(PTI) The President and the Vice- President continue to get less salaries as compared to the top bureaucrats and service chiefs since the laws are yet to be amended to rectify an anomaly with the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations nearly two years ago. The proposal for enhancement of the salaries of the President, the Vice President and the Governors was prepared by the Union Home Ministry and forwarded to the Cabinet Secretariate more than a year ago for the approval of the Union Cabinet, a home ministry official said.However, no decision has been taken on it yet,…
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(AU) सोमवार 20 नवंबर को कांग्रेस पार्टी ने कांग्रेस कार्य समिति (सीडब्ल्यूसी) की बैठक बुलाई है। पूरे देश में संगठनात्मक चुनाव की प्रक्रिया पूरी होने के बाद कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष की अध्यक्षता में यह बैठक बुलाई गई है। सीडब्ल्यूसी कांग्रेस पार्टी की सर्वोच्च ईकाई है और इसमें पार्टी के सामने मौजूद चुनौतियों को देखते हुए पार्टी के वरिष्ठ नेता की भावी दशा-दिशा के संबंध में निर्णय लिया जाता है। विश्वस्त सूत्रों से प्राप्त जानकारी के अनुसार 20 नवंबर को होने वाली इस बैठक में अन्य महत्वपूर्ण मुद्दों के अलावा पार्टी को राहुल गांधी के रूप में नया अध्यक्ष देने पर भी विचार किया जाएगा। हालांकि सीडब्ल्यूसी…
(FE) Hardik Patel’s Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) has reportedly decided to support the Congress in the upcoming assembly elections in the state. Reports say that PAAS leaders will also fight the polls on Congress tickets. The party is yet to announce its first list of candidates. The new development in the state is expected to boost the Congress party’s prospects in the high-octane battle against the ruling BJP in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress campaign is being led by vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who is expected to be soon elected as the head of his party. Earlier, Patel had set a…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reaffirmed his government’s commitment to improving sanitation facilities across the country and hailed all those involved in building toilets. World Toilet Day is an official United Nations international observance day, celebrated on this day to raise awareness of the global sanitation crisis. In a series of tweets, he said, “On World Toilet Day we reaffirm our commitment towards improving sanitation facilities across the nation”. “I compliment all those individuals and organisations working towards building more toilets in various parts of India. Their invaluable contribution adds solid momentum to Swachh Bharat Mission,” he tweeted.
(FE) Just six months after ‘Bharat Ke Veer’ scheme was launched by Centre to help families of martyred soldiers, it has till now garnered Rs 26 crore in donations. The app of the scheme allows donors to directly give their money to the families of slain soldiers.The website of Bharat Ke Veer was launched by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with actor Akshay Kumar in April this year. Since its launch, the website has got a great response. The main aim of this website is to enable the public to help families by donating money directly through to accounts of next of kin…
(AU) गुजरात विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए भाजपा ने अपनी रणनीति में बड़ा बदलाव किया है। वर्तमान विधायकों के टिकट काटने के बजाय पार्टी ने उनमें भरोसा जताया है, वहीं जातीय समीकरणों का भी खासा ध्यान रखा गया है। पार्टी ने पटेलों की नाराजगी को थामने के लिए पहली लिस्ट में 14 पटेलों को टिकट दिया है तो उत्तर गुजरात की रणनीति के मद्देनजर ठाकोर और चौधरी बिरादरी को साधने की कवायद की गई है। इस बिरादरी के प्रमुख नेताओं को पार्टी ने पहली ही लिस्ट में टिकट थमाया है। राज्यसभा चुनाव में भाजपा का दामन थामने वाले 8 विधायकों में से पार्टी ने केवल…
(PTI) In a setback to Sharad Yadav, the Election Commission today ruled that the group led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is the real Janata Dal (United) and is entitled to use the ‘Arrow’ poll symbol of the party. The JD(U) is a recognised state party in Bihar. The EC, in its order issued today, said the group led by Kumar “has demonstrated overwhelming majority support” in the legislature wing as well as the majority in the national council of the party, which is the apex organisational body of the JD(U). “The group led by Nitish Kumar is hereby…
(PTI) Gold prices fell by Rs 103 to Rs 29,560 per 10 ten grams in futures trading today as participants indulged in profit-booking at prevailing levels even as the metal strengthened overseas. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for delivery in far-month February declined by Rs 103, or 0.35 per cent to Rs 29,560 per 10 grams in a business turnover of 100 lots. Similarly, the metal for delivery in December eased by Rs 88 or 0.30 per cent to Rs 29,415 per ten grams in 863 lots. Analysts attributed the fall in gold futures to profit-booking by traders at existing…
(PTI) The BJP today released its first list of 70 candidates for the Gujarat elections, including five Congress rebels and 49 sitting MLAs. The state’s ruling party has fielded 16 fresh faces in its first list for elections to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly, to be held in two phases on December 9 and 14. The five Congress rebels who have been given tickets are Raghavji Patel, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Ramsinh Parmar, Mansinh Chauhan and C K Raolji. They had supported the BJP during the presidential election and during Congress leader Ahmed Patel’s Rajya Sabha election. The party has named Chief Minister Vijaybhai…
(PTI) Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today accused the ruling BJP of spreading “hatred” and trying to “divert people’s attention” through its campaigns for the civic polls in Uttar Pradesh. The former chief minister also criticised the Yogi Adityanath government for the plight of potato farmers and non-payment of arrears to cane growers, among others. “Nothing should be expected from the BJP now… its foremost task is how to spread hatred, create problems and humiliate others. In order to divert attention of the people, the BJP leaders pick up brooms or wear masks,” he told reporters here. “The BJP blames others (for…