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  • Congress takes a dig at BJP, asking when it will appoint LoP in Karnataka

    Congress takes a dig at BJP, asking when it will appoint LoP in Karnataka

    Even as the Congress is expected to take a decision on chief minister in Karnataka in a day or two, AICC spokesperson Pawan Khera took a dig at the BJP wondering how many days will the party take to decide on leader of Opposition in the state after 11 of its ministers bit the dust in the recently-concluded polls.

    Hitting out at the BJP, Khera pointed out that the saffron party took seven days to decide on the chief minister in Uttar Pradesh, nine days in Assam and in Maharashtra it took a month to set up a cabinet.

    On being repeatedly asked as to who would be the next chief minister of Karnataka, the Congress leader reminded that the process was on and that a decision cannot be imposed from Delhi. Everyone’s view will have to be considered before deciding on the chief minister.

    “We have to engage every stakeholder…. And the process is on…. The observers have gone and met the MLAs, they have given their reports. All these have gone to the Central leadership. In a day or two, you will know,” said the AICC spokesperson.

    He, however, attacked the BJP for commenting on the delay in appointing a chief minister by the Congress in Karnataka. He pointed out that the role of the leader of the Opposition was no less than a chief minister and wondered why the BJP has so far failed to choose one after their disastrous performance in the sole southern state where they were in power.

    “Why are they (the BJP) unable to appoint a Leader of Opposition in Karnataka, they can’t even find one. 11 of their ministers have lost. Who are they to comment,” Khera asked, adding, “How many days will you take to appoint a leader of Opposition in Karnataka?”

    Khera also said that the Congress will again approach the Election Commission of India (ECI) over VVPAT and EVMs even though they won the elections in Karnataka.

  • IHRO J&K announce Megha Rani as Youth Coordinator J&K and Incharge Animal Protection Cell J&K

    IHRO J&K announce Megha Rani as Youth Coordinator J&K and Incharge Animal Protection Cell J&K

    Megha Rani alias Heena Jamwal is very active and social activist has been appointed as the Youth Coordinator and Incharge Animal Protection Cell of the International Human Rights Organisation (IHRO) Jammu Kashmir for the year 2023-2024.

    “The IHRO Jammu Kashmir is confident that with your background, experience, expertise and keen interest, you would justify your job for the just cause of safeguarding human rights as per the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948,” We welcome her to the IHRO family and look forward to a long and fruitful collaboration with her,” IHRO J&K chairman Adv Pardeepak Singh Chib said during occasion

    while speaking to megha rani she said that she will exercise her responsibilities with honesty and dignity for the best interest of humanity .

  • Char Dham Yatra: First batch of pilgrims leave from Haridwar

    Char Dham Yatra: First batch of pilgrims leave from Haridwar

    New Delhi , Apr 22 : The first batch of pilgrims left Haridwar for the Char Dham Yatra on Saturday.

    The Yatra began today from Yamunotri Dham on the auspicious occasion of Akshay Tritiya.

    A huge crowd of devotees gathered at Gangotri Dham as the portals of Gangotri Temple are opening today.

    Meanwhile, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the departure of Maa Yamuna’s Doli from the Kharsali village.

    A helicopter showered flower petals on Uttarakhand CM Dhami and locals as they participate in the departure of Goddess Yamuna’s Doli from village Kharsali.

    CM Dhami said that the Chardham Yatra began from Yamunotri Dham today and after this, the portals of Gangotri Dham will open today.

    “Chardham Yatra began from Yamunotri Dham today. After this, the portals of Gangotri Dham will open today, Kedarnath Dham on April 25 and Badrinath Dham on April 27. The first puja today was held on behalf of PM Modi…Ever since he became the PM, Sanatan culture, religious places, and pilgrimages have enhanced. All of this was done under his leadership. So, the first puja was done on his behalf, because he is a devotee of all the four dams and Lord Shiva,” said Dhami.

    Each year, the palanquin carrying the idol of goddess Yamuna is taken out amid the chanting of Vedic hymns.

    Situated at the heights of the great Himalayas, the four pilgrim destinations Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath are collectively known as Chardham. These religious centres draw large numbers of pilgrims each year and are the most famous hubs of religious travel across the Northern part of India.

