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Digital Desk | Ballia, Nov 15 (IANS) A young man was allegedly stabbed to death following a monetary dispute in the Chitbaragaon police station area of Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district, police said on Sunday. The victim, identified as Akash, son of Salmu, was allegedly attacked with a knife in the stomach by two men following an argument over a financial transaction. He later succumbed to his injuries during treatment at a community health centre, police officials said. According to the police, the incident took place in Chitbaragaon town, where Akash was allegedly attacked by two persons identified as Akash and Bobby, both sons of Jawahir and residents of the same locality. Upon receiving information about the incident, a police team from Chitbaragaon police station immediately reached the spot and shifted the injured youth to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Narhi for medical treatment. However, doctors declared him dead during treatment. Following his death, the body was sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death and complete the necessary legal formalities, the police said. Police said a complaint had been received from the victim's family, following which a case was registered under relevant sections of law. Teams have also been constituted to trace and arrest the two accused, who are currently absconding. Ballia Circle Officer (Sadar), Akshay Kumar, said the police acted promptly after receiving information about the stabbing and ensured that the injured youth was taken to the hospital without delay. He added that efforts were underway to apprehend the accused and that they would be arrested soon. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, including the monetary dispute that allegedly led to the fatal attack. Further investigation is underway, with police personnel trying to ascertain crucial facts related to the crime.
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Digital Desk | Mumbai, Nov 15 (IANS) Actress Tamannaah Bhatia, who was recently seen in The Vvaan: Force of the Forrest, has expressed her gratitude to the people for Chhath Pooja. The actress, who performed the Chhath Pooja in the song Chhatti Maiya from the film, shared that she is extremely happy to celebrate the festival. On Sunday, she spoke with the media on the sidelines of the celebrations in the city, and said, I am very happy to celebrate Chhath Pooja with so many people in my own city, Mumbai. I have received a lot of love. The importance of this Mahaprabha will always be with me. I have received a lot of love. The importance of this Mahaprabha will always be with me. Chhath Pooja is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of Surya, the Sun God, and Chhathi Maiya, believed to be the protector of children and giver of prosperity. It is a the 4-day festival, and is celebrated predominantly in Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh and parts of Nepal. She further mentioned, I have received a lot of love. And I consider myself very fortunate that I got a chance to perform Chhatti Maiya's song in Chhath Pooja. Deepakji Arnab has made this film. He made this film with a lot of faith and showed that song. And today when we are getting so much love, we can't do anything other than returning that love. But I am very happy that when I went to Patna and did Ganga Aarti there during promotion, I wanted to go to Patna and see Chhath Pooja once. And I felt that I am not able to go but here I was invited, she added. Chhath Pooja is observed with immense devotion, discipline and elaborate rituals. Devotees, particularly women, observe rigorous fasts, often abstaining from food and water for extended periods. The celebrations begin with Nahay Khay, followed by Kharna, when devotees break their day-long fast after sunset. The most significant rituals involve offering Arghya to the setting sun on the third day and the rising sun the following morning, usually at riverbanks, ponds and other water bodies. Devotees prepare traditional offerings such as thekua, fruits and sugarcane. Unlike many Hindu festivals, Chhath Pooja involves worshipping both the setting and rising sun, symbolising gratitude, renewal, life and the continuity of nature.
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Haryana CM greets people on Chhath Mahotsav
Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Nov 15 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday attended the state-level Chhath Mahotsav in Yamunanagar town. He extended greetings to the people of the state, particularly those belonging to Purvanchal and prayed that the blessings of Chhathi Maiya remain upon everyone and that their lives be filled with happiness, prosperity and well-being. The Chief Minister also performed puja at the ghat and sought the blessings of Chhathi Maiya. The Chief Minister said people had gathered on the sacred land of the Yamuna to seek the blessings of Chhathi Maiya. This wonderful confluence of nature and culture connects us more strongly with our roots. He said he had come to honour a great tradition that people from Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh have made an integral part of Haryana's cultural heritage through their faith and hard work. He said Chhath Puja also has a connection with the land of Haryana. According to a popular belief, the festival originated during the Mahabharata era, when Karna, the son of Surya, began worshipping the Sun God in Dharmakshetra Kurukshetra. Thus, the festival is also deeply connected with our historical, religious and cultural traditions. The Chief Minister said respecting the faith and traditions of people from Purvanchal and safeguarding their interests is the responsibility of the state government. In keeping with this commitment, the government is developing necessary facilities for the organisation of Chhath Puja. He said a bathing ghat has been constructed in Karnal city with an outlay of Rs 4.48 crore. A ghat has also been constructed on the opposite bank of the canal under the Smart City Project. Besides, a dedicated ghat for Chhath Puja has been developed in Panchkula city. Ghats have also been constructed in Panipat and Sonipat towns. The Chief Minister said hardworking and dedicated people from Purvanchal are making significant contributions to strengthening the country's economy through their hard work, commitment and dedication across different states. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also described Chhath as a national festival, reflecting its wider cultural and social significance. He said the state government is continuously working for the welfare, dignity and social security of workers. During the last 12 years, Rs 3,931 crore has been spent on the welfare of construction workers. In addition, the Haryana Labour Welfare Board has spent more than Rs 1,000 crore on various worker welfare initiatives.
