NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||12th MAY 2026
NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||12th MAY 2026
TUESDAY| VOL—V/2026/MAY
OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION.
*कष्टः खलु पराश्रयः।*
Dependence is indeed
painful.
INDIA:
(GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).
BENGAL FILES:
Cabinet
Decisions by West Bengal CM on his first day:
Took six major decisions in the first cabinet meeting,
focusing on "good governance".
Border Security: Approved handing over land to the BSF for
border fencing. Land Transfer shall be completed within 45 days, as instructed.
BSF shall get as much land they need.
Administrative Focus: Held high-level reviews on law and
order with top officials and a meeting with IAS officers and DMs was also held.
Social Welfare: Announced that no existing social welfare
schemes would be stopped.
Age Limit for Govt. Jobs increased by 5 years.
Ordered Carrying out Census as per directive of Central
Government.
Legal Aide for Political Victims, if the family wants.
Economic assistance assured.
DISMISSED
CM:
MAMATA BANERJEE is legally dismissed as CM, applying provision of Constitution by Governor. Hence,
she should not be entitled to followings being an EXPELLED CM, during her lifetime,
as of now :
1.0 Free
Residence, with any Security , Guards,
and Car with driver, and free, unlimited Petrol/Diesel. Normally, the security is
granted between Y+ to Z+ category.
2.0 Free Travel
by Air in the country, Electricity, and telephone services.
3.0 Free
Treatment, Entertainment allowance for guests, Invitation to State Functions.
4.0 Pension, and
some other facilities, and services.
5.0 State shall
not bear any legal expenses.
6.0 Shall be
tried as a common citizen, if need be.
However—compared to her abundance of wealth as discussed in some
public domain, above benefits are insignificant.
GENERAL:
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians yesterday
to work from home, use public transportation, and avoid international travel in
response to the energy crisis caused by the Iran war. He said the central
government was shielding farmers from rising fertilizer prices via subsidies,
but implored farmers to cut their chemical fertilizer use by as much as half.
The government informed that there is no shortage of any
petroleum products in the country and India has a stock of 60 days of crude
oil, 60 days of Natural Gas and 45 days of LPG. This was informed during the
5th meeting of the Informal Group of Ministers on West Asia chaired by Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi.
The Centre said, the stock of fertilisers in the country is
more than 51 percent for the Kharif season 2026. Additional Secretary at the
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Aparna Sharma stated.
It is reported that a Bank account in DUBAI is closed by
External Affairs Ministry. The amount in the bank is stated to be Rs.123
Crores.
West Bengal announced the proposed Annapurna Bhandar scheme
on 11 May 2026 after the first cabinet meeting of the new BJP government.
The Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission
(Gramin) (VB-GRAMG) Act, 2025, will replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) across India from 1 July 2026.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways revised the
Build-Operate-Transfer guidelines for highway projects on 11 May 2026. The
revised framework allows large funds and institutional investors to bid for BOT
projects under the Public-Private-Partnership model.
The Ministry of Mines is set to launch the second tranche of
the auction of limestone blocks in Jammu and Kashmir today in Srinagar.
AIADMK legislature
party chooses P. Velumani as leader in Tamil Nadu. In this Assembly session, the new Government
led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has to prove the majority on or before
Wednesday.
IRAN
WAR:
Trump rejected Iran’s latest peace proposal yesterday as
multiple Gulf countries reported incoming drone attacks.
The US president said the ceasefire with Iran is
“unbelievably weak”, describing it as being on “life support”. But he added
that a diplomatic solution is still “very possible”.
Trump also took a swipe at Iran’s response to the latest US
peace proposal, calling it “stupid”.
“The IRGC relies on front companies in permissive economic
jurisdictions to obfuscate its role in oil sales and funnel the revenue to the
Iranian regime,” the US Treasury said in a statement.
Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) all
reported drone attacks over the weekend, with the UAE openly blaming Tehran for
the strikes. Drones attacked a ship in Qatari waters and entered Kuwaiti and
Emirati airspace. Qatar was targeted despite serving as a mediator in the
conflict, alongside Pakistan.
Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said
the US must accept the Iranian proposal, as any other approach would be
“inconclusive”.
Iran has now institutionalised its control over the Strait of Hormuz by
creating the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), which requires vessels to
obtain permits and pay tolls before transiting. Nations such as India and
Pakistan have negotiated passage rights, while ships linked to the US or Israel
face outright denial.
“Despite the enormous damage being done by our armed forces
to Iran’s capabilities, it almost doesn’t matter how many Iranian vessels have
been sunk or how many launchers have been destroyed. The fact is Iran still
dictates what goes through the strait and they still are able to attack
shipping.”---Former U.S. Army Europe Commanding General Frederick “Ben” Hodges .
The UK and the US imposed new sanctions against Iranian
individuals and entities.
Israel and Hezbollah have continued to trade fire in
southern Lebanon.
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher warned about the impact
of Israel’s strikes on Lebanon
WORLD:
(REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)
A three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine only
partially held over the weekend, with both sides reporting casualties.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday that Ukraine refrained
from long-range strikes due to the absence of large-scale Russian attacks, but
that fighting continued on the front lines. Trump said Friday that the truce,
which ends today, also included a prisoner exchange.
Trump will pay a state visit to China between Wednesday and
Friday for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, China’s foreign ministry
said today.
The European Union (EU) announced today it is fully
restoring the economic cooperation
agreement with Syria.
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Six people were killed and four others, including two
children, were seriously injured when a vehicle carrying tourists met with an
accident in the Bhattiyat subdivision of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. Among the deceased, five were tourists from
Gujarat, while the driver was a resident of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.
The accident occurred in the wee hours yesterday on the Kakira–Lahru road.
The Indian Air Force is set to deploy its first TEJAS MK-1A
squadrons at forward bases in Rajasthan, notably Nal in Bikaner and Phalodi,
strengthening India’s western air defence posture against Pakistan.
SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY:
India added 44 GW of solar capacity in 2025, taking the
total installed solar capacity to 150 GW. By March 2026, India’s installed
solar power capacity had reached 150.2 GW AC, and the country ranked as the
world’s third-largest producer of solar power.
CLIMATE:
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heatwave
conditions over Gujarat, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Rajasthan and West
Madhya Pradesh today. Meanwhile, heavy
rainfall is likely to prevail over Assam, Meghalaya, Sub Himalayan West Bengal
and Sikkim during the next two days.
ENVIRONMENT:
In Afghanistan, around 2,000 families have been reportedly
affected by the recent floods in Nangarhar province. The International
Organisation for Migration (IOM) said that emergency relief items have been
given to impacted families as humanitarian teams continue assessing the urgent
needs of flood-affected people.
TERROR,
CRIME & PUNISHMENT:
A car bombing and ambush on a police checkpoint in a
Pakistani province along the Afghan border killed at least fifteen people on
Saturday, local authorities said. A group linked to the Pakistani Taliban
claimed responsibility.
ENTERTAINMENT:
Tomorrow, the Cannes Film Festival begins.
GAMES
& SPORTS: -
Indian boxers continued their dominance in the girls’
Under-17 category semifinals at the Asian Under-15 and Under-17 Boxing
Championships in Tashkent.
India continued to hold the No. 1 position in the latest ICC
Men’s ODI Team Rankings following the annual update released yesterday.
DAS
KAPITAL:
*BSE SENSEX*76,015.28 −1,312.91 (1.70%)🔻
*NIFTY* 23,815.85 −360.30 (1.49%)🔻
*Rates in Financial
Capital Mumbai*
BULLIONS:
*GOLD* : ₹ 15,200/ 01gm (24 krt)
*SILVER* : ₹ 2,64,000/KG
Indian Share Market: -
Currency Exchange Rates:
*Euro* : ₹112/-*USD*
₹ 95/- *China¥* : ₹ 14/-
WHAT
IS NEXT:
Today, acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez testifies
in a trial over a territorial dispute with Guyana in The Hague.
Today, an Africa-France summit begins in Nairobi.
Tomorrow, the Bahamas holds general elections.
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