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  • Telangana emblem: BRS opposes Congress govt’s ‘attempt to remove’ Charminar from Telangana emblem

    Hyderabad: The opposition BRS in Telangana on Thursday said it would hold protests against the Congress government’s alleged move to remove Charminar and the ‘Kakatiya arch’ from the state emblem. BRS working president K T Rama Rao, who visited Charminar here along with other party leaders, said Charminar is the identity of Hyderabad.

    Speaking to reporters, Rama Rao alleged that the Congress government does not want former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to get a good name for the BRS government’s performance during the last 10 years.

    He also accused the Congress government of trying to belittle the progress achieved during the tenure of BRS. “We oppose the Congress government’s attempt to remove Charminar and the Kakatiya arch from the official logo of Telangana,” he said, adding that the BRS would also take up protests on the issue. AllUttar PradeshMaharashtraTamil NaduWest BengalBiharKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTelanganaKeralaMadhya PradeshRajasthanDelhiOther StatesHe demanded that the Congress government withdraw its alleged attempt to remove the Charminar and also the arch of the Kakatiya dynasty of Warangal from the state emblem. The proposed agitation by the BRS came in the wake of the state government’s move to make a new state emblem reflecting the “struggles and sacrifices of Telangana” and also a new state song. BRS leader RS Praveen Kumar opposed popular music director M M Keeravani of Oscar-winning ‘Natu Natu’ fame composing music for the state song ‘Jaya Jaya He Telangana’ penned by poet Ande Sri. Kumar took exception to the “authority” of Keeravani, who is a native of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, over the state song of Ande Sri.

    “Tollywood and Telangana movement are different. Tollywood is for entertainment and on the other hand, Telangana anthem is a common thread of emotion that brought all hearts of Telangana together during movement. It’s not Hollywood that gave tune to Jana Gana Mana and Vandemataram,” Kumar said on ‘X’ on May 27.

  • Himachal CM announces Rs 1,500 per month to women in age group of 18 to 60 years

    Just before the major Lok Sabha polls, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Monday announced that women in age group of 18 to 60 years will receive finance assistance from the Congress government worth Rs 1500 every month.

    The announcement of providing financial assistance was one of the poll promises that the grand old party made during its election campaign in the hilly state.

    The political crisis arose in Himachal Pradesh during the recently held polling for the Rajya Sabha elections as nine MLAs, including six Congress rebels and three independents, voted in favour of BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan.CM Sukhu who has been reiterating for the past few days that the government is stable and would complete its five-year-term, on Monday refused to comment on his regime’s stability. When asked the opposition leaders are saying that this government is unstable and will fall soon, Siddhu attempted to divert from the question and told the media to ask this to the BJP leaders.

    Indicating a change in guard, Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur had on Sunday asked the BJP workers to get ready and said that anything can happen in the coming days.

    “It is difficult for the Congress party to stay in power as the political situation in Himachal Pradesh is grim for the Congress, ” he said.High drama was witnessed during the cabinet meeting earlier on Saturday with Revenue Minister Jagat Negi leaving the meeting in between and Education Minister Rohit Thakur also walking out after heated arguments.The two ministers, however, later maintained that they had their engagements and Thakur returned after being pacified by Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri.

    The political crisis arose in Himachal Pradesh during the recently held polling for the Rajya Sabha elections as nine MLAs, including six Congress rebels and three independents, voted in favour of BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan.

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  • Work has to be done with dedication to maintain people’s trust in Congress government: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

    By PTI

    JAIPUR: Congratulating the MLAs who are going to take oath as ministers, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that work has to be done with dedication to maintain the trust of the people in the Congress government.

    Fifteen ministers- 11 cabinet and four ministers of state (MoS)- will take oath at the Raj Bhawan at 4 pm on Sunday.

    The 11 cabinet ministers include three who have been elevated from MoS to cabinet rank.

    Gehlot said that his government in the last 35 months has worked to deliver transparent, sensible and good governance and had taken the state forward on the path of development, despite adverse circumstances.

    “The people have endorsed the good governance of our government by making the Congress win in the assembly bye-elections and local bodies elections held during our tenure. We all have to maintain this trust of the public in the times to come. For this, work has to be continued with full hard work and dedication,” he tweeted.

