Modi invites world to be part of India’s growth

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Modi invites world to be part of India’s growth

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invited the whole world to come to India and be a part of its growth trajectory considering its seriousness towards the maritime sector.

Addressing Maritime India Summit through video conferencing, Modi made the clarion call while expressing India’s vision to turn up it as a leading Blue Economy of the world with its focus on the maritime sector.

“Through this Maritime India Summit, I want to invite the world to come to India and be a part of our growth trajectory. India is very serious about growing in the maritime sector and emerging as a leading Blue Economy of the world,” the Prime Minister said after inaugurating the summit.

The Prime Minister further said that the summit will bring together key stakeholders from the maritime sector and play a leading role in furthering the growth of India’s maritime economy.

BJP MP Nandkumar passes away, PM expresses grief

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BJP MP Nandkumar passes away, PM expresses grief

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed grief over the demise of Lok Sabha MP from Khandwa Nandkumar Singh Chauhan, saying the leader will be remembered for his contribution to Parliamentary proceedings and many efforts in strengthening the BJP.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nandkumar Singh Chauhan passed away on Tuesday morning. He was 69. The Madhya Pradesh BJP MP had tested positive for the Covid-19 on January 11 and was under treatment at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram since last month. He breathed his early on Tuesday.

The leader is survived by his wife, a son, and two daughters. His last rites will be performed at his ancestral place Shahpur in the Burhanpur district on Wednesday.

Extending his condolences over the BJP leader’s demise, the Prime Minister took to Twitter and said: “Saddened by the demise of Lok Sabha MP from Khandwa Shri Nandkumar Singh Chauhan Ji”.

“He will be remembered for his contributions to Parliamentary proceedings, organizational skills, and efforts to strengthen the BJP across Madhya Pradesh. Condolences to his family. Om Shanti,” Modi said.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also expressed sorrow over the MP’s death.

“Nandu Bhaiya (as he was popularly known) gave his best to the party as the state BJP president. His mortal remains will reach his ancestral village today. I offer my tributes to him,” Chouhan tweeted.

Chauhan represented the Khandwa seat in the Lok Sabha since 1996, barring a five-year period of 2009-14 when he lost to Congress’ Arun Subash Chandra Yadav.

He was also the BJP state president of Madhya Pradesh till April 18, 2018, before being replaced by Jabalpur MP Rakesh Singh.

KTR writes to Union IT Minister on ITIR

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KTR writes to Union IT Minister on ITIR
Hyderabad: IT Minister KT Rama Rao has yet again appealed to Union IT and Electronics Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to consider providing Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) project or a scheme or an initiative similar to (ITIR) for Hyderabad.
In a letter to the Union Minister on Sunday, Rama Rao said, “Since it is now clear that the Union Government is not inclined to continue the ITIR scheme, a scheme or initiative in its place should be considered for cities like Hyderabad to continue flourishing and provide employment to youngsters.”
Hyderabad is one of those few cities, which serve as economic engines and contribute immensely to the country’s economy. It is therefore important that such cities should be rewarded by way of new policy initiatives and incentives, he said.
The youth of Telangana are eagerly waiting for new employment opportunities that could be created with the support of the Union Government in the IT Sector, he said adding “I make an earnest appeal on their behalf to use your good offices to announce an initiative on the lines of ITIR.”
Despite the corona pandemic, Telangana has come up with some promising news. Latest estimates indicate that the IT exports from Telangana are expected to grow over 7 percent to touch Rs 1.4 lakh crore (about $19.1 billion) for the financial year 2020-21. The national growth rate in the said period, according to NASSCOM, is estimated to be at about 1.9 percent at $150 billion.
Hyderabad saw a healthy 8.7 million sft of new office space creation during the year. In terms of the share of sectoral occupiers, the information technology (IT/ITeS) sector including data centers dominated with a major share, followed by banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) and manufacturing sectors, while other services and co-working sectors also contributed. “
We could attract several marquee companies such as Amazon Web Services, Goldman Sachs, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to Telangana during the past one year,” the Minister said.
The Telangana government has been aggressively encouraging emerging technologies like AI, Data Analytics, IoT, cybersecurity, Digital entertainment technologies (Animation, Gaming, VFX), Blockchain, Drones, etc. In addition to this, the proactive role of the State Government in encouraging product development, R&D, and skill development in these areas has encouraged many global and domestic IT companies to bring their technology development centers to Hyderabad, he pointed out.
“The ongoing pandemic has had a severe impact on several sectors across the globe, but the technology industry in Hyderabad faced minimum disruption in conducting its activities. This was achieved by a proactive partnership between the State Government and the industry,” Rama Rao said.
Chief Minister K.Chandrashekar Rao had appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on multiple occasions, both personally and through official letters, to provide assistance to the ITIR project. “As the IT Minister for the State, I had also met you and requested you to release funds for the ITIR project,” KT Rama Rao reminded the Union Minister.
“Unfortunately there was no response from the Union Government on this important initiative. Valuable time was lost as the Telangana Government was pursuing the ITIR Project without any response from the Union Government,” he pointed out.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

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Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a government hospital in Chennai, kicking off an expansion of the country’s immunization campaign that began in mid-January with healthcare workers.

Prime minister Narendra Modi took the first dose of COVID-19 Vaccine at Delhi AIIMS early morning Today.

“I took my first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Government Medical College, Chennai today. I will be taking the 2nd dose after 28 days,” Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Monday in a tweet.

The Vice President, 71, appealed to the people to come forward and receive the vaccine to defeat the deadly virus which has infected over 1,11,12,241 people and claimed the lives of 1,57,157 people so far.

“I appeal all the eligible people to get themselves vaccinated proactively and join in the fight against novel coronavirus,” Naidu tweeted.

The Vice President took the first jab of the Covid vaccine after Prime Minister Modi– the first prominent leader to take a Covid vaccine shot on Monday, as nationwide vaccination of persons above 60 and those over 45 with illnesses began.

India, which has reported the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world after the United States, has so far vaccinated more than 12 million health and front-line workers.

The country is now expanding its vaccination drive beyond healthcare and front-line workers, offering the shots to older people and those with medical conditions that put them at risk.

Those now eligible to be vaccinated include people over 60, as well as those over 45 who have ailments such as heart disease or diabetes that make coronavirus infections more dangerous.
The shots will be given for free at government hospitals and will also be sold at over 10,000 private hospitals at a price not more than Rs 250 per shot.

Telangana Health Minister Eatala_Rajender takes first dose of COVID vaccine

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Telangana Health Minister Eatala_Rajender takes first dose of COVID vaccine

Hyderabad: The second phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive for priority groups of above 60 years and individuals between 45 years and 59 years began in Telangana on Monday.

Health Minister Eatala Rajender tweet on Twitter Today that “Took my first dose of the #COVID19Vaccine at Huzurabad Area Hospital. Remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the global fight against COVID-19. I appeal to all those who are eligible, please take the vaccine”

Health Minister Eatala Rajender was among the first to get inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine at the Huzurabad Government hospital in Karimnagar.

The self-registration process in the Co-WIN software to reserve a vaccine slot began around 9 am on Monday.

Since it was the first day of the vaccination drive, the inflow of beneficiaries to Covid Vaccination Centres (CVC) in Government hospitals in Hyderabad and the districts was gradually building up.

 

 

 

Priyanka begins poll campaign in Assam

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Priyanka begins poll campaign in Assam

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived here on Monday to campaign for the party in Assam, where the Congress-led seven-party alliance will take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led three-party coalition.

Priyanka soon after her arrival offered prayers at the famous Kamakhya Devi Temple, which was rebuilt in 1565 by Koch king Naranarayana and is one of the 51 holy and venerated sites in India.

Assam Congress Media Department Chairperson Bobbeeta Sharma said that during her Assam tour, Priyanka would hold interactions with party office bearers and diverse groups of people of the poll-bound Assam and address public meetings in Tezpur on Tuesday.

The Congress leader would launch a statewide campaign for the unemployed youths and hold interaction with tea garden women workers and Self-Help Group members.

Former Congress President and Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi on February 14 visited the state and addressed a public gathering in eastern Assam’s Sivasagar.

The Congress, which was in power in the state for 15 years (2001-2016) until the BJP-led alliance came to power in Assam in 2016, had formed the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ (Grand Alliance) with three Left parties — CPI(M), CPI and CPI(ML) — as well as the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), the Anchalik Gana Morcha, Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), three regional parties having a political base among the Muslims and indigenous people, respectively.

The BPF on Sunday joined the Congress-led grand alliance a day after snapping its ties with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

The BJP, after the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in December last year, had forged an alliance with new ally United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) after discarding incumbent partner BPF.

The BJP has decided to fight the polls in western Assam’s tribal-dominated Bodoland area in alliance with new ally UPPL besides Asom Gana Parishad.

The elections to the 126-member Assam Assembly will be held in three phases on March 27, April 1, and April 6. The results will be declared on May 2.

Telangana: Unemployment rate doubled since 2014, says Uttam Kumar Reddy

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Telangana: Unemployment rate doubled since 2014, says Uttam Kumar Reddy

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  • The unemployment rate has more than doubled ever since the TRS party came into power in 2014
  • Uttam Kumar Reddy asked Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao to release the data of unemployed youth in Telangana State.

Telangana: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the unemployment rate has more than doubled ever since TRS came to power in 2014 and asked Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao to release the data of unemployed youth in Telangana State.

Uttam Kumar Reddy said that as per the latest figures, 19,43,783 qualified educated youth were registered with the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) alone while there are over 10 lakh skilled and unskilled unemployed.

These figures do not include lakhs of people who lost their jobs during the lockdown period said Uttam reddy.

The TPCC chief made these comments while addressing a meeting held on Sunday with heads of TPCC Frontal, Departments, and Cells at Gandhi Bhavan on Sunday in connection with MLC elections for two Graduates constituencies of Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda and Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahabubnagar.

 

Modi receives his 1st Covid vaccine dose at AIIMS

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Modi receives his 1st Covid vaccine dose at AIIMS

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS.
  • Remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the global fight against COVID-19.

I appeal to all those who are eligible to take the vaccine.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the first dose of Covid vaccine here at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday, leading the country in the third phase of the inoculation drive as a massive chunk of the population aged above 60 and those above 45 with comorbidities prepare to take the shots.

Modi was administered Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. “Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS,” he informed on Twitter.

The Bharat Biotech vaccine is a vaccine that aims to protect against COVID-19.

Bharat Biotech International Limited is an Indian biotechnology company headquartered in Hyderabad, India.

At the time of the vaccination, Modi wore a “gamchha” (scarf) from Assam, which is regarded as a symbol of the blessings of women from Assam. The Prime Minister has been seen wearing it on many occasions. The vaccine dose was administered by a nurse from Puducherry P. Niveda, who was assisted by another nurse from Kerala Rosamma Anil.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to get the jab at 6.25 a.m. to avoid media glare as scores of people could be queuing up at the hospital. He remained under observation for half an hour in the hospital and left around 7 a.m.

“Remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the global fight against COVID-19,” Modi later wrote on Twitter.

He also appealed that those who could take vaccines should come forward for it. “I appeal to all those who are eligible to take the vaccine. Together, let us make India COVID-19 free,” Modi said.

The ongoing vaccination drive will now reach around 27 crore people who are on the list of priority for vaccination after the healthcare and frontline workers, starting Monday.

Vaccination will be provided free of charge at the government health facilities and will be on a payment basis in the private health facilities. All private hospitals can charge Rs 150 for vaccines and Rs 100 for service charges fixed by the central government.

Around 10,000 hospitals impaneled under Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY and 687 hospitals under CGHS can be used by states as Covid vaccination centers (CVCs).