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Digital Desk | Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday dismissed as aseless the claims made in a section of media that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has prepared a list of 209 potential candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections and shared it with the party's Central leadership. In a joint statement issued with Uttar Pradesh BJP President Pankaj Chaudhary, the Chief Minister said, The said claims are baseless, imaginary and fabricated. Calling the spread of wrong information as a conspiracy, CM Adityanath said the BJP categorically denies this fake and false news. No such list has been prepared or sent to the Central leadership by the Bharatiya Janata Party or its state leadership, he added. The BJP is a disciplined and cadre-based political party, with a highly streamlined, democratic, and thorough organisational process for selecting candidates for Assembly or any other elections, which has not even begun, he said. Such misleading propaganda is a deliberate conspiracy. It appears that certain elements are spreading this fabricated rumour with the aim of creating an atmosphere of confusion, disbelief, and fear among loyal party workers, the Chief Minister added. He said that the BJP appeals to all its officials, workers, and the general public not to believe such baseless and misleading news in any way and to consider only information released from the party's official platforms as authentic. The nearly 15 crore voters in Uttar Pradesh are likely to pick a new 402-member Assembly in elections scheduled around February-March 2027. Earlier in the day, CM Adityanath highlighted the importance of making youth digitally empowered and focused on the creation of new opportunities, while referring to the young population as demographic dividend. Addressing a gathering during the distribution of tablets to more than 53,000 students from Lucknow, Sitapur, Hardoi, and Unnao, the Chief Minister said that appointment letters for more than one lakh government jobs would be issued by January 26, 2027. Noting that India is the world's youngest nation, with 56 per cent of its population comprising young people, CM Adityanath said: Uttar Pradesh is the country's youngest state, with 56 to 60 per cent of its population in the youth category. The state government views Uttar Pradeshs 25 crore population not as a burden but as a demographic dividend. Prior to 2017, many young people faced an identity crisis, whereas today they proudly identify themselves as residents of Uttar Pradesh, he added. Moreover, the Chief Minister said that the distribution of tablets is an effort towards digitally empowering the youth.
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Digital Desk | Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) Chief Om Prakash Rajbhar on Sunday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav of attempting to influence Dalit voters despite what he described as the SP's history of insulting Dalit icons and harming the community's interests. He also claimed that jailed leader Azam Khan had called B.R. Ambedkar a 'land-mafia'. Rajbhar's remarks came after the Samajwadi Party organised a Dalit convention in Agra as part of its PDA (Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) outreach. The exchange triggered a war of words between the two parties, with SP spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan Chand accusing Rajbhar of being part of a government under which atrocities against Dalits had allegedly taken place. Questioning the SP's Dalit outreach, Rajbhar said the party had previously failed to respect prominent Dalit leaders, including B.R. Ambedkar. It is an irony that the ones who insulted great Dalit leaders once are holding a conference in their honour. They insulted Babasaheb Ambedkar. SP leader Azam Khan used to call Babasaheb Ambedkar ji a 'land mafia,' and Akhilesh Yadav could not stop him on stage. How is he holding a Dalit conference today? the SBSP Chief added. He alleged that the Samajwadi Party had caused significant damage to Dalit interests and questioned its record on reservation and the 1995 attack on the then Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati. If anyone has caused the greatest harm to Dalits, it is the Samajwadi Party. Who ended reservation in promotions? Who attacked Mayawati in 1995? It was the Samajwadi Party workers, he said. Rajbhar also accused Akhilesh Yadav of expecting Dalit voters to support the SP despite its past record. Akhilesh Yadav is dreaming that he is going to get the Dalits' vote, he added. Responding to Rajbhar's remarks and his post on social media platform X, Samajwadi Party spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan Chand accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies of hypocrisy on Dalit issues. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which insults Dalits and includes Ministers in its government, is the same party whose workers were accused of bullying a Dalit in Lucknow. OP Rajbhar is a Minister in that very (BJP) government; he is complicit in these atrocities against Dalits, Chand told IANS. He also accused Rajbhar of targeting Dalit leaders and said the treatment meted out to Ramji Lal Suman reflected the BJP's approach towards the community. Those who perpetrate atrocities against Dalits, who have consistently stood against them, much like how they opposed Ramji Lal Suman simply because he is a Dalit, demonstrate that OP Rajbhar is anti-Dalit, Chand said. Earlier, Rajbhar had taken to X to directly question Akhilesh Yadav over the SP's Dalit convention in Agra, demanding an apology for what he described as past insults to Ambedkar and Bahujan leader Kanshi Ram. In his X post, Rajbhar targeted SP MP Ramji Lal Suman over his remarks concerning legendary Mewar king Rana Sanga, demanding that he apologise to the Hindu community. The Uttar Pradesh Minister listed several decisions taken during the SP government's tenure between 2012 and 2017, alleging that districts named after Ambedkar and Ramabai Ambedkar were renamed, including Bhim Nagar as Sambhal and Ramabai Nagar as Kanpur Dehat. He also alleged that Manyavar Kanshi Ram Nagar was renamed Kasganj and that schemes named after Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram were discontinued. He accused the previous SP government of changing the names of hospitals, universities and colleges associated with Bahujan icons, including the Ambedkar Medical College in Kannauj and Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Harit Park in Lucknow. The Uttar Pradesh Minister also referred to incidents in Agra's Panwari village, where a Dalit wedding procession was allegedly attacked because the groom was riding a horse. He claimed that nine people were killed in the incident. He also alleged that Dalits faced violence in Akhilesh Yadav's home district of Etawah. Rajbhar reiterated his allegation concerning former SP Minister Azam Khan, claiming that Khan had referred to Ambedkar as a land mafia during the inauguration of the Ala Hazrat Haj House in Ghaziabad, while Akhilesh Yadav was present on the stage. He also referred to remarks by Shivpal Singh Yadav about the possibility of making Azam Khan the Home Minister, alleging that such an appointment would lead to further atrocities against Dalits. In his post, Rajbhar said the people of Agra had witnessed what he described as the SP's political conduct and would reject the party's attempts to regain support.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath calls youth 'demographic dividend', advocates for digital empowerment
Digital Desk | Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday highlighted the importance of making youth digitally empowered and focused on the creation of new opportunities, while referring to the young population as demographic dividend. Addressing a gathering during the distribution of tablets to more than 53,000 students from Lucknow, Sitapur, Hardoi, and Unnao, the Chief Minister said that appointment letters for more than one lakh government jobs would be issued by January 26, 2027. Noting that India is the world's youngest nation, with 56 per cent of its population comprising young people, CM Adityanath said: Uttar Pradesh is the country's youngest state, with 56 to 60 per cent of its population in the youth category. The state government views Uttar Pradeshs 25 crore population not as a burden but as a demographic dividend. Prior to 2017, many young people faced an identity crisis, whereas today they proudly identify themselves as residents of Uttar Pradesh, he added. Moreover, the Chief Minister said that the distribution of tablets is an effort towards digitally empowering the youth. However, he added that the state government is not only making young people digitally empowered but is also creating new opportunities for employment and self-employment. The tablets distributed today will help students in education, skill development, and employment, the Chief Minister said, advising students not to use tablets solely for entertainment, but as a tool for gaining knowledge and building their future. Chief Minister Adityanath mentioned that free digital study material for more than 18,000 courses have been made available on these devices. These include subjects ranging from yoga to modern fields such as Artificial Intelligence and Deep Tech. He recalled that the 'Swami Vivekananda Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana', under which the tablets are being distributed, was launched by the Centre on December 25, 2021, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, students' education was affected during the Covid-19 pandemic. Referring to Swami Vivekananda as a spiritual icon for every young person in India, the Chief Minister said: He (Swami Vivekananda) brought renewed global recognition to India's Sanatan tradition. When questions were being raised at India, he had told youths here to proudly call themselves as 'Hindus'. CM Adityanath asserted that the BJP-led double-engine government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards crime and criminals, effectively eliminating mafia influence. Today, there is no curfew, no riots, and everything is well in Uttar Pradesh, he said. In a veiled attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Chief Minister alleged that in the past, political leaders used recruitment drives for extortion and that jobs were allegedly secured through influence and corruption. Examination papers were often written by one person while appointments went to another. The previous government created Munna Bhai type frauds rather than genuine employment and many such appointments had to be cancelled after his (Bharatiya Janata Party) government came to power, he alleged. CM Adityanath asserted that recruitments are now being conducted with complete transparency and integrity and that the Uttar Pradesh government has also taken strict action against cheating mafias, including confiscating the properties of those who play with the future of youth. Uttar Pradesh has moved from 'mafia rule' to the 'rule of law', and that the state's identity has changed due to the zero-tolerance policy against criminals, he added. He also said that through Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), 500 youth have been selected for employment in BrahMos and related units. Referring to Operation Sindoor, the Chief Minister added that the BrahMos missile facility in Lucknow had generated employment opportunities for the youth and which, in turn, subsequently demonstrated India's military strength to Pakistan. As many as 500 young people being selected for jobs with the BrahMos missile project and its associated units...Today, one of the world's finest rifles, the AK-203, is being manufactured right here in Amethi. Its components are being produced in Kanpur. And all this has become possible because there is a strong security environment and investment is taking place, he said. The Chief Minister also highlighted that before 2017, Uttar Pradesh had only 120 startups, whereas today more than 25,000 startups are active in the state. He said that the state's 96 lakh MSME units provide employment to more than three crore people. He announced that an Economic and Industrial Zone named after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel will be developed in every district. The Uttar Pradesh government is also preparing to develop an industrial city across 56,000 acres in Bundelkhand. Our effort is that young people become job creators rather than job seekers, CM Adityanath said.
