The 73-year old Prem Kumar Dhumal, besides being Chief Minister in 1998 and 2007, had remained as an MP four times. NEW DELHI: Prem Kumar Dhumal, who has been the Himachal Pradesh chief minister twice, was on Tuesday declared the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate by its president Amit Shah in the poll-bound state. PM Modi said the BJP wants to make Himachal Pradesh corruption-free and undertake record development in the state. “Dhumal Ji is among our senior most leaders with rich administrative experience in Himachal.” BJP’s focus is politics of…
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First Wheat Consignment, India’s Gift To Afghanistan: Sushma Swaraj
The External Affairs Minister also renewed the commitment to work closely with regional and international partners to bring peace, security, stability and prosperity in Afghanistan. NEW DELHI: India and Afghanistan have jointly flagged off the first consignment of wheat from India to Afghanistan. The consignment is being shipped from Kandla to Chabahar in Iran.Swaraj also thanked the Iranian Government for providing assistance in facilitating the movement of this gift through Chabahar Port. Chabahar port, located in the Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich Persian Gulf nation’s southern coast, lies outside the…
Read MoreTripura: Top Epidemiology Research Team Arrives To Investigate Rising Dengue Cases
By: Debraj Deb (Bureau Chief-ICN Tripura) AGARTALA: A special vector borne disease investigation team has arrived in Tripura to probe into reasons and forms of dengue, chikunguniya and Japanese Encephalitis prevalent in the state. Speaking to reporters today, an official said that a specialist medical team from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Regional Medical Research Centre, the National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai is currently camping in Tripura to start an extensive survey on vector borne diseases occurring in the state on a mass scale. Dr. Subrata Baidya,…
Read MoreCongress Found A Leader In Rahul Gandhi: Shiv Sena
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said on Friday that a statement by him favouring Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi had been misinterpreted. He said that his statement on Thursday was taken in a wrong context.Raut had, in a television discussion on Thursday, said that Gandhi was capable of leading the country and the Narendra Modi wave had faded. “I had said that Rahul is capable of leading India, but it does not mean that he should become the prime minister of India”said Sanjay Raut. Asserting that it would be unfair to…
Read MoreIndian-Origin South African Couple Wins Top US Award For AIDS Research
Prof. Salim Abdool Karim is the director of the Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) and Prof. Quarraisha Abdool Karim is its associate scientific director. JOHANNESBURG: AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a syndrome caused by a virus called HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). The disease alters the immune system, making people much more vulnerable to infections and diseases. A South African couple of Indian origin who are both resaerchers — Prof. Quarraisha Abdool Karim and Prof. Salim Abdool Karim — received a prominent lifetime achievement award from…
Read MorePOTATO FARMERS AGAIN AT THE LOSING END
By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group) SHIMLA: Once again the potato farmers are forced to dump their crop on the roads in Uttar Pradesh as they allege that the government had failed to fulfill the promise of MSP and they were not getting even the cost of harvesting the crop and what to talk of pcaking, transportation and profis. Strange as it may sound but the fact remains that successive governments have failed to protect the interests of the poor farmers who are left to play into the hands of…
Read MoreCentre to Supreme Court: Deadline To Link Aadhaar With Government Schemes Extended
The announcement came on a day when the government told the Supreme Court that the deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to avail benefits of various government schemes would be extended till March 31 next year. NEW DELHI: The Centre may extend the deadline for linking Aadhaar cards to various welfare schemes to March 31, 2018, Attorney General K K Venugopal told the Supreme Court on Wednesday.As of now, December 31, 2017 is the deadline for linking Aadhaar to avail benefits of various schemes like government scholarships, subsidised LPG cylinders,…
Read MoreMadhya Pradesh roads are better than that of United States: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
The United States’ road network exceeds 65.8 lakh km, the world’s longest and biggest road network. Washington DC: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan feels that roads in his state are better than those in United States.Chauhan said, “When I got down at the Washington Airport and travelled on roads, I felt the roads in Madhya Pradesh are better than the United States.” Chouhan made the comment while addressing the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum meeting in Washington.During his six-day visit to Washington D.C., Chouhan visited the National Museum of American History in…
Read MoreIndia has Remained World’s Fastest Growing Large Economy For The Last Three Years: Arun Jaitley
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is holding a press conference at National Media Centre in New Delhi. Addressing the media, Jaitley said that there has been discussions and reviews of the economy in the past few weeks within the ministry. He added that India has been the world’s fastest-growing large economy for the past three years. Arun Jaitley says between 2008 and 2013, public sector banks engaged in indiscriminate lending, which led to the rise in non-performing assets. In a presentation made at the briefing, Economic Affairs Secretary S.C. Garg said…
Read More“Sardar Patelji, Gandhiji Were From This Land And They Used To Protect The Voice Of Gujarat”: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi on Monday criticised the Narendra Modi government’s Goods and Services Tax, while campaigning in poll-bound Gujarat. GANDHINAGAR: Rahul Gandhi today targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said thousands of youths in Gujarat, belonging to all castes, will not remain silent now and their voices cannot be “suppressed” or “purchased”. Rahul Gandhi said the GST has brought lakhs of small traders to their knees, a charge that the opposition has been levelling against Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of a composite takedown of his handling of the economy.…
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