Implement Seemandhra agenda: Sonia to Modi
New Delhi : UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to implement the commitments made by the previous Congress-led government to Seemandhra, which include grant of special category status to it and execution of Polavaram multi-purpose irrigation... read more »
Alipurduar to be made separate district : Mamata Banerjee
Siliguri: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said a new district will be carved out for Alipurduar, a sub-division of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. Alipurduar will be made a separate district after attending legal and technical issues, Banerjee said at a public meeting... read more »
Akhilesh orders 24×7 power supply to Modi seat
The erratic powercuts and outages across Uttar Pradesh notwithstanding, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday directed officials to supply round-the-clock power supply to Varanasi, citing a large number of devotees and tourists’ convergence in the temple city. Varanasi is also the Lok Sabha... read more »
Cong slams PM’s ten-point plan
New Delhi : Castigating SwA day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a ten-point action plan to his new cabinet, the Congress party on Friday charged that its lack vision and has very little substance in it. Congress spokesperson Shashi Tharoor charged that during the campaign Modi used to... read more »
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