Ndtv Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday afternoon completed the ‘pran pratishtha’, or consecration, of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the building of which is a 50-year-project of the BJP realised three months before the general election. Live visuals of the consecration showed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat sitting next to the PM. The RSS, or the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, is the ideological mentor of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, and visuals of the two next to each other have been seen as acknowledgement that the Ram Temple project is a joint BJP-RSS project. Shortly before the ceremony Mr Modi said…
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The Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah chaired a review meeting of the LWE situation in Chhattisgarh at Raipur today. The Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Ministerof Chhattisgarh and senior officials including Union Home Secretary, Director (IB), Chief Secretary, Chhattisgarh, DG, CRPF and DGP, Chhattisgarh attended the meeting. The Union Home Minister pointed out that the three internal security situations in J&K, North East and LWE have witnessed a significant improvement with a nearly 75% reduction in violence and geographical constriction by nearly 80%. He also mentioned that the Armed Forces Special Power Act has now been withdrawn from close to…
The High-Level Committee constituted by the Government under the Chairmanship of Shri Ram Nath Kovind former President of India to examine the issue relating to holding of simultaneous elections in the country and make recommendations thereon held its third meeting in New Delhi today. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Law and Justice, Shri N. K. Singh, former Chairman, 15th Finance Commission, Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap, former Secretary General, Lok Sabha, and Shri Sanjay Kothari, former Chief Vigilance Commissioner attended the meeting. After welcoming the…
Reference is invited to a Newspaper article with the heading ‘Agriculture Ministry surrendered one lakh crore of its budget in last 5 years’. The article highlights the aspect of surrender of funds without comments of Ministry and has not highlighted the achievements of the Government. It is hereby reiterated that Government has taken a large number of measures to ensure welfare of farmers. The Budget allocation for Department of Agriculture & Cooperation including DARE has increased manifold, it was Rs.27,662.67 crore in 2013-14 and went upto Rs.1,25,035.79 crore in 2023-24. There are three major Central Sector Schemes, which form nearly 80%…
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the creation of three posts at the level of Joint Secretary i.e. two posts of Joint Secretary and one post of Economic Adviser for the 16th Finance Commission, which was constituted in pursuance of Article 280 of the Constitution vide Notification dated 31st December, 2023. The newly created posts are required to assist the Commission in carrying out its functions. All other posts in the Commission have already been created as per the delegated powers.
The largest event in the Civil Aviation sector in Asia, the mesmerizing four-day “Wings India 24” extravaganza kickstarted in Hyderabad today. Spanning across commercial, general, and business aviation, the theme for the show is “Connecting India to the World in Amrit Kaal: Setting the Stage for India Civil Aviation @2047”. Held at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad, the inaugural session of the Global Aviation Summit was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Shri. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia. Inaugurating the event, Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia said, “The philosophy of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbkum” truly epitomizes the objectives of civil aviation connecting…
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) signed between the Central Drugs standard Control Organization (CDSCO), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, Kingdom of the Netherlands on behalf of Medicines Evaluation Board, Health and Youth Care Inspectorate, Central Committee on research Involving Human Subjects “on cooperation in the field of Medical products Regulation”. The MoI was signed on 7th November, 2023. The MoI seeks to establish a framework for fruitful cooperation and exchange of information between the Central Drugs…
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacted with beneficiaries of the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra today via video conferencing. Thousands of beneficiaries of Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra from across the country joined the event. The programme was also joined by Union Ministers, MPs, MLAs and local level representatives. Shri Sandeep of Rohtak, Haryana, a farmer and a beneficiary of PM KisanSamman Nidhi lives in a joint family of 11. During the interaction, the Prime Minister narrated incidents where people were not aware of the money being directly deposited in their account. Such people were made aware of the assistance that…
AU दिल्ली-एनसीआर समेत पूरी उत्तर भारत ठिठुर रहा है। कड़ाके की ठंड का सितम जारी है। दिन में तो धूप निकल रही है लेकिन रात और सुबह में ठंड ने कहर बरपाया हुआ है। शुक्रवार सुबह दिल्ली-एनसीआर के कई इलाकों में कोहरा छाया रहा। सुबह 5.30 बजे पालम और सफदरजंग में विजिबिलिटी 50 मीटर दर्ज की गई। राजधानी दिल्ली को अभी कोहरे और ठंड से राहत नहीं मिलती दिख रही है। सड़क से लेकर आसमान तक यातायात प्रभावित है, जिसके चलते यात्रियों को परेशानी का सामना करना पड़ रहा है। कोहरे के कारण कई उड़ानें देरी से चल रही हैं और…
PTI Public sector banks, insurance companies, financial institutions and regional rural banks (RRBs) across the country will remain closed for half day on January 22 on the occasion of the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya. Earlier in the day, the Department of Personnel and Training issued an order for a half-day closure for central government establishment on Monday. “The Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha at Ayodhya will be celebrated on 22nd January 2024 across India. To enable employees to participate in the celebrations, it has been decided that all central government offices, central institutions and central industrial establishments throughout India…