    Meanwhile, the Panchmukhi Utsav Doli of Baba Kedarnath left for the Himalayas on Friday after its winter stay in Ukhimath. Thousands of devotees have reached Omkareshwar temple Ukhimath on this occasion.

    Baba’s Doli reached Gupta Kashi Vishwanath temple on Friday for the first night stay. The additional stay of this Bardoli is happening in Guptkashi. The Doli will reach Kedarnath on April 24.

    On Thursday Pushkar Singh Dhami also participated in the mock exercise programme organised by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for the Chardham Yatra-2023, saying that the state government has made all preparations in this regard.

    “On the occasion, Chief Minister Dhami also did a virtual observation of the mock exercise being done for disaster management on the Chardham Yatra routes,” an official statement read.

  • Rahul Gandhi to mark Basava Jayanthi during Karnataka polls

    New Delhi, Apr 22 : Congress has enlisted Rahul Gandhi to participate in Basava Jayanthi celebrations at Kudala Sangama in Bagalkot district, Karnataka, as part of its outreach to the Lingayat community ahead of the May 10 Assembly polls. Lingayats celebrate Basava Jayanthi as a festival on April 23 across the state. Congress aims to win over the Lingayat vote bank of BJP, which was strengthened by the joining of senior Lingayat leaders Jagadish Shettar and Laxman Savadi. The event at Kudala Sangama, where 12th-century social reformer Guru Basavanna’s samadhi is located, is expected to send a message of Congress’s support for Lingayats. While the programme is organized by an organization, Congress leaders have made the arrangements, and senior Congress leader M.B. Patil is responsible for hosting Rahul Gandhi and organizing the event. The former Congress president will visit Sangameshwara temple and Basavanna’s Ikya Mantapa and participate in the Basava Jayanthi programme, along with all Lingayat leaders of Congress.

  • Visva Bharati Univ tells Amartya Sen to vacate 13 decimals of land by May 6

    Kolkata, Apr 20: Visva Bharati Univeristy in an eviction order has asked Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to vacate the 13 decimals of land which he has been allegedly occupying in an unauthorised manner by May 6 or within 15 days of the publication of the last order on April 19.
    Contending as per government of India advisories and CAG reports the century old Central institution was in urgent need of getting control of encroachments and also submit report to the ministry, the notice said “Amartya Kumar Sen and all concerned persons are liable to be evicted from the said premises, if need be, by use of such force as may be necessary.”
    “It is decided that 13 decimals of land having the dimension of 50 ft x 111 ft in the north-west corner of the scheduled premises is to be recovered from him,” the notice said.
    “Thus he can lawfully occupy 1.25 acres of land only, as lesses (for the residual period of lease) in the scheduled premises. He does not have the authority to occupy 1.38 acres of land in the scheduled premises,” the notice issued by Joint Registrar Asish Mahato said.
    A few days back the Central university had issued another notice to Sen, whose ancestral house ‘Pratichi’ in Santiniketan is inhabited by the Nobel laureate during his stay in Santiniketan, giving him time till April 19 to respond to the missive and vacate the “unauthorised” portion of land or face necessary action otherwise.
    The varsity had maintained that Sen’s reply to earlier showcause was fallacious, factually incorrect and Visva Bharati was the rightful owner of all these lands which had been encroached upon in past years including the 13 decimal land occupied by Sen.
    Sen has repeatedly trashed the charge saying while the 1.25 acres of land had been leased by Visva Bharati to his father for a certain period the contentious 13 decimals were bought by his father and he has all the necessary documents to prove that.

  • J&K Govt Orders Transfer And Posting Of Naib Tehsildars

    JAMMU, Apr 7: The Jammu and Kashmir Government today ordered transfer and posting of Naib Tehsildars in Revenue Department with immediate effect.

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  • Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates Vedic Heritage portal in New Delhi

    Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates Vedic Heritage portal in New Delhi

    New Delhi, Mar 23 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah today inaugurated the Vedic Heritage portal in New Delhi. The portal aims to communicate messages enshrined in the Vedas.

    It will help common people to have a general understanding about the Vedas. The portal will be a one-stop solution for the user, who would like to search any information regarding the Vedic heritage.

    Speaking on the occasion, Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said, the audio-visual recording of four Vedas have been uploaded on the Vedic Heritage portal.

