Top 5 stories from the morning news bulletin on February 19

Greetings for the morning! The top stories from your February 19 morning news bulletin are shown below.

mayor of Chandigarh steps down
A day before the Supreme Court is set to hear a case claiming irregularities in the recently conducted mayoral votes, Bharatiya Janata Party’s Manoj Sonkar resigned as Chandigarh mayor on Sunday night, creating a fresh twist in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. This came after three Aam Aadmi Party council members in Chandigarh, Punam Devi, Neha Musawat, and Gurcharan Kala, resigned and joined the BJP on Sunday night, claiming their “unhappiness” with the Arvind Kejriwal-led party. The council members had been placed under house arrest three days before.

Today’s massive UP effort by PM Modi
The Shri Kalki Dham Temple in the Sambhal district will have its foundation stone laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. The Shri Kalki Dham Nirman Trust, led by Acharya Pramod Krishnam, is building the Shri Kalki Dham Temple.

Days after meeting Modi and inviting him to lay the foundation stone, he was recently banned from the Congress for six years due to “anti-party remarks.” Many saints, religious authorities, and other dignitaries are expected to attend the inaugural ceremony, which is scheduled to start at about 10:30 a.m., according to a statement released by the prime minister’s office. Modi will also speak to the group on this special occasion when he is in Uttar Pradesh for the day.

Round 4 negotiations between the center and farmers
Late on Sunday night, the Union administration and the leaders of the protesting farmers wrapped up their fourth round of negotiations. The farmers have postponed the “Delhi Chalo” march in response to suggestions made by the Center at the conference, including a five-year plan, according to Sarwan Singh Pandher, general secretary of the Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee. We’ll talk about the Center’s recommendations with other farmers and get input from specialists.

Over the next two days, we will talk about this (the government’s plan), and the government will also consider it. Pandher informed the journalists, “We are hoping for a favorable outcome; if not, we will carry out our Delhi Chalo march. The meeting took place at the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration in Chandigarh, Sector 26. Ministers of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Arjun Munda, trade and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, and State Minister for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai arrived. Participating in the discussions, which started at 8.15 p.m. on Sunday and finished at roughly 1 a.m. on Monday, was Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

India captain Rohit Sharma said that winning a Test match with a significant lead against England was “quite satisfying” on Sunday. This was possible because new players stepped up to fill in for injured stars. In Rajkot on day four, the hosts crushed England by 434 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

This was their biggest-ever Test win. To set up the commanding victory, Yashasvi Jaiswal struck an undefeated 214 and shared a 172-run partnership with debutant Sarfaraz Khan, who was 68 not out. KL Rahul missed two matches after the first game due to injury, while India is missing its best batsman, Virat Kohli, who withdrew from the series for “personal reasons”. “Big victory, obviously it’s a very good feeling to win a game like that, especially with such a young team as well,” Rohit told the media.

“Oppenheimer” wins the BAFTA 2024 Film Awards with seven victories, including Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Leading Actor. The biographical film directed by Christopher Nolan is a big winner. The Royal Festival Hall in London hosted the event. According to US media site Deadline, Poor Things made a strong showing, taking home five BAFTAs, including Leading Actress for Emma Stone as well as awards for Costume, Makeup and Hair, Production Design, and Special Visual Effects. According to Deadline, Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, which had seven nominations going into tonight, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, the largest box office hit of 2023, and Killers of the Flower Moon, which had nine nominations going into tonight, were all out. The Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie film received five nominations.