To ensure smooth and uninterrupted delivery of essential services and functioning of vital installations across the Kashmir Division, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on Tuesday, chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness of various departments to address challenges posed by harsh winter conditions, particularly in the snow-bound zones of Kashmir Valley and Jammu Division.
Effusive in his praise for the late Chief Minister and matinee icon MG Ramachandran’s spouse, VN Janaki, South Indian superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday credited her with the unification of the AIADMK by renouncing politics and handing over the party to Jayalalithaa.
The appeal follows a recent meeting in Delhi that brought together Meitei, Kuki, and Naga legislators, highlighting growing internal divisions within the state’s ruling party.
On the occasion of the country’s 78th Independence Day, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urged the people of the state to embrace the Panch Pran to pave way for India to become a developed nation by 2047.
Telangana Chief Minister, A Revanth Reddy, on Wednesday said he was ready to sit on a fast-unto-death in Delhi to demand Central funds for the state if Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) President and former Chief Minister, KC Rao (KCR) joins him in the protest.
"If one state police take strict action against drug peddlers and those involved in illegal drug trafficking, then these drug dealers and peddlers shift to neighbouring states. The network of drug dealers is spread all over the country. This problem can be curbed if the law enforcement agencies of different states work untidily with mutual coordination,” the chief minister said.
The policy is a step forward for making land bank available for major urbanisation and industrialisation purposes. As the land owners will be partners in the development process, the policy aims at offering maximum benefit to them by linking the allotment of land with the cost of raw land.
"Under Mukhya Mantri Shagun Yojna, 6,626 beneficiaries have been benefited so far by spending over Rs. 17 crores. For the current financial year a budgetary provision of Rs 27.30 crore has also been made," he informed.
He requested for a special assistance grant of Rs 1,000 crore during the current financial year for strengthening air connectivity in the state.
"This would help develop one's personality, and improve the student's job prospects," the Delhi CM added.
