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Ajit Maity, considered a close aide of absconding TMC strongman Shahjahan Sheikh, was detained on Sunday evening from the residence of a civic volunteer Kolkata: The West Bengal Police arrested Trinamool Congress leader Ajit Maity from the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district on the charges of land grabbing from villagers, an officer said on Monday. Ajit Maity, considered a close aide of absconding TMC strongman Shahjahan Sheikh, was detained on Sunday evening from the residence of a civic volunteer where he had locked himself for over four hours after being chased by villagers, he said. “We have arrested…

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has urged the ED to respect the legal process and await the court’s decision instead of repeatedly issuing summonses to Mr Kejriwal. New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today skipped a seventh summons by probe agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy matter. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) urged the ED to respect the legal process and await the court’s decision instead of repeatedly issuing summonses to Mr Kejriwal. The party contends that the multiple summonses served to the Chief Minister are unwarranted. “The matter is…

Mr Subrahmanyam said that a survey’s data on household consumption is a key metric for evaluating the success of poverty reduction initiatives. New Delhi: Poverty in India has come down to below 5 per cent, claimed NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam citing the latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES). The survey, conducted between August 2022 and July 2023, provides insights into household consumption, highlighting poverty levels and the effectiveness of poverty alleviation measures implemented by the government. Mr Subrahmanyam said that the survey’s data on household consumption is a key metric for evaluating the success of poverty reduction initiatives. The…

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: The Gyanvapi Mosque has four ‘tehkhanas’ (cellars) in the basement, and one of them is still with the Vyas family. New Delhi: The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a petition challenging the Varanasi district court’s decision to allow Hindu prayers in a cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque. “Hindu Prayers in the ‘Vyas Tehkhana’ will continue,” Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal said dismissing the mosque committee’s petition. The Varanasi district court had last month ruled that a priest can offer prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque called “Vyas Tehkhana”. The district court order was delivered on…

Goemkapronn desk Panaji: Congress President Amit Patkar has written a Letter to the Chief Secretary of Goa Puneet Kumar Goel (IAS) to immediately sack the Director of Transport Polumatla P. Abhishek for his insensitive & irresponsible attitude and his complete failure to take measures in controlling Fatal Accidents on Killer Roads of Goa. In his letter, Congress President has served an ultimatum of 15 days to the Government to rectify the Black Spots & Accident Prone Zones in the State. The Congress Party has also demanded to regulate the Traffic in Goa with Effective Traffic Management. It may be recalled…

Goemkapronn desk Margao: “Finally Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant accepts harsh reality of “Har Ghar Graduate”. There are enough Graduates sitting at Home due to failure of BJP Government to create Employment Opportunities & provide Jobs to them. Goa needs an Action Plan for “Har Office Graduate”, stated Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. Reacting sharply to the statement made by Chief Minister of having a Dream of having a Graduate in every Home, Leader of Opposition slammed BJP Government for its failure to control rising Unemployment Rate in Goa. NITI Aayog headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already Certified…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Goa Science Centre will be organizing a grand festival of Science called Science Fiesta-2024 in collaboration with Department of Science Technology and Environment from February 26 to 28, 2024 as part of the National Science Day celebrations. Leading Scientific and Research institutions of India are participating in this event and will be putting up an exhibition to highlight the significant development of Science and Technology for the benefit of society. The exhibition will remain open for the public from February 26 to 28, 2024 between 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. The Science Fiesta-2023 will be inaugurated on…