The COWIN portal will provide the facility for booking an appointment based on the vaccination centers declared by the states/UTs, with their location, the dates on which appointment slots are provided and the capacity declared as open slots, and the vacancies available at the time of booking.

Besides, all beneficiaries, regardless of the mode of access, i.e through online registration or mobilization through on-site registration are advised to carry the following for verification at the time of vaccination — Aadhar Card, Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC); and Certificate of comorbidity for citizens in the age group of 45 years to 59 years.

Active COVID-19 cases in India stand at 1,68,627, while 1,07,86,457 people have recovered from disease so far.

‘Mann Ki Baat’: Modi stresses on water conservation

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‘Mann Ki Baat’: Modi stresses on water conservation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to the people to start a 100-day ‘Catch the Rain’ campaign to conserve water ahead of the summer.

Addressing the country in his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, the Prime Minister said, “This is the best time to think about water conservation in the summer months ahead”.

“In most parts of India, rainfall begins in May-June. Can we right away start a 100-day campaign for the sake of cleaning up water sources around us and conserving rainwater?

“With this very thought in mind, in a few days from now, Jal Shakti Ministry will begin a similar campaign ‘Catch the Rain’. Its credo is ‘Cath the rain, where it falls when it falls’,” the Prime Minister said.

Modi further said, “We shall commit ourselves to the task right now and get existing rainwater harvesting systems repaired, clean up lakes and ponds in villages, remove impediments in the way of water flowing into water sources; thus we shall be able to conserve rainwater to the maximum.

“For the conservation of water, we should begin efforts right away. A few days later, just on the 22nd of the month of March, it’s World Water Day.”

Referring to ‘Kumbh’ being organized in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar — a major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism — the Prime Minister said that water is not only connected with our life but also our faith and the stream of development.

“There must not be a single day in India when there is no festival connected with water in some corner of the country or the other. Water has been crucial for the development of humankind for centuries,” Modi said while beginning the interesting discussion on water conservation in the second ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme of this year.

“For us, water is life, faith too, and the flow of development as well. In a way, water is more important than PARAS, the philosopher’s stone. It is said that with the touch of a PARAS, iron gets turned into gold. Similarly, the touch of water is necessary for life; imperative for development.”

Mentioning the festival of ‘Magh Poornima’ which was celebrated on Saturday, the Prime Minister said the month of ‘Magh’ is related especially to the rivers, lakes, and water sources.

“In the month of Magh, a bath in any holy water body is considered sacred,” Modi said, adding, “In every society of the world, invariably, there is one tradition or the other with respect to a river”.

Mamata winning Bengal, BJP perception battle

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Mamata winning Bengal, BJP perception battle

The battle for the states is a mixed bag with Mamata Banerjee projected to win the high-stakes battle for West Bengal despite losing the war of perception, DMK-Congress is sweeping Tamil Nadu, the Left is comfortably retaining Kerala while the BJP is retaining Assam and the AINRC–BJP alliance in Puducherry is slated to be victorious, as per the IANS C Voter opinion poll wave 2.

An important observation in the tracker is a significant gap between the numbers of actual voting intention and the perception of winnability in West Bengal.

“While the BJP is leading the war of perception and winnability, it is the TMC which is still leading the likely voter’s equation”, it said.

The survey has a sample size of 70608 for 824 seats in 5 states with a margin of error of 3-5 percent.

In Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry, there is no contradiction observed as far as the actual voting and perception of winning are concerned. In fact, in all these states, the perception of winning goes further up for the leading party in actual vote share, which confirms the trend reported by the Tracker.

The TMC led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is tipped to get a simple majority in the high decibel and cut-throat Bengal election with a projected seat share of 156 seats in an assembly of 294. TMC is holding on to its vote share with erosion of just 2.1 per cent. The challenger, BJP is making big gains with a vote share swing of 27.8 percent to notch 38 per cent vote share and will get 100 seats while the Left-Congress combine is projected to get 35 seats.

