Raebareli, Jan 20 (IANS) Congress Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday mounted an attack on the BJP and the central government, alleging that the RSS and the BJP were attempting to weaken the spirit of the Constitution and undermine the ideals of its architect.Addressing party officials and workers at the Bhuemau Guest House during his visit to Raebareli, Rahul Gandhi claimed that the country was witnessing a situation reminiscent of the pre-Independence era, where land, rights and entit…
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Bhopal/Jabalpur, Jan 19 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh police on Monday claimed to have identified the accused driver responsible for mowing down 13 labourers, resulting in deaths and injuries in the hit-and-run case in Jabalpur.A senior police official told IANS that the accused has been identified and “will very soon be under police net,” though the officer declined to give details on the number of accused.Meanwhile, the death toll has reached five, while the government has officially stated that o…
Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday discussed the withdrawal of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) by the Union government and has decided to initiate legal action against the newly introduced VB–G RAM G scheme, state Tourism, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil said.Briefing the media on the decisions taken in the cabinet meeting, Patil said it has been decided to take the new scheme to the people’s court as well. Afte…
Jaipur, Dec 27 (IANS) The Pratapgarh District Police of Rajasthan successfully rescued 53 tribal labourers who were held captive in Solapur district, Maharashtra, after being lured with false promises of employment. Under the direction of B. Aditya, Superintendent of Police, Pratapgarh, and the guidance of Gajendra Singh Jodha, Additional Superintendent of Police, Pratapgarh, a police team led by Sub-Inspector Sohanlal of Ghantali Police Station rescued 53 labourers (13 women and 40 men) belongi…
Lucknow, Dec 20 (IANS) Workers and villagers in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh district have welcomed and hailed the central government’s ‘VB G RAM G Bill’– Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, which has been passed in Parliament recently. They have called it a positive step, which is, according to them, aimed at strengthening the interests of labourers. The workers to whom IANS spoke said the scheme gives special priority to their welfare and includes several…