Category: NATIONAL NEWS

New Delhi, Jun 20 (DIN NEWS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to fly to Bengaluru tomorrow to join a 10-day naturopathy course, officials said. According to officials at the CM office, Kejriwal has not been keeping well after ending the nine-day long sit-in at Lt Governor’s office. During the protest, his blood sugar levels had increased and even insulin injections were not working on him. “He is likely to leave for Bengaluru tomorrow to join a 10-day naturopathy course to control his sugar levels,” the officials said. The…

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New Delhi, Jun 20 (DIN NEWS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh has strongly defended the Modi government’s Kashmir policy, saying the Kashmir issue has been a “very old” one and a major challenge for all governments and will take time to be resolved. He also said the BJP “did its best” and tried everything to bring peace and development to the valley. Singh made these comments in an interview to ‘The Week’ magazine following the BJP’s decision yesterday to withdraw its support to the PDP-led government. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had…

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New Delhi, Jun 19 (DIN NEWS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today called off his nine-day sit-in at the lieutenant governor’s office after bureaucrats started attending meetings with AAP ministers, said Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Sisodia said several meetings, attended by IAS officers, were held during the day. The bureaucrats have been at loggerheads with the AAP dispensation following the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash in February. “Arvind Kejriwal will come out of the L-G office. It was not a dharna. We were waiting to meet the…

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New Delhi/Srinagar, Jun 19 (DIN NEWS) The three-year Jammu and Kashmir government, wracked by bitter political feuds and worsening security challenges, collapsed today with the BJP pulling out of its alliance with the PDP setting the stage for yet another round of governor’s rule. BJP general secretary Ram Madhav made the surprise announcement after the party high command summoned its Jammu and Kashmir ministers for emergency consultations in New Delhi. A few hours later, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti submitted her resignation to Governor N N Vohra amid a swirl of…

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Srinagar, Jun 18 (DIN NEWS) Congress president Rahul Gandhi today wrote to the family of slain journalist Shujaat Bukhari, saying his killing was a grim reminder that progressive voices were constantly at the risk of being silenced by extremist elements. “I am shocked at the cold-blooded killing of Mr. Shujaat Bukhari outside his office. One of the few moderate voices in an atmosphere torn apart by narrow political considerations, his loss is a grim reminder that progressive voices are constantly at the risk of being silenced by extremist elements,” he…

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New Delhi, Jun 18 (DIN NEWS) IAS officers of the Delhi government on Monday welcomed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s assurance that he would ensure their safety, saying they are open to formal discussions with the chief minister on the matter The officers said that they look forward to “concrete interventions” for their security and dignity, a move that may break the four-month-long impasse between the AAP dispensation and the bureaucrats following an alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by some ruling party MLAs at the chief minister’s residence in…

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New Delhi, June 17 (DIN NEWS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that he had failed to keep his promise of establishing a multi-speciality hospital in Rourkela in Odisha, and said the Congress would implement the project. He said Odisha-resident Muktikant Biswal walked 1,350 km to Delhi to remind Prime Minister Modi of his poll promise. The PM promised Rourkela a multi speciality hospital three years ago. Now, Muktikant Biswal has walked 1,300 Km to Delhi because the PM hasn’t kept his promise…

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New Delhi, Jun 17 (DIN NEWS) Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today assured the IAS officers that he would ensure their safety saying they were part of his family, and sought to break the four-month-long impasse between the AAP dispensation and the officers over an alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash. The statement came hours after the IAS officers’ association expressed concern over the safety of officers, asking the AAP government not to “use bureaucrats for political gains”. Sharing his statement on Twitter, Kejriwal said, “I am told that IAS…

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Hyderabad, Jun 16 (DIN NEWS) The operational preparedness of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to take on any contingency was displayed in the recent ‘Gaganshakti’ exercise, Chief of Air Staff B S Dhanoa said today. “The operational preparedness of the IAF to take on any kind of contingency was amply displayed in the recently- concluded exercise Gaganshakti. The gamut and expanse of this exercise was pan-India which saw engagement of almost all the assets of the Air Force,” he said. The gigantic exercise involved operations on northern, western and eastern…

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Guwahati/Agartala, Jun 16 (DIN NEWS) The flood situation in Assam worsened today as four more people lost their lives, taking the death toll in the region to 17, officials said. Although the situation improved marginally in Tripura and Mizoram in the past 24 hours, one more person died in Manipur from flood-related incidents. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), four persons lost their lives in flood and landslide related incidents during the last 24 hours. While one person each died at Sadar and Lakhipur revenue circles in…

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