Morning Digest | Amit Shah says Centre will ensure execution of SoO pact with Kuki groups in Manipur; EPFO extends deadline to apply for higher pension till July 11, and more

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Centre will ensure execution of SoO pact with Kuki groups, says Amit Shah

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on June 26 said Union Home Minister Amit Shah had assured that the Centre would ensure the implementation of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with Kuki insurgent groups in the hill areas. The pact requires the insurgent groups to remain in designated camps with weapons behind lock and key. The Chief Minister has alleged that the Kuki insurgent groups violated ground rules of the SoO pact and instigated violence. 

Sri Lanka to restructure domestic debt amid challenges

Sri Lanka will shut down its banks and financial sector for five days beginning Thursday, ahead of an extraordinary weekend debate in Parliament on the government’s plan to restructure its domestic debt.

Assam will have fewer Muslim-majority constituencies, say Opposition leaders

The draft delimitation proposal for Assam increases the number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the State Assembly to 19 from 16 and that for the Scheduled Castes to nine from eight, while retaining the total number of Assembly constituencies at 126 and Lok Sabha constituencies at 14. It also proposes to alter the geographical boundaries of most constituencies, by eliminating a few and creating some new ones.

The draft proposal limits the number of Muslim-majority Assembly constituencies to 22 from the earlier 29, according to the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF).