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Bharat Tex 2024: ‘Kasturi Cotton launch is going to be…’, PM Modi inaugurates India’s largest textiles event!’

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Bharat Tex 2024 serves as a platform to showcase the iconic handloom and handicraft traditions of various states, including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Bharat Tex 2024, one of the largest-ever global textile events held in India, at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi.

The event marks a significant milestone in promoting India’s rich textile heritage and fostering collaboration within the industry.

At the inauguration, Union Minister Piyush Goyal highlighted the remarkable growth of Bharat Mandapam since its inauguration just seven months ago. He emphasized the need to expand the infrastructure to accommodate the increasing demand, suggesting the initiation of Phase 2 at both Bharat Mandapam and YashoBhoomi.

Minister Goyal said, “It has been only 7 months since this Bharat Mandapam was inaugurated by PM Modi on 26th July 2023 and in just seven months, this place and YashoBhoomi have started falling short of space. Now, we need to start Phase 2 at both locations as early as possible which you can inaugurate in your third term.”

Speaking at the inauguration Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “Today, India is one of the largest producers of cotton, jute and silk in the world. Lakhs of farmers are engaged in this work. Today the government is supporting lakhs of cotton farmers, purchasing lakhs of quintals of cotton from them. The Kasturi Cotton launched by the government is going to be a big step towards creating India’s own identity…”

Bharat Tex 2024 serves as a platform to showcase the iconic handloom and handicraft traditions of various states, including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra have been designated as the ‘Partner States’ for the event, underscoring their significant contributions to India’s textile sector. Additionally, Gujarat, Telangana, and Madhya Pradesh have joined as ‘Supporting Partner States,’ further enriching the diversity of textile offerings at the event.

The premier global textile event also features state pavilions from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Assam, highlighting the vibrant textile ecosystems across different regions of India.

Bharat Tex 2024 brings together key stakeholders, including textile manufacturers, artisans, designers, and policymakers, to explore opportunities for collaboration, innovation, and sustainable growth in the textile industry.

Through exhibitions, seminars, and interactive sessions, participants will engage in discussions on emerging trends, market dynamics, and policy interventions to drive the sector forward.

The event not only celebrates India’s rich textile heritage but also underscores the country’s position as a global leader in the textile and apparel industry.

With its diverse range of traditional and contemporary textiles, Bharat Tex 2024 offers a unique platform for showcasing India’s craftsmanship, creativity, and innovation to the world.

As Bharat Tex 2024 unfolds, it is poised to catalyze investments, collaborations, and partnerships that will propel India’s textile sector to new heights of success and sustainability.

The event reaffirms the government’s commitment to promoting the growth and competitiveness of the textile industry, thereby contributing to India’s economic development and cultural heritage preservation. 

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Fashionistas hold themselves to a higher standard when they see Harnaaz Sandhu in a gorgeous gown with fur decorations that turns heads!

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Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu wows fans with her latest sizzling look in enchanting pastel pink bodycon gown featuring intricate embroidery and backless design.

Harnaaz Sandhu is killing it in a furry bodycon dress, and her most recent appearance is all about glitz and sophistication. Miss Universe is an absolute fashionista who consistently hits the style mark with ease. The diva can rock any outfit, whether it’s a stylish pantsuit or a sartorial saree. She dazzled her followers with a flaming black cut-out dress just a day ago, and now she flaunts her sense of style with a backless gown. Being fairly active on social media, Harnaaz’s glam Instagram stories, which feature stylish outfits, are a great source of style inspiration for all of her fans. She always looks amazing, and her most recent appearance will not disappoint.

Harnaaz Sandhu stuns in furry bodycon dress

On Sunday, Harnaaz gave her fans a weekend surprise as she took to Instagram and uploaded a series of stunning pictures accompanied by the caption “Zenned out”.In the post, she is seen looking bombshell in a beige gown from the shelves of clothing brand Gretel Z Milano. Her post quickly went viral on social media with over 100k likes and several comments from her adoring followers who couldn’t stop gushing over her look. Let’s take a moment to admire her beauty.