    He said that the Congress will work on the agenda of development and expressed confidence that the party will win the 2023 assembly elections.

  • Punjab CM Amarinder Singh rolls out enhanced social security pension scheme

    By PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday launched an enhanced monthly social security pension of Rs 1,500, which is a threefold increase from the Rs 500 that was given by the earlier SAD-BJP alliance government.

    He also paid tributes to former chief minister late Beant Singh on his 26th death anniversary and observed two minutes of silence.

    Addressing a gathering, the chief minister said that Sardar Beant Singh laid down his life for peace, which ultimately led to a congenial atmosphere to ensure economic development of the state.

    Amarinder Singh also disbursed cheques of the enhanced pension to 10 beneficiaries to mark the symbolic launch of the scheme across the state, an official statement said.

    Three beneficiaries — Paramjit Kaur an elderly woman from Jalandhar, Mamta Rani a widow from Patiala and Inderjit Singh a differently-abled person from Gurdaspur — expressed gratitude to the chief minister for doubling the monthly pension from Rs 750 to Rs 1,500, it said.

    Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Aruna Chaudhary lauded the chief minister for doubling the pension 27 lakh beneficiaries.

    With the increase, the annual budget for disbursal of these security pensions has gone up to Rs 4,800 crore, she said.

  • Educated unemployed people hold BJP, Congress governments responsible for their plight: Mayawati

    The BSP considers the BJP and the Congress, which ruled the country and a number of states for a long time, equally responsible for creating such a dreadful situation, Mayawati said.

  • PM Modi greets Baghel on forming new Govt in C’garh

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded warm welcome by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel at Swami Vivekananda Airport here on Tuesday.

    This was Prime Minister’s  first visit to Chhattisgarh after formation of Congress government in the State.

    Modi congratulated the Chief Minister for constituting and leading the new Government in the State. The Prime Minister then left for Balangir (Odisha) by Indian Air Force helicopter at 9.09 am.

    Former Chief Minister Raman Singh, Rajya Sabha member Ramvichar Netam, Leader of Opposition Dharamalal Kaushik and other BJP leaders were also present.

  • In a tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a new 100 rupee coin will be minted with his image by PM Modi Government

    Since Prime Minister Modi Government has come to power it has made sure that all the dignitaries who have been neglected and insulted by the Congress Government must get their due respect.

    Now in a tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, PM Modi Government is going to mint a 100 rupee coin with his image imprinted on it

    The designing of the coin would be such that one of the faces of the coin will have an image of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee with his name inscribed in the Devanagari script and English. The years 1924 and 2018 will be engraved at the bottom of the image, marking his birth and death years. The weight of the coin will be 35 gram

    Another face of the coin will have Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the centre and below that ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed in Devanagari script followed by rupee symbol with 100 in the bottom. On the left side, ‘Bharat’ will be inscribed in Devanagari script and ‘India’ will be on the right side in English

    Earlier four peaks in the Himalayan Mountains have been named after him. The peaks are located at 6,557, 6,566, 6,160 and 6,100 metres on the right flank of Gangotri glacier. The team, which returned after the climb, had hoisted the national tricolour on each of the peaks. Located near Sudarshan and Saifi peaks in Raktvan valley, the peaks have been named Atal-1, 2, 3 and 4”

    Chattisgarh has also launched several schemes to pay tribute to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The government has proposed to rename “Raipur” as “Atal Nagar”

    Chhattisgarh Cabinet has also approved for renaming Bilaspur University, a Medical College, State Rajdhani Expressway and the under-construction Central Park to be dedicated Atalji.

    The government has decided that those people who provide service to the society will be honored with the “Atal Good Governance Award”. Apart from this, the statue of Atal ji will also be set up in Atal Nagar and 27 district headquarters of the state. The development journey of the Chief Minister will be changed to the name of Atal Vikas Yatra.

    Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died on 16 August 2018 at the age of 93. He served as the prime minister of the India for 13 days in 1996, 13 months in 1998 and for almost six years starting 1999. Atal ji is not with us today but he will be always with us in our memories. In our heart, the icon of development of the country will always occupy special place