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All elected leaders keen to resolve Naga issue: CM Neiphiu Rio
Noting that areas under 15 police stations, the Armed Forces (Special Power) Act was lifted and hoped that more areas would come out of the ambit of AFSPA soon, the Chief Minister said that to promote transparency, accountability and promote ease of living the Personal Information Management System (PIMS) for the government employees has been further strengthened and ePay Bill based on PIMS data has been introduced for all the employees.
Anubrata Mondal elated with Mamata's continued support for him
On Sunday, Banerjee gave a clear hint of going soft on Mondal despite taking a strong stand against Partha Chatterjee, who is under judicial custody as the prime accused in the multi-crore teacher recruitment scam. On Monday, Mondal's counsel Anirban Guha Thakurta met him at the CBI's Nizam Palace office in central Kolkata and informed the latter about the latest developments on this count.
Cong hits out at BJP govt for skipping Nehru in advertisement
"It is most unfortunate that the official advertisement issued by the government of Goa has deliberately not included the photograph of first Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. We strongly condemn this act of the divisive BJP," said Congress' Goa unit president Amit Patkar. "Pramod Sawant should watch the video of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh praising Pandit Nehru and should read History books to understand the contribution of Pandit Nehru," Patkar said.
Ram temple opening timed perfectly for BJP's 2024 campaign
The 2024 elections are perfectly timed with the completion of the grand Ram temple and the various developmental projects earmarked for the holy city will also be near completion by then. Ayodhya, therefore, will be the perfect showcase of BJP's achievement -- both in spiritual and developmental terms. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who has already positioned himself as a torch-bearer of Hindutva, will undoubtedly tout Ayodhya as a major achievement.
'India is mother of democracy, diversity is its strength': Top 10 quotes of PM Modi from his Indpendendence Day 2022 speech
PM Modi made this remark while addressing the country from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of India`s 76th Independence Day. In his address, PM Modi called the day as historic and paid tribute to freedom fighters and nation builders like Tatya Tope, Rajendra Prasad, Ram Prasad Bismil, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Ashfaqullah Khan and others who fought against British rule. He further paid tribute to India's women fighters, including Rani Lakshmi Bai, Jhalkaribai, Chennamma and Begum Hazrat Mahal, saying the nation is beholden to them.
'I become helpless, don't dare to cross Lakshman Rekha', Law Minister on pendency of cases
Rijiju said in Parliament many MPs question him, 'why there is pendency of cases and why there is delay in delivery of justice?' He added, "I become helpless, I cannot answer in definite terms...I have a Lakshman Rekha, which I never dare to cross..." Rijiju said he can make statements from his seat, but he never does that, and understands that he has to come back to the judiciary, talk to the Chief Justice and also interact with judges.
20 lakh jobs for Bihar youth: Nitish's I-Day announcement
"Our ambition is to provide jobs to 20 lakh in government and private sectors in the state. Now, people of the new generation (Tejashwi Yadav) have come with us, hence, we will jointly execute our work to provide jobs to the people of Bihar. Our eventual goal is to bring Bihar to the developed state category," Kumar said.
Fresh threats to Mukesh Ambani family, Mumbai cops detain man
"Yes, we received eight calls, one after the other, from some unidentified person giving death threats to our Chairman Mukesh Ambani. We immediately complained to the police. We have also initiated our own internal security measures and have full faith in the Mumbai Police," the hospital CEO Dr. (Ms) Tarang Gianchandani told IANS.
PM Modi hits out at 'parivaarwaad, bhai-bhatijawad' in I-Day speech
While addressing the nation for the ninth time from the historic ramparts of Red Fort, Prime Minister Modi hit out at the 'parivaarwad' and 'bhai-batijawad' in his speech and asked the people to help eradicate this. Modi said that the talent will be the basis for the progress of new India. "To cleanse every institute of India, let's shift our mentality from 'bhai-bhatijawad' and 'Parivaarwad' and give an opportunity to the citizens who deserve it," he said.
Mamata's call to party cadres on 'possible CBI action' against her creates uproar
Late Sunday evening at a public rally in south Kolkata, the chief Minister said, "Are you all scared? What will you do if they reach my house tomorrow? Will you not hit the streets? Will you not fight the democratic battle?" The opposition parties in the state have described the chief minister's comments as an expression of the apprehension that the tentacles of the probe by central agencies in various corruption cases might reach her and her family members.
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