Harnaaz Sandhu

Harnaz’s breathtaking gown comes in an enchanting pastel pink shade and features a halterneck plunging neckline, sheer netted fabric, intricate embroidery and floral embellishments adorning the bustier, while the white furry appliqué attached to the bottom of her dress added an oomph factor. The bodycon fit hugged her body perfectly, accentuating her gorgeous curves and the backless design at the back added to the sexual appeal, making her outfit a total stunner.

Assisted by celebrity fashion stylist Sheefa J Gilani, Harnaaz kept her accessories to a minimum to let her outfit shine and just styled her look with a pair of heart-shaped pearl earrings and sheer high heels. With the help of makeup artist Mehak Oberoi, Harnaaz got decked up in nude eyeshadow, mascara-coated lashes, winged eyeliner, darkened brows, contoured cheekbones, luminous highlighter and a shade of nude lipstick. With her luscious tresses left open in messy waves, she finished off her glam look.

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Who is the Indian-born British scholar Nitasha Kaul, who was refused entry into India?

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According to Nitasha Kaul, she was denied entry because of her opinions on “democratic and constitutional values”.Nitasha Kaul, an Indian-origin UK-based professor at the University of Westminster, on Sunday claimed that she was denied entry into India and was sent back to London from the Bengaluru airport based on “orders from Delhi”. Nitasha Kaul was reportedly invited by the Karnataka government to participate as a speaker in the two-day ‘Constitution and National Unity Convention -2024’ organised on February 24 and 25.According to Nitasha Kaul, she was denied entry because of her opinions on “democratic and constitutional values”. She also said the airport officials made references to her earlier criticism of the RSS.

“I was given no reason by immigration except ‘we cannot do anything, orders from Delhi’. My travel and logistics had been arranged by Karnataka and I had the official letter with me. I received no notice or info in advance from Delhi that I would not be allowed to enter,” the Indian-origin professor wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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She added, “I spent 12 hours in a flight from London to Bangalore, several hours at immigration where they shuttled me here & there, provided no info on process, then 24 hours in a holding cell (no BA flight back until next day) under direct cctv w restricted movement, a narrow area to lie down and no easy access to food and water, made dozens of calls to airport for basic things as a pillow and blanket, which they refused to provide, then 12 hours on the flight back to London,” she added.

Asserting that she is not anti-India but anti-authoritarian and pro-democracy, Kaul said, “I am a globally respected academic & public intellectual, passionate about liberal democratic values. I care for gender equity, challenging misogyny, sustainability, civil & political liberties, rule of law…Decades of my work speaks for me.”

Who is Nitasha Kaul?

  1. Nitasha Kaul is a professor of politics, international relations, and critical interdisciplinary studies at the University of Westminster in London.
  2. Kaul has a BA Honours in economics from SRCC, Delhi University, and a masters in Economics with a specialisation in Public Policy, and a Joint Ph.D. in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Hull, UK (2003).
  3. From 2002 to 2007, she worked as an assistant professor of economics at the Bristol Business School. In 2010, she worked as an associate professor in creative writing at the Royal Thimphu College in Bhutan.
  4. Kaul is also a novelist, writer, and a poet. Her first book was a scholarly monograph on economics and philosophy titled ‘Imagining Economics Otherwise: encounters with identity/difference’ (Routledge, 2007).
  5. She is also the co-editor of a special Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) volume in 2018 on ‘Women and Kashmir’. Kaul has co-edited ‘Can you Hear Kashmiri Women Speak? Narratives of Resistance and Resilience’ (Women Unlimited, 2020) and has provided expert testimony as an academic at the US Congress on Kashmir and Human Rights in the aftermath of the 2019 revocation of autonomy for the region.

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‘UP Ke 2 Ladke’ Akhilesh, Rahul Gandhi Come Together For Nyay Yatra In Agra After Finalising Seat-sharing!

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On Wednesday, the former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and SP chief announced to unitedly contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls under the banner of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc in Uttar Pradesh!

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra days after the two parties of the INDIA bloc finalised seat-sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra welcomed the former chief minister for joining the yatra. Yadav had earlier said that he would not join the yatra until an understanding for seat-sharing is reached between the two parties.

According to the agreement, Congress will contest 17 out of 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, which sends the maximum number of lawmakers from any state to the Lower House of Parliament.

POOR FACING INJUSTICE: RAHUL GANDHI

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed the public at Agra amidst the ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. He said, “If you are poor then you will face injustice in this country 24 hours… The reason for hatred is injustice, so we have added the word justice in our journey.”

Talking about the alliance’s objective for the country, Gandhi said, “It’s been a year since we completed the Bharat Jodo Yatra and walked 4,000 km from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. During that yatra, a person told me that ‘you are trying to open a Mohabbat Ki Dukan in Nafrat Ka Bazaar. Now, this is what we, along with Akhilesh Yadav and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, are trying to do again.”

INDIA BLOC’S UP DEAL AHEAD OF LS POLLS

As per the deal, Congress will field its candidates in Rai Bareily, Amethi, Kanpur Nagar, Fatehpur Sikri, Bansgaon, Saharanpur, Prayagraj, Maharajganj, Varanasi, Amroha, Jhanshi, Bulandshahar, Ghaziabad, Mathura, Sitapur, Barabanki and Deoria Lok Sabha seats.

Rai Bareli and Amethi used to be Congress strongholds for decades. The grand old party, however, lost the Amethi seat to the BJP in the 2019 elections and Sonia Gandhi, who represented Rai Bareli four times in Lok Sabha, will not be seeking re-election from the constituency after she was elected to Rajya Sabha recently.

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PM Modi’s jibe at Rahul Gandhi for ‘nashedi yuva’ remark: ‘I was shocked!

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In a swipe at Rahul Gandhi, PM Modi said, “Jinke aapne hosh thhikane nahi hai, wo UP ke, mere kashi ke bachcho ko nashedi keh rahe hai”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he was shocked when he heard the ‘nashedi’ word used to describe the youth of Uttar Pradesh. Without naming Rahul Gandhi, PM Modi said the prince of the Congress family said UP’s youth are ‘nashedi’. “They spent the decade abusing Modi. But now they are talking out their frustration on the people. Jinke aapne hosh thhikane nahi hai, wo UP ke, mere kashi ke bachcho ko nashedi keh rahe hai (those who are not in their senses are calling UP’s youth addicts)” PM Modi said strongly condemning the comment which Rahul Gandhi recently made during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.

Now that Uttar Pradesh is progressing, the ‘yuvraj’ of the Congress family said that the youth of Uttar Pradesh are addicts. What is this language,” PM Modi said adding that no one will forget this insult of the youth by the INDI alliance. “A person who belongs to a dynasty is always threatened by the common youth force. They only like those who always praise them. And now they have another reason to not like Uttar Pradesh after Ram Mandir’s inauguration. They do not like the new face of Kashi and Ayodhya. I did not know Congress had so much hatred towards Lord Ram. They can’t see or think beyond their family and vote bank,” PM Modi said.

On the INDIA bloc, PM Modi said they come together before every election and then abuse each other after they get ‘nil battey sannata’. “But they do not know that this time they will have to struggle to save even their deposits. UP has also decided to give all seats to NDA. The third term of Modi will be the strongest one in which India will see a new horizon in all aspects. India will become the third largest economy in the next five years,” PM Modi said.

Why Rahul Gandhi said UP youth are ‘drunk, addict’

When Rahul Gandhi addressed a rally in Amethi when his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra was passing through his former constituency, he raised the issue of unemployment. “You (the youth of the country) have no work. You are only waving posters seeking employment (he showed one such poster held by a worker standing beside him). I saw in Varanasi that young men were lying on the road drunk. This is UP’s future — drinking and dancing on the road at night. On the other hand, there is Ram Mandir. You will see Ambani, Adani there but not a backward, not a Dalit. Why? Because that is not your place. Your place is on the street begging for jobs. Their work is to count money.”

