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Lucknow: Ensuring that every child has access to school, the state govt is launching the 'School Har Din Aaye Abhiyan' (SHARDA) from July 1.A statewide household survey will be conducted during academic session 2025-26 to identify and reconnect children with formal schooling.The initiative will be carried out in phases, with the first survey running from July 1 to July 31, and the second from Aug 16 to Sep 15. All rural and urban households, including slums, brick kilns, mines, hotels, tribal re ...Read More >
New Delhi: The famous orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala of Mumbai who operated on Rishabh Pant after a serious road accident in December of 2022 feels that although the somersaults by Pant are being done rather well, it is an unnecessary event. During his path back home in Roorkee in December 2022, Rishabh Pant was involved in an accident with his luxury car hitting a divider after which he sustained various injuries. He had been treated in Dehradun and then he was flown to Mumbai. Dr. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: After Aam Aadmi Party's protest against the demolition of slums in various parts of the city, the BJP said that the public rally called by the opposition was an utter flop. "When AAP leaders addressed the gathering, their anarchic and unconstitutional character was exposed once again," said Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva. He added that for nearly a month, the entire AAP leadership had been "spreading confusion", but the slum dwellers not only rejected this false campaign -- th ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: The father of a three-day-old girl who was found abandoned in a blue basket outside Navi Mumbai's Panvel wad traced and detained on Sunday, the police said. According to them, the infant's parents were not financially stable enough to raise her. Due to this, the couple decided to give up the baby to an orphanage that could look after her, reported PTI. However, the Navi Mumbai police's crime branch traced the infant's father, Aman Iqbal Kondkar, a resident of Thane's Bhiwandi, withi ...Read More >
New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged slum dwellers to protest against the BJP-led govt's demolition drives and reject both the BJP and Congress in future elections. Addressing a protest at Jantar Mantar, Kejriwal said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi said 'Jahan Jhuggi, Wahan Makan', but what he meant was 'Jahan Jhuggi, Wahan Maidan'. His promises are false, and I urge you not to fall for them in future."He alleged that the Rekha Gupta-led Delhi govt has "ruined" the ci ...Read More >
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said the BJP govt is committed to improving the lives of slum dwellers who are forced to live in "hell-like conditions" along drains and railway tracks. "Just as we resettled slum dwellers from Kalkaji, Jailorwala Bagh, Kalandar Colony, and Kathputli Colony, we will continue to provide new homes through the 'Jahan Jhuggi Wahan Makan' campaign," he said.Sachdeva also lashed out at AAP leaders for inciting protest, alleging that they had announced an "attack" ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The body of a 34-year-old woman was found stuffed inside a bag and dumped in a garbage truck parked near a skating ground in Banashankari IInd Stage on Sunday morning. Police suspect the deceased to be Pushpa, also known as Asha, a resident of the Venugopal Nagar slum in Hulimavu.The body was found around 2am by a resident who had gone to dispose of waste and noticed the suspicious bag in the truck. He immediately alerted police. Chennammanakere Achukattu police have registered a case ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) It was a belligerent, brilliant, and breathtaking performance from the Chennai Bulls, who were crowned the first ever champions of the Rugby Premier League, here in Mumbai, at the Shahaji Raje Bhosale Sports Complex. The Chennai Bulls thrashed the Delhi Redz by a scoreline of 41-0 in the final, to clinch the title. In fact, the margin of victory is the biggest across Season 1 of the GMR RPL. Meanwhile, the Hyderabad Heroes, who had finished top of the table in t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday warned that the Rekha Gupta-led BJP government in Delhi would not last even three years if slum demolitions continue, as he called for a mass movement against the drive from Jantar Mantar. The AAP organised a massive protest at the site under the banner of the 'Ghar-Rozgaar Bachao' movement. Also Read | Bengaluru Horror: Woman's Body Found Stuffed in Sack, Dumped in Garbage Truck Near Channammanakere Skating Ground; Murder, Possible ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday warned that the Rekha Gupta-led BJP government in Delhi would not last even three years if slum demolitions continue, as he called for a mass movement against the drive from Jantar Mantar. The AAP organised a massive protest at the site under the banner of the 'Ghar-Rozgaar Bachao' movement. Senior party leader Gopal Rai challenged that