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Demand To Repeal AFSPA From North-Eastern Part Of India

Monomita NagDecember 20, 20210

AFSA (Armed Forces Special Power Act) has been in force in the North East for years. However, the people are fighting for withdrawal of the law which they consider 'draconian'. It is alleged that under the cover of the act, the security forces indulge in excesses with impunity. To justify themselves they point out to the recent incident in Nagaland in Mon  district when security forces have gunned down 13 civilians very recently. The AFSPA is in force primarily in three states Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. However, Imphal Municipality council area is not being covered by the act. This apart, the act is also in force in three districts of Changlang, Longing and Tirap of Arunachal Pradesh plus areas coming under eight police stations of districts in Arunachal Pradesh boarding Assam. ...

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A Bitter Water War Between Andhra Pradesh And Telangana

Monomita NagDecember 20, 20210

A bitter water war between AP and Telangana has escalated  since the bifurcation of the states. Very recently the police forces of two states were drawn  into a stand off  at the common water reservoirs as a result of Jala (water) Jagadam (fight) between the two states. This is a sad repetition of an incident in 2015 - when the police of two states came to blows over the same dispute. Despite the improvement of relation between two states after Y. S. Jagan Mogan Reddy came to power in 2019, the politics of the region hinges on sharing of Krishna water and the issues related to that. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM Telangana needs Krishna water for its projects such as - Jurala, srisailam, Nagarjuna Sagar and Pulichintala for hydropower generation. It is being alleged by AP that Telangan...

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EWS Seats In Private School Vacant By 33% In Delhi In The Pandemic Year 2020-21

Sonia SolankiDecember 20, 20210

EWS seats in the private school in the capital remains vacant by more than 33%. EWS category is the category reserved for poor students and In Delhi 25% of seats are reserved for such kids. This reservation of 25% also includes DG [Disadvantage Group]. For the academic session of 2020-2021 around 50,000 seats were available and 17,000 remains unfilled in the capital. EWS Seats Status In Delhi and Other States: During the session of 2020-2021 the admission stretched over nine months in Delhi. By the end of 2020 over 17,000 seats were vacant. Whereas in 2019-2020 total applications received in Delhi touched 1,39,508 and out of which all of the 50,567 seats were filled. Bright Spots Report shows many states like Andhra Pradesh, Jammu&Kashmir, Kerala, Telegana, West Bengal did not I...

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Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, “India Is Becoming Self-Reliant In The Defense Sector Taking A Jibe At Pakistan”

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 20, 20210

India is such a country in the world that has never attacked any country nor occupied an inch of land of any country. If we wanted, we could have captured their land in the 1971 war. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said this without naming Pakistan. Addressing the FICCI annual conference on Saturday, Rajnath Singh said that without naming the country, I want to say that India is the only country in the world which has never attacked anyone without any reason. If India wanted, it could have captured their land in the 1971 war, but India has neither such tendency nor nature. Today Indian CEO among top organizations of the world- Rajnath Singh Addressing the 94th Annual General Meeting of FICCI, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that India is an emerging economy. We have young young t...

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IT Raid On Akhilesh Yadav’s Close Friends: This Raid Story Tells A Lot!

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 20, 20210

In Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, a discussion was common for the past two days. There was a discussion that after the meeting of Akhilesh and Shivpal Yadav, it should not happen that the raids of the central investigative agencies should start. The discussions went viral on social media. People also gave their reactions on them and on Saturday morning the raids of the Income Tax Department started on the houses of the leaders of the Samajwadi Party. Samajwadi Party is terming this raid as political. Targeting the BJP, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said whether the government will now conduct raids on 22 crore people of the state. However, political analysts say that raids by central investigative agencies on the homes and establishments of leaders of political parties ahead of the elec...

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‘BJP Hatao, Mehengai Bhagao’ Padyatra By Rahul Gandhi, “Amethi Is My Home, No One Can Remove Me From Here”

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 19, 20210

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has reached Amethi to participate in BJP Mehengai Bhagao Pad Yatra. Congress's Uttar Pradesh Elections in-charge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was also present with him in Amethi. Congress workers were also excited by Rahul's arrival and they were present in the pad yatra in a very large number. Addressing the workers in Amethi, Rahul Gandhi said that a few days ago Priyanka Gandhi Vadra came to me and she told me to go to Lucknow. I told her that I want to go to my house first before going to Lucknow. He said that Amethi is his home and no one can separate him from here. Rahul Gandhi talking about the politics further added, "I joined politics in 2004 and fought the first election here and you taught me politics, I thank you. The two biggest questions facing the c...