It was the same speech in which Rahul Gandhi asked a media person whether the owner of his company was an OBC or a Dalit. Then Rahul Gandhi called the media person near him and said, “His owner is a billionaire and will never publish news about Dalit, unemployment. Paper leak, price rise, unemployment are your future.”

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Bengal BJP Leader Arrested For Prostitution Racket Amid Sandeshkhali Row!

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In the midst of a blazing row over the allegations of sexual violence against women in Sandeshkhali, police arrested Bengal BJP leader Sabyasachi Ghosh for allegedly running a prostitution racket.

Bengal BJP leader arrested for prostitution racket

In Short

  • BJP leader Sabyasachi Ghosh arrested for alleged prostitution racket in Howrah
  • Racket operating in Ghosh’s hotel, claims Trinamool Congress
  • BJP and TMC engaged in fierce war of words over Sandeshkhali violence

West Bengal BJP leader Sabyasachi Ghosh was arrested on Friday for allegedly running a prostitution racket in Howrah. This comes against the backdrop of the BJP going hammer-and-tongs after the ruling Trinamool Congress over Sandeshkhali, where several women have accused TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan and his aides of sexual exploitation.

Stepping up the attack on the BJP, the TMC alleged that Bengal Police busted a prostitution racket that was operating in Sabyasachi Ghosh’s hotel in Howrah. The Mamata Banerjee-led party accused the BJP of “protecting pimps” and not women.

In a post on its official X handle, the TMC said, “@BJP4Bengal leader Sabyasachi Ghosh caught running a PROSTITUTION RACKET of MINOR GIRLS in his hotel in Howrah’s Sankrail. The Police arrested 11 accused & rescued 6 victims from the spot. THIS IS BJP. They don’t protect BETIS, they protect PIMPS!”

The development came as a delegation of BJP women activists, looking to further pressure the state government over the Sandeshkhali issue, was prevented from visiting the restive region earlier in the day.

The BJP team, led by MP Locket Chatterjee and MLA Agnimitra Paul, were stopped by the police, citing prohibitory orders. “We were denied entry to Sandeshkhali by the police citing prohibitory orders. The state government is trying to hide the truth,” Paul claimed.

A National Human Rights Commission team is also in Sandeshkhali today to ascertain facts by an on-spot inquiry into allegations of violation of human rights there.

Multiple women in Sandeshkhali had raised allegations of systemic sexual exploitation and land grabbing against several leaders belonging to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). The women alleged that Sheikh Shahjahan, a member of the local Zila Parishad, is the prime culprit.

The women came out with the allegations against the TMC leaders after Sheikh Shahjahan went into hiding. A team of the Enforcement Directorate which was on its way to Shahjahan’s house in Sandeshkhali was attacked in January, and he has been absconding since then.

Two of his close aides – Shibaprasad Hazra and Uttam Sardar — who are also TMC leaders, were arrested after police filed a case based on complaints by women in the area.

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Unions continue to rise in protest over the farmer’s passing!

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The death of a 21-year-old protester at the Punjab-Haryana border appeared to galvanise disparate farm unions on Thursday as cultivator groups upped the ante of their two-week-long protests, demanding murder charges against the police, as well as the chief minister and home minister of Haryana, and announcing a slew of new joint programmes.

All eyes are now on whether the unions decide to resume their attempted march to the national capital after a two-day pause, announced due to the death of Bathinda resident Shubh Karan Singh, ends on Friday.

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The call for intensified protests – including a “Jan Aakrosh” rally on Friday, a nationwide tractor rally on highways on February 26, and a mahapanchayat in Delhi’s Ramlila Ground on March 14 – was given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) which had till Thursday stayed away from the stir.

“Haryana Police entered Punjab, fired at us and also broke our tractors. A case under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code should be registered against the Haryana CM and Haryana’s home minister. A judicial inquiry should be conducted. On March 14, a mahapanchayat of farmers will be held at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi,” said SKM leader Balbir Singh Rajewal after a meeting of the powerful union – which forced the roll-back of three contentious farm laws in 2021 – in Chandigarh.