In Tamil Nadu, it is the DMK-led combine that is headed towards a nearly two-thirds majority with the alliance with the Congress and others projected to win 158 seats out of 234 while the ruling AIADMK in alliance with BJP and others will get only 62 seats. The UPA alliance is only gaining a 2 percent vote share but AIADMK is losing heavily with the erosion of 15 percent vote share.

In Kerala, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) is repeating its 2016 performance and will form the government again with a haul of 87 seats compared to 91 in the previous election. While the LDF is losing a 3.4 percent vote share, the Congress-led UDF is losing more with 6.2 percent erosion and even BJP is losing a vote share while others are gaining. The UDF is projected to win 51 seats in a house of 140.

In Assam, BJP Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is headed for a second term with the party matching its 2016 performance and winning 72 seats, just down 2 seats in a house of 126. The Congress is winning 47 seats despite winning big in vote share by almost 10 percentage points reducing the gap with the BJP to just 2 percent but winning fewer seats.

In Puducherry, while the Congress government lost the vote in the assembly, it is also losing at the hustings. The AINRC-BJP-AIADMK alliance is winning big with 19 seats in a house of 30.

Shah to visit poll-bound Puducherry, Tamil Nadu on Sunday

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Shah to visit poll-bound Puducherry, Tamil Nadu on Sunday

Union Home Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Amit Shah will visit poll-bound Puducherry and Tamil Nadu on Sunday to participate in various poll-related programs of the party.

In a statement, BJP Rajya Sabha MP and media in-charge Anil Baluni said, “The Union Home Minister will leave for Tamil Nadu today and reach Chennai by 10:45 pm tonight. He will participate in various important programs tomorrow.”

Baluni further stated that Shah will attend BJP’s Puducherry core committee meeting at Karaikal.

“After the core committee meeting, he will address a public rally at Karaikal. After the public rally, the Home Minister will attend the BJP Puducherry Mandal and office bearers meeting in the afternoon,” he said.

After Puducherry, Shah will then reach Villupuram in Tamil Nadu where he will attend the BJP Tamil Nadu core committee meeting at the Theivanai Ammal College for Women.

“In the evening, he will address a Vijay Sankalp rally at Jankipuram, Villupuram (Tamil Nadu). After that, he will participate in the BJP Tamil Nadu Mandal and office-bearer’s meeting at Theivanai Ammal College for Women,” Baluni said.

SC stays quashing of FIR against T’gana minister

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SC stays quashing of FIR against T’gana minister

The Supreme Court has stayed a Telangana High Court order which quashed a 2017 FIR lodged against Telangana Education Minister Audimulapu Suresh and his civil servant wife T.N. Vijayalakshmi, in an alleged disproportionate assets case.

Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain, representing the CBI, has submitted before the top court that in breach of the well-settled principles which have been laid down by it, the single-judge bench of the High Court has quashed an FIR in a case involving allegations of the possession of disproportionate assets, under Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 read with Section 13(2) and Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988. The CBI has moved the top court challenging the High Court order.

A bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah noted that it has been urged that the single-judge bench, in its February 11 order, launched impermissibly into a detailed inquiry, more akin to a trial. The bench issued notice to the couple on CBI’s petition.

“Issue notice, returnable in six weeks,” said the bench. According to the top court order, the minister and his wife would continue to face the investigation in the matter. The couple has earlier moved to the High Court, which observed that the investigation into the matter is unsustainable.

“Pending further orders, there shall be a stay of the operation of the impugned judgment and order of the High Court of Telangana dated February 11, 2020..,” said the top court.

The CBI’s ACB Chennai registered an FIR on September 20, 2017, against 1992-batch IRS officer Vijayalakshmi and former civil servant-turned-politician YSRCP MLA Suresh.

The investigating agency had alleged the couple has acquired assets to the tune of Rs 5,95,58,322 against the income of Rs 4,84,76,630 during the check period of April 1, 2010, to February 29, 2016. The CBI has alleged the difference in the income is 22.86 percent more than the known sources of income.

