Morning Filter: Cyclone Biparjoy set to make landfall

1. Gujarat on alert with Cyclone Biparjoy set to make landfall As cyclone Biparjoy closes in, Gujarat has evacuated 74,345 people; heavy rains in parts of state. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), ‘Biparjoy’ would make landfall near Jakhau Port on Thursday evening as a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ with maximum wind speed reaching up to 150 kilometres per hour. 2. Three years since Galwan Valley clashes Thursday, June 15 will mark three years of the Galwan Valley incident when Indian and Chinese troops clashed deep inside eastern Ladakh, leaving 20 Indian Army personnel dead. The Galwan Valley clashes on June 15, 2020 were the first deadly skirmish between the two militaries along the LAC in five decades and they significantly strained the bilateral ties. 3. HC to hear plea against Uttarakhand ‘mahapanchayat; Section 144 imposed The Uttarakhand High Court will on Thursday hear a plea to prevent Hindu outfits from holding a ‘mahapanchayat’ against “love jihad” in Purola town, where the local administration has imposed prohibitory orders to prevent the gathering from taking place. 4. Three-day G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting in Hyderabad from today “#G20AMM2023 is scheduled to take place in Hyderabad from June 15th to June 17th. This event will witness one of the major impactful discussions where global leaders will be exchanging ideas to address worldwide possibilities in achieving sustainable agriculture,” the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said in a tweet on Tuesday. 5. CM Vijayan, Indian Ambassador to US discuss bringing more investments to Kerala Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Indian Ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Wednesday held discussions on bringing more investments to the state and the assistance that the embassy can provide for it. 6. India’s top athletes to strive for Asian Games selection at Nationals Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra is expectedly not competing but all the other top athletes of the country, led by long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, will look to seal Asian Games berths when the National Inter-State Championship begins in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. [logo] The Morning Filter 15 June 2023 [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. Gujarat on alert with Cyclone Biparjoy set to make landfall [Kutch: Fishing trollers anchored at Jakhau port ahead of the landfall of Biparjoy cyclone, in Kutch district, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (PTI Photo) (PTI06_13_2023_000029B)] As [cyclone Biparjoy closes in]( Gujarat has evacuated 74,345 people; heavy rains in parts of state. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), ‘Biparjoy’ would make landfall near Jakhau Port on Thursday evening as a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ with maximum wind speed reaching up to 150 kilometres per hour. 2. Three years since Galwan Valley clashes [In this image taken from video footage run Feb. 19, 2021 by China's CCTV via AP Video, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) regimental commander Qi Fabao, second from left, talks with members of the Indian military as Indian and Chinese troops face off in the Galwan Valley on the disputed border between China and India, June 15, 2020. China's military said Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 that four of its soldiers were killed in a high-mountain border clash with Indian forces last year, the first time Beijing has publicly conceded its side suffered casualties in the deadliest incident between the Asian giants in nearly 45 years. (CCTV via AP Video)] Thursday, June 15 will mark three years of the Galwan Valley incident when Indian and Chinese troops clashed deep inside eastern Ladakh, leaving 20 Indian Army personnel dead. The Galwan Valley clashes on June 15, 2020 were the first deadly skirmish between the two militaries along the LAC in five decades and they significantly strained the bilateral ties. 3. HC to hear plea against Uttarakhand ‘mahapanchayat; Section 144 imposed The Uttarakhand High Court will on Thursday hear a plea to prevent Hindu outfits from holding a [‘mahapanchayat’ against “love jihad” in Purola town]( where the local administration has imposed prohibitory orders to prevent the gathering from taking place. 4. Three-day G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting in Hyderabad from today “#G20AMM2023 is scheduled to take place in Hyderabad from June 15th to June 17th. This event will witness one of the major impactful discussions where global leaders will be exchanging ideas to address worldwide possibilities in achieving sustainable agriculture,” the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said in a tweet on Tuesday. 5. CM Vijayan, Indian Ambassador to US discuss bringing more investments to Kerala [THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: KERALA: 17/04/2023:: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday................Mahinsha S /The Hindu] Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Indian Ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Wednesday held discussions on bringing more investments to the state and the assistance that the embassy can provide for it. 6. India’s top athletes to strive for Asian Games selection at Nationals Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra is expectedly not competing but all the other top athletes of the country, led by long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, will look to seal Asian Games berths when the National Inter-State Championship begins in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. 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