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L-G asks Kejriwal to urgently meet IAS officers to address concerns
In his first communication to Arvind Kejriwal since the latter began a sit-in at his office, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal today wrote to the chief minister asking him to meet officers urgently to address concerns of both sides through dialogue.
Baijal shot off a letter to Kejriwal in response to his deputy Manish Sisodia's communication in which the latter had asked for a meeting between the government and bureaucrats to end the impasse.
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Opportunistic BJP-PDP alliance set fire to J&K, damage will remain: Rahul
Congress president Rahul Gandhi said today that the "opportunistic BJP-PDP alliance" set fire to Jammu and Kashmir, killing many innocent civilians and brave soldiers, and that the damage would continue even if the state was put under central rule.
Hours after the BJP pulled out of the alliance government, the Congress leader said, "Incompetence, arrogance & hatred always fails (sic)."
Under the alliance government in the strategically important state, several innocent people and brave soldiers were killed....
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Kejriwal ends sit-in, IAS officers attend meetings
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday walked out of Raj Niwas here after nine days of an unprecedented sit-in protest after IAS officers began attending meetings called by his government.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said Kejriwal took the decision to leave the office-cum-residence of Lt Governor Anil Baijal after IAS officers attended meetings called by Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot, Social Welfare Minister Rajinder Pal Gautam and Food Minister Imran Hussain.
The officers were...
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J&K decision to help state, country: Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today termed the BJP's decision to pull out of the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir as a step in favour of the state and the country.
"From the past three years, continuous efforts were being made to work for the people and according to their wishes. Today the BJP central leadership, after taking the deputy CM, ministers, MLAs and local leaders in confidence, pulled out of the BJP-PDP alliance,"...
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Hope muscular, militaristic policy doesn't return under guise of Governor's rule in J&K: Chidambaram
Former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said it was "a relief" that the "opportunistic" PDP-BJP coalition in Jammu and Kashmir collapsed today, and expressed hope that "the muscular, militaristic policy does not come back under the guise of Governor's Rule".
Chidambaram, a senior Congress leader, said in a series of tweets, "The long-awaited break of the PDP-BJP coalition will be welcomed by all those who despaired that Kashmir may have been lost forever. The muscular, militaristic...
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CoA asks BCCI officials to watch India-England T20Is at own expense
The rift between the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seems to be unending as a fresh round of squabbling has erupted between the two.
The CoA has notified acting board secretary Amitabh Choudhary that if he wishes to stay back in England following the ICC annual conference from June 28 to July 2 in Dublin, to watch India's three T20I matches against England, the...
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Patanjali gets UP's nod to give land to subsidiary firm for food park
The Uttar Pradesh government today gave its nod to Patanjali Ayurveda Pvt Ltd to transfer its land to its subsidiary company in Greater Noida for setting up a Rs 6,000-crore mega food park.
The state government decision enables the Haridwar-based firm to meet the Centre's June 30 deadline to fulfil its various conditions, including acquisition of land, for its final nod to set up the food park.
A decision to allow Patanjali to transfer its land to...
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Mehbooba Mufti to submit her resignation to Guv shortly: PDP leader
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti will submit her resignation to Governor NN Vohra shortly after the PDP's coalition partner BJP pulled out of the ruling alliance.
"The chief minister will be submitting her resignation to the governor shortly," senior PDP leader Naeem Akhtar told PTI.
With the PDP-BJP coalition falling apart, the state might come under governor's rule, which will be for the fourth time in the last 10 years.
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BJP pulls out of alliance with PDP in J-K
The BJP was pulling out of its alliance with the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir, the party's general secretary Ram Madhav said here today.
It has become untenable for the BJP to continue in the alliance government in the state, Madhav said at a press conference.
He said the BJP favoured governor's rule in the state.
"Keeping in mind that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and in order to control the prevailing situation in...
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Choreographer detained for making hoax bomb call to Indigo after missing flight
A man was detained today for allegedly making a hoax bomb call after missing a Jaipur-Mumbai Indigo flight, an official said.
Mohit Kumar Tank (24), a choreographer with a dance reality show, made the call to Indigo's call centre in Gurgaon claiming that a bomb has been planted on Indigo flight 6E218, CISF commandant at Jaipur International Airport Y P Singh told PTI.
He said the flight's departure time was 5 am but it took off at...
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Don't have mandate to form government in J&K: Omar
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said his party would not stake claim to form the government in the state since it did not have the mandate.
"I have met the Governor just now. I told him that the NC did not have mandate in 2014 nor it has in 2018.
"We are not in talks with anyone to form the government. Nobody has approached us. We are also not going to approach anyone," the former...
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Gauri Lankesh murder case: K'taka HC seeks report on 'police Torture' of 4 accused
The Karnataka High Court has directed two magistrate courts here to submit a report on allegations of custodial torture of four accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case and non-compliance of judicial procedures.
The allegations are "serious in nature" and the Registry of the High Court has been directed to communicate the order to the magistrates of the first and third additional chief metropolitan magistrate (ACMM) courts, Justice K N Phaneendra said when the matter came...
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India and France to build strong development partnership: Swaraj
India and France are working to shape a strong development partnership, including in the fields of science and technology, clean energy and infrastructure, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said as she met the country's top leadership and discussed issues of mutual interest from a strategic perspective.
Swaraj, who arrived here from Rome yesterday on the second leg of her four-nation tour, called on French President Emmanuel Macron and discussed follow up to the understandings...
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IAS officers want to talk, Kejriwal says LG should be involve
IAS officers on Tuesday said they are waiting for a formal communication from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on his assurances of providing security to them while the AAP leader said he was waiting for Lt. Governor Anil Baijal's nod.
Reiterating that they were not on strike, the IAS AGMUT (Arunachal, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories) Association tweeted that they were ready for a meeting in the Delhi Secretariat.
"In the context of the Chief Minister's assurance, we...
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Thaw in sight but chill in Delhi persists
Tuesday, 19 June 2018 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi
IAS body reciprocates CM’s security pledge with willingness to talk; Sisodia seeks meeting in L-G’s presence A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal assured the IAS officers of security and dignity, the Arunachal Pradesh Goa Mizoram & Union Territories (AGMUT)...
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RBI revises upwards housing loan limits under priority sector
Tuesday, 19 June 2018 | PTI | Mumbai
Housing loans of up to Rs 35 lakh, for dwellings costing less than Rs 45 lakh, will be treated as priority sector lending (PSL) to give a fillip to the low-cost segment, the Reserve Bank...
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