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The current agitation, which began on February 13, was led by a splinter group of the SKM, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (non-political), and the Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangh Committee (KSMC). But SKM’s decision to initiate protests indicated that the death of Singh – the first such casualty due to direct police action across the 2020-21 farm stir and the ongoing agitation – had brought together, at least temporarily, feuding farm unions.

KSMC head Sarwan Singh Pandher said separately that the cultivators will be open to talks with the government, but only if a legal guarantee for crop minimum support price (MSP) was on the agenda.

“We have not received any invitation for another round of talks with the Union government. If we get an invite, we will consider only if the agenda of the meeting is a legal guarantee to MSP. We are open for talks,” said Pandher.

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He also accused Haryana security personnel of entering into the Punjab territory and using “force” against farmers at Khanauri border point. “We want the Punjab government to register a case under Section 302,” said Pandher.

The farmer leader added that the groups will discuss within themselves on when to resume their protest. “The protest is going on very peacefully. We – all the farmer leaders – will hold a meeting on the future course of action of the protest. Only after assessing the situation at Khanauri, where hundreds of farmers have been hurt, will we be able to take a decision on our next action in the ongoing protest,” said Pandher.

Jagjit Singh Dallewal, the leader of SKM (non-political), has been admitted to Government Rajindra Hospital in Patiala, where he demanded that the Punjab government give Singh the status of a martyr.

Thousands of farmers have been camped at the Punjab-Haryana border since last week, demanding a law on minimum support prices (MSP) for 23 crops and other pro-cultivator measures. But four rounds of talks gave way to violence on Wednesday, leading to the deadliest clashes since the stir was first announced on February 13.

The two Punjab-Haryana border points – Khanauri and Shambhu – were the epicentre of the clashes as police personnel fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons to scatter the farmers trying to march to Delhi, days after they rejected a government offer on prices for their produce, prompting an offer of fresh talks. Doctors at the Rajendra Hospital said Singh died of bullet injuries but refused to specify the type of bullet found.

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The post-mortem of the 21-year-old Shubh Karan Singh — whose dead body has been kept in the mortuary of Government Rajindra Hospital — could not be conducted on Thursday as farmer leaders have demanded that Punjab government should give the status of a martyr to Shubhkaran.

Even as unions leading the protest were busy organising Singh’s funeral, the stir got a boost as the SKM announced a series of protests. A case of murder should be registered over the death of the farmer at Khanauri border and his family be given ₹1 crore in compensation, Rajewal told reporters.

The SKM announcement came after the meeting in Chandigarh where it also decided to burn effigies of Union home minister Amit Shah and his Haryana counterpart Anil Vij to condemn the police action.

Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) president Joginder Singh Ugrahan condemned the “repression” of farmers sitting at Shambhu and Khanauri. Farm leader Rakesh Tikait said a tractor march will be taken out on highways on February 26 and accused Khattar and Vij of “orchestrating” the attack on protesters.

Besides MSP, the farmers from Punjab are also demanding the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations on farm prices, pension for farmers and farm labourers, no hike in electricity tariffs, and repealing of police cases filed during the 2021 agitation.

The government, meanwhile, cited the fresh hike in cane prices to contend it was committed to farmers’ welfare. “India is paying the highest price for sugarcane in the world,” Union minister for information and broadcasting Anurag Thakur said, briefing reporters on Thursday.

The two sides have held talks four times. During the last one, the government offered an assured, five-year purchasing contract with various cooperative societies.All of the talks ended in an impasse, with the latest prompting the cultivators to resume their stir.

Urging farmers to resume negotiations, Thakur said the government was “ready for talks earlier and (we) are ready even today and will be ready to discuss their issues even today”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, too, said his administration was committed to farmers, although he did not allude to the agitation on the Haryana-Punjab border directly. “Our government is committed to fulfil every resolve related to the welfare of our farmer brothers and sisters across the country,” Modi posted on X earlier on Thursday, and referred to a cabinet decision on Wednesday to raise the floor price that mills must pay for sugar cane by 8%.

