Morning Filter: PM in Prayagraj

1. Prime Minister Modi in Prayagraj Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Prayagraj on Tuesday and participate in a one of its kind programme to be attended by over two lakh women, his office said. The programme is being held as per Mr. Modi's vision to empower women, especially at the grassroots level, by providing them with necessary skills, incentives and resources, the PMO said, adding that he will transfer an amount of ₹1000 crore in the bank account of Self Help Groups (SHGs), benefitting around 16 lakh women members. 2. President Ram Nath Kovind on a three-day visit to Kerala President Ram Nath Kovind will arrive in Kochi on Tuesday on a three-day visit to Kerala. During his visit to the southern State, the President will attend various events in Kasaragod, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram, an official release said. It said the President will be the chief guest at the 5th Convocation of the Central University of Kerala to be held at Kasaragod Periya Campus on Tuesday. 3. Counting in Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti elections in 4 districts of Rajasthan Counting of votes for the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections in Baran, Kota, Ganganagar and Karauli districts of Rajasthan will be held on Tuesday. In view of cold conditions, counting at the district headquarters would begin two hours late — at 11 a.m. instead of 9 a.m., an official said. 4. Andhra Pradesh to launch OTS for govt-sanctioned houses Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy would be formally launching ‘Jagananna Sampoorna Gruha Hakku’ (One-Time Settlement scheme) for government-sanctioned houses on Tuesday. Under the scheme, registration with full rights on their house would be given to over 52 lakh beneficiaries, an official press release said on Monday. 5. Kejriwal to visit poll-bound Goa Ahead of 2022 Goa Polls, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal will commence his two-day visit to Goa from today. He will land at Dabolim Airport and will address a public meeting at Bandodkar Ground in Panaji at 5 p.m. 6. BJP chief Nadda to address two public meetings during Goa visit BJP president J. P. Nadda is coming on a two-day visit to poll-bound Goa on Tuesday, a party spokesman said on Monday. He will address two public meetings at Shiroda and Quepem, respectively, in south Goa, he said. Later, he will release a report card of ten years of BJP government in Goa and flag off of a 'Sankalp' rath near BJP's head office in Panaji, the spokesman added. 7. Rohini court blast accused under observation at AIIMS after suicide bid; tests to be conducted The condition of the senior DRDO scientist arrested for "planting explosives" inside the Rohini district court is stable and he is under observation at AIIMS, police said on Monday, a day after he allegedly attempted suicide by consuming hand wash in a washroom while in custody. "A few tests were conducted today (Monday) as part of his treatment, while the remaining tests will be conducted tomorrow (Tuesday)," said a senior police officer. 8. Cold wave in northwest India to continue till Wednesday: IMD Cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are very likely to continue in northwest India over the next two days and abate thereafter, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. Cold wave conditions will continue over central and east India for the next three days and relief is likely thereafter, it said. 9. UP have slight edge over Himachal; TN-Karnataka set for interesting QF clash An in-form Uttar Pradesh will fancy their chances against Himachal Pradesh while Tamil Nadu face a stiff challenge against a resurgent Karnataka when two of the quarter-final matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy are played on Tuesday. While Himachal had made a direct entry to the quarterfinals, Uttar Pradesh secured a hard-fought five wicket win over Madhya Pradesh on Sunday to make the last-eight stage. 10. ACT hockey: Confident India start as overwhelming favourites against Japan in semifinal Back to their best after a slow start, defending champions and Olympic bronze-medallist India would start as overwhelming favourites against Asian Games gold winner Japan in the semifinal of the Asian Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament on Tuesday. The Manpreet Singh-led side's confidence must be sky high as they had thrashed Japan 6-0 in their last round-robin match and come Tuesday, India would definitely fancy another big win en route to the title clash. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the day’s biggest stories and get concise analysis by The Hindu with the Evening Wrap newsletter. [logo] The Morning Filter 21 DECEMBER 2021 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [[Arrow]Open in browser]( [[Mail icon]More newsletters]( Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. Prime Minister Modi in Prayagraj  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Prayagraj on Tuesday and participate in a one of its kind programme to be attended by over two lakh women, his office said.  