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Srinagar was also designated as part of the UNESCO Creative City Network (UCCN) for crafts and folk arts.

UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)

1) Jaipur - Crafts and Folk Arts (2015)
2) Varanasi - Creative City of Music (2015)
3) Chennai - Creative City of Music (2017)
4) Mumbai - Film (2019)
5) Hyderabad - Gastronomy (2019)
6) Srinagar - Craft and Folk Arts (2021)
7) Gwalior - Music (2023)
8) Kozhikode - Literature (2023)

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Alia Bhatt releases debut Children's Book
"The Adventures of Ed Finds a Home"

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Madhya Pradesh Ministers to now pay Income Tax

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said the cabinet has taken a decision to strike off the 1972 rule, under which the State government was paying the Income Tax on the salaries and perks of Ministers.

The Cabinet decided that all Ministers will pay the Income Tax on their Salaries and Allowances.

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General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, takes over as the 30th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) from General Manoj Pande, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, who superannuated after more than four decades of service to the nation on 30 Jun 2024.

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PM Modi releases Three Books Today

On the eve of 75th birthday of former Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, PM Narendra Modi releases three books on the life and journey of former Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu via video conferencing.

The Event take place at Anvaya Convention Centre in Gachibowli, Hyderabad.

The Books are :-

(i) Biography of the Former Vice President Titled “Venkaiah Naidu – Life in Service” authored by Shri S Nagesh Kumar, former Resident Editor of The Hindu, Hyderabad edition.

(ii) “Celebrating Bharat – The Mission and Message of Shri M Venkaiah Naidu as 13th Vice–President of India”, a Photo chronicle compiled by Dr. I.V. Subba Rao, Former Secretary to Vice-President of India.

(iii) Pictorial Biography in Telugu Titled “Mahaneta – Life and Journey of Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu” authored by Shri Sanjay Kishore.

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Goods and Services Tax Day

1 JULY :- GST DAY (Goods & Services Tax)

Theme of 7th GST Day is "Sashakt Vyapar Samagra Vikas"

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• The tax came into effect from 1 July 2017 through the implementation of the 101st Amendment to the Constitution of India by the Government of India.

• Article 279A - GST Council to be formed by the President to administer & govern GST. It's Chairman is Union Finance Minister of India.

• France was the First country to implement GST in 1954.

• Assam was the 1st state to ratify the GST Bill.

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Vice Chief of Army Staff

Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani has assumed the appointment of the Vice Chief of Army Staff today.

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