Owaisi's remarks on Akhilesh Yadav's Ram Temple visit trigger row, SP hits back
Digital Desk | Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has triggered a political controversy after criticising Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav over his proposed visit to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, recalling that Muslims had offered prayers for centuries at the Babri Masjid, which stood at the site before it was demolished in 1992. Addressing a public meeting in Meerut, Owaisi said: Akhilesh is going to the place where we prayed for 400 years. The remarks drew a sharp response from the Samajwadi Party, which accused Owaisi of limiting his political activities to states where elections are approaching, describing him as a political tourist who avoids questioning the ruling party. SP spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan Chand, speaking to IANS, said Owaisi should direct questions towards those in power instead of repeatedly targeting the Opposition. Owaisi never raises any questions for the BJP... He travels to places where elections are taking place, much like a tourist. He never directs any questions towards those in power. He should at least ask one question to the UP government, to those in power. Till when will he continue to question the Opposition? Chand said. Speaking to IANS, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari also criticised Owaisi, alleging that his political positioning has consistently worked to the BJP's advantage. He said this was not a new pattern and cited the Maharashtra Assembly elections to support his argument. Owaisi's disease is not new; this infection has been going on for a long time. While Owaisi's party won four seats in Maharashtra elections, its presence contributed to the defeat of other candidates in 22 to 23 additional constituencies. The BJP and Owaisi are like twin brothers separated at the Kumbh Mela. Now that they have reunited, they are showering love on each other, Tiwari said. BJP leader and Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav, meanwhile, said the political developments would not affect the BJP's prospects in Uttar Pradesh. Owaisi is a bargainer. He is probably trying to strike a deal with the Samajwadi Party, but perhaps the negotiations are not working out. That is a matter between them. I can only say that even if everyone comes together, it will make no difference. The Yogi government will be formed again this time; there is no doubt about it. The Yogi government has transformed Uttar Pradesh into a 'New Uttar Pradesh', Yadav said. BJP leader Ram Kadam, speaking to IANS, said the exchange of allegations reflected the political struggle of both parties to remain relevant ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Both the parties are fighting for their existence... Regarding the kind of allegations being levelled by Owaisi against Akhilesh Yadav, both are independent parties; let them level allegations against one another. We will not comment on those allegations, because both parties are plagued by restlessness for power, Kadam told IANS. In the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections, they cannot stand before, cannot fight against, and cannot win against Modi Ji's leadership, nor can they level any allegations against the Uttar Pradesh government. Therefore, keeping themselves in the headlines by misleading people must be their motive, he added.
Congress, SP leaders to fight together in UP polls, BJP says alliance will not yield results
Digital Desk | Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders on Sunday expressed confidence about contesting the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections together, even as discussions over seat-sharing continue, while the Bharatioya Janata Party (BJP) questioned the viability of the alliance and said the coming together of more opposition parties would benefit it. Speaking to IANS, Congress leader Abhishek Dutt said the party's organisational preparations were underway across all 403 Assembly constituencies and that the final decision on seat-sharing would be taken by the senior leadership after discussions with SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav. Look, my responsibility and that of my fellow co-in-charges is to work across all 403 Assembly constituencies. Whatever decision the party takes regarding the number of seats, our senior leaders will discuss it with Akhilesh Yadav. Once a decision is made, we will all work together across the constituencies. We are going to defeat the BJP together, Dutt added. He also criticised parties that, according to him, extend support to the BJP during elections but remain absent afterwards. It is not right to appear only during elections and disappear afterwards, he added. Congress MP Pramod Tiwari welcomed Akhilesh Yadav's remarks about the two parties contesting the elections together, saying their coordination in Parliament had demonstrated the benefits of working jointly. Look, I will not say anything about the numbers or which seats, but I welcome Akhilesh ji's statement that both of us will contest together. We fought together in Parliament and benefited from it. We will fight together in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls and form the government in the state, Tiwari said. Referring to the previous electoral performance of the Congress-SP alliance, the Congress MP added that the two parties had secured 47 seats together and expressed confidence about their prospects if they remained united. Look, our (Congress') alliance with Akhilesh ji's party won 47 seats; if it is the same ratio, then things have gone worse. We will definitely win if we are in alliance, Tiwari said. Former Union Minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid said discussions between the two parties were underway and expressed hope that they would arrive at an arrangement acceptable to both sides. I am not privy to what is happening. Akhilesh Yadav and the Congress leadership are in conversationin an honest conversation. And I hope in the honest conversation, if we have an honest arrangement, then we will stand to win that election in Uttar Pradesh. I just pray and hope for the best, Khurshid added. BJP spokesperson T.R. Srinivas, speaking to IANS, said the alliance would not pose a challenge to the BJP, saying that Congress had a weak record in direct electoral contests against it. The more parties come together, the better for us. Congress has a poor record in direct contests against the BJP, and our strike rate is higher in such fights. Akhilesh Yadav does not fully trust Congress to win seats on its own. This alliance will not produce any results, as seen in the past, because both the Congress and Samajwadi Party try to divide people based on caste lines and religious lines, Srinivas added. He added that voters would assess the BJP government on its record in development, investment, employment generation and infrastructure. Shiv Sena spokesperson Anand Dubey also questioned the Congress' bargaining position, saying that the party had not formed a government in Uttar Pradesh for several decades. Congress party has not been in power in Uttar Pradesh since 1989. That means it has been nearly 3637 years since the Congress party had a Chief Minister there. And not only do they not have a Chief Minister, they are not even the main Opposition party. So, when they have nothing at all, does it hold any meaning no matter how many seats they demand? It has no meaning, Dubey said. NCP-SP National Spokesperson Naseem Siddiqui, meanwhile, defended coalition politics as an integral part of Parliamentary democracy but questioned the reported demand for 181 Assembly seats by the Congress for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh polls scheduled early next year. Referring to the coalition governments led by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the current government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Siddiqui said alliances between parties with different ideologies were a legitimate feature of democracy. At the time of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the government was formed with the help of a 22-party coalition; even today, at the time of PM Modi, such coalitions are forming the government. Coalition in democracy is valid. This is part of democracy, that different ideologies come together to form the government, he added. Siddiqui said the Samajwadi Party remained the largest political force in Uttar Pradesh and added that the Congress should seek a seat allocation proportionate to its organisational strength. In Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party is the biggest force, but I don't think that Congress asking for 181 Assembly seats is justified, because Congress doesn't have that strong a hold in Uttar Pradesh. They can ask for 50 or 100, but not 181, he added. The Congress and Samajwadi Party are currently discussing seat-sharing arrangements for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The Congress is reported to have sought 181 seats, while the Samajwadi Party is understood to be expecting the party to settle for around 50 to 60 constituencies.
