Day: February 13, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met family members of former Bihar Chief Minister late Karpoori Thakur, who was recently bestowed Bharat Ratna — the nation’s highest civilian award. The family members of the prominent socialist leader, led by his son Rajya Sabha member and JD(U) leader Ram Nath Thakur, met the Prime Minister at his official residence in the national capital.   “Very happy to meet the family members Bharat Ratna awardee Jananayak Karpoori Thakur ji. Karpoori ji has been the messiah of the backward and deprived sections of…

The Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) general body passed a resolution to extend the age limit of candidates contesting the students’ union elections. The JNU general body has passed a resolution to extend by two years the prescribed age limit of candidates contesting the students’ union elections,” an official document read. The age extension will provide an opportunity to students who did not meet the age criteria to contest the upcoming JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU) polls. The student union elections are stalled since the COVID-19 pandemic, the document released by the…

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Adish Aggarwala on Tuesday wrote a letter to Chief Justice of India (CJI), DY Chandrachud to take suo motu action against erring farmers for forcibly trying to enter Delhi in a bid to create nuisance and disturb the daily life of citizens. He also requested CJI Chandrachud to issue directions to courts to not pass any adverse order due to the non-presence of lawyers before the courts. In his letter he said, “I am compelled to write this letter to bring to your kind…

Farmers will carry out a protest march towards the national capital on Tuesday (February 12), mostly from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana, demanding  a law guaranteeing MSP for their produce. The traffic police of Delhi, Noida and Haryana have issued traffic advisory for commuters to and from the Capital city throughout the day. Farmers will march to Delhi to press the Centre to accept their demands, including that of the MSP guarantee for crops. According to Samyukta Kisan Morcha leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, over 200 farmer unions will take part…