Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India has been a "trustworthy and dedicated" partner in Jamaica's developmental journey. Addressing a joint presser with his Jamaican counterpart Andrew Holness following their bilateral discussions in New Delhi, PM Modi highlighted the significance of 'people-to-people' ties between the two nations.
Ahead of the Assembly polls in Haryana, controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who’s serving a 20-year jail sentence for raping two of his disciples, on Tuesday got 20-day parole, the third time this year. However, he has been barred from staying in the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Pradhan Mantri-Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PMJUGA) in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh on Wednesday (October 2), to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. This initiative aims to uplift tribal-dominated villages and will economically empower the tribal population.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that people should not forget the flood-affected victims because of the upcoming festivals. She said that the flood situation in West Bengal this year had taken an exceptional shape and both South Bengal and North Bengal have been equally affected by it.
Punjab’s state Election Commission on Wednesday announced that elections to 13,327 panchayats to be held on October 15. Announcing the election schedule, Election Commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhary said the nominations would be filed from September 27 to October 4. There will be 19,110 polling booths. The expenditure limit for the sarpanches is Rs 40,000, while for panches Rs 30,000.
Addressing a Congress poll campaign rally in Sopore town of Baramulla district, Rahul Gandhi said: "We will fight for restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir in the Parliament. We will use the full force of INDIA bloc to pressurise Centre for your statehood. It is for the first time in India's history that a state was downgraded into a union territory and injustice was done to Jammu and Kashmir.
