North East - The Purbottar

04 Apr

PM Modi urges an integrated approach to disaster relief

editor0 CommentsNorth East

In a globally interconnected world, disaster in one location can have a significant influence on a completely different region, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who emphasised the necessity for an integrated response to disasters on Tuesday.He mentioned in his video speech at the fifth International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2023 that the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), which was founded a few years ago, now counts 40 countries as members.A video greeting was also given by Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

04 Apr

Rahul Gandhi is troubled by the avalanche tragedy in Sikkim

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Rahul Gandhi, the head of the Congress, expressed his sadness over the loss of life and said he was extremely troubled by the news of the avalanche in Sikkim on Tuesday."Deeply worried by the reports of the significant avalanche that stranded several tourists in Sikkim's Nathu La."My thoughts are with the victims and families of this horrible catastrophe. I'm sending my best wishes to the teams working on the rescue effort," Gandhi wrote on Facebook.

04 Apr

Those who criticised me for my admiration of Modi should return to kindergarten to study the fundamentals of politics: Azad

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Former Congress stalwart Ghulam Nabi Azad responded angrily to his detractors on Tuesday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appreciation for him raised questions. He stated that they have a "polluted mentality" and should return to kindergarten to learn the ABCs of politics.Azad, a former leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha, criticised people for lacking the ability to distinguish between farewell addresses and regular speeches, calling their political knowledge "questionable at best."

04 Apr

Waiting for formal letter: Himanta Biswa Sarma

editor0 CommentsNorth East

On Sunday, Kejriwal visited Assam and addressed a rally. During the rally he spoke up on Assam CM and invited him for tea and lunch in Delhi. Kejriwal, the National Convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said publicly, “I invite Himanta babu to come to my house in Delhi for tea. And if he can make time, also have a meal with me. I will show him around the city, the wonderful work we have done there.” Currently Sarma is in Dwarka to attend Shree Krushna-Rukshmani Vivah Satkar Samaroh (Shree Krishna-Rukmini marriage reception) organised by the Gujarat Pavitra Yatradham…

04 Apr

Waris Punjab De members lodged in jail, Khalisthan threats Assam

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma received an audio clip of threat from a Khalistan outfit. Reviewing into the matter security in Assam is tightened from railways to airports in Assam. According to the reports, the outfit alleges that the Waris Punjab De members lodged in a jail in the state and they are tortured and harassed. On Sunday evening, a section of journalists in Assam received calls from different mobile numbers. A person claiming to be Gurpatwant Singh Pannu of 'Sikh for Justice' outfit issued 'threats' for Sarma.The voice said, "Pro-Khalistan supporters imprisoned in Assam have been tortured. Listen very carefully,…

03 Apr

On Tuesday, Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in court in Manhattan

editor0 CommentsNorth East

After being indicted last week by a Manhattan grand jury on charges related to hush money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, Donald Trump is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday, making him the first former US president to be charged with a crime and derailing his bid to win the presidency again in 2024. The 76-year-old is scheduled to take a flight from his Mar-a-Lago residence to New York City on Monday, and he intends to go back to his Florida resort after his court appearance, where he will address his fans on Tuesday night,…

03 Apr

Gujarat: 87 Rahul Gandhi supporters were held in Navsari while travelling to Surat, including 51 from Maha, according to the police

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Leading Congress leaders from Maharashtra stated on Monday that the Gujarat Police had stopped party members' vehicles as they travelled to Surat to show their support for Rahul Gandhi. A total of 87 people were held, including 51 from Maharashtra, when they were travelling to Surat in at least a dozen vehicles to support their leader Rahul Gandhi, according to Navsari superintendent of police Karan Raj Vaghela.

03 Apr

Mamata calls for calm as Bengali towns affected by violence return to normalcy

editor0 CommentsNorth East

After post-Ram Navami violence in two towns in the densely populated Hooghly district, Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday made an appeal for calm and urged her "Hindu brothers" to guarantee that minorities are protected.Banerjee, who was addressing at a rally in East Mednipur's Khejuri district, alleged that there was a deliberate attempt to "incite violence and cause tention" by staging processions days after the Lord Ram celebration had concluded.

03 Apr

Consumers must be careful against the new COVID strain, according to the official

editor0 CommentsNorth East

According to a top official in the Union Health Ministry, the new COVID type poses less risk and is unlikely to increase hospitalisations, but people need to be alert.The top official stated on Monday that "new strains keep appearing after mutation..this is a novel variety which has come..this would not lead to increase in hospitalisations therefore there is low risk associated with it."He said that the strain had been isolated in a lab and had been the subject of research.

03 Apr

Rahul’s “display of might” before the court was improper ethically and legally: BJP

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Rahul Gandhi appealed his conviction in a defamation case on Monday, and the BJP accused the Congress of engaging in a show of power before the Surat court, calling it a demonstration of his "arrogance" and morally and legally incorrect.Gandhi was accompanied by several senior Congress members when he filed the appeal in the sessions court, and BJP national spokesperson and MP Sudhanshu Trivedi questioned whether this was an example of Gandhi's arrogance, an effort to exert pressure on the judiciary, or a case of him using the "familiar tactic" of browbeating investigation agencies.Outside the court, a sizable crowd of…