Cong releases 2nd list of nine candidates for Haryana polls
Congress releases list of 9 candidates, fields Brijendra Singh from Uchana Kalan, Mohit Grover from Gurugram
BJP conducts membership drive in Himachal’s Manali
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) commenced the membership drive in Manali assembly constituency of Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. Leader of Opposition and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur attended the event held at Manali and outlined the campaign’s objectives and strategies to party workers and officials.
Protest in Imphal against drone attacks; police fire tear gas shells
Security forces fired several rounds of tear gas shells to disperse protesters who, after taking out a rally denouncing the recent drone attacks in Manipur, reached close to the Raj Bhavan and the CM’s bungalow in Imphal on Sunday night.
Thousands of people marched more than 3 km along the Tiddim Road and moved towards the high-security zone when the police stopped them.
PM Modi to address rally in Kurukshetra on September 14
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address his first rally for Haryana Assembly elections in Kurukshetra on September 14, a BJP leader said on Sunday. The PM will address a rally in the afternoon at Kurukshetra’s Theme Park, Haryana BJP’s General Secretary and former Karnal MP Sanjay Bhatia said.
Delhi to soon notify new rates, norms for buses at ISBTs
Same parking fee for private and state-run buses, penalties for increased parking time and no entry for buses without FASTags are among the steps planned for ensuring efficiency at interstate terminals here, Raj Niwas officials said on Sunday. Lt Governor V K Saxena inspected the Maharana Pratap ISBT at Kashmere Gate on August 31 and held a high-level meeting that was attended by Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot.
Cooperative movement transformed India’s socio-economy: Om Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday underscored the pivotal role played by cooperative institutions in the country and asserted that the cooperative movement has catalysed a remarkable metamorphosis in the socio-economic sphere of the nation.
BJP conducts membership drive in over 250 Delhi slum clusters
BJP conducted a membership drive in 252 slum clusters under the leadership of Alka Gurjar, co-in-charge of Delhi BJP, and Union Minister Harsh Malhotra as part of the ongoing slum expansion campaign held every Sunday by the party.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva claimed that people living in slum clusters are enthusiastically becoming the party’s members because they are disappointed with the Kejriwal government.
Like-minded nations collaborating with India to make it a chip manufacturing hub: Krishnan
Due to the prevailing geopolitical situation, like-minded countries are collaborating with India to make it a major semiconductor manufacturing destination, a top Electronics and IT ministry official said on Sunday.
In an interview with PTI, Ministry of Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said pilot facilities of US storage semiconductor maker Micron and Tata Electronics have already rolled out chips, and their main plants in Gujarat will begin to produce made-in-India chips from the later part of 2025.
NGT seeks reply from officials regarding urban flooding in Delhi
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a response from the Ministry of Jal Shakti, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and others regarding the incidents of urban flooding in the national capital and its connection to the disappearance of water bodies or wetlands.
US govt rolls out new export controls to restrict China’s chip industry
The United States has rolled out fresh export controls on quantum computers and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment amid concerns over the use of advanced technologies by rivals such as China, Al Jazeera reported. The US Department of Commerce said on Thursday that the export restrictions followed consultation with international partners and would strengthen relations with “like-minded countries.”
Union Minister Kishan Reddy visits flood-hit areas in Telangana, assures Centre’s help
Telangana BJP president and Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday visited flood-hit areas of Khammam district of the state and assured the people that the Narendra Modi government would fully support those affected in every possible way.
He said the Centre has told the Telangana government to first use the Rs 1,345 crore available in the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to help the flood-hit people. The amount is available with the state as an advance from the Government of India, he said.
Two of a family killed, one injured as pvt bus hits two-wheeler in MP’s Umaria district
Two members of a family were killed, and one sustained injuries after a private bus hit their two-wheeler in Madhya Pradesh’s Umaria district on Sunday, police said.
Youth of Jharkhand will never forgive JMM govt: Shivraj Chouhan on death of aspirant sduring recruitment drive
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan hit out at Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren over the deaths of twelve candidates during a police recruitment physical efficiency test. He said that the youth of Jharkhand will never forgive the JMM government.
BJP releases sixth list of 10 candidates for J&K Assembly elections
According to the BJP’s sixth candidates’ list, Faqir Mohammad Khan will contest from the Gurez Scheduled Tribe (ST) reserved seat, Abdul Rasheed Khan from Sonawari and Ghulam Mohammad Mir from Handwar
Suspected mpox case under probe, no cause for alarm: Govt
A man who recently travelled from a country experiencing mpox transmission has been identified as a suspected case of the disease, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.
First Published: Sep 08 2024 | 8:24 AM IST