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Every single village of india now has access to electricity PM Modi. New Delhi: All villages in India have now been connected with electricity ,prime minister Narendra Modi had announced on sunday. On saturday evening, Leisang village in Manipur senapati district became the last village to be connected to national power grid. AS per officials data there were 18,452 villages without electricity in the country at the country at the time of PM modi's taking office in may 2014. "Electricity reached all Indian villages on saturday,"PM Modi said in a tweet.'Yesterday we fulfilled a commitment due to which the lives of several Indians will be transformed forever' he added. The work of bringing power to India's nearly 6 LAKHS villages had been undertaken under the govt deen Upadhyaya gram jyoti yojana. As per government data 1,236 villages are uninhabited and 35 have been notified as grazing reserves. The govt has set the next traget of providin

Karnataka Assembly elections 2018:2655 candidates in the fray   Bengaluru:A total of 2655 candidates are i8n fray for ensuing may 12 karnataka legislative Assembly polls,according to a data from the state Chief Electoral Office. Of the 3509 who filed valid nominations by the last date on tuesday, 583 candidates with drew by friday and 271 were rejected after their papers were scrutinised on Wednesday, according to the data which was made available on friday night. Of the candidates in fray, including 219 women, 222 from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 201 from Janata Dal-Secular(JD-S),1,155 independents and 800 from other national, regional parties, according to the final list released by the poll panel. Mulbagal constituency in the state's kolar district has the highest number of contesting candidates with 39 in fray for the seat. Friday was the last date for the candidates to with draw their nominations. Polling will be held in the single phase for all

It is my democratic right to vote in Karnataka Assembly elections;Vijay Mallya London: Embattedd liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya said on Friday that it was his democratic right to vote in the Karnataka assembly elections scheduled for may 12.He however,added that prevailing conditions mean that he won't be able to. Mallya,who fled to UK, is on trail at the westminster Magistrates court which will rule if he can be extradited to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to around rs 9,000 crs.Previously,he was a MP in Rajya Sabha from Karnataka."Yes,it's my democratic right to vote in Karnataka but conditions of my bail are such that I can't leave the UK,"the 62 year old was quoted as saying by news agency ANI."I haven't been following the politics there so cannot comment on the political development." Although he has been in the UK since March of 2016, Mallya previously held the post of MP apart from being a business magnet.H

PM Narendra Modi to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping today;border issue to top the talks,no agreements to be signed WUHAN:Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Wuhan late on Thursday night for two-day informal summit with chinese president Xi Jinping.He is scheduled to hold one to one talks with Xi. Ahead of his visit,the PM tweeted that the priority of the meeting will be national development."President Xi and I will exchange views on the range of issue of bilateral and global importance.We will discuss our respective visions and priorities for national development,particularly in the context of current and future international situation.We will also review and the development in India-China relations from strategic and long term perspective,"he tweeted. During their summit, the two leaders are expected to work out a consensus between two countries to resolve a host issues, including the boundary questions.However, no agreement is likely to be signed during the

Janardhan reddy says he is only overlooking campaign strategy in Molkalmooru fir his friend Even though BJP president amit shah has clarified that the party has nothing to do with mining baron janardhan reddy as a campaigner reddy is very busy caring out door-to-door campaign in Molkalmooru along with his close friend sriramulu. Sriramulu is contesting from Molkalmooru and no wednesday he and Janardhan reddy took put padayatra in major parts of the constituency .Earlier,reddy also had shared the stage with BJP cm candidate Yeddyurappa and Madhya pradesh cm Shivraj singh chouhan. Janardhan reddy that he is only overlooking campaign strategy in Molkalmooru for his friend."I am here only for name sake.Im here for my friend.You can witness the love that people of Badami and Molakalmooru have for me as they are here inspite  of scorching heat and have warmly welcomed me.Yeddyurappa is widely accepted by people and he has been announced as the CM candidate by Yeddyurappa has na