Later on Thursday, while addressing a large gathering of mostly cattle-rearers and farmers at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad’s Motera, Modi said listed government schemes meant to help them.

“We are giving priority to each and every aspect of villages and our focus is on improving the lives of small farmers, on improving the health of livestock and how farmers get more income through allied activities such as fishing and bee-keeping. That is why we have decided to give Kisan credit cards to fishermen and cattle-rearers, too,” he said.

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PM Modi Arrives in Varanasi, to launch multiple development projects today!

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PM will present awards to winners of Kashi Sansad Gyan Pratiyogita, Kashi Sansad Photography Pratiyogita & Kashi Sansad Sanskrit Pratiyogita.

PM Modi arrives in Varanasi

VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi amidst a grand welcome by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, along with several BJP workers, on Thursday night. The PM arrived in his parliamentary constituency on a two-day visit to lay the foundation stones of multiple development projects worth more than ₹13,202 crore on February 23.

“The PM will inaugurate 24 projects worth ₹11,972 crores and lay the foundation stone of 12 projects worth ₹2,195 crores,” a senior official of district administration said.

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Additionally, the PM will attend a programme at BHU, where he will present awards to the winners of the Kashi Sansad Gyan Pratiyogita, Kashi Sansad Photography Pratiyogita, and Kashi Sansad Sanskrit Pratiyogita.

He will also distribute books, uniform sets, music instruments and merit scholarships to Sanskrit students of Varanasi besides interacting with the participants with their photograph entries on the theme of ‘Sanwarti Kashi’.

“PM Modi will visit Sant Ravidas Temple at Seergovardhan where he will offer prayers to Sant Ravidas and will have prasad in Langar (community feast). He will inaugurate various development works around Sant Ravidas Janmasthali worth around ₹32 crore, including unveiling of Sant Ravids statute and laying the foundation stone of the museum and beautification of the park worth about ₹62 crore,” Kashi region BJP president Dilip Patel added.

The prime minister will also visit Banas Dairy Plant in Karkhiyavan on Friday.

To further enhance the road connectivity in Varanasi, the PM will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several road projects. These include the four-laning of Ghargra-Bridge-Varanasi section of NH-233, four laning of the Sultanpur-Varanasi section of NH-56 (Package-1), six-laning of phase-1 of the Varanasi-Aurangabad section of NH-19, four-laning of Package-1 Varanasi-Hanumana section on NH-35, and the construction of a Railway Overbridge (ROB) on the Varanasi-Jaunpur rail section near Babatpur. The PM will also lay the foundation stone for the construction of the Varanasi-Ranchi-Kolkata Expressway Package-1.

To push the industrial development in the region, the prime minister will inaugurate LPG Bottling Plant by HPCL in Sewapuri; Banas Kashi Sankul milk processing unit in UPSIDA Agro Park Karkhiyaon; various infrastructure work at UPSIDA Agro Park, Karkhiyaon; and silk fabric printing common facility centre for weavers.

Modi will also inaugurate multiple urban development projects in Varanasi including urban waste to charcoal plant by NTPC at Ramana; upgradation of water supply network in sis-Varuna area; and online effluent monitoring and SCADA automation of STPs and sewerage pumping stations. Prime minister will also lay the foundation stone of multiple projects for beautification of Varanasi including the projects for rejuvenation of ponds and redevelopment of parks; and for design and development of 3-D urban digital map and database.

During the day, the PM will inaugurate multiple projects related to tourism and spiritual tourism as well. The projects include redevelopment of public facilities at five Padavs of Panchkoshi Parikrama Marg and Pavan Path with ten spiritual yatra; launching of electric catamaran vessel provided by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) for Varanasi & Ayodhya; and seven change rooms for floating jetties and four community jetties. The PM will also lay the foundation stone of thirteen community jetties of IWAI at various cities and quick pontoon opening mechanism at Ballia.

