The move, commencing on 1 August, is projected to benefit 1.67 crore families. The CM also plans to install rooftop solar power plants for domestic consumers over next 3 yrs.
Seats where sitting MPs have been dropped are Sitamarhi and Siwan. Legislative council chairman Devesh Chandra Thakur will be JD(U) candidate from Sitamarhi & Vijay Laxmi Kushwaha from Siwan.
The JD(U) national president won the support of 129 MLAs in the 243-seat assembly, after the Opposition walked out of the House. The required number was 122.
JDU leader Vijay Kumar Chaudhary slammed the central government for filing an affidavit in the SC against Bihar’s government decision to conduct caste-based census in the state.
State BJP says Kumar betrayed the party and people of Bihar; SP chief Akhilesh Yadav feels the resignation sends out a ‘BJP Bhagaon’ message to citizens.
Nitish will campaign in 11 constituencies Monday evening, followed by 11 Tuesday morning & 13 that evening. He will start travelling for campaigning Wednesday.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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