BJP slams AAP’s sarcasm on Delhi pollution

New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI): Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Sunday strongly criticised Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bhardwaj for making sarcastic remarks on the serious issue of air pollution, accusing him of trivialising a grave public health concern by invoking references to fictional characters such as Superman, Spiderman, Batman and Santa Claus. Sachdeva…

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Jairam highlights MGNREGA Sameeksha compilation as a reminder of reversed Progress

New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI) Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday highlighted the significance of the MGNREGA Sameeksha, a compilation of 145 field studies on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) conducted between 2008 and 2012. The anthology, released by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in July 2012, provides valuable insights into…

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MGNREGA issue: Congress working committee on December 27 to decide future action

New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI): The Modi government’s decision to scrap the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has sparked widespread outrage, with Congress leaders accusing the government of dismantling a landmark legislation that provided a legal right to work for rural families. Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal on Sunday said, “The…

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Pawan Khera slams Railway ministry’s “Surreptitious” fare hike ahead of Budget

New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI): Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera has launched a blistering attack on the Modi government, accusing it of “surreptitiously” hiking railway fares just weeks before the annual budget. Khera’s remarks come after an internal Railway document—circulated unofficially to reporters on Sunday—revealed a new “rationalised” fare structure set to take effect on…

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ED arrests Guwahati printing press owner in Rs 121 Crore welfare fund scam

New Delhi, Dec 21(UNI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Priyanshu Boiragi, proprietor of Guwahati’s Purbashree Printing House, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the agency’s Guwahati Zonal Office announced on Sunday. The arrest followed search operations at Boiragi’s premises. A Special PMLA Court has remanded him to ED custody for five days….

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