Category: NATIONAL NEWS

Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu lambasted Sukhbir Singh Badal-led SAD on Saturday, accusing the Akalis of “showing their backs” in the Vidhan Sabha during the debate on Justice (retd) Ranjit Singh Commission report on sacrilege incidents.He also dared Shiromani Akali Dal’s first family of Badals to counter the report if they had done “nothing wrong”.”They should not have shown their backs (in the House),” Sidhu said.”If you are telling the truth and have done nothing wrong, then give your clarification on the sacrilege report. Why are you running away…

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 Delhiites will get doorstep delivery of various government services, including driving licence, marriage certificate and ration cards from September 10, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today.The chief minister made the announcement on Twitter, terming it as “revolution in governance” which would be “big blow to corruption”. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government had proposed doorstep delivery of services earlier this year and had accused Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal of stalling it. However, a five-judge Constitution Bench had on July 4 laid down broad parameters for the governance of the…

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New Delhi, Aug 30 (DIN NEWS) The JD(S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka has “taken off” smoothly and will complete the full term without hiccups, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said here today on completion of 100 days in office. The coalition government is “secure” and there are no differences between the ruling allies, he asserted, and strongly criticised the BJP for “creating confusion” among people by constantly questioning the stability of his government. “How can anyone say the government has not taken off when the Centre has appreciated the state…

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New Delhi, Aug 30 (DIN NEWS) Congress president Rahul Gandhi today launched a major offensive against Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that demonetisation was a “huge scam” deliberately inflicted by him on common people to snatch their money and give it to his “crony capitalist friends” and said he owes an answer to the country on why he did so. Addressing a press conference a day after the Reserve Bank of India in its final report said almost all the money demonetised currency has returned to the banking system, he…

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RJD president Lalu Prasad today alleged Narendra Modi government is taking the country towards “a totalitarian regime” and false security alarms were being raised to prepare the ground for imposing Emergency. Prasad also likened the situation in Bihar under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to that of ancient Rome when emperor Nero was playing the flute while his kingdom was burning. “A number of persons have been arrested for alleged Maoist links. Reports have also surfaced alleging that there are threats to the life of the prime minister. All this seems…

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The loss and damage to Kerala due to the devastating deluge would be much more than the primary estimate of Rs 20,000 crore, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today. Rescue operations were over and the thrust now is on rehabilitation and rebuilding the state ravaged by the rain fury that claimed 322 lives since August 8, Vijayan told reporters after holding a meeting here to review the post-flood situation.”Rehabilitation process of the displaced is progressing in the right direction,” he said.The chief minister rejected the Congress-led UDF opposition charge that…

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The law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh is the best the state has seen in the last 15 years, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath claimed today as he lashed at the Opposition for disrupting the state Assembly on the issue of handling crime. “Not just in the state but in the entire country it has been accepted that law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh has improved and an indicator of this is that investment is flowing in,” Mr Adityanath said as he accused the opposition parties of working with…

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New Delhi, Aug 26 (DIN NEWS) Describing the debate on holding the Lok Sabha and assembly polls together a healthy sign for democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it was an appropriate tribute to former premier Atal Bihari Vajpayee who changed the country’s political culture He said efforts were afoot and discussions being held about simultaneously holding the Lok Sabha and assembly polls “The government and the opposition ? both are putting forth their view points. This is a good development and a healthy sign for our democracy…

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New Delhi, Aug 25 (DIN NEWS) Gearing up for the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the Congress today formed three crucial committees to look after coordination, manifesto and publicity in the polls, with the old guard maintaining its position in the core set up under party president Rahul Gandhi. Gandhi formed the key nine-member Core Group Committee comprising A K Antony, Ghulam Nabi Azad, P Chidambaram, Ashok Gehlot, Mallikarjun Kharge, Ahmed Patel, Jairam Ramesh, Randeep Surjewala and K C Veugopal. While all those in the Core Committee have worked under the…

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Putting to rest all speculation, Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat today emphatically ruled out the possibility of holding simultaneous elections to the state assemblies along with the Lok Sabha polls anytime soon.Rawat also said a legal framework is needed to be in place for holding simultaneous polls.There has been some speculation in the recent weeks that Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Mizoram due this year end may be deferred and held simultaneously along with the Lok Sabha elections, scheduled for April-May 2019.While the term of the…

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