. The offer for sale (OFS) for over 11.90 crore shares or 6.78 per cent stake will open on Wednesday for institutional investors. Retail investors will get to bid in the share sale offer on Thursday. Paris Paralympics, India schedule, Day 7 Following is the India schedule on Day 7 of competitions in the Paris Paralympics on Wednesday Cycling Men’s C2 Individual Road Time Trial (Medal round): Arshad Shaik — 11.57 p.m. Women’s C1-3 Individual Road Time Trial (Medal round): Jyoti Gaderiya — 12.32 p.m. Shooting Mixed 50m pistol SH1 (Qualification): Nihal Singh and Rudransh Khandelwal — 1.00 p.m. Athletics Men’s shot put F46 (Medal round): Mohd Yasser, Rohit Kumar and Sachin Sarjerao Khilari — 1.35 p.m. Women’s shot put F46 (Medal round): Amisha Rawat — 3.17 p.m. Men’s club throw F51 (Medal round): Dharambir, Pranav Soorma and Amit Kumar Saroha — 10.50 p.m. Women’s 100m T12 (Heat): Simran — 11.03 p.m. Table tennis Women’s singles class 4 (Quarter-finals): Bhavina Patel vs Zhou Ying (China) — 2.15 p.m. Powerlifting Men’s 49kg (Medal round): Parmjeet Kumar — 3.30 p.m. Women’s 45kg (Medal round): Sakina Khatun — 8.30 p.m. Archery Men’s recurve (Pre-quarterfinal): Harvinder Singh vs Tseng Lung-hui (Taiwan) — 5.49 p.m. [morning filter logo] The Morning Filter 04 September 2024 [morning filter logo] The Morning Filter 04 September 2024 Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [View in browser]( [More newsletters]( Here are the latest news and big news stories to follow today Government to sign peace pact with 2 insurgent groups of Tripura on Wednesday An agreement will be signed between the central and Tripura governments and two insurgent groups of Tripura in New Delhi on Wednesday, in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, to end violence and bring “lasting peace” in the Northeastern State. Flood waters start receding in Andhra, Telangana; States step up relief measures Flood waters in several parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh started receding as the states have not witnessed any intense rain spells on Tuesday even as the respective State governments stepped up relief works in the affected areas. A South Central Railway official said restoration work of the tracks in the Division is expected to be completed by Wednesday evening if there are no obstacles. 78 roads including 2 national highways closed in Himachal Pradesh, and rains continue Heavy rains lashed the state capital Shimla on Tuesday evening, reducing visibility to a few metres. Accounts of landslides blocking roads poured in but no casualty was reported. The local meteorological office issued a “yellow” alert for thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places in the State on Wednesday. PM Modi to hold talks with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on Wednesday Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he was looking forward to strong ties with Brunei, as he arrived here on the first leg of his two-nation trip meant to strengthen cooperation in sectors like defence, trade and investment, energy as well as people-to-people exchanges. On Wednesday, Modi will hold bilateral talks with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. From Brunei, Modi will travel to Singapore on Wednesday. Rahul Gandhi to launch Congress J&K poll campaign on Wednesday Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will address two public rallies in Ramban and Anantnag districts on Wednesday, kickstarting the Congress’ campaign for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls being held after a gap of 10 years. Delhi court to pass order on MP Engineer Rashid’s bail plea on Wednesday A Delhi court is likely to pronounce on Wednesday its order on the regular bail plea of Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid, who is in jail in a terror funding case. Himachal Pradesh Assembly to begin ‘Zero Hour’ from Wednesday: Speaker The Himachal Pradesh Assembly will hold ‘Zero Hour’ from Wednesday, with consensus from all parties, on the pattern of Lok Sabha to raise issues of public interest, Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania announced in the House on Wednesday. General Insurance Corporation offer for sale opens on Wednesday The government will dilute up to 6.78 per cent stake in General Insurance Corporation (GIC Re) at a floor price of ₹395 per share. The offer for sale (OFS) for over 11.90 crore shares or 6.78 per cent stake will open on Wednesday for institutional investors. Retail investors will get to bid in the share sale offer on Thursday. Paris Paralympics, India schedule, Day 7 Following is the India schedule on Day 7 of competitions in the Paris Paralympics on Wednesday  Cycling - Men’s C2 Individual Road Time Trial (Medal round): Arshad Shaik — 11.57 p.m. - Women’s C1-3 Individual Road Time Trial (Medal round): Jyoti Gaderiya — 12.32 p.m. Shooting - Mixed 50m pistol SH1 (Qualification): Nihal Singh and Rudransh Khandelwal — 1.00 p.m. Athletics - Men’s shot put F46 (Medal round): Mohd Yasser, Rohit Kumar and Sachin Sarjerao Khilari — 1.35 p.m. - Women’s shot put F46 (Medal round): Amisha Rawat — 3.17 p.m. - Men’s club throw F51 (Medal round): Dharambir, Pranav Soorma and Amit Kumar Saroha — 10.50 p.m. - Women’s 100m T12 (Heat): Simran — 11.03 p.m. Table tennis - Women’s singles class 4 (Quarter-finals): Bhavina Patel vs Zhou Ying (China) — 2.15 p.m. Powerlifting - Men’s 49kg (Medal round): Parmjeet Kumar — 3.30 p.m. - Women’s 45kg (Medal round): Sakina Khatun — 8.30 p.m.  Archery - Men’s recurve (Pre-quarterfinal): Harvinder Singh vs Tseng Lung-hui (Taiwan) — 5.49 p.m. Today’s Best Reads [[Bengal Bill moots capital punishment for rapists] Bengal Bill moots capital punishment for rapists]( [[Congress questions ICICI Bank’s statement on Madhabi Puri Buch, asks why retiral benefits not uniform in frequency and amount] Congress questions ICICI Bank’s statement on Madhabi Puri Buch, asks why retiral benefits not uniform in frequency and amount]( [[Kolkata doctor rape and murder: Centre moves Supreme Court, alleges ‘unpardonable’ non-cooperation by West Bengal] Kolkata doctor rape and murder: Centre moves Supreme Court, alleges ‘unpardonable’ non-cooperation by West Bengal]( [[47 killed, over 200 injured in Russian strike on Ukraine military institute] 47 killed, over 200 injured in Russian strike on Ukraine military institute]( Copyright© 2024, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. 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