“Providing impetus to the famous textile sector of Varanasi, the PM will lay the foundation stone of the national institute of fashion technology (NIFT) in Varanasi. The new institute will strengthen the education and training infrastructure of the textile sector,” Patel informed the media.

Augmenting the health infrastructure in Varanasi, Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of a new Medical College in Varanasi. He will also lay the foundation stone of National Centre of Ageing at BHU, he said.

“Prime Minister will also inaugurate the Sigra Sports Stadium Phase-1 and district rifle shooting range, a step towards strengthening the sports infrastructure in the city,” he added.

DM Rajalingam said that all preparations were well in place while commissioner of police, Ashok Mutha Jain said that tight security arrangements had been put in place and security had been beefed up.

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Income tax row: Congress claims BJP stealing money ‘from our banks’

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The politician said the Congress never subjected BJP to such treatment when it was ruling at the Centre.

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New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party is stealing money from the Congress’s bank accounts, said party leader KC Venugopal on Thursday, reacting to the Income Tax department deducting ₹65.89 crore from AICC, Indian Youth Congress and NSUI accounts.

The politician said the Congress never subjected the BJP to such treatment when it was ruling at the Centre.

“They (BJP) are stealing our money from the banks…We also ruled this country. If any such instance BJP can point out that they had this type of experience during the Congress-led UPA government or Congress government,” he said.

KC Venugopal said the BJP has never given any income tax as a political party. He said the income tax’s deduction was an attack on the democratic principles and values.

“And they’re trying to shut the voice of India’s opposition…This is clearly an example of dictatorship,” he said.

KC Venugopal said unlike the BJP, the Congress got this money from the workers of the party.

“As per the latest information from the banks, the BJP government forced the banks to transfer approximately ₹65.89 crores from our deposits to the government. This amount is from AICC and Indian Youth Congress account and NSUI. Unlike the BJP, we got this money from ordinary workers of the party…Just before the parliament elections, the account of the principal opposition party has been hijacked by the BJP government,” he added.

On Wednesday, Congress leader Ajay Maken wrote on his X account that neither the BJP nor the Congress pay the income tax, but still his party is facing ₹210 crore tax demand.

The Congress has moved the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) against the recovery of the outstanding tax.

On Wednesday, the department told the court that the Congress had violated rules and hence it was being treated as a normal tax payer.

It also said that the party was attempting to create a false narrative that “they’re being targeted before the general elections”.

Last week, Congress said it has no money to pay its bills as the income tax department froze its accounts over flimsy charges.

“Power drunk Modi Govt has frozen the accounts of the country’s largest Opposition party – the Indian National Congress – just before the Lok Sabha elections. This is a deep assault on India’s Democracy,” Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had said.

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Jammu and Kashmir ex-Governor Satya Pal Malik Home Searched In Corruption Case

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The Central Bureau of Investigation carried out searches at 30 locations, including the premises of former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, in a corruption case linked to the Kiru Hydroelectric Power Project.

Satya Pal Malik

The searches led to the recovery of digital devices, computers, property documents/incriminating documents in addition to cash of approximately over Rs 21 lakh.

The case relates to alleged corruption in awarding civil works of the Kiru hydroelectric power project worth Rs 2,200 crore, officials said.

Malik, who was the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir between August 23, 2018 and October 30, 2019, claimed he was offered a Rs 300-crore bribe for clearing two files, including the one pertaining to the project.

The case was registered on the basis of a reference received from the Jammu and Kashmir administration against then Chairman, then Managing Director and then Directors of CVPPPL, a private company and unknown others.

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It was alleged that guidelines regarding e-tendering were not followed while awarding the civil works relating to the Kiru hydroelectric project.

It was alleged that though a decision was taken at the 47th Board meeting of CVPPPL for re-tender through e-tendering through reverse auction, after the cancellation of the ongoing tendering process, the same was not implemented.

The decision of the 47th Board meeting was reversed in the 48th Board meeting, it was also alleged.

This article is part of India Today publication.

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