NATIONAL SCHEDULE

     National news schedule for Thursday, January 2:
    
     NATIONAL
    
     * Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at DRDO event
     Political developments and party briefings
    
     NCR
    
     * Aam Aadmi Party press conference
     Press conference by Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly
     Chief Minister Atishi at Delhi govt event in Punjabi Bagh
     Delhi Police press conference on illegal Bangladeshi immigrants
     Congress press conference *
    
     NORTH
    
     * UP:
     Digital technology set to influence Kumbh experience.
     CM in Gorakhpur to launch and lay the foundation stone of projects
     Lucknow family murder case follow up *

     Punjab:
     Farmers’ protest

     Rajasthan:
     AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in Churu district to visit Salasar temple *
    
    
     WEST
    
     * RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to visit Srimad Rajchandra Mission and Sadgurudham in Gujarat's Valsad district at 9 am.
     Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to chair state cabinet meeting in Mumbai at 12 pm.
     Fadnavis to chair meeting to review security arrangements at Mantralaya, the state secretariat in South Mumbai at 1 pm.
     Bombay High Court to rule on plea by accused to stop court monitoring into the February 2015 murder of CPI leader Govind Pansare.
    
     SOUTH
    
     Kerala
     Arlekar to take the oath as Governor of state

     Tamil Nadu
     CM Stalin event
    
     Karnataka
     Cabinet meeting
    
     EAST
    
     * Odisha
     New Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati to reach Odisha.

     Bihar
     Arif Mohammad Khan to be sworn in as Bihar Governor (11.30 am)
     Follow up of BPSC exam row

     West Bengal
     CM Mamata Banerjee to chair administrative meeting at state secretariat (2 pm)
     Reactions in West Bengal on Chinmoy Krishna Das bail plea in Bangladesh
     Protests and rallies against attack on Hindus in Bangladesh *

     Tripura
     * CM Manik Saha to attend a school programme in Gomti district (11.30 am)
     CM Manik Saha to inaugurate Agartala Book Fair (5 pm). *
    
     LEGAL
    
     * In Supreme Court:
     AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s plea seeking implementation of the 1991 places of worship law, which asks to maintain the religious character of a place as it existed on August 15, 1947.
     Delhi government’s plea seeking release of funds for its 'Farishtey Dilli Ke' scheme providing free treatment to accident victims.
     Plea concerning farmers’ protest at Khanauri border point between Punjab and Haryana.
     Petition raising issue concerning designation of lawyers as senior advocates.
     Plea relating to open jails and condition in prisons across the country. **
    
    

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