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'One Nation, One Election': Kovind Panel To Meet On Monday
The high-level committee on 'One Nation, One Election' under former president Ram Nath Kovind is learned to be meeting on Monday to review the progress made so far, including on the responses by political parties to the idea of holding simultaneous polls.
Sources told PTI that while no written agenda has been circulated for the "informal" meeting, it could discuss the responses received from political parties.
The committee had in its first meeting decided to seek the views of political parties.
The panel had also recently written to the parties seeking their views and interaction on a "mutually agreed date". It later sent a reminder to the parties eliciting their response.
Letters were sent to six national parties, 33 state parties, and seven registered unrecognised parties inviting their suggestions on 'One Nation, One Election'.
President Murmu To Visit West Bengal, Telangana and Rajasthan From Dec 18-23
President Droupadi Murmu will visit West Bengal, Telangana, and Rajasthan from December 18 to 23 to attend different programmes, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said on Sunday.
On December 18, the President will attend the 69th convocation of IIT Kharagpur in West Bengal and later arrive at Rashtrapati Nilayam in Telangana's Secunderabad, the statement said.
On December 19, Murmu will grace the centenary celebrations of the Hyderabad Public School Society.
She will visit the handloom and spinning unit as well as the theme pavilion of the Ministry of Textiles at Pochampally in Telangana on December 20. She will also interact with weavers on the occasion.
On the same day, she will attend the golden jubilee celebrations of MNR Educational Trust in Secunderabad.
On December 21, President Murmu will inaugurate various projects at Rashtrapati Nilayam. She will host an At Home reception at Rashtrapati Nilayam for dignitaries, including leading citizens of the state and academics, etc. on December 22.
"On December 23, the President will witness the live firing exercise at Pokhran, Rajasthan," the statement said.
PM Modi Wishes Speedy Recovery To German Chancellor After His Covid Diagnosis
My friend @Bundeskanzler, wishing you a speedy recovery from COVID-19. I pray for good health and well-being.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 18, 2023
Uddhav Thackeray Meets Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Ahead Of Oppn Meeting
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray meets Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi.
— ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2023
Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Aaditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut, Priyanka Chaturvedi and Arvind Sawant & AAP leader Raghav Chadha also present. https://t.co/NfNWSuh95j pic.twitter.com/X1DLFhMIcP
Arvind Kejriwal Meets West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Ahead Of Oppn Meeting
Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal met West Bengal CM and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee earlier this evening. https://t.co/OIhickWhdE pic.twitter.com/JX8VzIJbdb
— ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2023
Fire Breaks Out At Lucknow Hospital's Operation Theatre, Rescue Ops Underway
VIDEO | "We the received the information of fire at 12:58 pm and we reached the spot within five minutes. The fire has been controlled, but the entire floor is burnt," says DIG (Fire) Jugal Kishore Tiwari on fire in the OPD section of SGPGI, Lucknow. pic.twitter.com/NAKaPLuQ39
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 18, 2023
Breaking News LIVE: Delhi HC Refuses To Entertain PIL For Urgent Implementation Of Women's Reservation Bill
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) urging to urgently implement the Women's Reservation Bill, 2023, ensuring 33 per cent reservation for women in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, as reported by news agency IANS.
The Union Government, represented by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Chetan Sharma, informed the court that the Bill has become an Act. “It is an exercise after the census. It has been engrafted under the Act. It has been debated in the parliament...This is a publicity litigation,” the ASG said, as quoted by IANS.
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