Kamal Haasan makes an acting debut in politics M akkal Needhi Maiam(MNM) chief  Kamal Hassan is all set to make his acting debut in politics and this time the actor turned politician will be donning the role of a village headman. The MNM founder will be holding a mock gram sabha  in his Alwarpet residence at 4 pm on Tuesday afternoon. This special mock gram sabha session is to make people understand the importance of a panchayat,hierarchy and the organisation in a village. This day also commemorates the 25th anniversary of constitutional status being granted  to two very important local governance institutions panchayats and municipalities. The actor turned turned politician aims to convey to the people the important of gram sabha that can pave the way to the empowerment of people . The mock session will be held in the afternoon with kamal hassan as the village headman and about hundred people who have been invited from various villages across the state apart from party m

IIT Madras students plan HUG DAY to protest moral policing on campus S tudents of IIT Madras held a demonstration on the campus on monday by hugging each other this  came after a clerical staff clicked a picture of a student hugging her male friend on the campus.  On 17th April, the girl,a student of Humanities department,was chatting with her friend while she noticed someone was secretly clicking their pictures and making a video of the two. when she confronted the man,she was shocked to know what the perpetrator Udhayakumar was a staff working with applied mechanics. What is more shocking was,Udhayakumar reasoned it out as saying the he clicked the pictures and videos to show his children about the inappropriate behaviour. The students later met the Dean,the chief security officer but alleged that they asked her not to make big deal out of it. The girl also alleged that when she approached Adyar police station,a lady officer asked her why she was wearing shorts when the

India to join 8 countries  Having Sex Offenders Database  Many organisations such as the human right watch and ACLU have spoken out against the sex offenders registry,claiming that it negates the concept of rehabilitation and perpetuates social stigma. NEW DELHI: India will join a club of 8 countries with a sexual offender database to monitor and track those convicted of such crimes,amidst growing criticism against it in the US,where it is pursued aggressively. The cabinet today approved promulgation of the criminal law(amendment)ordinance,2018 to award death sentence to child rapist nd said that the National Crime Records Bureau will maintain a national database and profile of sexual offenders. This data will be regularly shared with states and union territories for tracking, monitoring and investigation,including verification of antecedents by police. Many organisations such as the Human Right Watch and ACLU have spoken out against the sex offenders, claiming that it negat

Banks received highest ever fake currency after Demonetisation:   The banks,including those in the private,public and cooperative sectors and other financial institutions collectively generated 400 per cent more suspicious transaction reports(STRS) at over 4.73 lakhs such dossiers during 2016-2017,the report said. New Delhi:The country's banks received all-time high amount of fake currency and detected an over 480 percent jump in suspicious transactions post demonetisation,a first-ever report on dubious deposits made in the wake of the 2016 notes ban has  revealed. The Financial Intelligence Unit(FIU),that analyses suspicious financial transactions pertaining  to money laundering and terror financing as part of the union Finance ministry establishment,reported that counterfeit currency transactions in the banking and other economic channels witnessed an increase by over 3.22 lakh instances during 2016-2017 as compared to the last year.

Terror hideout busted in Jammu and kashmir's Doda;Army recovers Hizbul Mujahideen donation books  One AK-47 ,one AK-56,five magazine of AK47/56,one under barrel grenade launcher(UBGL),two UBGL,grenades,289 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition of AK 47/56 and Hizbul Mujahideen's donation receipt book and papers(in udru language) were recovered his is the first time such huge recovery has been made particularly of Hizbul Mujahideen donation books and other material aimed to raise funds in the hills of jammu region and increase the foot -prints of terror outfit in the hills of region,an army officer said.The army will continue its operations to keep Doda district safe and free terrorists as well as their support infrastructure,the officer said.   Jammu: The Army on thursday busted a terror hideout and recovered arms and ammunition,including two AK rifles,289 rounds of ammunition and HIzbul Mujahideen donation books in Doda district,rasing concern of presence of the terror outfit in hil

IIT-Kanpur student commits suicide in hostel room Kanpur: A student of the Indian Institute of Technology committed suicide on wednesday by hanging himself from the ceiling in his hostel room,police said. Police identified the victim as Bheem singh,a third year student of ph.D.said senior superintendent of police(AKHILESH KUMAR). Singh,who hailed from Ferozabad,was staying at a hostel on IIT campus,the ssp said.Singh's  friends told police that he was under severe stress,the ssp  and added,'The reason behind extreme step is yet to be ascertained as the victim had left no suicide note behind." Singh was last seen on Tuesday,the ssp said.

