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31 Mar

Anurag Thakur said Bengal govt remained silent when ‘Ram bhakts’ were attacked

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Anurag Thakur, a Union Minister, blasted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday for her government's alleged "silent spectator" behaviour as followers of Lord Ram were harassed and hurt during a Ram Navami parade.The state government's response to the violence, according to the information and broadcasting minister, was "shameful," and he asked that those responsible be held accountable.On Thursday night, during a Ram Navami procession in the Kazipara neighbourhood of Howrah, fighting broke out between two groups. During the unrest, a number of vehicles, including some police vehicles, were set on fire. Moreover, a number of businesses were looted.

31 Mar

Assam Govt provides Rs. 63 crore as a special initiative towards Assam tea garden

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As its known Assam tea industry is the backbone of the state’s economy. Due to the Covid pandemic there was huge impact in the industry, the industry had to lose its fluency. On Thursday, Chief Minister of the state, Himanta Biswa Sarma have decided to disbursed Rs 63.05 crore as a financial incentive to 370 tea gardens in the state to help them mitigate the adverse impact of the pandemic during the disbursement programme held here. "It is due to the tea industry's huge impact on the economy of Assam that the state government formulated the Assam Tea Industry Special…

31 Mar

Rs 3.22 lakh crore Assam state Budget

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On Thursday, Assam Appropriation (No. II) Bill, 2023, the state Budget for the next fiscal was passed on the Assam Assembly. According to the reports, the Assam Assembly passed Rs 3.22 lakh crore state Budget for the 2023-24 financial year. The Budget estimates also announced plans to roll out a flagship housing scheme in line with the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), covering one lakh beneficiaries, and allocated Rs 800 crore for the purpose. Also including funds for promoting micro-entrepreneurship and 40,000 fresh recruitments in different departments.

30 Mar

25 lakh people take dip in Saryu in Ayodhya on Chaitra Ram Navami

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According to administrative officials, almost 25 lakh people celebrated Ram Navami festivities in Ayodhya on Thursday by taking a swim in the river Saryu and visiting the city's temples.On the festival of Chaitra Ram Navami, they said that thousands of devotees flocked to the temple town under the strict security measures put in place by the government.The festivities began very early in the day. At noon, special prayers were said in each of Ayodhya's temples.

30 Mar

Ex-Army head of Pakistan says his predecessor requested a three-year extension: Report

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Gen. (ret.) Qamar Javed Bajwa, the former head of Pakistan's armed forces, claimed that his predecessor attempted to use a political controversy brought on by a news report critical of the country's former premier Nawaz Sharif to secure a further three-year extension for himself.The report claims that General (retired) Raheel Sharif, who served as Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff from 2013 to 2016, wanted an extension just as his predecessors Ashfaq Parvaiz Kayani and Bajwa.At the end of his professional life, a report in the Dawn daily claimed that the government had summoned the army's senior brass and demanded that…

30 Mar

‘Bohag Bohag Mon’ best short film in the category of Environment and Culture

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Short film ‘Bohag Bohag Mon’ directed by Parthasarathi Mahanta and produced by Mina Mahanta and Debajit Bhuyan begs award for best short film in the category of Environment and Culture. National Film Development Cooperation campus was held in Mumbai. ‘Bohag Bohag Mon’ is a lyrical presentation of the syncretic relationship between nature and human especially portraying the emotions associated with Bohag (the first month of the Assamese calendar) and its colourful celebrations by the Assamese. Another film by the same team, ‘Lachit the Warrior,’ received the Jury Special Category award. The biopic poem presented in evocative animation is based on…

30 Mar

We apologize for hurting anyone’s sentiments: BSSA President

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Few days ago, due to pairing of Assamese-Bangla gamosa controversies and protest took place in the state, Assam. Many union bodies of the state came out to protest against the organization that was newly formed. On Tuesday, the organization named Bangla Sahitya Sabha Assam (BSSA) apologized for hurting Assamese sentiments. Assam people were hurt was because Assamese and Bengali 'gamosas were cut into half and stitching them together to felicitate guests as the issue led to sharp criticism from several quarters. The organization later explained the concept was borrowed from a similar specially stitched scarf used by another organization more…

30 Mar

Madhya Pradesh: 25 feared trapped after roof of well collapses at temple in Indore

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During the Ram Navami festival on Thursday, the roof of an ancient "bavdi" (a large well) located in a temple here fell, according to eyewitnesses. It is believed that almost 25 people may have fallen inside.An official announced that a rescue effort has been started to save persons who are thought to be trapped.According to a witness, the ancient bavdi's ceiling collapsed as a result of the weight of the many people that had congregated there.

29 Mar

Kejriwal: “ED and CBI have united all corrupt individuals under one party.”

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Delhi Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister, claimed on Wednesday that all of the corrupt individuals have joined "one party" as a result of the CBI and ED raids, and that when the BJP's rule ends, the nation will be free of corruption.Speaking on the confidence motion that he had introduced in the Delhi Assembly, Kejriwal claimed that the BJP had withdrawn the no-confidence move because it had been unable to recruit AAP MLAs, who he claimed would not yield to pressure.The chief minister asserted that the BJP can not win in Delhi in 2050, less alone in the 2025 Assembly…

29 Mar

American citizen detained on false document attempt at Indo-Nepal border

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A senior police official reported that a US citizen was detained in this district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday while attempting to enter Nepal using forged passport and visa credentials.American citizen Eric Daniel Beckwith, 64, was detained by the immigration department in the Sonauli area early in the morning after his visa papers and passport were discovered to be fake, according to immigration officer Shabbir Kumar at the Sonauli checkpoint. Beckwith was travelling from India to Nepal at the time.Sonauli, which is in the Maharajganj district and is situated on the India-Nepal border, serves as a popular transit location between…