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Farmer Leader Gurnam Chadhuni Formed Sanyukt Sangharsh Party, Will Fight In The Punjab Assembly Elections

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 19, 20210

The political crop of the farmers' agitation, which lasted for a year on the outskirts of Delhi, has come to the fore. Gurnam Singh Chadhuni, president of Bharatiya Kisan Union Haryana has announced his new political party. He announced this in Chandigarh on Saturday. The name of the party was Sanyukt Sangharsh Party. Now Chadhuni will fight in the Punjab Assembly elections under its banner. Chadhuni also announced the office bearers in the press conference. They will work for the poor section of the society. Their main aim will be to end drug addiction. Politics of caste and religion will not be done. During this, he said that politics has become polluted. It needs to be changed. Policy makers who promote capitalism, policies are being made in favor of capitalists. Nothing has been done ...

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UP Election 2022: Akhilesh On Income Tax Department’s Raid, “ED Team Will Also Come After IT!”

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 19, 20210

The Income Tax Department team raided several places of Samajwadi Party leaders on Saturday. On this, SP President Akhilesh Yadav while holding a press conference in Rae Bareli said that BJP is behaving like Congress. Now the IT team has come, now the ED (Enforcement Directorate) people will also come. He said that if he had information beforehand, then action should have been taken earlier, this action is being taken two months before the elections. Which shows that IT and CBI people are also contesting elections. Akhilesh Yadav said that the way central agencies were used in Bengal even before this, but the people defeated the BJP. He said that the public is very angry with the BJP government and is now looking towards the SP. Due to this, the senses of the BJP have been blown...

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Success: BSF Caught ‘Made In China’ Drone Of Pakistan, Captain Took A Jibe At Channi

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 19, 20210

The Border Security Force has succeeded in downing a drone from Pakistan in the Ferozepur sector. After the drone was shot down, the search operation is going on in the area, it is feared that the drone was returning after throwing a consignment of heroin or weapons. For the first time in Punjab, when a drone coming from Pakistan has been successful in shooting down. According to the information, at around 11 pm, the soldiers of Border Security Force Battalion 103 were on patrol in the Amarkot area. He heard the sound of a drone near BOP Waugh. The patrolling team of the Border Security Force started aiming towards the voice. In the meantime, they realized the fall of the drone, after which the soldiers started the search operation in the area at the same time. The drone was found drop...

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Agni Prime Missile Test Launch, A New Bookmark For DRDO

Sonia SolankiDecember 18, 20210

AGNI PRIME's Missile test launch is a new bookmark for India's DRDO [Defence Research and Development Organisation]. Test launch conducted on 18th December on Saturday from Odisha's Coast near Balasore. At 11 am missile took off the APJ Abdul Kalam island in Balasore. As a result DRDO's Chairman G. Sateesh Reddy quotes, "Kudos ! to the entire Agni team And you have done the country proud." Meanwhile he also added that "The PM Modi and Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh have conveyed their congratulations to your team and we all are proud of you for having accomplished such a mission perfectly putting India in the top select few countries with this capability of hitting target at a range of 1000 to 2000 km." Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the Agni team of DRDO Agni Prime Mis...

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Decline In TFR And Increase In Female Population: NFHS Suggests Some Positive Demographic Changes In India

Vaishali GautamDecember 18, 20210

The discourse on the population of India has taken a new turn. The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) has indicated a decline in the rate of population growth in India. It indicated that the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has come to 2 i.e. one woman on average is giving birth to 2 children. To be more precise it’s 1.6 in urban and 2.1 in rural areas. Also for the first time, females outnumbered males. According to the survey, there are 1020 females per 1000 males in the nation. This survey is done by the central health ministry every 5 years. The results came out of the one conducted in two phases between 2019 and 2021. Though it is only a sample survey the estimations and conclusions of these surveys have been found to be precise over the years. The actual demographics will be clear aft...

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Gurugram Namaz Dispute Continues, Petition Filed In SC Against Haryana Chief Secretary, DGP

Sonia SolankiDecember 18, 20210

Gurugram Namaz dispute continues to gather headlines as petition reaches SC against the Haryana Chief Secretary and DGP. Mohammad Adeeb, a former MP, files petition against Haryana's Chief Secretary and DGP for not taking action against Hindutva Groups. These Hindutva groups have repeatedly blocked Muslims from gathering for Friday Prayers NAMAZ in Gurugram. The Gurugram district administration has withdrawn permission for offering Namaz at 8 out of 37 allocated sites for prayers. Abeed's petition said that Muslims in Gurugram have been offering Namaz without causing any disturbance in open areas, as civic bodies has not allotted enough space for offering Namaz. GURUGRAM NAMAZ DISPUTE Gurugram Namaz Dispute Petition's Details: The petition says "This nefarious design is bein...

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