The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday launched an economy lunch ‘thali’ to mark the 52nd death anniversary of Bharatiya Jan Sangh leader Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya in the temple town of Pandharpur here. Priced at Rs 30, it comes barely a fortnight after the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi government launched a ‘Shiv Bhojan thali’ at Rs 10 a head for the poor from January 26 as a pilot project. State BJP spokesperson Madhav Bhandari said that women’s self-help groups affiliated to the BJP are preparing the food for the ‘Deendayal thali’ which comprises three chapatis, two vegetables, a bowl of…
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The Uttar Pradesh government has launched toll-free helpline numbers to solve the queries of students ahead of the Board examinations that are scheduled to begin next week. Deputy chief minister, Dinesh Sharma, who holds the education portfolio, said that a senior officer of Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad has also been designated as nodal officer so that students get maximum benefit. He said that the helpline numbers will remain active from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. In case, students have any queries regarding the board exams they can connect to the helpline numbers – 1800-180-5310 and 1800-180-5312. Experts of different…
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa offered prayers at the famous Lord Venkateswara temple at nearby Tirumala on Tuesday and left for Colombo, winding up his five-day tour of India. Rajapaksa, who stayed at the heavily guarded TTD Guest House on the hills overnight after his arrival on Monday evening, came to the over 2,000-year old shrine just before the crack of dawn and spent about an hour, officials said. Clad in the traditional attire of white shirt and silk dhoti, the 74-year old Lankan leader, an ardent devotee of Lord Venkateswara, was accorded a traditional reception by top authorities…
Bharatiya Janata Party chief Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tuesday paid tribute to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on his death anniversary. Speaking to reporters, Nadda said, “The BJP pays tribute to Deendayal Upadhyaya whose ideology – integral humanism – has continued to inspire the party workers.” “Deendayalji had the qualities of a politician, leader, and advisor and with these qualities he always strove to take the party to new heights. He was able to take the Bharatiya Jana Sangh from a being a small organisation to a national party,” Nadda said. The BJP chief also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led…
After a rough five years in office with the Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is hoping for fruitful relations with the BJP. While the BJP was the main opposition to the AAP, party chief Arvind Kejriwal didn’t say a word against the BJP or the Centre in his victory speech. Instead, he later tweeted: “I look forward to working closely with the Centre to make our capital city into a truly world class city.” Speaking to IANS, a senior AAP leader said the BJP was an opposition for the Assembly elections, “but for Delhi,…
After a crushing defeat in the Delhi Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party is preparing to make a big change in the state organisation. A BJP national official told IANS that the party is preparing to remove not only the state president but also other office bearers of the organisation. After the election results, Manoj Tiwari has also taken responsibility for the defeat in a press conference at his residence on Tuesday. Although he has not revealed anything about his next move, sources hinted that he may offer his resignation to National President J.P. Nadda on moral grounds in the…
“Shuttling to the Top: The Story of P.V. Sindhu”, a book written by V. Krishnaswamy, which narrates the journey of India’s first and only woman athlete to win a silver at the Olympics, is all set to hit the stands next month. Published by HarperCollins Publishers India, the book chronicles the ace shuttler’s life from the time when, while living in a railway colony in Secunderabad, Sindhu travelled over 40 km every day by train to get to Pullela Gopichand’s academy and train. It documents the hardships she faced enroute becoming a promising global star and discusses what lies ahead…
Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U chief Nitish Kumar on Tuesday just said “public is supreme”, when asked to comment on the Delhi assembly poll results. Nitish Kumar was speaking to reporters after inaugurating a statue of Jan Sangh leader Deen Dayal Upadhyay at Rajendra Nagar here. The JD-U contested the Delhi assembly polls in alliance with the BJP and had fielded two candidates. Its candidates are way behind the rival Aam Aadmi Party at both the seats, as per initial trends. Nitish Kumar has last month had sacked party Vice President and political strategist Prashant Kishor, who joined hands with…
Former Chief Minister and president of the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM-P), Babulal Marandi on Tuesday announced merger of his party with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “The executive body of the party unanimously decided to merge the party with the BJP. It will be in the interest of the state,” said Marandi, while announcing merger of the JVM-P with the BJP. He said: “The formal merger will take place in a programme at the Prabhat Tara ground of Ranchi on February 17. BJP national president J.P. Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah will participate in the merger programme.” Earlier, the…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain Centre’s plea seeking stay on a Delhi High Court order for simultaneous execution of all four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta contended that the moment authorities move for death warrant, the one accused, who is yet to exhaust mercy petition to the President and curative petition, would move the mercy plea to stall execution of all convicts on death row. A bench headed by Justice R. Banumathi and comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and A.S. Bopanna insisted that the Centre should move the trial court…