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Tensions Rise Between Congress and SP Over Seat Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
Congress and SP prepare for a crucial meeting on seat sharing for Uttar Pradesh elections, while BJP criticizes their alliance. Tensions Rise Between Congress and SP Over Seat Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi, Nov 15: NITI Aayog will launch a series of five National Workshops on 17 November 2026 to draw lessons from twenty-five years of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, as Head of Government. The series will study this quarter century of public leadership so that its lessons become part of the nations shared knowledge. It will document the experiences of those who were part of this journey and translate them into knowledge that benefits all. The Prime Minister assumed office as Chief Minister of Gujarat on 7 October 2001. After serving for more than twelve years in that office, he assumed office as Prime Minister of India in May 2014 and is now serving his third successive term. With the completion of twenty-five years on 7 October 2026, this marks the longest continuous tenure at the head of an elected government in India. Throughout this period, governance has been anchored in the idea of the Pradhan Sevak, under which every office of government exists to serve the citizens. Antyodaya has set the measure of progress at the last person. Jan Bhagidari has made development a peoples movement. The principle of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas has further strengthened this as a shared national undertaking. The goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047 has provided this approach a long horizon, asking every institution to plan and act for India as it approaches the centenary of Independence. Much of what India has learnt about governing at this scale is held in the experience of the officers, institutions and citizens who took and carried through these decisions. The series will record their first-hand accounts and examine them with academic rigour. It will develop them into institutional learning material, including case studies, research papers and teaching material, for civil servants, training institutions, universities, students and the wider public. The five National Workshops will be focus on the following governance themes: Leadership as Mission in November 2026, Governance as Delivery in January 2027, Development as Inclusion in April 2027, Civilisational Identity in July 2027 and India as a Global Force in September 2027. The first National Workshop, Leadership as Mission, will be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 17th November 2026. It will study leadership through the specific decisions in which it becomes visible and the manner in which those decisions are translated into outcomes for citizens. Anurag Jain, Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog, will welcome the participants and Shri Ashok Kumar Lahiri, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, will deliver the opening remarks. Dr. P.K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, will deliver the inaugural keynote address, and Shri Uday Kotak, Founder, Kotak Mahindra Bank, will deliver a keynote address. Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, Member, NITI Aayog, will set out the framework of the workshop. Four first-hand accounts from those who were directly part of significant decisions will form the core of the day. Shri Rajeev Topno, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Gujarat, will speak on the reconstruction of Kutch following the 2001 earthquake. Ms. Preeti Sudan, former Union Health Secretary and former Chairman, UPSC, will speak on the response to Covid-19. Shri Shailesh Kumar Singh, former Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, will speak on Lakhpati Didi. Dr. S. Somanath, former Chairman, ISRO, will share his experience on the opening up of the space economy. A panel discussion on Leadership for Viksit Bharat will be moderated by Shri B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, former Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog. The panellists will include Shri Arvind Kumar Sharma, Cabinet Minister for Urban Development and Energy, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Prof. Vishal Gupta, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Ms. Debjani Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, NITI Aayog, and Ms. Narayani Bhatia, Joint Magistrate, Hardoi. Dr. T.V. Somanathan, Cabinet Secretary, will close the workshop and launch the Karmayogi Sankalpa on the iGOT Karmayogi platform. Through the Sankalpa, civil servants across the country will commit to a specific change in their own leadership practice. Around 900 participants are expected to attend the workshop, of whom 250 will participate directly in the deliberations. These will include 150 government officers, including Secretaries and senior officers of the Union and State Governments and District Collectors of Aspirational Districts. The participants will also include 25 students of leading institutions and universities, and 50 community partners and beneficiaries of national flagship schemes. The group discussions will be guided by 25 case facilitators trained under the Amrit Gyaan Kosh initiative of the Capacity Building Commission. The proceedings will be streamed on the iGOT Karmayogi platform.
