Tag: Central government
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‘BJP using it’s power to destabilize West Bengal govt’, says NCP chief Sharad Pawar
NCP chief Sharad Pawar: In a new turn of events, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar blamed the BJP for abusing the Center’s powers to destabilize Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress party in West Bengal. Recently, the central government had ordered the transfer of three IPS officers following the assault that took place on ... -
‘I would’ve gone to support farmers in protest, if I wasn’t barricaded inside my residence’, says Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal: On Tuesday evening, he came outside his residence and addressed his party workers stating thathe would have gone to support the farmers in protest if he wasn’t barricaded inside his residence. I am happy that ‘Bharat Bandh’ was a success. I prayed for the protesting farmers while sitting inside my residence, ... -
AAP BJP engage in war of words over Chhath Puja in Delhi
AAP BJP engage in war: BJP accused AAP govt of discriminating against Purvanchalis after ban on Chhath celebration in Delhi The AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) government’s decision to ban Chhath puja celebrations in public places in Delhi has spurred a war of words between leaders from the ruling party and Bharatiya Janata Party. On Tuesday, ... -
Delhi: Center and State Gov plan new measures to tackle surge in covid cases
New measures to tackle surge in Decovid cases: Delhi is fighting both toxic air and a record spike in the covid cases. Each year as winter approaches smog fills the Delhi sky. India has recorded more than 8.7 million the coronavirus cases, second in number to the United States. While new cases have fallen sharply ... -
Stubble burning and pollution could worsen the Covid situation in Delhi-NCR
According to health experts, a huge scale of stubble burning could compound the Covid-19 crisis in northern states; particularly the Delhi-NCR area as it’s facing a smoky and hazy atmosphere every year winter. The Central Pollution Control Board is preparing to check on environmental pollution violators. Along with its new Micro Level Action Plan, the ... -
Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi govt over COVID-19 handling
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday condemned the Union Government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis in India. Taking to Twitter, he shared a BBC video showing how India responded to the pandemic crisis. The video briefed about various aspects of India’s response to COVID-19 ranging from the plight of migrant workers after a nationwide lockdown ... -
Government announces important SOP’s; says states can reopen schools from Oct 15 in phased manner
On Monday, The Union Ministry of education announced a detailed SOP for resuming schools and universities in the nation. In unlock 5.0, the Centre has permitted universities and schools to reopen in a phased way, beginning from October 15. The states have the power to choose whether they need to reopen schools from the following ... -
What are the 3 Farm bills, and why the Congress party is staging a nationwide protest over it?
The Rajya Sabha has passed three contentious Farm Bills that have been gravely protested by the Opposition parties in the Parliament. On 24 Sept, Congress launched a two-month nationwide protest against the ordinances. The party will collect signatures of 2 crore farmers and challenge the proposed bills. Farmers Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee in Punjab has ... -
Haryana farmers block NH-22 as they held a rally against the Centre’s farm ordinances
On Thursday, farmers from Haryana held a protest and blocked the National Highway-22 highway at Pipli, Kurukshetra district against three farm ordinances brought by the Central Government in June, 2020. Amid Covid-19 cases spike in the nation, the Haryana Home and Health ministers urged the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU), to cancel the protest either face ... -
‘IPL 2020 is going to be held in UAE, awaiting Government approval’, says IPL chairman
The IPL Governing Council Chairman Brijesh Patel affirmed that they are planning to hold the most awaited IPL 2020 in the UAE and are waiting for central government’s consent, NDTV reported. The proposal to organize the games will be sent to the legislature after the IPL Governing Council meeting this weekend, with two proposed windows ...