(PTI) National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah today won the Srinagar Lok Sabha bypoll, defeating the ruling PDP candidate, Nazir Khan, by a margin of over 10,700 votes.Abdullah polled around 48,554 votes against Khan, who got 37,779 votes, officials said.The polling for the seat was held on April 9 amid large- scale violence that left eight persons dead and several dozen others injured. The constituency had recorded an abysmal 7.13 per cent voter turnout, the lowest ever in its history. The Election Commission had ordered repolling in 38 polling stations in violence-hit areas on April 13.This will be the third term as…
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(Jansatta) उत्तर प्रदेश के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री एवं समाजवादी पार्टी के अध्यक्ष अखिलेश यादव ने शनिवार को कहा कि ईवीएम पर सवाल उठ रहे हैं और इस पर भरोसा नहीं किया जा सकता इसलिए चुनाव ‘बैलट’ से ही कराये जाने चाहिए। अखिलेश ने यहां संवाददाताओं से कहा, ‘‘ईवीएम :इलेक्ट्रानिक वोटिंग मशीन: कब खराब हो जाए। साफ्टवेयर कब धोखा दे जाए … मशीन पर कोई भरोसा नहीं कर सकता। हमें ईवीएम पर भरोसा नहीं है। हमें सौ प्रतिशत भरोसा अपने बैलट पर है। हमारी मांग है कि चुनाव बैलट से हो … हम नहीं कहते कि ईवीएम अच्छी है या खराब।’’ उन्होंने…
(IE) Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari talks to Pragya Kaushika about the party’s prospects in the MCD polls, the Rajouri Garden bypoll result and shouldering most of the responsibility of the campaign. AAP has said that if the BJP comes to power once again, rates of electricity and power will be affected. How do you propose to counter this campaign launched by AAP? All these are lies being spread by Kejriwal. Does the MCD decide electricity and water tariff? I assure the people that if we come to power, we will reduce power tariff by 30 per cent for all…
(Zee News) यूपी और उत्तराखंड विधानसभा चुनाव में मिली भारी जीत के बाद भाजपा के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष अब नवीन पटनायक के ओडिशा में भी जीत की जुगत लगाने में जुट गए हैं. भाजपा की दो दिवसीय राष्ट्रीय कार्यकारिणी की बैठक के लिए भुवनेश्वर पहुंचे अमित शाह ने आज शहर में एक रोड शो किया. भाजपा महासचिवों की एक बैठक भी शुक्रवार शाम को होगी. इसकी अध्यक्षता अमित शाह करेंगे. इसमें दो दिन की कार्यकारिणी की बैठक के एजेंडे को अंतिम रूप दिया जाएगा. कार्यकारिणी बैठक में राजनीतिक और आर्थिक प्रस्तावों के अलावा गरीब कल्याण और अंत्योदय पर भी प्रस्ताव आने की…
(HT) Eight coaches of a Lucknow-bound Rajya Rani Express train derailed near Mundha Pande area of Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur district on Saturday morning, injuring at least 13.Two of the derailed coaches are said to have overturned. There are reports of several people being injured. Unofficial reports said fifteen passengers were injured but railway officials released a list of thirteen names. No casualties have been reported so far. “Coaches of 22454 Rajya Rani Express were derailed in Rampur at around 8:15am,” Divisional Rail Manager of Moradabad division Pramod Kumar said on Saturday. “We have deployed our disaster relief train and other emergencies…
(FirstPost) The BJP on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to make Odisha the laboratory of welfare schemes for the poor. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, “While Prime Minister Modi’s acceptability has increased in Odisha, the people are annoyed over the ruling BJD. People have changed their mind as they voted in favour of BJP in large number in the panchayat polls than the previous general elections in 2014.” Stating that the BJP is holding its national executive meeting in Bhubaneshwar after a gap of 20 years, Pradhan said the central government led by…
Lucky GrahakYojana and DigiDhanVyaparYojana launched on 25.12.2016 100 Digi Dhan Melas held in 100 cities all over the country. 100 day long information, education and communication campaign led by NITI Aayog to make digital payments a mass movement in India. At least 15,000 institutions have gone cashless across just these 100 rural and urban cities across each one of the 27 states and 7 UTs. With a turnout of over 15 lakh from cities, small towns and villages, the melas have enabled lakhs to open new bank accounts as well as create new Aadhaar cards. Rs.258 crore of prize money…
(DJ) अंबेडकर जंयती के अवसर पर प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी शुक्रवार को नागपुर पहुंचे। पीएम ने यहां अंबेडकर से जुड़े पवित्र स्थल दीक्षाभूमि पर श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित की। इसके बाद नए भीम ऐप की लॉन्चिंग के मौके पर पीएम ने आधार पे सेवा शुरू की। इस दौरान उन्होंने कार्यक्रम को संबोधित करते हुए कहा कि जो लोग भीम ऐप को प्रमोट करेंगे उन्हें पैसा कमाने का मौका मिलेगा। अगर कोई भीम ऐप दूसरे को सिखाता है तो उसे 10 रुपए मिलेंगे वहीं अगर कोई दुकानदार अपनी दुकान पर भीम ऐप से लेन-देन करेगा तो उसे 25 रुपए मिलेंगे। यह स्कीम 18 अक्टूबर तक जारी…
(PTI) BSP supremo Mayawati today said she has no reservations in shaking hands with other parties in her struggle against the BJP on the issue of EVM tampering in the recent Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. “The BSP now has no reservations in taking the help of anti-BJP parties in its fight against EVM tampering and the BJP as it is the democracy which comes first…we have to keep democracy alive,” she said while addressing an Ambedkar anniversary function of the party here. Addressing the first programme of the BSP after a dismal show in the recent Assembly…
(HT) The Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill has got the assent of President of India. The Act is a replica of the Central GST law and is likely to take effect from July 1.With this, Chandigarh becomes first in region to have GST Act as the states are yet to pass their Act. The maximum rate proposed under the UT GST Act 2017 is 20%. If a registered person supplies goods or services or both within Chandigarh he will be charging the Central GST and the UT GST. When goods are sold to another state, the Integrated GST…