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03 Jul

In the 2022 UP elections, the BJP will repeat its 2017 victory, according to deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya

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Keshav Prasad Maurya, Uttar Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister, expressed confidence that the BJP will win the state's Assembly elections next year. Keshav Prasad Maurya, Uttar Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister, expressed optimism that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will repeat its 2017 victory in the state's Assembly elections. "In the next assembly elections, the BJP will replicate its 2017 victory. The BJP will perform much better than in 2017, which will be noticed by the opposition parties. The BJP has a strong organisational presence, and its workers at the booth level are confident in it "On Saturday afternoon, he spoke at…

03 Jul

Railway connectivity towards NE gets a boost with commissioning of double line

editor0 CommentsIndia, North Eastindianrailways

In both these sections, double lines have been commissioned along with Railway Electrification. Completion of these doubling sections will help operation of more freight traffic to & from Northeast region. The entire work is completed during the Covid pandemic situation by observing necessary safety protocols by the Northeast Frontier Railway. An official of N.F. Railway said that, Jalpaiguri Road – Y Leg section was the only super critical work left to be completed in N.F. Railway. “This section has an important bridge of 970 mt length (20 spans) on the river Teesta. This section was a bottleneck as double lines…

03 Jul

SG Tushar Mehta denies meeting West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari

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S G Tushar Mehta denied meeting West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari at his official residence after the Trinamool Congress wrote to PM Narendra Modi seeking his removal over the issue. The letter to the prime minister was written by TMC MPs Derek O'Brien, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy and Mahua Maitra stating that the alleged meeting between Adhikari and the law officer "reeks of impropriety" as the BJP MLA is an accused in Narada and Saradha cases which are being investigated. ”Shri Suvendu Adhikari did come to my residence cum office on Thursday at around 3:00 PM, unannounced. Since I was…

03 Jul

Fire breaks out at house in Delhi’s Rohini

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A fire broke out at a house in the Delhi’s Rohini area on Saturday morning, four people from the scene were rescued, the blaze was brought under control but during the fire-fighting operations, a fireman also got injured Delhi Fire Service officials said. "A call about the fire in Budh Vihar area in Rohini was received around 6.00 am and four fire tenders rushed to the area. Fire was brought under control very quickly. Four people were rescued and shifted to a hospital," said Atul Garg, The Director, Delhi Fire Service. The cause of the fire is not known yet.

03 Jul

BJP denies Dhankhar a chance to read his full speech at Assembly

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The BJP had moved heaven, earth and Narendra Modi in the hope of winning 200-plus seats in the 17th Bengal Legislative Assembly. When the august House convened on Friday, the BJP’s 70-plus members moved heaven and earth to make their presence felt and ended up stealing the governor’s 15 minutes of fame. Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was unable to fully read out his address because of protests from the Opposition benches. Dhankhar spent barely eight minutes inside the House after his ceremonial entry — escorted by Speaker Biman Banerjee and chief minister Mamata Banerjee — around 1.58pm. When he rose to…

03 Jul

Union health ministry decided would set up two oxygen plants at north Bengal hospitals

editor0 CommentsHealth, Covid19, India, North Bengal, West BengalNorth Bengal, Oxygen Plants, Union Health Ministry

The Union health ministry has assigned two central agencies to set up two oxygen plants at the district hospitals of Darjeeling and Kalimpong and decided conduct the projects. On Friday,the BJP MP of Darjeeling Raju Bista said that Pressure Swing Adsorption i.e. medical oxygen generator plants which would be irst-of-its-kind facility in the hills,would be available at the hospitals very soon. The MP, Raju Bista has said that I had written a letter to the Prime Minister , mentioning that and requested him for oxygen plants, one each in these two places and another in Siliguri where patients from all…

02 Jul

Turkey women protest withdrawal from gender protection treaty

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Turkey officially withdrew from the international treaty protecting women against violence. Hundreds of women holding banners took to the streets to protest against the decision to withdraw from a treaty aimed at protecting women from violence. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan move has not been welcomed by the people but the president has insisted it will not be a step backwards for women, according to AP. Turkey signed the treaty, called the Istanbul Convention, in 2011.In March, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued an unexpected decree announcing Turkey’s intention to withdraw from the treaty, which he and members of his Islamist party…

02 Jul

Drone spotted over Indian High Commission in Islamabad, Delhi lodges protest with Pakistan

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A drone was spotted over the Indian High Commission complex in Islamabad last week and Pakistan has been asked to investigate the incident and prevent recurrence of such “breach of security”, the external affairs ministry said on Friday. The Indian mission has also lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over the incident through a note verbale which is a diplomatic communique, people familiar with the development said. "On Saturday at about 22:15 hours while we had a function underway near the residential area inside the Indian High Commission, we saw a drone hovering over us which came in twice," a…

02 Jul

Former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala released from Tihar Jail

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Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, who is serving a 10-year prison term and is out on parole, will reach Tihar jail on Friday to complete formalities for his release, INLD state unit president Nafe Singh Rathi said on Thursday. The Delhi government had last month passed an order granting a six-month special remission to those who have served nine-and-half years of their 10-year prison sentence to decongest jails in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to officials, since the 86-year-old former chief minister has already served nine years and nine months of his sentence, he is eligible to…

02 Jul

Bagrakote tea estate new firm takes charge, reopens after six years

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One of the premium gardens in the Dooars , Bagrakote tea estate had been closed by the management six years ago,which was reopened on Thursday. The estate is located in the Malbazar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district and had 2,000 workers. The Duncans management had abandoned the Bagrakote garden in April 2015. On Thursday, representatives of Tea & Beverage Company — the new firm from Calcutta took over the estate hat had earlier been owned by the Duncans Goenka Group. The official added that on Sunday A meeting was held in the state labour department’s office in Siliguri it was decided…