Income tax department issues strict warning to salaried employees over income under-reporting Saying that such incidents are punishable under the income tax act,the IT department has issued a page-long advisory to caution salaried taxpayers.Tt should be noted that advisory was floated days after employees of some top organisations fraudulently inflated deductions and exemtion,thus claiming higher returns.

PM Narendra Modi arrives in sweden will attend India-Nordic summit:to travel UK tomorrow  Besides that they will also hold talks about the clean energy and smart cities.The prime minister said that he is also going to call on king of Sweden carl XVL Gustav.The india-Nordic summit will be jointly organised by the two countries in stockholm today,a summit that is scheduled to begin today will also attended by PM of Norway,Finland,Denmark and Iceland.

Two BJP MLAS,who defended accused,resign from state cabinet:        Launching a scathing attack on the PDP,CPM leader my tarigami asked chief minister mehbooba mufti and the party leadership to explain its positIon after tourism minister Tasdauq mufti's comment that pdp and bjp had "ended up being partners in a crime an entire generation might have to pay with their blood."                Tarigami asked what was stopping the the PDP from apologising to the people for entering into an "incompatible alliance with RSS-led BJP".'Despite concerns and warnings by democratic forces in and outside the state about this opportunist alliance,the PDP didn't give any damn to it and today they have put a sensitive state like jammu and kashmir in deep crisis' he said.           ' While the PDP seems to have gone quite over its political agenda or entered into a sort of ideological and political trade off with its alliance partner,BJP has more or less f

Tamil Nadu Leader Vaiko's Nephew Sets Himself On Fire Over Cauvery Issue                    C HENNAI:   Amid raging protests across Tamil Nadu over the formation of the Cauvery Management Board, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) founder Vaiko's close relative set himself on fire on Friday, news agency IANS reported. The man has been admitted to a hospital where he condition was said to be "very critical'. A 25-year-old man in Tamil Nadu's Erode had also set him ablaze on Thursday allegedly over the central and state governments' "inaction" on the Cauvery issue, police said. He sustained 90 per cent burns. MDMK leader Vaiko has appealed to people not to harm themselves and protest in a peaceful way. Mr Vaiko said Saravana Suresh, his wife's nephew, had been upset for farmers and the state. On Friday, Mr Vaiko said, Suresh, 50, left his home in Virudhunagar, over 500 km from state capital Chennai, for his morning walk. When he

J&K CM Mehboba Mufti has called for exemplary punishment for those responsible for the Kathua rape and murder case.                    Srinagar: Amid an outcry over alleged   rape and murder of a minor in the Kathua district,   Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has said that the state government will bring a stringent new law to make the death penalty mandatory for those who rape minors. Expressing her concerns over the brutal rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in the Kathua district, the ruling PDP leader took to Twitter and announced that her government will ensure that no other child will ever face such brutality and atrocity.   Mehbooba further assured the entire nation that she stands committed to ensuring justice in the  Kathua rape and murder case .  An eight-year-old girl in Kathua, belonging to a nomadic Muslim tribe in the district, was  sedated time and again before being raped and killed . She was abducted on January 10 and was l

New Delhi, Apr 2:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Sanjay Singh, Ashutosh and Raghav Chadha apologised to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in a defamation case. The AAP leaders issued a joint letter to apologise Jaitley. The BJP leader has also accepted the apology issued by Kejriwal and other AAP leaders, suggested media reports. The defamation case has not been withdrawn yet by Jaitley. In December 2015,  Jaitley filed a civil defamation case against Kejriwal  and AAP leaders Kumar Vishwas, Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chadha and Deepak Bajpayee, claiming that they made “false and defamatory” statements in the case involving DDCA, thereby harming his reputation. Jaitley has sought Rs 10 crore in damages from Kejriwal and other AAP leaders.The  Finance Minister had filed another defamation case  against Arvind Kejriwal after his former lawyer Ram Jethmalani called him a ‘crook’. On being asked by Arun Jaitley whether the word “crook” use

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