Bhopal, May 23 (IANS) Raising concern over soaring airfares between India and Gulf countries, Rajya Sabha Congress MP Vivek Tankha has appealed to the Centre to step in with immediate corrective measures, saying the sharp increase in air ticket prices was severely affecting lakhs of Indian families dependent on annual travel to their hometowns. In a letter addressed to the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram…
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Jabalpur, May 2 (IANS) Congress Rajya Sabha member Vivek Tankha visited the families of victims of the Jabalpur cruise tragedy on Saturday and expressed deep sorrow over the incident, while demanding that authorities carry out strict action against those responsible for allowing the vessel to operate despite adverse weather conditions. Two days after the boat carrying 41 passengers capsized in the backwaters of the Narmada River, authorities have expanded the search operation significantly, wide…
Jabalpur, May 1 (IANS) Questions are being raised over alleged lapses in safety preparedness, weather compliance, and disaster management by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation after the Bargi Dam cruise boat tragedy in Jabalpur district. The accident has claimed 9 lives till now, with the toll expected to go up, as the search for more people continued on Friday.The incident has triggered scrutiny if weather warnings were ignored and whether safety rules were properly followed bef…
Jabalpur, April 27 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday strongly reprimanded the Rajasthan Police for failing to present three Congress IT cell workers who were detained in Bhopal and later taken to Rajasthan.The action relates to a viral fake letter circulated in the name of senior BJP leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.The court was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by the families of the detained workers.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjeev …
Bhopal, April 21 (IANS) A political row erupted in Madhya Pradesh after three Congress IT cell workers were arrested by the Cyber Police in Bhopal on Tuesday for allegedly circulating a controversial letter on social media, purportedly linked to former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. The arrests have led to a sharp exchange between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with both sides levelling serious allegations over the police action, the authenticity of the letter, and…
Bhopal, April 21 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP, Vivek Tankha, on Tuesday strongly urged the Madhya Pradesh Cyber Police to immediately release three IT Cell workers who have been held in custody for the past 27 hours.In a series of detailed posts on his ‘X’ handle, Tankha expressed deep surprise and disappointment at the actions of the Madhya Pradesh Police, describing the detention as unjustified and objectionable.He pointed out that the case revolves around a letter purporte…
Bhopal, March 21 (IANS) With the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated with religious devotion and enthusiasm across Madhya Pradesh. People from the Muslim community gathered at Eidgahs and Mosques to offer namaz early in the morning.In the state capital Bhopal, the festival was confirmed after the city Qazi announced that Eid would be observed on Saturday. Special Eid prayers were organised at different locations across the city. The festival was celebrate…
New Delhi/Bhopal, March 19 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Congress unit has hailed the Supreme Court’s decision to stay the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order and maintain Congress leader Mukesh Malhotra’s status as a legislator until the next hearing. The Congress described the interim relief by the apex court as a “victory for truth, justice, and the Constitution”, asserting that the democratic mandate of the people of Vijaypur has been upheld against political interference.The apex court was hearin…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday recorded that the defamation dispute between Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Congress Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Vivek Tankha has been amicably settled.A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N.K. Singh was hearing a special leave petition (SLP) filed by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Chouhan, former Minister Bhupendra Singh Yadav, and ex-State BJP President V.D. Sharma seeking quashing of the criminal defamati…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for becoming the first woman holder of the post to present the Union Budget for the ninth consecutive time, leaders, cutting across party lines, on Thursday backed him and said the milestone reflects the growing power and participation of women in India’s public life. Speaking to IANS outside Parliament, AAP Rajya Sabha member Ashok Kumar Mittal said that women reaching top positions and c…