CM KCR for new policy to promote horticulture

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CM KCR for new policy to promote horticulture

Telangana: CM K Chandrashekhar Rao directed the Agriculture Department officials to formulate a horticulture policy taking into account the soil and climatic conditions in the State as well as its history, heritage, and requirements.

“Visit other regions and prepare a comprehensive policy within three months. Within one year, there should be revolutionary changes in the cultivation of horticulture crops,” the CM directed officials on Friday.

For promoting horticulture crops on a large scale, he emphasized the need for encouraging research activities and suggested strengthening Konda Laxman Bapuji Horticulture University in the State.

Besides reorganizing the Horticulture Department and strengthening it with additional staff, he asked the officials to take all measures to protect the agricultural markets in the State irrespective of the new farm laws introduced by the Union government.

At a high-level meeting at Pragathi Bhavan here on Friday, the Chief Minister announced the establishment of a Centre of Excellence in 300 acres on the campus of Prof Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University.

The objective is to develop and promote modern cultivation methods for horticultural crops in the State. Necessary funds will be allocated in the forthcoming budget for improving the infrastructure of the Horticulture University and strengthening it further.

He wanted the authorities to increase the number of seats available in the agricultural polytechnic colleges at Vantimamidi and Ramagiri Khila.

He said irrespective of the new farm laws of the Centre, there was a need for taking measures for protecting the agricultural markets in the State.

In view of the increased responsibilities, Chandrashekhar Rao emphasized the need for reorganisation of the Horticulture Department by decentralising the work.

In addition to the existing Commissioner of Horticulture, he suggested the appointment of four senior officers as in-charges for handlings issues pertaining to the cultivation of fruits and orchards, vegetables, palm oil, and other horticultural crops.

 

Priyanka visits Ravidas temple in Varanasi

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Priyanka visits Ravidas temple in Varanasi

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Saturday attended the 644th birth anniversary celebration of Sant Shiromani Shri Guru Ravidas Ji Maharaj at Seer Govardhanpur of the Ravidas temple in Varanasi.

Priyanka also sought the blessings of Sant Niranjan Das and enquired about his well-being. She had last visited the temple in 2020.

The Congress General Secretary’s visit witnessed a massive crowd as she reached here at around 11 a.m. and offered her prayers at the Sant Ravidas temple to mark the celebration of the Jayanti.

Priyanka was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Kumar Lallu, former MLA Ajay Rai, Varanasi Metropolitan president Raghavendra Choubey, Manindra Mishra, Gaurav Kapoor, Naveen Mishra, and other Congress leaders.

Prime Minister,Vice President Pay Tributes to Saint-Poet Ravidas on His Birth Anniversary

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Prime Minister,Vice President Pay Tributes to Saint-Poet Ravidas on His Birth Anniversary

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  • Prime Minister Modi said on Twitter “Saint Ravidas centuries ago on equality, goodwill and compassion will inspire the people of the country for ages”,
  • “My humble tributes to great poet-saint Guru Ravidas Ji on his Jayanti today. Ravidas Ji believed in universal brotherhood and spread the message of unity through his writings & teachings. As we remember him, let us emulate his teachings & resolve to follow the path shown by him,” M Venkaiah Naidu said on Twitter.

 New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday paid tributes to saint-poet Ravidas on his birth anniversary.

Saint Ravidas was an Indian mystic poet-saint of the Bhakti movement. Ravidas was the founder of the Ravidassia religion during century 15th to 16th centuries.

PM Modi tweet on Twitter “Saint Ravidas centuries ago on equality, goodwill, and compassion will inspire the people of the country for ages”,

The prime minister also greeted people on the occasion of ”Magh Purnima”.

“My humble tributes to great poet-saint Guru Ravidas Ji on his Jayanti today. Ravidas Ji believed in universal brotherhood and spread the message of unity through his writings & teachings. As we remember him, let us emulate his teachings & resolve to follow the path shown by him,” M Venkaiah Naidu said on Twitter.

