Amit Shah dissolves BJP's national cells
New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah has dissolved the party's all national cells pending their reconstitution and appointed Vijay Chauthaiwale as the new incharge of its foreign and Overseas Friends of BJP cell with immediate effect. The party has also appointed BJP national vice-president and lucknow Mayor Dinesh Sharma as BJP's membership incharge. It has further appointed four co incharges of the party's national membership campaign— party vice-president Vinay Sahasra-budhe, national secretaries Arun Singh and Sudha Yadav, besides ex-Karnataka Minister CT Ravi.
‘Ensure no torture of Nepal-bound cattle'
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to ensure that cattle, exported from India to Nepal for sacrifice at Gadhimai festival in that country, are not tortured and starved on their way. A Bench headed by Justice JS Khehar directed Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar to sit with the counsels of Bihar, Uttarakhand, UP and West Bengal, from where the cattle are sent, and formulate recommendations which court be passed by it to prevent torture of the animals.
Discussion on restoring women's honour held
New Delhi: As part of its ongoing Project titled ‘It’s Time to Receive God's Power for Great Transformation’, the Brahma Kumaris organised a seminar-cum-panel discussion on the subject of restoring respect and honour of women in the Capital last week. Chief Guest, Nepal's Ambassador to India, Krishna Prasad Dhakal said that women were the key to any social transformation.
‘Charge-sheet info can't be withheld'
New Delhi: The disclosure of charge-sheets filed by an investigation agency cannot be withheld on the ground it will impede the probe, Central Information Commission decided on Monday. However, the Commission added a caveat that making them public has to be decided on a case to case basis whether the information contained in it comes under exemption clauses given in Sections 8 or 9 of the RTI Act.
Musical fusion at Rashtrapati Bhavan
New Delhi: Rashtrapati Bhavan will witness a musical fusion on Wednesday when bands from Pakistan, Bangladesh and India will perform before President Pranab Mukherjee ahead of the eighth edition of SAARC of South Asian Band festival beginning this weekend. Zebunissa Bangash from Pakistan, Sharmin Sultana of Bangladesh and Sukriti Sen will perform with their bands before the President and will also jam together on popular songs from these three countries.