1. Fuel retailers in 22 States to halt buying today  Fuel pump dealers from 22 States will not buy any diesel or petrol from oil marketing companies on May 31, demanding reimbursement of the losses they incurred on the overnight excise duty reductions announced by the Centre earlier this month and a mechanism to insulate them from frequent excise duty tweaks. "Since June 2017, when the dynamic pricing mechanism was put in place for fuels, excise duty has been revised 8 times, with five instances of excise duty cuts leading to lower retail selling price and causing losses to dealers," the Delhi Petrol Dealers' Association said in a statement with counterparts from Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, and 15 other States. 2. Rajasthan: Congress, BJP candidates to file nominations for Rajya Sabha polls today The candidates of the ruling Congress in Rajasthan and opposition BJP will file their nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections to be held on June 10. Today is the last day for filing nominations for the biennial polls, which will be held on four seats in the State. 3. Indian, Pakistani officials meet under Indus Commission framework India and Pakistan on Monday held deliberations on issues relating to water sharing under the framework of the Indus Commission. The meeting in Delhi will continue today as well, according to the Pakistani High Commission. A Pakistani delegation is in India for the 118th meeting of the Pakistan-India Permanent Indus Commission. 4. Champawat goes to polls today, to decide fate of Dhami as Uttarakhand CM  Bypoll for the Champawat Assembly seat in Uttarakhand will be held today deciding the fate of four candidates, including Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, whose continuance in office depends on its result. Although he steered the party to a big victory in Uttarakhand assembly polls in February, Dhami had lost from Khatima - a seat he had won twice since 2012. 5. PM to visit Shimla today, will participate in 'Garib Kalyan Sammelan' Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the 'Garib Kalyan Sammelan' in Shimla, marking the completion of eight years of his government, and will directly interact with the beneficiaries of different schemes. The programme conceptualises elected public representatives across the country directly interacting with the public in an endeavour to get feedback about the various welfare programmes being run by the government, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement on Monday. Mr. Modi will also interact virtually with some of the beneficiaries of different welfare schemes in Madhya Pradesh. 6. SC to hear plea alleging illegal excavation and construction work at Jagannath temple in Odisha  The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a plea alleging illegal excavation and construction work by the Odisha government at Shree Jagannath temple in Odisha. A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and Hima Kohli posted the case for hearing for today after the matter was mentioned before it. 7. 11th instalment of PM-KISAN disbursement will be transferred today Narendra Modi government has disbursed ₹1.80 lakh crore to farmers under PM-KISAN, 11th instalment will be transferred today, says BJP chief J.P. Nadda. 8. Protestors to picket before Mizoram CS office seeking appointment of Mizo official An umbrella organisation of major civil societies and student associations in Mizoram has given a call to picket before the office of State Chief Secretary Renu Sharma from today to "prevent the official from attending office," one of its leaders said. The NGO Coordination Committee, the conglomerate of prominent civil society organisations and student bodies headed by the Central Young Mizo Association (CYMA), is demanding the appointment of a Mizo IAS officer for the top post. 9. Djokovic braced to deliver Nadal hammer blow at French Open  Novak Djokovic will renew his epic 16-year rivalry with Rafael Nadal at the French Open today with a semifinal spot at stake and where victory could end the 13-time champion's Roland Garros career. Nadal, who will turn 36 on Friday, puts his record of 109 wins and just three losses in Paris, since his title-winning debut in 2005, on the line against the defending champion. 10. India eye outright win against Korea to book Asia Cup final berth Defending champions India would look for an outright win against South Korea in their final Super 4 round-robin league match to book their place in the final of the Asia Cup men's hockey tournament today. India had almost clinched a spot in the title clash on Sunday before Razie Rahim turned out to be Malaysia's saviour with a hat-trick in an enthralling 3-3 draw in their second 'Super 4' encounter. | 
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