Mamata showers sops hours before poll date announcement

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Mamata showers sops hours before poll date announcement

Hours before the Election Commission announced the schedule for Assembly polls in five states, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee showered sops for the people of Bengal in a bid to garner their support.

“I am pleased to announce a hike in the wages of daily wage workers under West Bengal Urban Employment Scheme: It has been increased to Rs 202 per day from Rs 144 earlier for unskilled labor, to Rs 303 from Rs 172 earlier for semi-skilled and Rs 404 for skilled labor – a new category that has been introduced,” Banerjee Tweeted.

The CM further said that a total of 56,500 workers (40,500 unskilled, 8000 semi-skilled, 8000 skilled) will benefit from this.

“These wages are in parity with rural workers’ enhanced pay (MNREGA unskilled and semi-skilled),” Banerjee added.

She said that budget provision for this step has been made available for both the financial years in 21 and 22.

Mathura knows how to break people’s arrogance: Priyanka

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Mathura knows how to break people’s arrogance: Priyanka

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Tuesday that the holy land Mathura is known to break the arrogance of people.

“Lord Krishna had broken the arrogance of Lord Indra and had lifted the Govardhan mountain on his finger to save the people here. This government has also become arrogant and will not survive the wrath of the farmers who keep the nation alive,” she said.

Tuesday’s meeting was in continuation of a series of Kisan Panchayats that the Congress is organizing in 27 districts in western Uttar Pradesh against the three Central farm laws.

Priyanka said that nearly 215 farmers lost their lives during the ongoing agitation but the leaders of the ruling party did not even come to the Delhi borders to meet the agitating farmers though the Prime Minister travels across the globe.

“When my brother Rahul Gandhi observed a two-minute silence in the Parliament in the memory of the farmers who had died, not a single member of the ruling party stood up in respect,” she said, adding that when arrogance keeps leaders away form the people, “you know the end is near”.

Priyanka said that the BJP had promised to double the income of the farmers and pay their cane dues.

“The cane dues amount to about Rs 15,000 crore. But instead of paying this, the government has bought two aircraft worth Rs 16,000 crore for the Prime Minister. This shows where their priority lies,” she pointed out.

The Congress leader also expressed concern over the condition of gaushalas (cow shelters) in the Braj region, saying even the cows have not been spared by the government.

She further said that the new farm laws had been made to benefit the capitalist friends of the government.

“You must now save the ‘Govardhan parvat’ or they will sell it away too,” she added.

The Congress General Secretary, while addressing a Kisan Mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar district on February 20, had lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

She had said, “In our old stories, kings and queens became arrogant after they won power. After becoming the Prime Minister twice, Narendra Modi is also showing arrogance.”

Priyanka announces ‘Nadi Adhikar Yatra’ for UP fishermen

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A day after Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited Prayagraj to meet fishermen whose boats were allegedly damaged by the police, she on Tuesday announced that the party will take out a “Nadi Adhikar Yatra” in support of the community’s cause.

She also announced a sum of Rs 10 lakh to the affected fishermen whose boats were damaged.

In a series of tweets in Hindi, she said that the rights of river resources are of the fishermen community and the Congress will be taking out a Yatra to fight for the rights.

She demanded that the government investigate the illegal sand mining and the mining being done by big companies. She also has sought a white paper from the government detailing the river where mining was being done.

Earlier on Sunday, the Congress General Secretary visited Prayagraj to support the boatmen who were allegedly harassed by the local police. She was informed by a boatman named Sujit Nishad about the issues that the boatmen belonging to the Nishad community were facing, including brutality against them, by police whom he alleged had destroyed their boats.

Nishad is one of the largest communities of OBCs after Yadavs, Maurya, and Kurmi in Uttar Pradesh and has been with Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party. The BJP and the Congress, both are eyeing to make inroads and galvanize support from the community said sources.

Odisha FM presents Rs 1.7 lakh crore budget for 2021-22

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Odisha FM presents Rs 1.7 lakh crore budget for 2021-22

Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari presented the annual budget for 2021-22 with an outlay of Rs 1.7 lakh crore in the state Assembly on Monday.

