Good morning! QAhead is a round-up of developing stories to look out for today.

Amit Shah to be Greeted by ‘Beef Party’, Bandh in Meghalaya
A beef party and a bandh will greet BJP president Amit Shah during his maiden visit to Meghalaya today.

Railways to Launch App for Paperless Ticketing in Unreserved Segment
Rail commuters can use a mobile phone App to obtain tickets in the unreserved category as the Indian railways takes forward its initiative for paperless ticketing. Having booked a ticket using the App, a commuter need not take a print-out of the same and can show its soft copy on the cellphone to the TTE.

GST Bill: Jaitley, State FM Panel Chief to Meet
In a bid to reach out to the states for a consensus on the proposed Constitution Amendment Bill for implementing the goods and services tax (GST), finance minister Arun Jaitley will meet the chairman of the empowered committee of state finance ministers, KM Mani today. The empowered group is meeting to discuss the Bill, which was tabled in December last year after a series of hectic negotiations, touting it as the biggest tax reform since 1947.

1984 riots: Court to Consider Closure Report Against Tytler
A Delhi court is likely to hear CBI’s closure report in a case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Smart City Project to Come up Before Cabinet
The ambitious “Smart City” project of the NDA government is likely to be brought for Cabinet’s approval today. The project already has a go-ahead from the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC). To begin with, the “Smart City” project would include 20 cities and the number would subsequently go up to 100.

Naqvi to Present ‘Chaadar’ at Ajmer Sharif on Behalf of PM Modi
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi will present a chadar on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinduddin Chisti today.

Net Neutrality: Telecom Regulators to Recommend Changes in Regulatory Framework
Indian telecom regulators are preparing to recommend to the government that changes are required in the current telecom regulatory framework. This is likely to happen today.

Army policy: SC to Hear Govt’s Appeal Against AFT Order
The Supreme Court will hear an appeal filed by the Union government against a decision of the Armed Forces Tribunal quashing the army’s promotion policy for the rank of colonel and above from January 2009. Challenging this in what is now a keenly watched cause celebre are 191 serving officers who argue the army is an integrated whole and promotion should be equitable.

Navi Mumbai and Aurangabad Civic Polls
The municipal elections in Navi Mumbai and Aurangabad will be an acid test for the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena, who are sharing power in Maharashtra after a gap of 15 years. The polls will be held today.

AAP to hold farmers rally at Jantar Mantar to Oppose NDA govt’s Land Bill

26/11 trial: Hearing Today
A Pakistan court summoned five witnesses for recording their statements in the 26/11 Mumbai attack case against Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and six other accused. Islamabad High Court has set a two-month deadline for the court to conclude the trial, failing which, it will cancel the bail granted to Lakhvi.

RTI in Sri Lanka Likely From Today
In a major step towards political reforms, Sri Lanka has taken cue from India and hopes to introduce Right to Information Act (RTI) through a Constitutional Amendment that is likely to come in place today.

Also, author Chetan Bhagat turns 41-years-old today. Late BR Chopra, well known producer and director also famous for making the TV series Mahabharata was born on this day, 101 years ago.