A large number of Uttarakhand natives on Sunday gathered at Jantar Mantar under the banner of Uttarakhand Ekta Manch to demand the inclusion of the state's hilly region in the 5th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
Continuing its attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks ‘insulting and demeaning’ Dr BR Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution, the DMK Executive Committee on Sunday registered its strong condemnation saying it is an irredeemable shame for parliamentary democracy under the BJP dispensation.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav performed the ‘bhoomi pujan’ of an IT Park worth Rs 46 crore at Ujjain and expressed strong hope that the city, which is world famous for its cultural and historical heritage, will now make its mark in the field of information technology too.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Sunday expressed disappointment over the sorry state of civic affairs across various places in the national capital, saying that it was disturbing to see helplessness and miserable lives of lakhs of people.
This achievement places Uttar Pradesh second only to Chhattisgarh, surpassing all other states in forest cover growth.
However, there has been no official confirmation of the claim from the anti-corruption body.
Hundreds of BJP’s women workers and party leaders, under the leadership of its Delhi unit chief Virendra Sachdeva, demonstrated near the Bihar Bhawan.
Recently, Birla Corp's board approved setting up a greenfield cement grinding unit at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.
Senior advocate Guru Krishna Kumar also appearing for one of the petitioners told the bench that the Agamic Temples follow certain traditions and procedures for the appointment of priests and the same cannot be interfered with by the State.
Panic gripped the Mohammad Bazar area after the second murder of its kind in less than a fortnight. The victim appears to be a 40-year-old man whose face and head was brutally smashed. The body was recovered near a Toll Plaza.