if demolitions continue, people will take over the Prime Minister's residence. Delhi BJP chief V ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday lashed out at the Delhi government under the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) over the alleged demolition of slums in Delhi, accusing them of rendering the poor 'homeless'. Speaking at an AAP protest rally against the alleged demolitions at Jantar Mantar, Kejriwal stated, 'In such heat, at 50C, they are demolishing the slums of poor people, making them helpless, making them stay on the roads... The po ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Gopal Rai on Sunday said that the people of Delhi were hopeful that their lives would change once the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formed a government in Delhi and stated it is 'tragic' how people are being rendered 'homeless'. 'When the BJP government came to power, Delhi's people had a hope that something good would happen... It is tragic how people (from slums) are getting homeless... If the BJP thinks that people from various st ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday over the demolition of slum dwellings has triggered a sharp political backlash, with senior BJP leaders accusing the party of promoting "anarchist" and "anti-national" sentiments. During the protest, Delhi Minister Gopal Rai issued a fiery ultimatum to the Centre, saying, "If you bulldoze homes without rehabilitation, use all your police and political power, we'll enter the PM's house ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday lashed out at the Delhi government under the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) over the alleged demolition of slums in Delhi, accusing them of rendering the poor "homeless". Speaking at an AAP protest rally against the alleged demolitions at Jantar Mantar, Kejriwal stated, "In such heat, at 50°C, they are demolishing the slums of poor people, making them helpless, making them stay on the roads... The p ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva trained his guns on the AAP on Sunday for opposing slum demolitions, slamming former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's call to storm PM House as another example of the latter's anarchist and Maoist mentality. Describing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rally of slum residents called by former chief minister Kejriwal at Jantar Mantar as a total flop, Sachdeva said Kejriwal is a two-faced leader shedding crocodile tears in the name ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Politics over slum demolitions in Delhi intensified on Sunday with AAP National Convenor and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal accusing the ruling BJP of rendering poor people homeless, while the latter justified the action against dwellings of Rohingyas and Bangladeshis who allegedly pose a security threat to others. The Congress also attacked Kejriwal for shedding crocodile tears for slum dwellers and slammed him for not rehabilitating even a single poo ...Read More >
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday organised a 'Ghar Rozgar Bachao Andolan' (save home and employment movement) at Jantar Mantar against the demolition of slums in Delhi. Slums dwellers from across Delhi gathered at Jantar Mantar to participate at the protest. AAP leaders alleged that BJP misled people by promising 'jahan jhuggy, wahin makaan' (where there is a slum, there will be a house) before elections but after coming to power, slums are being demolished, rendering thousands homele ...Read More >
Jalna, Jun 28 (PTI) BJP MLA and former Maharashtra minister Babanrao Lonikar, under flak for his "we gave you everything" remark, is no stranger to controversies, landing himself in legal trouble and BJP in a tight spot. He had not spared his political opponents as well as government officials. The latest row erupted after Lonkiar told a gathering of farmers in his assembly constituency Partur in Jalna district that "people who criticise his party and government should know they are getting cl ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) Realtors' body NAREDCO president G Hari Babu on Friday demanded that interest on home loans should come down to around 6 per cent to boost sales that have fallen during the first six months of this year across the top seven cities. He attributed the fall in housing sales to excess supply, sharp rises in prices of residential properties and global economic uncertainties. Real estate data analytics firm PropEquity has reported a 19 per cent drop in sales during the curren ...Read More >
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday chaired a high-level review meeting with senior officials to ensure robust law and order, communal harmony, and appropriate public amenities during the upcoming festivals in Uttar Pradesh. The meeting involved extensive discussions with all police commissioners, divisional commissioners, district magistrates, and senior superintendents of police across the state. The chief minister issued clear instructions that all religious events must be c ...Read More >
