Category: Politics

It’s not just Bharat Jodo Yatra. Long marches, though not as extensive, are criss-crossing states such as Tripura, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar, adding to election heat amid the winter chill.   The year 2023 will see nine states go to the polls. They are Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mizoram, and Telangana. Elections may also be held in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. These 10 assembly polls will set the political tone for the 2024 parliamentary election. No wonder, political parties are leaving…

The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention assumes importance because it brings members of the Indian diaspora, policymakers and business leaders under one umbrella. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention 2023 on Monday. Over 3,500 representatives from 70 countries are participating in the event. President Droupadi Murmu will present the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2023. The annual event was held last year virtually due to the pandemic. The 17th PBD is being celebrated under the theme ‘Diaspora: Reliable Partners for India’s Progress in Amrit Kaal’. Pravasi…

Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr P K Mishra held a high-level review of building damage and land subsidence in Joshimath today 8th January 2023. Cabinet Secretary; Home Secretary; senior officials of Government of India; and members of National Disaster Management Authority, Chief Secretary and DGP of Uttarakhand, DM and Officials of Joshimath; Senior officers of Uttarakhand; and experts from IIT Roorkee, National Institute of Disaster Management, Geological Survey of India, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology also attended the review through VC. It was informed that Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra…

The Nitish Kumar government will start its much-hyped caste-based census in Bihar on Saturday, January 7. The project will cost Rs 500 crore. The government will conduct the exercise in two stages. In the first phase, which is likely to be over by January 21, the number of all households in the state will be counted. In the second, starting from March, data pertaining to people of all castes, sub-castes and religions will be collected. Enumerators, whose training began on December 15, will also record information about the financial status…

Caste based census in Bihar: “Caste-based survey will start in Bihar from today. It will give us scientific data so that budget and social welfare schemes can be made accordingly. BJP is anti-poor. They don’t want this to happen”, said Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav. The caste-based census will commence in Bihar state on Saturday (January 7). Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday (January 6) said that the government is fully prepared to conduct caste-based census in the state. The caste-based headcount will be conducted across all 38 districts…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday unveiled a 120-foot-tall statue of a polo player riding a pony at Marjing Polo Complex in Manipur’s Imphal East district. Shah was given a polo mallet and a painting of the game by Chief Minister N Biren Singh. It would be surprising for many that Northeastern state Manipur is considered as birthplace of polo sports. The state is epicentre of the game. Manipur hosts numerous polo tournaments at international, national and state levels. With housing several polo grounds, including the world’s oldest one,…

UP investor summit: Yogi Adityanath, who is visiting Mumbai to promote an investor summit to be held in Lucknow next month, said Uttar Pradesh has emerged as a film-friendly state and this has been recognised at the National Film Awards and the International Film Festival of India. Presenting Uttar Pradesh as a film-friendly state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday invited prominent members from the entertainment industry to explore his state as a film-making destination. Interacting with members of Bollywood here, the chief minister said, ”We have made two of…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to lay the foundation stone of several projects in Manipur on Friday. Shah has already laid the foundation stone for the Olympic Park at Sangaithel hillock in Imphal West district. The park is the first of its kind in the Northeast. The park has statues of state Olympians. The park will also accommodate statues of state sports persons who are looking forward to participating in the Olympics in the future. He will also inaugurate the Churachandpur Medical College and Hospital, and unveil a 120-feet-high statue…

Rahul Gandhi, who was supposed to spend the night in Sanoli Khurd village as part of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, rushed back to New Delhi as his mother Sonia Gandhi fell ill.   Indian National Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi entered Haryana’s Panipat district this evening from Uttar Pradesh. Rahul Gandhi, who was supposed to spend the night in Sanoli Khurd village, however, rushed back to New Delhi as his mother Sonia Gandhi fell ill. “The Yatra entered Haryana, just a while ago. But, Rahul ji had…

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved continuation of Schemes of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region , with an outlay of ₹12882.2 crore, for the balance period of the 15th Finance Commission (2022-23 to 2025-26). Based on the Expendidture Filnance Committee (EFC) recommendations, the outlay for the North East Special Infrastructure Scheme (NESIDS) will be Rs.8139.5 crore including committed liabilities of ongoing projects. The outlay for ‘Schemes of NEC’ will be Rs.3202.7 crore including committed liabilities of ongoing projects. The outlay for…