Married UP sub-inspector dies by suicide; woman accused of blackmail arrested for abetment
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Interstate Heroin Trafficking Network Busted By Delhi Police
Delhi Police have dismantled an interstate heroin trafficking network, arresting six individuals and seizing 2.25 kg of heroin valued at approximately Rs 5 crore. The operation, which began on September 11, involved intercepting key members and subsequent arrests across Delhi, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh.
NDA Leaders Assert Yogi Governments Return in Uttar Pradesh
Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav claims the NDA will secure victory in Uttar Pradesh under Yogi Adityanaths leadership. NDA Leaders Assert Yogi Governments Return in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the second phase of tablet distribution for 25 lakh youths. This initiative is part of the Swami Vivekananda Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana aimed at aiding students. Adityanath emphasised the historical contributions of young leaders throughout Indias freedom struggle. He urged young people to recognise their potential and draw inspiration from great personalities. The initiative aims to provide access to digital learning for future generations.
Congress Leader Criticizes Opposition Parties Ahead of Uttar Pradesh Elections
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Political Tensions Rise in Uttar Pradesh as SP and Congress Target Owaisi
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Cricketer Rinku Singh's mother, Bina Devi, brother Sonu Singh and sister Neha Singh met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at his official residence in Lucknow.The family handed him the wedding invitation and invited him to the marriage of Rinku Singh and Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj, scheduled for December 4
Snatcher arrested in UP's Firozabad after police encounter
Digital Desk | Firozabad, Nov 15 (IANS) Police in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad have arrested an accused involved in snatching incidents, following a brief exchange of fire, officials said on Sunday. A few days ago, the accused, along with his accomplice, had allegedly snatched valuables at gunpoint from a couple and a lawyer. Police had been searching for the culprits ever since. Speaking to reporters, SP City Ravi Shankar Prasad said: A snatching incident was reported at Rasoolpur Police Station on November 7, and a day after a similar incident took place under Basai Mohammadpur Police Station. Cases were registered under the relevant sections, and we began collecting evidence. We examined CCTV footage and other details. During the investigation, the names of two accused persons surfaced, Vikas and Mohit. Both are residents of the Dakshin Police Station area. The investigation revealed that they were responsible for the incidents, he said. He added that the accused Vikas had already been arrested and sent to jail. The police officer further said, Today, we received information that the second accused, Mohit, was coming from Mohra towards Modinagar. Acting on this information, the Rasoolpur police were conducting a checking operation. During the operation, Mohit was spotted approaching from the front. An attempt was made to stop him, but upon seeing the police, he opened fire. The police also fired in self-defence. Following the brief exchange of fire, the accused sustained a bullet injury to his leg, Prasad stated. The accused was immediately sent to the trauma centre, where he is currently undergoing treatment under police custody. During the search, Rs 6,600 was recovered from his possession. According to the investigation, this amount was connected to the snatching incidents that took place in the two police station areas. In addition, one illegal country-made pistol and a live .315-bore cartridge were recovered from him. At present, Mohit is receiving treatment under police security, and we will carry out all further necessary legal proceedings in the matter, SP City Ravi Shankar Prasad added.
Suspect Injured in Encounter After Stabbing Attack on Colleague in Bulandshahr
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'Pressured him to marry, blackmailed him': UP sub-inspector dies by suicide on railway track
Sub-Inspector Dies By Suicide In Ballia, Blackmail Suspected
A 28-year-old police sub-inspector in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly died by suicide on a railway track. Police are investigating claims that he was being blackmailed and pressured to marry by a woman with whom he had a romantic relationship. The woman had previously filed a rape case against another police official two years ago.
'Congress should settle for 50-65 seats': Samajwadi Party MP reacts to party's demand for 181 seats
A tussle over seat-sharing has begun between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The Congress has demanded 181 of the state's 403 Assembly seats. However, SP MP Shivpal Singh Patel has called the demand unreasonable, saying the Congress will get fewer than 100 seats.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister to Distribute 2.5 Million Tablets to Youth
CM Yogi Adityanath announces the distribution of 2.5 million tablets to empower youth in Uttar Pradesh, building on a successful digital initiative. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister to Distribute 2.5 Million Tablets to Youth
UP Polls: Akhilesh Yadav Predicts Change In UP, Launches Fresh Attack On Yogi Adityanath Government
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has stepped up his attack on the Yogi Adityanath government ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Speaking at the HT Leadership Summit, he predicted a change in Uttar Pradesh, questioned the government's law and order record, criticised bulldozer action and flagged crimes against Dalits.
May Lord Surya, Chhathi Maiyya bring happiness, peace into your lives: CM Yogi extends greetings
May Lord Surya, Chhathi Maiyya bring happiness, peace into your lives: CM Yogi extends greetings Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday extended warm greetings to the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Chhath Puja and prayed for peace and prosperity in society. Devotees are immersed in religious fervour and devotion as the [] The post May Lord Surya, Chhathi Maiyya bring happiness, peace into your lives: CM Yogi extends greetings appeared first on Mangalorean.com .