Jamshedpur, June 26: Six Rotary Clubs of Jamshedpur jointly held a press conference on Thursday at a hotel in Bistupur to share details of their ongoing and upcoming projects, marking the beginning of the new Rotary year on July 1. The event was attended by Zone 5 Assistant Governor Kusum Thakur, along with Rotary Club presidents and representatives: Suchismita (Dalma), Animesh Chhapolia (Next Gen), Ashok Jha (West), Ananna Dutta (Green), and Jitesh Chaudhary (Secretary, Steel City). President ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said authorities cannot go against demolition orders issued by courts and stressed that displaced residents have been provided accommodation.Her words came in the wake of the recent Madrasi Camp demolition for which the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has criticised her. AAP has targeted Gupta, and alleged that the displaced Madrasi Camp residents were provided homes in faraway Narela, and those lack basic amenities.Attending an event to mark the ...Read More >
Chennai: Once seen as a fix for T Nagar's traffic chaos, the 40-crore multi-level parking facility now stands as a symbol of poor planning and apathy. Two-wheelers still flood the plaza despite free parking made available at the facility.Following a TOI article, traffic police teams cleared illegal bike and parking from the T Nagar Pedestrian Plaza on Saturday. However, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has failed to address a critical flaw -- the multi-level parking facility meant to decongest ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said authorities cannot go against demolition orders issued by courts and stressed that displaced residents have been provided accommodation.Her words came in the wake of the recent Madrasi Camp demolition for which the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has criticised her. AAP has targeted Gupta, and alleged that the displaced Madrasi Camp residents were provided homes in faraway Narela, and those lack basic amenities.Attending an event to mark the ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The special NIA court for Haryana in Panchkula has directed the police and central agencies to ensure the protection of six key witnesses named in the chargesheet filed by the investigative agency in connection with the twin blasts outside two nightclubs in Gurugram on Dec 24 last year.While directing the investigating agencies and law enforcement authorities to ensure the protection of witnesses, the NIA court, presided over by Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajiv Goyal, als ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 8: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said the authorities cannot go against demolition orders issued by the courts and stressed that the displaced residents have been provided accommodation. The remarks come amid criticism from the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the razing of the Madrasi Camp slum cluster near Barapullah in south Delhi, and similar demolition drives in other parts of the city. While the AAP has targeted Gupta, saying those evicted were provided ...Read More >
India opened the scoring through Geeta Yadav (11th minute); however, in the second quarter, Belgium equalised through Marie Goenns (25th) The Indian junior women's hockey team made a positive start to its tour of Europe with a 3-2 win over hosts Belgium here on Sunday. India opened the scoring through Geeta Yadav (11th minute). However, in the second quarter, Belgium equalised through Marie Goenns (25th). Soon Belgium took the lead as Louise van Hecke (34th) found the back of the net. India ...Read More >
New Delhi[India], June 9 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Delhi, accusing it of 'running bulldozers' on people's houses, shops, and their jobs. Singh told ANI on Sunday, 'You have suddenly destroyed the houses of people who have been living there for 50-60 years...our brothers and sisters from Purvanchal, UP-Bihar are being destroyed. BJP has become a curse for the poor...they have created havoc i ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) With Ankur Bhattacharjee, Quadri Aruna, and Adriana Diaz all winning their singles rubbers, Kolkata ThunderBlades beat reigning champions Dempo Goa Challengers 9-6 in the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6 on Sunday. Kolkata's victory saw them move into the playoff spots, occupying fourth with 29 points. Goa, with six more game wins on the board, moved level on points with leaders Jaipur Patriots and U Mumba TT. The tie opened with a gripping clash between ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday refuted the rumours regarding slum demolitions and said that no slum would be demolished without first providing permanent housing to its residents. FIRs will be filed, and strict action will be taken against those spreading false information about demolitions, she added. She inaugurated and inspected various development projects in Nehru Camp in Haiderpur, Ekta Camp in Pitampura, and the area near U and V Blocks of JJ ...Read More >
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