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Punjab, Haryana CM fail to reach consensus on SYL canal issue
Bhagwant Mann clearly said that Punjab has no surplus water to share with Haryana. He sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to provide additional water to Haryana either from the Ganga or the Yamuna river basins to overcome its shortage.
BJP, Congress spar over credit for DBT scheme
Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram tweeted on Friday morning that it was the Congress-led UPA which had introduced the DBT and Aadhar in 2013 and 2009 respectively. To this, BJP's IT cell head and Rajya Sabha member Amit Malviya retaliated through some statistics that in 2013-14, only 43 districts were covered and Rs 28 crore were paid through DBT.
Rajasthan CM flouts Congress guidelines by seeking votes for Kharge
Gehlot on Thursday shared a video message on social media appealing for Kharge's win. This is being considered open campaigning in favour of Kharge, whereas according to the guidelines of the Congress Election Authority (CEC), no candidate can do this while holding the position of leader of the legislature party. The CEC Chairman, Madhusudan Mistry, had issued a 7-point guideline on September 30 regarding the election of Congress president.
Assembly polls: EC to announce poll schedule for Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh today
With the announcement of the poll schedule, the Model Code of Conduct for guidance of political parties and candidates will come into force. Teams of the Commission recently visited the two states to take stock of poll preparedness. The previous assembly elections were held in December 2017. After the election, BJP emerged victorious and had formed the state government, with Vijay Rupani taking over as the chief minister.
Words are of Kejriwal spoken by Italia, says Smriti Irani
"Italia insulted 100-year-old Hiraben, the mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She was maliciously attacked by AAP. I say the words of Kejriwal are being spoken by Italia. And I dare Kejriwal to come to Gujraat and speak such words... You (Kejriwal) are not sparing a 100-year-old woman who has nothing to do with politics. I dare you Mr. Kejriwal to come to Gujarat and speak your own words," Irani said while speaking to mediapersons here.
Scindia's power show during Amit Shah's Gwalior visit on Oct 16
Shah will lay the foundation stone for the expansion of terminal at the Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Airport. During the visit, Shah will release Hindi texts of three subjects taught in MBBS first year. It is a part of the Madhya Pradesh government's initiative to start a Hindi instruction option for the medical course in the state. The Hindi instruction will be introduced as a pilot project in the Gandhi Medical College (GMC), Bhopal from the current academic session (2022-23) and it would be extended to 12 other medical colleges in the state later.
Balancing ST reservations in Jammu and Kashmir: Tightrope walk for Centre
The delimitation commission in its final report had recommended ST status for the Gujjar/Bakarwal community of the UT.
The delimitation commission recommended reserving nine of the 90 Assembly seats in J&K for the Gujjar/Bakarwal community where only a candidate from this community can stand for the elections.
'When I was Health Minister, doctors were penalised for negligence': Tej Pratap
Tej Pratap's statement comes at a time when his younger brother Tejashwi Yadav is the current Bihar Health Minister. Opposition leader Vijay Kumar Sinha criticised Tejashwi due to rise in dengue cases in the state. The Bihar Environment Minister also added that the doctors were wary every day when he was the state Health Minister.
Italia detained, questioned for ruckus outside NCW office, clarifies Delhi Police
Police has made it clear thar Italia wasn't grilled in connection with his comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but in connection with the ruckus which was created by the AAP workers outside the NCW office. Italia was summoned by the NCW to record his statement over his comment on PM Modi, as the NCW said that his comment also insulted women.
Akhlaq lynching: Court convicts BJP leader Sangeet Som for violating government order
The court has imposed Rs 800 fine on him. The former Sardhana MLA reportedly delivered an objectionable speech at Bisahda, where section 144 (prohibits public gatherings) was imposed after Akhlaq's killing. On September 28, 2015, 51-year-old Mohammed Akhlaq was dragged from his house and killed by a mob of 200 people on suspicion of eating beef, triggering communal tension in Bisada village.
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