Rising education spending fails to translate into better learning outcomes: Experts
Srinagar, Nov 14: A sharp rise in public expenditure on education has failed to deliver corresponding improvements in learning outcomes. The experts flagged the inefficient utilisation of funds, uneven teacher deployment and gaps in accountability as major challenges confronting Indias school education system. The issue came into focus at the 13th School Choice National Conference (SCNC), organised by the Centre for Civil Society (CCS) at FICCI, New Delhi. The policymakers, educationists and researchers have called for shifting the focus of education financing from infrastructure and administrative inputs to measurable learning outcomes. During the conference, the experts stressed that combined education spending by the Centre and states increased from Rs 5.8 lakh crore in 2020-21 to around Rs 9.2 lakh crore in 2024-25. The Union Budget allocation for school education also rose from Rs 54,800 crore in 2021-22 to Rs 83,562 crore in 2026-27. Despite the increased spending, learning outcomes have not kept pace, even as enrolment patterns indicate a growing preference for private schools. Addressing the conference, Advisor to J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Nasir Aslam Wani, said the challenge facing the education system had shifted from bringing every child to school to ensuring that every child learns, irrespective of the institution they attend. Referring to the 1968 National Policy on Education, Wani said the priority then was to ensure access to schools, while the question in 2026 was whether every child was actually learning. He said that education expenditure must move beyond infrastructure creation and focus on teachers and human resources besides pointing out serious mismatches in teacher deployment, with some schools having teachers but no students, while others have students but no teachers. He called for addressing these imbalances and highlighted the importance of skill development and employability alongside strengthening school and higher education. During the conference, a report on tracing the Public Financing of School Education in India was released, which tracked public expenditure across five statesAssam, Bihar, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradeshover seven budget cycles from 2018-19 to 2024-25. The report exposed a significant imbalance in education spending, finding that salaries, grants and running costs accounted for between 92 and nearly 99 percent of school education expenditure across the states studied. It also flagged persistent gaps in reimbursement to private schools under the Right to Education (RTE) Act. As per the report, the reimbursement rates in 2024-25 ranged from just 11.5 percent of per-child expenditure in Uttar Pradesh to 77.7 percent in Assam. In his keynote address, Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, V Vualnam said the country had a vast school education network comprising 14.67 lakh schools and 1.03 crore teachers. He questioned whether increasing layers of monitoring through biometrics, photographs and applications could adequately measure the actual effectiveness of teaching. During a discussion on public financing, speakers also questioned whether increasing allocations alone could improve education, pointing out that the relationship between resources, teaching quality and actual learning remained poorly understood. The conference further highlighted the fragmented structure of Indias school system. Former Secretary Department of School Education and Literacy, (DSEL) Sanjay Kumar said that while the Right to Education Act had delivered access, it was yet to deliver learning. He also pointed out that only about one in nine schools offered education up to Class 12, forcing many students to change institutions as they progressed. Around three in four children undergo three or more admissions between Classes 1 and 12, he added.
JKSA serves legal notice on UP minister over AMU, Jamia remarks
Srinagar, Nov 14:The Jammu & Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Saturday served a legal notice on Uttar Pradesh Minister of State Thakur Raghuraj Singh over his alleged defamatory and communally inflammatory remarks describing Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) as hotbeds of terrorism and terrorist hubs, besides threatening to shut down both premier educational institutions. The Association has demanded an unconditional public apology, withdrawal of the remarks and a written undertaking against making similar statements in the future. The legal notice, as per a statement, issued through the Association's legal counsel, Advocate Shakir Mushtaq Parray, has been served on behalf of JKSA National Convenor Nasir Khuehami and National Spokesperson Dr. Zubair Reshi. It calls upon the minister to retract his remarks made during an interview on November 10, 2026, in which he allegedly described AMU and JMI as centres of terrorism and threatened to shut down both universities. The Association said such statements by a person holding ministerial office were deeply irresponsible and could have serious implications for students, researchers, faculty members and alumni of the two Central universities. It pointed out that thousands of students from Jammu and Kashmir are pursuing higher education across the country, including at AMU and JMI, and that branding these institutions as terrorist hubs undermines their sense of security and exposes them to prejudice and discrimination. National Convenor of Association Nasir Khuehami said public representatives holding constitutional and ministerial responsibilities must exercise restraint and responsibility rather than resort to rhetoric that stigmatises educational institutions and their students. AMU and Jamia are prestigious Central universities that have made immense contributions to India's education, research, public service and nation-building. Labelling them as hotbeds of terrorism and questioning the patriotism of their students is deeply damaging. Such remarks communalise education, stigmatise entire student communities and create an atmosphere of suspicion, exposing students, particularly those from Jammu and Kashmir, to profiling, harassment and discrimination. No student should have to prove their patriotism because of the university they attend or their regional or religious identity. Educational institutions must remain spaces of learning, dialogue and intellectual engagement, not targets of communal narratives, Khuehami said. The Association further emphasised that AMU and JMI are integral to India's educational heritage and nation-building, with distinguished contributions across political, administrative, academic, sporting and cultural fields. It said branding these historic institutions as centres of terrorism was an affront to generations of students, scholars and alumni who have contributed to the country. The legal notice also refers to the minister's previous alleged remarks against madrasas and Muslims, including his November 2021 description of madrasas as hideouts of terrorists and subsequent remarks in November 2025 allegedly branding AMU a hub of terrorists and claiming that educated Muslims become bigger terrorists. It states that the minister has failed to provide credible documentary, judicial or official evidence to substantiate these allegations. The notice invokes relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, alleging offences relating to promoting enmity, prejudicing national integration and criminal defamation. The Association has given the minister seven days from receipt of the notice to publicly and formally retract his statements, tender an unconditional apology to the students, researchers, faculty members and alumni of AMU and JMI, and furnish all documentary, judicial or official material relied upon to substantiate his allegations. It has also sought a written undertaking that he will refrain from making or circulating similar statements in the future. Khuehami said the Association would pursue appropriate legal remedies if the minister failed to comply within the stipulated period. The notice warns that non-compliance would prompt the initiation of criminal proceedings under the relevant provisions of the BNS, recourse to the Superintendent of Police and the competent Judicial Magistrate under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in the event of police inaction, and appropriate proceedings before the Allahabad High Court or the Supreme Court under Articles 226 and 32 of the Constitution.
