Cylinders for Rs 500, Rs 1,500 pension for women: Congress’s promises for MP polls

Bhopal, ,16/9: The Congress, following its Karnataka model, has now announced similar promises before the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh. A host of such announcements were made by party leader Randeep Singh Surjewala at a press conference in Bhopal. We (Congress) promise that we will give cylinders at Rs 500, electricity bill till 100 units…

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‘One Nation, One Election’ panel’s first meet on September 23: Ram Nath Kovind

New Delhi, 16/9: The first meeting of ‘One Nation, One Election’ committee will be conducted on September 23, former President Ram Nath Kovind announced on Saturday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, former Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Ghulam Nabi Azad, jurist Harish Salve, ex-CVC Sanjay Kothari, former chairman of…

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Jaahnavi Kandula death: Comments taken out of context, says police officer; online petition seeks his termination

Washington DC, 16/9: The Seattle Police Officers’ Guild on Friday came out in defence of its official, who was found making insensitive comments after the death of Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula early this year, saying some viral videos of police actions shared by media. Kandula, a student at Washington’s Northeastern University, was struck by officer…

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Congress replicates Karnataka’s winning ‘guarantees’ formula in poll-bound Telangana

Telangana, 16/9: The Congress party is bringing its winning ‘guarantees’ formula to poll-bound Telangana. It is widely believed that the announcement of such guarantees fetched Congress a historic win in Karnataka a few months ago, trouncing the incumbent BJP government. Taking a leaf out of this successful formula, party top leader Sonia Gandhi will announce…

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Another soldier killed in counter-terror ops in J&K’s Anantnag

Anantnag, 15/9: One more soldier lost his life in the Anantnag counter-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir, reported news agency ANI on Friday. The soldier had been reported missing since yesterday. During joint security operations against terrorists in Anantnag area, forces dropped grenades on suspected terrorist hideout locations using drones. Grenade launchers are also being…

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OAS Sangram Keshari Jena arrested by Odisha Vigilance

Buguda, 15/9: Today, Sri Sangram Keshari Jena, OAS, Ex-Tahasildar, Buguda, Ganjam (A/p-Revenue Deptt., Odisha, Bhubaneswar) has been arrested by Odisha Vigilance for possessing Disproportionate Assets (DA) to the tune of 197% of his known sources of income and is being forwarded to the Court of Spl. Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar*. In this connection, Bhubaneswar Vigilance PS…

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PM Modi to launch PM Vishwakarma scheme on September 17

New Delhi, 15/9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a new scheme ‘PM Vishwakarma’ to help artisans and craftsmen and those engaged in traditional skills on the occasion of ‘Vishwakarma Jayanti’ on September 17. A statement said it has been Modi’s sustained focus to give support to people engaged in traditional crafts not only financially…

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