10 lakh BPL Muslim families in AP to receive gift on Eid-ul-Fitr

June 15, 2016

Hyderabad, Jun 15: The AP government has decided to give gift hampers to about 10 lakh BPL Muslim families in the state on the eve of Id-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan. The special Ramzan gift is expected to cost the state exchequer about Rs 60 crore.

apThe "Ramzan Tohfa" consisting of five kg wheat flour, two kg sugar, one kg vermicelli and 100 gram ghee will be handed over to BPL card holders from Muslim community from July 1 to 7 through ration shops across the state. The cabinet sub-committee, which met on Tuesday, formally approved the proposal and asked the civil supplies department to make arrangements for the distribution.

Not leaving any opportunity to promote his name through gift hampers on festive occasions, AP chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has earlier spent over Rs 600 crore on distribution of gifts to members of different communities. It all started in January, 2015, when Naidu announced Sankranthi Kanuka (Pongal gift) to about 1.6 crore BPL card holders. It was called 'Chandranna Sankranthi Kanuka'. The gift pack worth over Rs 280 was distributed by civil supplies dealers across the state. The packet contained half a kilo each of red gram, palmolein oil and jaggery, one kilo each of whole bengal gram, wheat flour and 100 gm of ghee. This was given free in addition to the regular items supplied through public distribution system. Later, Naidu announced Chandranna Christmas Kanuka for Christians with white ration cards. Under this scheme, half a kilogram of red gram and jaggery, half litre of palm oil, one kilo each of bengal gram and atta along with 100 ml of ghee was gifted to Christians. For this, the civil supplies department spent over Rs 35 crore in 2015. Then in 2016, the TDP government announced second round of Sankranthi gifts at a cost of over Rs 320 crore.

Incidentally, the state government is reeling under severe financial crunch. In fact, the government had directed all departments to stop asking for funds except to pay the salaries of employees. Earlier, the state government put certain restrictions on foreign trips by officers, ministers and legislators, and imposed ban on business class travel, ceiling on hotel expenses and use of luxury cars for official trips.

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Kushwant Bhat
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Thursday, 16 Jun 2016

These situation understand that a certain community situation this is what nowadays required these Criminal's and Looters, RSS, Bajji Ranga agenda, now you giving waste Thoufa to this Called BPL, In BPL Category these Goons are RANK Holders, work less earning, so after These Eid ul Fitar thoufa they start again their traditional Begging, so the Certain community always BPL or Beggars only this is what American Policy!!!!! Now Modi Policy!!!!!! in AP Duplicate Topiwala Chandrababu sahib's Policy!!!!!!!!! at least you biggest stupid Buffoon BPL group mind one day only Enjoy then you going back to Hell!!!!!!! be clear work hard and Enjoy in this world.
Jai hoo Hindustan

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June 22,2020

New Delhi, Jun 22: With an increase of 14,821 new cases and 445 deaths, India's COVID-19 count reached 4,25,282 on Monday.

According to the latest update by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), 13,699 deaths have been recorded due to the infection so far in the country.

The rise in confirmed cases today is lower than the highest spike of 15 thousand plus cases registered on Sunday.

The count includes 1,74,387 active cases, and 2,37,196 cured/discharged/migrated patients.

Maharashtra with 1,32,075 confirmed cases remains the worst-affected by the infection so far in the country. The state's count includes 60,161 active, 65,744 cured, discharged patients while 6,170 deaths have been reported due to the infection so far.

Meanwhile, the national capital today became the second-worst affected region in the country with the number of confirmed cases in Delhi reaching 59,746 as opposed to Tamil Nadu's 59,377 cases.

While 2,175 deaths have been reported in Delhi due to the infection so far, the toll in Tamil Nadu stands at 757.

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May 25,2020

Raipur, May 25: A union minister was caught on camera issuing threats to district administration officials in Chhattisgarh saying that she “knows how to take people to a room and beat them with belts"

Officials were taken aback when Renuka Singh, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, delivered this dialogue during her visit to the quarantine centre at Balrampur, around 400 km from Chhattisgarh capital Raipur on Sunday.

Dilip Gupta, a resident of Balarampur district in Chhattisgarh, had accused the chief executive officer and tehsildar of the district panchayat of assaulting him in a quarantine centre in the area following a quarrel over shoddy facilities. Renuka Singh took cognizance of the matter and reached the quarantine centre to speak to Dilip Gupta.

The minister, on reaching the quarantine centre, received details of the incident from Gupta and his family and lashed out at the officials for "beating him up".

In a video, Renuka Singh is seen cautioning the officials to not think of BJP workers as "weak".

"Ye bhagwadhaari BJP ke karyakartao ko kamzor mat samajhna. Janpad me baithke aur aap tehsil me baith ke jo bhed-bhaav kar rahe hain BJP ke karyakartao ke sazth, bhool jaiye (Don't think of saffron-wearing BJP workers as weak. Forget the discrimination that you are showing towards BJP workers)," Renuka Singh said, lambasting the officials.

However, the minister did not stop there and went on to threaten the officials saying she knows how to 'thrash people with a belt'. 

"Andheri kothri me le jaa ke na main belt khol ke thokna jaanti hu bohot acche se (I very well know how to lock people in a dark room and thrash them with a belt)," Renuka Singh can be heard saying in a video from the incident.

Dilip Gupta, who was put under quarantine after he recently arrived from Delhi, had reportedly complained about the quality of food and basic facilities in the centre and had even uploaded a video on social media over the same after officials failed to address his issues.

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April 7,2020

New Delhi, Apr 6: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Monday complimented his counterparts in other states for voluntarily accepting a 30 per cent cut in their salaries and allowances in the fight against coronavirus.

Talking to the news agency over the phone, Khan referred to the announcement in this regard made by the Centre on Monday and said he had already written to President Ram Nath Kovind, asking him to reduce his salary and allowances by 30 per cent.

"It is everyone's duty to do this when the country is fighting the pandemic. Even if it is more than 30 per cent of the salary cut, we have to accept it, he said.

The country is fighting an invisible enemy and it is everybody's duty to contribute to meet the challenge, the governor said.

Khan appreciated the LDF government in Kerala and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for taking "proactive" measures in containing spread of coronavirus.

"The government is keeping me informed about the measures taken by it and I on my part give them suggestions and ideas to tackle the menace," he said.

In Kerala, "We have a capable and competent government and over 80 per cent of patients in the state are those Indians who returned from abroad or foreigners. The community spread cases are very less, he said.

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