Srinagar, Nov 14:A bureaucrat, who served in Kashmir, has found his rhythm. As an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer, he helped revive a forgotten school of miniature painting at Basohli, wrote extensively about Jammu and Kashmirs history and religion, and eventually walked away from the bureaucracy to write. Decades after conceiving a fairy tale about a slave and an angel, Parvez Dewan found an unlikely musical partner in Denmark, Kim Barner, who helped him breathe a new life in the story. Dewans Sanober and the Slave is a story first imagined as a rock opera that found the musical imagination of the Danish composer in a recording studio in Denmark, and finally onto a compact disc in London. Talking to Greater Kashmir over phone, Dewan said, I continue to work on my literary pursuits. Many years ago, I wrote the libretto for an Arabian Nights-style fairy tale Sanobar and the Slave. My old partner in Denmark, Kim Barner, composed the music and had it recorded as a rock opera on compact disc in England. This is our second CD and our second rock opera together. While the music would not be sold commercially in India, Dewan and Barner have decided to make both the music and lyrics available free on the internet. Dewan, a 1977-batch IAS officer, was born in Srinagar. Educated at St Stephens College, Delhi, and Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, he went on to become the Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir and held the post from 2001 to 2003. Dewan also held the post of Secretary in the Government of Indias Ministry of Tourism. In 2016, Dewan was appointed Advisor to Governor Narinder Nath Vohra. Barner, a Danish composer, singer, and producer has written hundreds of songs and several rock operas. The collaboration of Dewan and Barner is an unlikely meeting of two lives one shaped by the corridors of government, the other by the possibilities of music. The two got in touch during Dewans academic years at Cambridge University, through their late mutual associate Niels Holde. Barner went on to compose seven rock operas, two of which were done in collaboration with Dewan. For Dewan, Kashmir has had an organising presence. It appears in his administrative assignments, his research, his books, his encounters with forgotten traditions, and in the way he thinks about human aspiration. His books include A History of Kashmir, The People and Culture of Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh, Religion in Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh, The Other Kashmir, and Tibet: Fifty Years After. He may have left the secretariat, but the region that shaped his intellectual curiosity has never quite left his work. Dewan said that now a days, he is writing about Hindu-Muslim composite culture referred to as Ganga-Jamuni Tahzeeb in Uttar Pradesh, Shankar-Azan syncretic culture in Assam, and Kashmiriyat in Kashmir. He said this syncretic culture existed in India from the very moment Muslims landed in the region in 1192 CE. The first Muslim ruler in India in 1192 minted a coin of Lakshmi Devi, emperor Akbar had minted a coin of Ram and Sita. Three hundred years before that, rulers in Afghanistan had minted coins of Hindu deities. Hindus rulers in the region made Masjids for Muslims and Muslims constructed temples for Hindus, Dewan said. He said that when Keralam Chief Minister V D Satheesan referring to the death of an 85-year-old Hindu woman whose last rites were performed by two Muslim youth said, It happens only in Kerela, Satheesan seemed unaware of the syncretic culture of Kashmir where Muslims had been performing similar obligations for the Kashmiri Pandits for the past few decades. In reality, such syncretic culture can be found throughout the subcontinent from New Delhi to North West Frontier Province (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Dewan said. About his writings for rock opera, he said his first rock opera was Jennifer Merchant. It was also based on Kashmir. I wrote Watching Rainfall in the Dal when I lived in Jawahar Nagar, he said. For the European audience, we adopted it as Watching Rainfall in the Seine. Dewan said Sanober and the Slave was unlike European type story and totally an Arab type story. Sanober and the Slave is basically about a slave, Adnan, who works in a quarry. Sanober, an angel, comes to get a liquid that can only be found on earth. Adnan falls in love with her, but Sanober is not interested in him, he says about the story that he wrote years ago. Apart from Sanober and the Slave, Dewan also worked with Barner on The Odyssey and the duo is working together on their third joint project, which would be a double albumn. I have no commercial interest in these projects because it is Barner who puts his heart and soul into these projects, he said. Dewan says that almost all his work is inspired by Kashmir. No wonder, there is a distinctly Kashmiri thread running through his body of work.
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