Agartala/Guwahati, July 6 (IANS) The commercial operation of the Northeast’s first-ever Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) train service, connecting Tripura with southern Assam, will commence on Monday, marking a major milestone in railway modernisation and sustainable transportation in the region, officials said on Sunday.A senior Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) official said on Sunday night that the Agartala-Karimganj MEMU train would operate six days a week, except Sundays, providing fas…
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New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Congress MP Tariq Anwar on Saturday recalled former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s remark regarding Pakistan that “You can change your friends, but not your neighbours” while defending Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah, who was one of the 117 eminent signatories seeking restoration of dialogue between both nations. Speaking to IANS, Anwar said: “Farooq Abdullah hails from Kashmir and has served as both Chief Minister and Union Minist…
Lucknow, July 4 (IANS) BJP National President Nitin Nabin expressed confidence that people will vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party again in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, scheduled for next year, to “make the lotus bloom” once more in the state. Speaking to IANS, Nabin said, “In Lucknow, the entire Bharatiya Janata Party of Uttar Pradesh, under our leadership, the way enthusiasm is seen among the workers, the way there is trust among the people in PM Modi and CM Yogi duo and the…
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday accused the BJP of robbing donations from the Ayodhya Ram Temple and announced a statewide agitation beginning with a ‘Ram Raksha’ protest in Mumbai’s Dadar area on July 5. Addressing a press conference at his residence, Matoshree here, Thackeray alleged that the BJP had “robbed” money donated by devotees at the Ram Temple and demanded accountability. He said the protest would be held near the Hanuman Temple at Dada…
Tirupati, July 2 (IANS) Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday announced that the government will spend Rs 7.5 lakh crore under Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission – Gramin (VB-G RAM G) in five years. He formally launched the scheme at an event held at Mukkavaripalle in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh in the presence of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, Union Ministers of State for Rural Developme…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Reacting to a joint appeal by 117 eminent personalities from India and Pakistan urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to revive bilateral dialogue and restore diplomatic engagement, the BJP on Thursday reiterated that India’s stand remains unchanged that peace and terrorism cannot coexist. Responding to the appeal, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Sharma said that while such initiatives are welcome, the same message should also be convey…
Jammu, July 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday criticised the writing of a joint letter by more than 100 prominent citizens from India and Pakistan to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif, urging an end to continued hostility between the two countries, terming it as “hypocrisy”.The BJP leaders also added that the those urging to resume dialogue between the two nations should instead write to the United Nations on the alleged human right vi…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda said on Tuesday that under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government has strengthened medical education by focusing on “hardware” and “software,” or infrastructure and an enabling ecosystem. Addressing the 10th Convocation of the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in New Delhi, Nadda said that while the “hardware” comprises world-class infrastructure, medical institut…
Yavatmal, June 27 (IANS) In a fiercely aggressive address during his tour of Yavatmal, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday launched a blistering attack on rebel MP Sanjay Deshmukh and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Giving an emotional but fiery speech to party workers, Thackeray publicly apologised to the electorate for fielding a “traitor” and urged citizens to hold the BJP accountable for orchestrating political defections.Thackeray drew parallels between the ongoing monsoon …
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Delhi BJP, led by Harsh Malhotra, on Friday organised a seminar to remember the Emergency imposed by the then Congress government in 1975 and to honour 115 Loktantra Senanis (democracy warriors) who faced hardships during the dark phase. Speaking at the event, organised at the NDMC Convention Centre under the chairmanship of Delhi Malhotra, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’ is very important in Indian history.She said that every year w…