The spending is set to help build new tracks and platforms across Punjab, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam and several northeastern states.
Border fencing is perhaps justified for Pakistan and Bangladesh. But on the Myanmar border, where the population is sparse and the threat of terrorism low, the proposal should be revisited.
Launch of Vibrant Villages Programme in April was major decision to develop areas along remote frontiers. Another important decision was to upgrade cellular network & mobile services.
Of total highway projects worth Rs 1.6 lakh cr announced for Northeast last month, Arunachal got the lion’s share. Meanwhile, BRO’s outlay also saw a significant jump this year.
Jiang has a significant following among Chinese youth. His primary contribution to the CCP ideology was spurring Chinese growth model through the 1990s.
With an estimated 1.6 lakh of its 3.79 lakh voters being upper-caste Hindus, Bankipur has been a BJP stronghold for three decades. Prashant Kishor has breached that fortress decisively.
Govt told Parliament that Maharashtra accounted for nearly half of the banks placed under RBI’s regulatory directions; DICGC settled Rs 18,931 crore in depositor claims.
Recruitment of Nepali Gorkhas into Indian Army is on hold since 2022 with Nepal viewing four-yr tenure of Agnipath scheme, among others, as inconsistent with historical frameworks.
The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.
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