The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sent a proposal to the Delhi government demanding to rename 40 villages. The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sent a proposal to the Delhi government demanding to rename 40 villages. The party’s state unit chief, Adesh Gupta, on Thursday proposed the renaming. These 40 villages include Humayunpur, Yusuf Sarai, Masoodpur, Zamroodpur, Begumpur, Saidul Ajab, Fatehpur Beri, Hauz Khas and Sheikh Sarai among others. Of these, the party has come up with a list of 27 slain…
Month: April 2022
Coal crisis may hit 24-hour power supply, metro, hospital service in Delhi, says power minister
Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain has expressed concern over a possible coal shortage in the national capital that may even hit essential institutions, including Metro train services and hospitals. Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said that the growing power crisis amid coal shortages could lead to power cuts in important establishments in the national capital, such as Metro trains and hospitals. Jain wrote to the Centre, requesting it to ensure adequate coal availability to power plants that supply electricity to the national capital. He also held a meeting…
UP MLA scolds official for bulldozing house in Ballia, says CM said homes of poor shouldn’t be razed
In a video that has gone viral on social media, UP MLA Ketki Singh can be seen scolding an official for running a bulldozer over a poor family’s home. Later, speaking to the media, she said that UP CM Yogi Adityanath had made it clear that the homes of the poor should not be razed. As ‘bulldozer politics’ continues to rage in India, now a video of a BJP MLA scolding an official in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia for bulldozing the home of a poor family has emerged on social media.…
Nawab Malik seeks temporary medical bail; ED, jail authorities to respond by May 2
The Maharashtra minister sought interim medical bail from a special PMLA court in Mumbai on Thursday. Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case, sought interim bail on medical grounds from a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Mumbai on Thursday. that he was unwell due to kidney ailments and had swelling in his legs. Therefore, he was seeking permission from the court to be given temporary medical bail for six weeks in order to undergo surgery and get proper post-operative…
Sexual abuse, self-immolation attempt and political blame game | Ground Report from TN’s Virudhunagar
A woman attempted self-immolation in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar after her daughter was allegedly sexually abused by a local leader’s son and the authorities failed to take action. India Today visited the region and spoke to the complainant, accused and the police. On April 25, a woman tried to immolate herself outside the district collector’s office in Virudhunagar of Tamil Nadu. the local panchayat president’s son. Further, she said that she and her husband were abused, beaten up and even stripped by the panchayat chief’s family. The woman said that she…
PM Modi to inaugurate Global Patidar Business Summit on Friday
PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the summit under “Mission 2026” to provide an impetus to the socio-economic development of the community. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Global Patidar Business Summit on Friday through video conferencing, the PMO said. Sardardham, an organisation of Patidars, a numerically strong caste in Gujarat, is organizing the summit under “Mission 2026” to provide an impetus to the socio-economic development of the community. The summit is organized every two years, the PMO said, adding the first two summits were held in Gandhinagar in 2018…
Delhi: Afghan national among 4 held in drug bust case, terror funding suspected
Four men, including one Afghanistani, were arrested by the Gujarat ATS and NCB on Thursday with 36 kg heroine. The officials are investigating whether the accused have terror funding or connections with terror groups. Four more men, including one Afghanistan national, were arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Thursday with 36 kg heroine in connection with a huge drug consignment which was seized from a Pakistani boat near the Gujarat coast. The accused were nabbed from Delhi’s Okhla area. Earlier, the Gujarat ATS…
Violence does not benefit anybody, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), stated on Thursday that violence benefits no one. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said violence does not benefit anybody and emphasized the need to bring together all communities and preserve humanity, comments coming against the backdrop of recent clashes between different groups in several parts of the country. He also underlined the need for establishing a Sindhi university in the country to ensure survival of the Sindhi language and culture. The RSS chief said India is…
Andhra CM YS Jagan distributes 1.25 lakh house site pattas in Anakapalli
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday distributed 1.25 lakh house site pattas to beneficiaries in the state’s Anakapalli district. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy distributed house site pattas to the recipients at Pydivada Agraharam of Sabbavaram mandal, Anakapalli district on Thursday. In the coming days, approximately 1.25 lakh people in Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli districts will receive house site pattas under the Chief Minister’s ambitious pet project. As part of the “NavaratnaluPedalandariki Illu”, a total of 30.70 lakh house pattas have been distributed in…
Kerala Chief Secretary praises Gujarat govt’s CM dashboard system
Kerala Chief Secretary VP Joy on Thursday praised the Gujarat government’s CM dashboard system. Kerala Chief Secretary VP Joy on Thursday praised the Gujarat government’s ‘CM dashboard’ system, saying that it enables effective monitoring of the delivery of public services, an official release said here. He also visited the Vidya Samiksha Kendra, a command and control centre here which monitors the performance of some 55,000 schools. The visit by an official delegation from Kerala to the BJP-ruled Gujarat has come under criticism from opposition Congress and Muslim League in Kerala.…