Uttarakhand Cm Dhami (File photo) DEHRADUN: In a bid to check large-scale land purchases in Uttarakhand’s hilly regions by people from other areas of India, state government is all set to introduce a “stringent land purchase law” in the next budget session of assembly. This was disclosed by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday.State government…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav on Monday raised concerns over the sale of adulterated ‘khoya’ in Mathura, demanding an inquiry into the matter. Her remarks came against the backdrop of allegations of adulteration in Tirupati Laddu prasad, which, she said, had hurt the religious sentiments of all devotees.She criticised the food department for…
NEW DELHI: Although Congress had strongly opposed the abrogation of Article 370 after the BJP govt executed it in August 2019, its manifesto for the upcoming J&K polls is, interestingly, silent on the issue. There is no mention of Congress’s stand on Article 370 in the manifesto released Monday even as it dedicates an entire…
NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition and congress MP Rahul Gandhi criticised the BJP government over the tragic incident involving the deaths of two Dalit girls in Farrukhabad district. The bodies of the girls, one of whom was a minor, were found hanging from a tree in the Kaimganj Kotwali police jurisdiction early Tuesday.Gandhi, in…
GUWAHATI: Facing flak for failing to bring peace in the roiled region, the BJP govt in Manipur Thursday made the first breakthrough by facilitating an agreement between the conflicting Meitei and the Hmar, belonging to the Kuki-Chin-Zo ethnic group of Jiribam district, to end hostilities and re-establish peace. Although restricted to Jiribam, govt sources described…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday criticised the BJP government, labeling the Union Budget as a ‘Kursi Bachao’ Budget.Rahul Gandhi said that the Budget undermines the federal structure of India. “This budget is an attack on the dignity of the federal structure of India. In the greed to save…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday questioned PM Narendra Modi‘s silence over separate terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir that took place in the past three days. He said that the country needed explanations regarding why the terrorists were not caught under BJP government.“Narendra Modi is busy responding to congratulatory messages and cannot…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing row, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday presented a letter in which the Director General of Tihar jail requested AIIMS hospital for a diabetologist the previous day, contradicting Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) claims of adequate medical provisions being available inside the jail for Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.Party spokesperson and…
NEW DELHI: He argued that this discrepancy would lead to Indian soldiers, termed as “Agniveers,” facing significant challenges in combat situations.Gandhi attributed the conceptualisation of the “Agniveer Yojana” to the Prime Minister, stating that the Army opposes the scheme. He pledged that if the Congress comes to power, they would abolish the recruitment initiative, asserting…
