Development of Uttar Pradesh necessary to make India $5 trillion economy: Amit Shah
NEW DELHI: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah Friday said the development of Uttar Pradesh is necessary to make India a five trillion dollar economy and that micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) will play a key role in achieving the target. Shah was speaking at a session, titled “Enhancing and Empowering MSME and […]
Indian economy fast-paced under PM Narendra Modi’s rule, says Amit Shah
CHENNAI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the country witnessed fast-paced economic growth under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and would achieve the USD 5-trillion economy goal by 2025. He said welfare schemes announced by the NDA government, including PM Awas Yojana for housing, and Swacch Bharat Abhiyan for construction of […]
Twitter adds ‘Official’ label for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, some other big verified accounts
NEW DELHI: An ‘Official’ label has been added to the Twitter handle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and some other ministers as the US-based social media platform started rolling out a feature to distinguish between the Twitter Blue account and verified accounts. Modi’s verified blue tick Twitter handle @narendramodi was marked ‘Official’ with a tick […]
India to increase domestic dairy market of Rs 13 lakh crore to Rs 30 lakh crore by 2027
NEW DELHI: The Union Minister for Home and Cooperation, Amit Shah today inaugurated the Eastern and North-Eastern Cooperative Dairy Conclave 2022 in Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. In another event, Shah unveiled the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Raj Bhavan in Gangtok. The Governor of Sikkim, Ganga Prasad and Chief Minister of Sikkim, Prem […]
Meghalaya Governor backs protesting farmers, urges Modi government not to offend them
BAGHPAT: Siding with farmers protesting the Centre’s new agriculture laws, Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik here on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah not to offend them. Speaking at an event in his home district, Malik said if the Centre (Narendra Modi government) gives legal guarantee of the minimum support […]
Amit Shah approves Rs 3,113.05 crore of additional central assistance to five States and Union Territories
NEW DELHI: The High Level Committee (HLC) under the Chairmanship of the Union Home Minister,Amit Shah, has approved additional Central Assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to five states, which were affected by floods/ cyclones (Nivar and Burevi)/ Pest attack during 2020. While approving the additional Central Assistance,Shah said the Union Government under […]
Amit Shah inaugurates new 4-lane Thaltej-Shilaj-Rancharda railway overbridge, built at a cost of Rs 55 crore
NEW DELHI: The Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the new 4-lane Thaltej-Shilaj-Rancharda railway overbridge, built at a cost of Rs 55 crore, in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat through video conferencing from New Delhi today. Several dignitaries including Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel were present at the programme. In his address on the occasion, […]
Amit Shah to launch Ayushman CAPF healthcare scheme on January 23
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to launch the Ayushman healthcare scheme for central paramilitary force personnel in Assam later this week, official sources said. They said Shah will hand over the first Ayushman health cards to the chiefs, a sub-officer and a jawan of each of the central armed police forces […]
Amit Shah launches single window clearance portal of ministry of coal
NEW DELHI: Ministry of Coal today launched Single Window Clearance Portal, a unified platform that facilitates grant of clearances and approvals required for starting a coal mine in India. Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the portal in presence of Union Minister of Coal & Mines Pralhad Joshi in an event organized in New Delhi […]
Amit Shah launched several development projects in Assam
NEW DELHI: India’s Home Minister Amit Shah today launched several development projects in Assam.Shah laid the foundation stone of New Medical College in Guwahati. To be built at a cost of around Rs 850 crore, this will be the second medical college in Guwahati city. Shah also laid the foundation stone of nine law colleges to […]
West Bengal government spent Rs 20,212 crore in 2020-21 on development works
KOLKATA: A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah concluded his two-day visit, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that her ‘Duare Sarkar’ campaign (door-to-door government), envisioned to ensure doorstep delivery of government services and benefits, received enormous response across the state. Banerjee’s remark came just a day after Shah launched a […]
Jagan Mohan Reddy urges Amit Shah to release Polavaram project funds
AMARAVATI / NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday night called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed various issues of importance to the state, including releasing funds for the Polavaram project. Reddy submitted a memorandum on Polavaram and urged Shah to consider the second revised cost estimate as […]
Goa Chief Minister meets Union ministers over mining issue
PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi in Delhi and discussed the issue of resumption of iron ore mining in the coastal state. Minister for Petroleum and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Goa Advocate General Devidas Pangam were also present […]
Amit Shah opens water reservoir, lays foundation for infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu
CHENNAI: India’s Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Saturday inaugurated the city’s fifth drinking water reservoir and also laid foundation stones for various infrastructure projects in the state. The new reservoir built at an outlay of Rs 380 crore was inaugurated by Shah at a function chaired by Chief Minister K. Palaniswami […]
Gujarat’s Horse trading: Amit Shah paid 10 crores says former Congress MLA Soma Bhai Patel on camera
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the November 3 bypolls in eight assembly seats in Gujarat, the Congress on Sunday released a video, claiming it showed a former MLA of the party accepting that he was paid crores by the BJP to switch sides. Gujarat Congress president Amit Chavda released the video at a press conference in […]
Amit Shah to hold BJP organisational meetings during two-day West Bengal visit
NEW DELHI: India’s Home Minister Amit Shah will hold organisational meetings with BJP activists in Bankura and Kolkata during his two-day visit to West Bengal from November 5, a senior party leader said on Saturday. A preparatory meeting was organised by the state BJP in the evening, party sources said. “Amit Shah Ji will arrive […]