Pujari also presented a separate agriculture budget of Rs 17,468 crore.

The Minister said despite the severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the state’s own revenue is estimated to register a robust growth of about 10 percent during 2020-21, though there is a decline in the central transfer.

In the budget, the state government has proposed to spend Rs 3,500 crore over the period of three years to convert SCB Medical College and Hospital into ‘AIIMS Plus institute’ to provide world-class healthcare facilities to citizens.

A total sum of Rs 9,164 crore is allocated for public health care with an increase of about 19 percent over the previous year.

Rs 1,353 crore has been allocated under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana.

With the focus to transform the periphery of famous temples, Rs 542 crore has been set aside as part of the mega plan to transform pilgrim city, Puri, into a world heritage city under the ABADHA scheme.

Rs 200 crore has been made for Samaleswari Temple Area Management and Local Economic Initiative (SAMALEI) scheme and 200 crores allocated under Ekamra Kshetra Amenities and Monuments Revival Action (EKAMRA) plan.

Rs 3,050 crore for disaster management including Rs 2,139 crore under State Disaster Risk Management Fund (SDRMF) and Rs 961 crore under National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) has been proposed.

The Budget has made an allocation of Rs 17,468 crore for agriculture and allied activities, including Rs 1800 crore for the KALIA scheme, Rs 106 crore for millet mission, and Rs 1415 crore for fisheries and animal resources development.

To further boost irrigation potential, Rs 8,266 crore has been allocated for water resources in the Budget. The major outlay is for mega lift irrigation projects, construction of in-stream storage structures, flood control & drainage work.

Rs 100 crore provided for land acquisition, construction, renovation, expansion of airports at Rourkela, Jeypore, Utkela, Jharsuguda, and renovation of Birasal airstrip.

With Odisha going to organize the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023, the state government will construct Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, which will be India’s largest Hockey stadium with an outlay of Rs 120 crore.

The budget has a provision of Rs 3,000 crore with a target for the construction of another five lakh pucca houses through the convergence of PMAY-Gramin and Biju Pucca Ghar schemes.

Besides, Rs 300 crore has been allocated for the construction of 20,000 dwelling units under beneficiary-led construction and affordable housing and slum development components of Odisha Urban Housing Mission AWAAS.

Punjab CM launches urban projects worth Rs 1,087 crore

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Punjab CM launches urban projects worth Rs 1,087 crore

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday virtually laid the foundation stones and inaugurated a slew of projects worth Rs 1,087 crore for the holistic development of the urban areas under the Smart City and AMRUT schemes.

He urged the Union government to include the holy city of Anandpur Sahib under the Smart City scheme, as a tribute to Guru Tegh Bahadur on his 400th birth anniversary.

Thanking the people of the state for their overwhelming support to Congress in the recently concluded civic elections, Amarinder Singh said the mandate is a vindication of the pro-people policies of his government.

Pointing out that while Congress won 1,410 of the 2,206 wards (64 percent), the Chief Minister said that all the opposition parties had been decimated because of their anti-people and vicious negative agendas.

He lambasted the earlier Akali-BJP regime for ignoring the development of the urban areas and expressed confidence that the launch of these projects will drive sustainable progress in these regions.

The Chief Minister said he was particularly delighted to lay the foundation stone for the Rs 721 crore surface water supply scheme for Amritsar city, his erstwhile Parliamentary constituency.

He said this scheme would ensure access to clean drinking water to the residents of the holy city, instead of the contaminated and fast depleting groundwater.

The Chief Minister said under the first phase of the Urban Infrastructure Improvement Programme, 2,065 projects have been started, with the majority being completed, at a cost of Rs 300 crore.

He said another 4,227 projects have been approved under the second phase and work on 1,300 of them has already started.

Local Government Minister Brahm Mohindra said that Amarinder Singh had taken a personal interest in ensuring proper hygiene and sanitation in urban areas during the difficult phase of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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