The programme is being held as per Mr. Modi's vision to empower women, especially at the grassroots level, by providing them with necessary skills, incentives and resources, the PMO said, adding that he will transfer an amount of ₹1000 crore in the bank account of Self Help Groups (SHGs), benefitting around 16 lakh women members. [Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File]  2. President Ram Nath Kovind on a three-day visit to Kerala President Ram Nath Kovind will arrive in Kochi on Tuesday on a three-day visit to Kerala. During his visit to the southern State, the President will attend various events in Kasaragod, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram, an official release said. It said the President will be the chief guest at the 5th Convocation of the Central University of Kerala to be held at Kasaragod Periya Campus on Tuesday. [President Ram Nath Kovind speaks during the gala celebrations of Mujib Borsho and Golden Jubilee of Independence of Bangladesh in Dhaka on December 16, 2021. Photo: Twitter/@MEAIndia via PTI]  3. Counting in Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti elections in 4 districts of Rajasthan Counting of votes for the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections in Baran, Kota, Ganganagar and Karauli districts of Rajasthan will be held on Tuesday. In view of cold conditions, counting at the district headquarters would begin two hours late — at 11 a.m. instead of 9 a.m., an official said.  4. Andhra Pradesh to launch OTS for govt-sanctioned houses Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy would be formally launching ‘Jagananna Sampoorna Gruha Hakku’ (One-Time Settlement scheme) for government-sanctioned houses on Tuesday. Under the scheme, registration with full rights on their house would be given to over 52 lakh beneficiaries, an official press release said on Monday.  5. Kejriwal to visit poll-bound Goa Ahead of 2022 Goa Polls, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal will commence his two-day visit to Goa from today. He will land at Dabolim Airport and will address a public meeting at Bandodkar Ground in Panaji at 5 p.m.  6. BJP chief Nadda to address two public meetings during Goa visit BJP president J. P. Nadda is coming on a two-day visit to poll-bound Goa on Tuesday, a party spokesman said on Monday. He will address two public meetings at Shiroda and Quepem, respectively, in south Goa, he said. Later, he will release a report card of ten years of BJP government in Goa and flag off of a 'Sankalp' rath near BJP's head office in Panaji, the spokesman added. [File photo of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convener Arvind Kejriwal]   7. Rohini court blast accused under observation at AIIMS after suicide bid; tests to be conducted The condition of the senior DRDO scientist arrested for "planting explosives" inside the Rohini district court is stable and he is under observation at AIIMS, police said on Monday, a day after he allegedly attempted suicide by consuming hand wash in a washroom while in custody. "A few tests were conducted today (Monday) as part of his treatment, while the remaining tests will be conducted tomorrow (Tuesday)," said a senior police officer.   8. Cold wave in northwest India to continue till Wednesday: IMD Cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are very likely to continue in northwest India over the next two days and abate thereafter, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. Cold wave conditions will continue over central and east India for the next three days and relief is likely thereafter, it said.  9. UP have slight edge over Himachal; TN-Karnataka set for interesting QF clash An in-form Uttar Pradesh will fancy their chances against Himachal Pradesh while Tamil Nadu face a stiff challenge against a resurgent Karnataka when two of the quarter-final matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy are played on Tuesday. While Himachal had made a direct entry to the quarterfinals, Uttar Pradesh secured a hard-fought five wicket win over Madhya Pradesh on Sunday to make the last-eight stage.  10. ACT hockey: Confident India start as overwhelming favourites against Japan in semifinal Back to their best after a slow start, defending champions and Olympic bronze-medallist India would start as overwhelming favourites against Asian Games gold winner Japan in the semifinal of the Asian Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament on Tuesday. The Manpreet Singh-led side's confidence must be sky high as they had thrashed Japan 6-0 in their last round-robin match and come Tuesday, India would definitely fancy another big win en route to the title clash.  [underlineimg] Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the day’s biggest stories and get concise analysis by The Hindu with the Evening Wrap newsletter. 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