Category: NATIONAL NEWS

Mumbai, Jun 8 (DIN NEWS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has received two threat letters allegedly from Maoist organisations which were handed over to the police, sources in the state Home Department said today. The letters were received by the chief minister’s office a week ago, they said. “The letters came after the recent anti-Naxal operations in Gadchiroli, in which 39 Maoists were killed. The letters have been handed over to the police for further investigations,” the sources said. According to the ministry sources, both letters mentioned the Gadchiroli encounters,…

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Qingdao (China), Jun 8 (DIN NEWS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive here tomorrow on a two-day visit to attend the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit where India is likely to pitch for concerted regional and global action against terror networks and favour effective connectivity links to boost trade India became a full member of the the China-dominated grouping last year and New Delhi’s entry into it is expected to increase the eight-member group’s heft in regional geo-politics and trade negotiations besides giving it a pan-Asian hue Hours after…

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Lucknow, Jun 7 (DIN NEWS) Taking note of alleged irregularities in wheat purchase and distribution of food grains, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today suspended the district magistrates of Fatehpur and Gonda. “DM Fatehpur Prashant Kumar and DM Gonda JB Singh have been suspended by the chief minister after he took serious note of irregularities,” an official spokesman said here. “In Fatehpur, irregularities were found in wheat purchase. Fixing responsibility at senior level, the chief minister has ordered suspension of the DM. On May 31, during an inspection by…

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Nagpur, Jun 7 (DIN NEWS) Former President and Congress veteran Pranab Mukherjee today warned that any attempt to define India through “religion, dogma or intolerance” will only dilute the country’s existence, as he attended an RSS event amid criticism by several of his party leaders including his own daughter. Mukherjee said intolerance will only dilute India’ national identity and Indian nationalism emanated from universalism, assimilation and co-existence. “In India, we derive our strength from tolerance, and respect our pluralism. We celebrate our diversity,” he said. “I am here to share…

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New Delhi, Jun 6 (DIN NEWS) President Ram Nath Kovind will not host an Iftar party this year at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. “After the President took over office, he decided there would be no religious celebrations or observances in a public building such as Rashtrapati Bhavan on taxpayer expense. This is in keeping with the principles of a secular state and applies to all religious occasions, irrespective of religion,” said Ashok Malik, Press Secretary to the president. He said the president of course wishes all fellow citizens on every major…

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New Delhi, Jun 6 (DIN NEWS) Union minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government decided to half the NCERT syllabus as students did not find time for other activities as they were overburdened. The decision to half the syllabus was announced by the Union HRD Minister last week. “There is a huge load of books and information, and students have no time. There is no time for physical education, value education and life skills. “So, we decided to half the portion (syllabus). There is no need to teach them everything.…

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Patna, Jun 5 (dIn news) In a veiled attack on RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav , Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said young leaders owing their position in politics to their families were interested in acquiring a post quickly to “make money”. Without naming any party or leader, Kumar also criticised excessive use of the social media by political figures. “They had no idea of what they actually stand for but believe in talking big”, he said in a obvious reference to Opposition leader in the state assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, who…

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New Delhi, Jun 5 (DIN NEWS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today rejected a parliamentary panel’s findings that the three services were reeling under severe shortage of funds, saying adequate financial resources have been allocated to them in the last four years. Sitharaman, at a press conference, also asserted that there was no shortage of ammunition for the armed forces which had been the case during the previous government. “The defence expenditure has been highest in 2017-18 if you look at it since 2004-05. In the same manner, it was second highest…

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Jammu, Jun 4 (DIN NEWS) A 65-year-old deaf and mute under-trial prisoner, believed to be a Pakistani national, died during treatment at a hospital here, officials said today. He was arrested along the International Border in Akhnoor sector in 2015 and was lodged at the district jail in Amphalla here, they said. The prisoner fell sick on the night of May 29 and was admitted in Government Medical College hospital, where he died yesterday due to multiple organ failure, the officials said. The postmortem of the deceased was conducted and the…

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New Delhi, Jun 4 (DIN NEWS) President Ram Nath Kovind today asked the governors of states to act as change makers by improving the lives of marginalised people and enhancing higher education standards. In his opening address at the two-day conference of governors and lt governors, which began at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, he said a governor is a mentor and guide for the state government and an important link in the federal structure. “The people of the state view the office of the governor and the Raj Bhavan as a fount…

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