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Illegal immigration, high crime rates are the biggest hurdle in development of Bengal says PM Modi in his virtual rally.
Rahul Gandhi tweeted and said ,” enough of discussions. Covid-19 vaccine should be given free to all the citizens of the country.
Kolkata : Polling began at 7 am for 34 seats in the seventh phase of Bengal for assembly election.
Having lost most of its vote share to BJP in, Left parties now have a new, long-term, narrative in West Bengal, even while the ongoing assembly elections have turned into a (Narendra) Modi versus Mamata (Banerjee) battle.
Tamil Nadu’s political parties have recommended operating the Sterlite Copper factory in Thoothukudi for oxygen manufacturing to meet the demand for the treatment of Covid-19 patients.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi asked the Rae Bareli district magistrate (DM) on Saturday to utilise the remaining amount of her MPLADS funds for the welfare of the COVID-hit people of her parliamentary constituency. She said as informed by officials, an amount of more than Rs 1.17 crore is pending in her MPLADS (Member of Parliaments Local Area Development Scheme) fund.
Calling the Centre’s claim of Delhi government delaying the site readiness for installing eightPressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen generation plants in the national capital with the support of the PM CARES Fund as “outrightly false”, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led government on Sunday said only one plant has been made operational till date.
As the fourth election candidate died in West Bengal due to Covid-19 on Sunday and questions hang heavy about the role of election campaigns in the spread of the pandemic in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India has finally cranked up pressure on political parties.
The EC poll machinery slapped 111 show cause notices on political parties, cancelled 158 meetings/rallies and rallies and lodged 75 police cases by April 24 for violation of Covid-19 norms, with maximum action taken over the last 2-3 days.
The decision comes after many state governments have objected to different prices of the vaccines, with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying this is not time for ‘profiteering’
Massive forest fires have broken out in several parts of Mizoram damaging vast tracts of land and vegetation, forcing Chief Minister Zoramthanga to seek central help, an official of the state disaster management and rehabilitation department said.
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