Centre allergic to Kejriwal, says Deputy CM
Aam Aadmi Party officials on Sunday said that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to announce a referendum on full statehood for Delhi during the party’s Jan Sabha due to be held on Monday. The Jan Sabha will take place a day ahead of the two-day emergency session of the state’s assembly called to discuss a notification issued by the Union Home Ministry, which said that the postings and transfers of bureaucrats fell under the jurisdiction of the state’s Lieutenant-Governor. Claiming that the Narendra Modi-led Central government was “allergic” to Kejriwal, state Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia accused it of wanting to bulldoze the AAP government’s agenda. The row broke out after Kejriwal voiced his opposition to the appointment of Shakuntala Gamlin as acting state Chief Secretary last week and accused Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung of trying to take over the administration of the state.
BJP to hold 200 rallies to mark anniversary
The Bharatiya Janata Party will hold 200 rallies across the country to mark the Narendra Modi-led government’s first year in power. The rallies will be part of the Jan Kalyan Parv campaign that will aim to counter allegations that the government's policies favour corporations and are anti-poor. Modi will address the first rally at the Nagla Chandrabhan village in Mathura on Monday. Around 200 press conferences will also be held to talk about the various programmes initiated by the government. Senior party leader Ananth Kumar said that BJP MPs, Union ministers, party Chief Ministers and MLAs would hold up to 5,000 Jan Sabhas across the country.
Afzal Guru hanged for ‘political reasons’: Omar
Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was executed in February 2013 for “political reasons” by the previous United Progressive Alliance government, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Sunday. Abdullah said that the Congress-led government had approved the execution of Guru so that they could avoid being criticised by the Bharatiya Janata Party over the issue during the general elections. He added that he was informed of the decision to hang Guru just hours before the execution, and that Sushilkumar Shinde, who was home minister at the time, asked him to “deal with the implications” of the hanging.
India to have water scarcity by 2025, report says
India will become a water-scarce country by 2025 due to a mismatch between the demand and supply of water, warned a report issued by consultancy firm EA Water. The report said that nearly 70% of the country’s irrigation requirements and 80% of its domestic water consumption came from groundwater, which was depleting rapidly. It further said that the demand for water would continue to increase due to factors such as rising household incomes and the growth of the service and industrial sectors. However, it added the sector would also see an investment of up to $13 billion from foreign countries such as Canada, Israel, the United States and China.
Modi’s foreign visits empower India, says Rajnath
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has undertaken foreign tours for the “empowerment of India”, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh told Bharatiya Janata Party workers in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. He added that previous Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s foreign visits had gone unnoticed by both the countries he had visited and the Indian diaspora living there. Claiming that more than 50,000 people had welcomed Modi in various countries, Rajnath said that the world had “started taking India seriously”.
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Aam Aadmi Party officials on Sunday said that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to announce a referendum on full statehood for Delhi during the party’s Jan Sabha due to be held on Monday. The Jan Sabha will take place a day ahead of the two-day emergency session of the state’s assembly called to discuss a notification issued by the Union Home Ministry, which said that the postings and transfers of bureaucrats fell under the jurisdiction of the state’s Lieutenant-Governor. Claiming that the Narendra Modi-led Central government was “allergic” to Kejriwal, state Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia accused it of wanting to bulldoze the AAP government’s agenda. The row broke out after Kejriwal voiced his opposition to the appointment of Shakuntala Gamlin as acting state Chief Secretary last week and accused Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung of trying to take over the administration of the state.
BJP to hold 200 rallies to mark anniversary
The Bharatiya Janata Party will hold 200 rallies across the country to mark the Narendra Modi-led government’s first year in power. The rallies will be part of the Jan Kalyan Parv campaign that will aim to counter allegations that the government's policies favour corporations and are anti-poor. Modi will address the first rally at the Nagla Chandrabhan village in Mathura on Monday. Around 200 press conferences will also be held to talk about the various programmes initiated by the government. Senior party leader Ananth Kumar said that BJP MPs, Union ministers, party Chief Ministers and MLAs would hold up to 5,000 Jan Sabhas across the country.
Afzal Guru hanged for ‘political reasons’: Omar
Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was executed in February 2013 for “political reasons” by the previous United Progressive Alliance government, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Sunday. Abdullah said that the Congress-led government had approved the execution of Guru so that they could avoid being criticised by the Bharatiya Janata Party over the issue during the general elections. He added that he was informed of the decision to hang Guru just hours before the execution, and that Sushilkumar Shinde, who was home minister at the time, asked him to “deal with the implications” of the hanging.
India to have water scarcity by 2025, report says
India will become a water-scarce country by 2025 due to a mismatch between the demand and supply of water, warned a report issued by consultancy firm EA Water. The report said that nearly 70% of the country’s irrigation requirements and 80% of its domestic water consumption came from groundwater, which was depleting rapidly. It further said that the demand for water would continue to increase due to factors such as rising household incomes and the growth of the service and industrial sectors. However, it added the sector would also see an investment of up to $13 billion from foreign countries such as Canada, Israel, the United States and China.
Modi’s foreign visits empower India, says Rajnath
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has undertaken foreign tours for the “empowerment of India”, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh told Bharatiya Janata Party workers in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. He added that previous Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s foreign visits had gone unnoticed by both the countries he had visited and the Indian diaspora living there. Claiming that more than 50,000 people had welcomed Modi in various countries, Rajnath said that the world had “started taking India seriously”.
