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1. India and Nepal to carry out two-week military exercise from Friday Armies of India and Nepal will carry out a two-week mega military exercise beginning Friday to boost interoperability in jungle warfare and counter-terror operations. The 16th Edition of the ‘Surya Kiran’ exercise is taking place at the Army Battle School in Nepal’s Saljhandi area. The annual exercise is aimed at enhancing interoperability in jungle warfare and counter terrorism operations in mountainous terrain, the Indian Army said. 2. Bharat Jodo Yatra completes 100 days on Friday The ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra,’ started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7 and will end in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. It will complete 100 days on Friday. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu will join the Yatra in Dausa. 3. Government’s share sale in IRCTC over-subscribed As much as 10 per cent of the issue is reserved for retail investors, for whom bidding would open on Friday. On Thursday, bids for over 5.55 crore shares, representing 3.08 times the base issue size of 1.80 crore shares were put in by institutional investors. Calculated on the basis of the floor price, the bids would be valued at about Rs 3,800 crore. 4. India need to guard against complacency hockey semifinals On a roll with three consecutive wins, a confident Indian women’s hockey team would look to guard against complacency when it takes on lower-ranked Ireland in the semifinal of the FIH Nations Cup in Valencia on Friday. 5. NABARD officers to go on strike All India NABARD Officers’ Association (AINBOA) has given a strike call on December 16 in protest against the anomalies in wage revision created by an order issued by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Union Ministry of Finance. 6. HP CM Sukhu reaches Jaipur to join Bharat Jodo Yatra Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and his deputy Mukesh Agnihotri arrived here from Delhi on Thursday night to join the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra. The two were accompanied by Congress Himachal Pradesh in-charge Rajeev Shukla. [logo] The Morning Filter 19 DECEMBER 2022 [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]( Dear reader, We have now made it easier for you to manage your The Hindu newsletter subscriptions in one place! 1. Visit [The Hindu newsletters page]( 2. Click MANAGE tab and then click LOGIN / SIGN UP 3. If you don’t have an account with The Hindu, please click SIGN UP OR If you already have an account with The Hindu with this email ID, please login using the email ID Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. India and Nepal to carry out two-week military exercise from Friday [Nepal is important for India in the context of its overall strategic interests in the region, and the leaders of the two countries have often noted the age-old “Roti Beti” relationship. ] Armies of India and Nepal will carry out a two-week mega military exercise beginning Friday to boost interoperability in jungle warfare and counter-terror operations. The 16th Edition of the ‘Surya Kiran’ exercise is taking place at the Army Battle School in Nepal’s Saljhandi area. The annual exercise is aimed at enhancing interoperability in jungle warfare and counter terrorism operations in mountainous terrain, the Indian Army said. 2. Bharat Jodo Yatra completes 100 days on Friday [Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with other senior leaders during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. File ] The ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra,’ started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7 and will end in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. It will complete 100 days on Friday. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu will join the Yatra in Dausa. 3. Government’s share sale in IRCTC over-subscribed As much as 10 per cent of the issue is reserved for retail investors, for whom bidding would open on Friday. On Thursday, bids for over 5.55 crore shares, representing 3.08 times the base issue size of 1.80 crore shares were put in by institutional investors. Calculated on the basis of the floor price, the bids would be valued at about Rs 3,800 crore. 4. India need to guard against complacency hockey semifinals On a roll with three consecutive wins, a confident Indian women’s hockey team would look to guard against complacency when it takes on lower-ranked Ireland in the semifinal of the FIH Nations Cup in Valencia on Friday. 5. NABARD officers to go on strike All India NABARD Officers’ Association (AINBOA) has given a strike call on December 16 in protest against the anomalies in wage revision created by an order issued by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Union Ministry of Finance. 6. HP CM Sukhu reaches Jaipur to join Bharat Jodo Yatra [Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi attended the swearing-in ceremony of new Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu at Shimla on December 11, 2022.] Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and his deputy Mukesh Agnihotri arrived here from Delhi on Thursday night to join the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra. The two were accompanied by Congress Himachal Pradesh in-charge Rajeev Shukla. Interested in daily updates from Tamil Nadu? 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