    He said, this portal has over 18 thousand mantras of the four vedas with a duration of over 550 hours. He said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking care of the heritage along with the development of India.

  • ACB Arrests Patwari While Accepting Bribe In J&K’s Ganderbal

    ACB Arrests Patwari While Accepting Bribe In J&K’s Ganderbal

    SRINAGAR, Jan 27: The Anti Corruption Bureau on Friday said it caught a Patwari red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Quoting an official, that Tariq Ahmad Shah, posted as Patwari Halqa, Hathbura, Ganderbal was caught red handed by sleuths of ACB of CBI Srinagar in a well laid trap while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 50,000 from a complainant.
    He said the amount was recovered from the accused Patwari on the spot in the presence of the independent witnesses.
    He said the ACB Srinagar has registered a formal case FIR .No.01/2023 under section 7 of the Prevention of corruption act, 1988. ( as amended in 2018).
    The official said the accused Patwari was arrested on spot and taken into custody. 

  • Kesri slams Pakistan for repeatedly infiltrating terrorists in J&K

    Kesri slams Pakistan for repeatedly infiltrating terrorists in J&K

    Says swift action by security forces against terrorists prevented situation from taking ugly turn in Jammu region

    Jammu: A press conference was organized today by Shiv Sena Hindustan, in which SSH J&K Chief Chief Pandit Rajesh Kesari said that Pakistan is repeatedly infiltrating terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir to create unrest here. Pakistan is continuously trying to disturb peace in Jammu and Kashmir by adopting various tactics for this including target killings and firing on unarmed people. Earlier these terrorists were limited to Kashmir but now they are spreading their base in Jammu region. He appreciated role of security forces and expressed confidence that security forces will never allow them to execute their nefarious designs. Kesri said the four terrorists who have been killed today have infiltrated from Pakistan to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere prevailing in Jammu region but alert security forces neutralized them. He urged the govt that instead of sending the dead bodies of the terrorists to Pakistan, they should be burnt here in the garbage heap so that no terrorist from there can dare to enter Jammu and Kashmir. Kesri further said that attacks on the members of minority communities and non-locals were carried out under a well-devised conspiracy to push them out of Kashmir so that 1990 like the situation is recreated but the minorities and non-locals have held their ground. They haven’t left Kashmir, nor have they got intimidated by the pressure exerted by the terrorists. The swift action by the security forces against the terrorists has prevented the situation from taking an ugly turn. Terrorists who were involved in the killings of innocents have either been eliminated or arrested. The security forces acting tough against the killers instilled confidence among the people to stay firm in their fight against terrorism and the terrorists, added Kesri. Personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir Police along with the central armed forces have rendered invaluable sacrifices to defeat the elements sponsored by Pakistan. The security forces have achieved a lot on different fronts and jawans are working hard to ensure that normalcy in Kashmir becomes a permanent feature, claimed Kesri.

  • Burj Khalifa lights up to wish Shah Rukh Khan on his 57th birthday

    Burj Khalifa lights up to wish Shah Rukh Khan on his 57th birthday

    Dubai, November 3

    Dubai’s iconic skyscraper Burj Khalifa lit up with a special message for Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan on his 57th birthday.

    A video posted on Burj Khalifa’s Instagram page shows the world’s tallest building sparkling bright to wish SRK a very happy birthday.

    The text “Happy Birthday Shah Rukh, Happy Birthday Pathaan. We love you” flashed on the screen as the track ‘Tujhe Dekha’ from Shah Rukh’s iconic 1995 film ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ played in the backdrop.

    After seeing images and videos of Burj Khalifa lit up with the message for SRK, fans were extremely happy.

    “How beautiful,” a social media user commented.

    “Shah Rukh is a global star. Hail the king,” another one wrote.

    Reportedly, it’s for the fifth time that SRK has appeared on Burj Khalifa. In 2021, Burj Khalifa honoured Shah Rukh on his 56th birthday. Burj Khalifa was lit on the actor’s birthday in 2020 as well.

    Meanwhile, on the work front, Shah Rukh is all set to make his silver screen return after four years with ‘Pathaan’, which also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in lead roles. The action-packed film is scheduled to release on January 25, 2023.