On America’s Independence Day, there was an incident of firing in the Freedom Day Parade in Chicago. The incident took place in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago, 25 miles from Chicago. According to NBCChicago.com, nine people were killed and 57 others were injured in the firing. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has given this information. The office has asked people to move away from the area so that the police can do their job.
According to the police, two persons opened fire. It is said that the parade started at 10 in the morning but the parade was stopped after 10 minutes due to firing. Last year also there was an incident of firing on Freedom Day. 19 lives were lost in it.
The tremor of the earthquake was felt in Andaman and Nicobar Islands at 3 pm on Monday. The magnitude of the earthquake was measured at 4.4 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 256 km southeast of Port Blair. So far no information has been received about the damage caused by the earthquake.
Hotels and restaurants cannot charge service charges from consumers, CCPA bans
Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has banned hotels and restaurants from charging service charges. The CCPA has said in its order that service charge cannot be collected automatically or by default in the bill. Nor can the consumer be pressurized for this. It is up to the consumer whether to pay the service charge or not. Consumers can complain on the National Consumer Helpline number 1915 on levying the service charge.
It is to be known that the Department of Consumer Affairs (DOCA) of the Central Government, in a meeting held with the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) about a month ago, had asked not to levy service charge.
Drone seen near International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, search operation startedA drone was seen on Monday near the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said that the security forces cordoned off the area and started the search operation. It is said that this drone was sent from Pakistan.A convoy carrying Taliban members was attacked in Afghanistan. Many people were injured in this attack. According to media reports, unidentified gunmen attacked a convoy of Al-Farooq Corps in Herat province. Herat police spokesman Mohammad Shah Rasool said one of the attackers was killed and several others, including civilians, were injured.Lt Col Kapil Dev Pandey, a resident of Kalibari, Nehru Nagar, Bhilai, died for the country after being hit by a landslide while on duty. His body will be brought from Imphal to the Delhi Head Quarter of the Army on Monday. After this, he will be cremated with full customs at Berar Square Mukti Dham in New Delhi. Here in Bhilai, the family members are in a bad condition. Other family members including mother and sister will leave for Delhi on Monday.Four passengers were injured when a private bus caught fire near Baramunda bus stand in Bhubaneswar on Monday morning. The bus going from Phulbani to Bhubaneshwar collided with a culvert on the service road under the Baramunda overbridge, following which it caught fire. Three fire tenders reached the spot to control the fire. The injured passengers were admitted to the hospital. All other passengers were reported to be safe.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Digital India Week-2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat today. The program will be organized from July 4 to 9 at the Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre. The State Information Technology Department (IT) is organizing this event to mark the completion of seven years of Digital India.
The objective of this program is to increase access to technology, streamline the service delivery system to facilitate lifestyle and promote startups. A total amount of seven and a half hundred crores has been earmarked for this scheme. The theme of Digital India Week is New India Technology Inspiration