New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday that the Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy-2026, scheduled to come into effect from Wednesday, introduces a key element of mandatory transition to non-polluting e-vehicles and marks a major shift from the previous policy. She added that from charging infrastructure to battery management, the new EV Policy has a much stronger institutional framework than the previous policy.Chief Minister Gupta noted that the previous Aam…
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Sangrur, June 30 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister, Bhagwant Mann, on Tuesday inaugurated an Olympic-standard swimming pool built at a cost of Rs 9.50 crore in Sangrur and declared that the district is poised to emerge as a nursery for Asian, World and Olympic champions.Highlighting the Aam Aadmi Party government’s investment in sports infrastructure, CM Mann said Punjab has increased the sports budget from less than Rs 200 crore under previous governments to Rs 1,790 crore, secured the opportunity…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Amid the controversy surrounding financial irregularities linked to Ram Temple donations, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) President Alok Kumar on Monday strongly defended Champat Rai, former General Secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. He also launched a sharp attack on political leaders demanding his resignation, alleging that many of them themselves remained in office despite facing serious allegations in the past.Champat Rai had stepped down from t…
Ahmedabad, June 26 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday organised support marches across Gujarat in solidarity with Dediapada MLA Chaitar Vasava, days after he was sentenced to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment by a sessions court in Narmada district in connection with a 2023 case involving the alleged assault of forest department officials, obstruction of public servants and extortion. The latest demonstrations were part of a statewide campaign announced by AAP on June 24.Gujarat unit in…
Chandigarh, June 25 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday presented evidence exposing the conspiracy behind a fake video circulated on social media to malign his image on religious grounds. Displaying videos and other material before the media in Mohali, the Chief Minister said a mask resembling him was procured and used to create the fabricated video.He also identified Canada-based Jagman Samra as the person who used the mask to shoot the video.Chief Minister Mann said the fake…
Chandigarh, June 25 (IANS) Responding to the Punjab Chief Minister’s remark, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Thursday said instead of answering the serious allegations confronting his government, Bhagwant Mann attempted to mislead the people with diversionary statements and theatrical excuses. Dhillon said throughout the press conference that CM Mann deliberately avoided answering the most serious questions about Punjab.He maintained complete silence on t…
Rajkot/New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the death of a 21-year-old woman from Gujarat’s Rajkot and directed the state police to take immediate action after allegations emerged of prolonged physical, psychological and financial exploitation, including claims that she was forced to undergo a hysterectomy. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Commission said it had taken cognisance of the death of Nandini Bosamiya, whose death occu…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) BJP Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Thursday demanded the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and called for an FIR against him under the Anti-Sacrilege Law due to an alleged controversy involving an objectionable video. Speaking to reporters, Chadha said the truth behind the sacrilege-related video involving Bhagwant Mann, which he alleged was attempted to be concealed through a fabricated forensic report by the Punjab government, has now been expose…
Gandhinagar, June 24 (IANS) The conviction and seven-year jail sentence handed to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Chaitar Vasava has placed the party’s Gujarat unit in a fresh political crisis, with legal experts and constitutional authorities indicating that the tribal leader now faces the prospect of losing his Assembly membership unless he secures timely relief from a higher court.A day after a Sessions Court in Narmada district convicted Vasava and eight others in a 2023 case involving the alleged…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) As the row over Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s purported video intensifies, Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has called for his arrest, raising strong objections over the recent reports of Punjab officials allegedly forcing “fabricated” forensic reports of the clip.The Delhi Minister also cited arrests and cases against those who submitted a “fabricated” forensic report, calling it an attempt to “suppress a matter hurting Sikh sentiments”.Addressing a press c…