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OBCs get only 9-13% reservation in panchayat polls, claims Kamal Nath
The allegation was made by the state Congress chief Kamal Nath, who highlighted district-wise OBC seats allocated for three-tier panchayat polls in the state. "BJP says it will give 35 per cent quota to OBCs, but in reality it has given only 11.2 per cent seats of Zilla panchayat members to the OBC community, 9.5 per cent seats for Janpad panchayat president posts, 11.5 per cent for Janpad panchayat members and only 12.5 per cent seats for sarpanchs (head of village panchayats)," he said.
Rana couple face protests while reciting Hanuman Chalisa in Nagpur
Banners of Ranas reciting Hanuman Chalisa at the Ramnagar Hanuman temple were put up right in front of the NCP office in Nagpur. The NCP activists, led by state vice-president Prashant Pawar, set up a stage near the temple for chanting of 'Sundarkand' to counter Ranas.
AAP nominates two Padma awardees for RS seats
Both the Rajya Sabha nominees are Padma Shri awardees. "I am very happy to inform you that the Aam Aadmi Party is nominating two Padma Shri awardees as members of the Rajya Sabha... one environmentalist Padma Shri Sant Balbir Singh Seenchewal, the other Padma Shri Vikramjit Singh Sahni is related to Punjabi culture... my best wishes to both," Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said in a tweet.
Modi is popular than President of America: CT Ravi
Ravi, who is the Goa BJP inchrage, was speaking at a meeting of the BJP state executive in Panaji. "Modi is popular not only in India, but the world praises him. Today's popular leader is not 'President of America', but our Prime Minister Narendra Modi is," Ravi said at the function.
India slams OIC-IPHRC's stand on Yasin Malik's life term
Terming the remark "unacceptable", Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Friday: "India finds unacceptable the comments made by OIC-IPHRC today criticising India for the judgement in the case of Yasin Malik. Through these comments, OIC-IPHRC has implicitly expressed support for the terrorist activities of Yasin Malik.
Linking Yoga, Ayurveda with religion is unfortunate: President Kovind
President Kovind made the observation while inaugurating Arogya Manthan programme "One -Nation One Health System' organised by 'Arogya Bharti'. The President hailed Arogya Bharti for working in an organised manner with a holistic approach of making citizens healthy. He praised the institution for expanding its activities at the national level.
After offering to quit, Rajasthan Sports Minister now takes U-turn
Following a meeting with Gehlot on Friday evening, Chandna took to Twitter in which he said "there was a meaningful and lengthy discussion on all subjects with the Chief Minister". He added that Gehlot is the "guardian of the Congress family" in Rajasthan, and whatever decisions the Chief Minister takes will be correct.
Yogi to campaign for Pushkar Dhami in Champawat bypoll
Bypoll to the Champawat seat, which was vacated for Dhami by Kailash Chandra Gehtori, is scheduled to be held on May 31. The results will be declared on June 2. Yogi will be seen appealing to voters to vote in support of Dhami in Champawat assembly constituency on Saturday. The UP CM will also address an election rally on Saturday.
Chinese Visa scam: CBI is playing test cricket with me, mocks Karti Chidambaram
While interacting with the media, Karti Chidambaram said that he had written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against the CBI for seizing his confidential parliamentary papers and is awaiting his reply. He also took a dig at the investigation agency by likening his interrogation to a test cricket game and termed it a "tactic" of harassment and political vendetta.
PM Modi pays tribute to Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary
Expressing his feelings about Savarkar in the video, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described him as a worshiper of both weapons and scriptures, saying that people generally know him for his bravery and his struggle against the British Raj, but apart from that, he was a brilliant poet. He was also social reformers who always emphasized on harmony and unity.
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