BJP set to field Modi from Varanasi

March 12, 2014

BJP__field_Modi New Delhi, Mar 12: After overcoming initial hiccups, the BJP is all set to field its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi.

Party chief Rajnath Singh is expected to contest from Lucknow.

The BJP is expected to make announcements in this regard at a scheduled meeting of its Central Election Committee on Thursday. The party witnessed a minor revolt last week after senior leader Murli Manohar Joshi raised the issue of Modi contesting from Varanasi, a seat held by him. Senior leader Sushma Swaraj is also learnt to have expressed apprehension over the manner in which the party was finalising alliances and inducting “tainted” politicians.

However, the RSS is understood to have stepped in and read out the riot act to dissident leaders, forcing them to fall in line. The Sangh Parivar had favoured permitting young leaders to “render service to the nation”, but also said it was beneficial to have “guidance from elders”.

As differences within the party were being resolved, problems cropped up from alliance partners, with the Shiv Sena questioning BJP leaders for reaching out to Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). The MNS, after a meeting with former BJP president Nitin Gadkari, had announced Lok Sabha candidates against the Shiv Sena leaders, but spared the BJP.

The BJP had to dispatch senior leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy to reassure Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray of the party’s commitment to the 25-year-old alliance. The BJP is also facing problems in Tamil Nadu where the Pattali Makkal Katchi, led by S Ramadoss, made some “unreasonable” demands in seat sharing. It may walk out of alliance talks. The BJP is in talks with the DMDK, MDMK and the PMK for a rainbow alliance in the crucial state, which has so far witnessed bipolar fights among alliances led by the AIADMK and the DMK.

In Andhra Pradesh, the BJP was expected to announce an alliance with the Telugu Desam Party, which is learnt to have been upset over the induction of former Congress leader D Purandeshwari into the BJP.

“We have not yet taken any decision with regard to the alliance in Andhra Pradesh,” Rajnath Singh said in Hyderabad.

Meanwhile, Ramkirpal Yadav, who quit the RJD recently, is set to join the BJP on Wednesday. Yadav is likely to be fielded by the BJP from Patliputra in Bihar, where RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti is in the fray.

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Assam floods: 96 animals die at Kaziranga National Park

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July 18,2020

Golaghat, Jul 18: A total of 96 animals have died in the Kaziranga National Park in Golaghat district of Assam due to floods, the state government informed on Saturday.

"So far, 96 animals have died in the park including eight rhinos, seven wild boars, two swamp deers, 74 hog deer and two porcupines," park officials said.

A report from the government of Assam stated that a total of 132 animals had been rescued from the Kaziranga National Park. The park is currently 85 per cent submerged under floodwaters.

"Water level at Pasighar and Dibrugarh are below the prescribed danger level. The floodwater in Numaligarh, Dhansirimukh and Tezpur are still above danger level," the report stated.

At least 76 people have died and nearly 54 lakh people have been affected in 30 districts of Assam due to floods caused by the monsoon rains and the rise in water levels of the Brahmaputra river, informed the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Friday.

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Women's college issues dress code, prohibits burqa

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January 25,2020

Patna, Jan 25: JD Women's College in Patna has issued a direction to the students to follow the prescribed dress code on the campus while stating that wearing a 'burqa' in college is prohibited.

"All students have to come to college in the prescribed dress code, every day except on Saturday. Students are prohibited from wearing 'burqa' in college", reads a notice signed by the Principal and Proctor of the college.

The college administration has also imposed a fine of Rs. 250 for violation of the norm.

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I think this college management will allow girl students to wear tight jeans + t-shair and miniskirts but is not allowing a girl to cover her body. Are we in ancient days where humans had no dress to cover themselves or in the time of Nair kings in kerala who restricted ladies of low caste from covering their chest.

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Prepaid mobile phone services restored in Jammu & Kashmir

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January 18,2020

Jammu, Jan 18: Prepaid mobile connections were restored in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday and 2G services resumed in two districts of the valley after being disconnected on August 5 last year. Voice and SMS facilities were restored for all local prepaid mobile phones across the Union territory.

Rohit Kansal, the principal secretary to the administration of Jammu and Kashmir said the order will come into effect from Saturday.

In order to consider giving mobile Internet connectivity on such SIM cards, the telecom service providers will have to verify the credentials of the subscribers, he said.

Internet service providers have been asked to provide fixed line Internet connectivity in all the 10 districts of Jammu region and two districts, Kupwara and Bandipora, in North Kashmir.

Telecom services were shut in the entire Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 when the Centre abrogated special status to the erstwhile state and also bifurcated it into two Union Territories.

However, the Supreme Court came down heavily on the UT administration last week for arbitrarily shutting down the Internet, the facility described as the fundamental right by the apex court.

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