{"id":1736,"date":"2024-02-13T07:09:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T07:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawentranceindia.com\/blogs\/?p=1736"},"modified":"2024-02-13T07:09:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T07:09:59","slug":"mlc-daily-current-affairs-13-feb-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawentranceindia.com\/blogs\/mlc-daily-current-affairs-13-feb-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"MLC Daily Current Affairs – 13 Feb 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Todays in History (February 13th<\/sup>, 1879)<\/h1>\n

We celebrate National Women\u2019s Day on the occasion of Sarojini Naidu\u2019s birthday on 13 February 1879. She was a gifted national leader, a freedom fighter, and a celebrated poet. She was known as the \u2018Nightingale of India\u2019 and \u2018Bharat Kokila\u2019.<\/p>\n

Summary of Today’s News<\/h2>\n

Nazool Land<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Context:<\/u><\/strong> Violence erupted in Uttarakhand recently after a mosque and a madrasa standing on Nazool land were demolished.<\/p>\n

Key Points<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  • Nazool land is\u00a0owned by the government but is most\u00a0often\u00a0not directly administered\u00a0as state property.<\/li>\n
  • The state generally\u00a0allots such land to any entity\u00a0on lease for a fixed period,<\/li>\n
  • One can approach the appropriate authority to renew the lease.<\/li>\n
  • The\u00a0government is free to either renew or cancel and taking back the Nazool land.<\/li>\n
  • In almost all major cities in India,\u00a0Nazool land has been allotted to different entities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Emergence of Nazool Land emerge<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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      • During British rule,\u00a0defeating the local kings in battle, the\u00a0British would often take their land away from them.<\/li>\n
      • After Indian Independence, the British vacated these lands.<\/li>\n
      • But with kings and royals\u00a0often lacking proper documentation to prove prior ownership,\u00a0these lands were marked as Nazool land\u2014to be\u00a0owned by the respective state\u00a0governments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • How does the government use Nazool land?\n
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        • The government generally uses Nazool land\u00a0for public purposes like building schools, hospitals, Gram Panchayat buildings, etc.<\/li>\n
        • Several cities in India have also seen large tracts of land denoted as Nazool land used for\u00a0housing societies, generally on lease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Currently how is Nazool land governed?\n
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          • While several states have brought in government orders for the purpose of framing rules for Nazool land, The Nazool Lands (Transfer) Rules, 1956, is the law mostly used for Nazool land adjudication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

            Context<\/u><\/strong>: <\/strong>Prime Minister will inaugurate the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha BAPS Mandir, the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

            Key Points<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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            • BAPS is a\u00a0socio-spiritual Hindu faith organisation.<\/li>\n
            • BAPS is an\u00a0NGO with a Consultative Status with the (ECOSOC) Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.<\/li>\n
            • It is\u00a0based on the Vedic teachings propagated\u00a0by Bhagwan Swaminarayan (1781-1830 CE).<\/li>\n
            • It was formally\u00a0established in 1907 CE by Brahmaswarup Shastriji Maharaj.<\/li>\n
            • The BAPS reaches out far and wide to\u00a0address spiritual, moral and social challenges\u00a0and issues.<\/li>\n
            • The main principles of BABPS are No Alcohol, No Addictions, No Adultery, No Meat, No Impurity of body and mind<\/li>\n
            • Its\u00a0global network of mandirs and centres hosts many moral, social, cultural, and spiritual activities.<\/li>\n
            • It is also\u00a0engaged in a variety of humanitarian activities like during calamities, primary schools, students\u2019 hostels, hospitals, diagnostic camps, anti-addiction drives, environment-awareness programs, tribal uplift, and literacy campaigns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n