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Rajasthan: BJP To Protest Over Law & Order Today
The Bharatiya Janata Party will protest in Jaipur on Saturday over the issue of law and order in the state, a party spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said the party will hold a demonstration from 10 am from Shaheed Memorial to the chief minister's residence under the leadership of state BJP president Satish Poonia.
The demonstration will be against rising atrocities women, illegal mining, crime against seers and cases of mob lynching, he said.
BJP President JP Nadda To Address Rallies In Himachal's Sirmour
BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda will address two public meetings in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmour district on Saturday, the party's state unit president Suresh Kashyap said.
The rallies will be held in Paonta Sahib and Nahan, Kashyap said on Friday.
Jharkhand: Heavy Rain Likely, 'Red Alert' Issued For Some Districts
The Ranchi Meteorological Centre has issued a ‘red alert’ for parts of Jharkhand, where heavy rainfall is likely from Friday evening due to the impact of a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall might continue till Saturday in many parts of the state, they said.
A ‘red alert’ (07-20 cm rainfall) has been issued for Saraikela-Kharswan, East and West Singhbhum districts, the officials said, adding, some districts in west and central Jharkhand might also experience heavy to very heavy rainfall.
CBI Raids Sisodia's Home In Excise Policy Case. Names 15 In FIR
The CBI on Friday raided the home of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and 30 other locations in connection with alleged corruption in the implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy.
The AAP condemned the raids with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claiming the agency has been "asked from above" to harass its leaders. The BJP asked the Delhi government to come out clean on its excise policy.
The searches at the AAP leader's home, the residence of IAS officer and former excise commissioner Arava Gopi Krishna and 29 other places took place after the CBI registered an FIR for alleged corruption and bribery formulation and execution of the Delhi Excise Policy brought out last November, officials said.
Urge You All To Build A Democracy Filled With Vibrancy & Idealism: CJI
I am afraid that institutions are losing their social relevance. We are seeing mushrooming of factories of Education which are leading to devaluation of degrees and human resources. I am not sure, who or what is to be blamed: CJI NV Ramana at the 37th and 38th convocation of A Nagarjuna University
I urge you all to build a democracy filled with vibrancy and idealism, where differences of identities and opinions are respected. Don’t allow corrupt thoughts. Don’t tolerate injustices. Be sensitive to the needs of the community and society: Chief Justice of India NV Ramana
Modi Govt Surpassed Previous Govts In Increasing Agri Budget: Nadda
BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda said on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government has done a lot for farmers with a fourfold increase in the agricultural budget in eight years.
Addressing a public meeting at the municipal council ground in Paonta Sahib in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmour district, Nadda claimed that no other government worked so much for the farmers as the current dispensation.
The Opposition kept talking about the farmers' agitation, but the Modi government focused on helping farmers prosper, he claimed.
"The agricultural budget has seen a fourfold increase during Narendra Modi's tenure as prime minister. It is now Rs 1,33,000 crore from just Rs. 33,000 crore in 2014," he said.
Arvind Kejriwal & Manish Sisodia to go on a two-day visit to Gujarat
Arvind Kejriwal & Manish Sisodia will go on a two-day visit to Gujarat, ANI reported. The duo will reach Ahmedabad on August 22 and address a town hall meeting in Himatnagar at 3 pm. They will also attend a townhall meeting in Bhavnagar on August 23 at 3 pm
Delhi court acquits CM Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia & Yogendra Yadav in criminal defamation case
Rouse Avenue Court acquits Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia & Yogendra Yadav (former AAP leader) in a criminal defamation case filed by lawyer Surender Sharma, who claimed that his candidature from AAP was cancelled in the 2013 assembly elections at last moment, ANI reported.
Amit Shah meets the ITBP personnel injured in bus accident on August 16
Union Home Minister Amit Shah meets the ITBP personnel who were injured in bus accident on 16th August in Pahalgam, J&K
#WATCH | Union Home Minister Amit Shah meets the ITBP personnel who were injured in bus accident on 16th August in Pahalgam, J&K, at AIIMS Trauma Center in Delhi pic.twitter.com/ebNojvgUIT
— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2022