Politics

HRD Minister Smriti Irani said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue during his bilateral meeting with the UK Prime Minister in November 2014 at Brisbane, Australia.

Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zitshi said over 76 per cent voters exercised their right to franchise in the fifth phase of Assembly elections.

Eleven constituencies voted in Jammu, four in Rajouri and five in Kathua district.

The government had planned to get key bills like Insurance Bill and GST Bill passed in the ongoing Winter Session.

Delhi's Karkardooma court had convicted Ranjan Dwivedi, Santoshananda Avadhuta, Sudevananda Avadhuta and Gopalji in the case on December 8.

Bharti said "we are looking forward to make a visible difference in three years. We have a comprehensive three-step plan to clean up the Ganga".

There are a total of 43,48,709 voters eligible to choose their candidates and the electorate boasts of as many as 2,23,626 voters in the 18/19 age group.

"Each year hundreds of crores of rupees are released by the central government, but not a single penny has reached the deserving. The people in power instead filled their own coffers,'' Shah said.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu says, "We agree that anti-conversion law should be made. If the House wants, we can discuss it."

Mishra goes to Samastipur to declare open the Samastipur-Muzaffarpur broad gauge railway line. A bomb explosion on the dais seriously injures him.

According to sources, at least 11 out of the 15 members agreed to the report by the Chandan Mitra headed committee.

The opposition parties even gave a joint statement to the media condemning Jyoti's speech and insisted on resolution being passed.

Security forces have also closed two main bridges of Amira Kadal and Budshah bridge with barbed wire

Akhilesh Yadav said the contribution made by the Planning Commission in "challenging" times cannot be ignored.

"It is a permanent alliance. We have been missing it for long. Now it has been cemented," The RJD chief said.

Since Uri was the most vital link between two countries, terrorists stayed away from engaging in any activity in the area.