NOT ENCROACHING UPON T’S POWERS: Rajnath
New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday dispelled apprehensions that the Central Government was trying to encroach upon the powers of Telangana Government in matters of law and order, saying it was only implementing the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. "We are not encroaching the powers of the Chief Minister. We are only implementing the AP Reorganisation Act. We are strictly going by the Act," Singh told reporters here after the meeting the TRS MPs delegation led by K Kavitha.
NHAI RESOlVES DISPUTES WOrTH Rs10,550 CRORE
New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as a part of its dispute settlement mechanism has so far resolved 49 pending claims for Rs10,550 crore from 26 contractors/concessionaries for final packages worth of 958 crores. In its 101st meeting held on Thursday, the NHAI Board, resolved various disputes involving three (03) contract packages worth over Rs2,348 crores for an amount of over Rs271 crores only. All these settlements are made amicably after negotiations with the parties concerned and after screening of these proposals through three tiers.
BANGlADESH delegation calls on Rajnath
New Delhi: A Bangladesh delegation, led by Maj Gen Aziz Ahmed, DG, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), called on the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday. The Bangladesh delegation is participating in ‘Border Co-ordination Conference' between the BGB (Bangladesh) and Border Security Force (BSF) in New Delhi. Devendra Kumar Pathak, DG, BSF, apprised the Home Minister of the issues of common interest of both countries and forces like violence on the border, trans-border crime, smuggling of narcotics and Fake Indian Currency Notes.
NAJMA MEETS minorities FROM lADAKH
New Delhi: Union Minister of Minority Affairs Najma Heptulla on Thursday met a 15-member delegation, led by BJP MP from ladakh Thupstan Chhewang. The delegation apprised her on various issues and problems pertaining to minorities of leh and Kargil. It also urged the Minister to consider the recommendation of ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council on various development projects being undertaken by the Ministry at ladakh.
4 ARTISTS TO STAY IN RASHTRAPATI BHAvAN
New Delhi: Four artists have been invited to stay in Rashtrapati Bhavan as part of an exclusive programme aimed at providing an environment to inspire creative thinking and rejuvenate artistic impulses. The Rashtrapati Bhavan's in-residence programme will feature two artists and two writers in September. The writers and artists selected by an expert committee on the basis of a nationwide application process are Yishey Doma Bhutia from Gangtok (Sikkim), Vempalli Gangadhar from Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh), Rahool Saksena from Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Pratap Sudhir Morey from Mumbai (Maharashtra), a Press release issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday said.