ls bypoll: Krishna mukesh, Vinubhai Amipura okayed
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday approved Krishna Mukesh Gadhvi and Vinubhai Amipura as candidates for Banaskantha and Porbandar lok Sabha by-election. Satishbhai Somabhai Patel has been given ticket for limbi Assembly bypoll while Jagdishbhai Gandubhai Pambhar got nomination from Jetpur. Rajubhai Trikambhai Kotadia got ticket from Dhorji while Bhupendra Vechantabhai K from Morva Hadaf ST constituency, Congress general secretary Oscar Fernandes said.
Delegation of MPs to visit UK to study renewable energy model
New Delhi: A delegation of MPs will visit the UK to study its renewable energy model and hold discussions on low carbon growth and climate change with their British counterparts. The visit is being organised by Climate Parliament, an international network of cross-party Parliamentarians, in association with the British High Commission-India. The delegation will include MPs JD Seelam, Botcha Jhansi lakshmi, Vandana Chavan, Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, Ali Anwar Ansari and Alka Balram Kshatriya — all members of Climate Parliament.
Shinde to visit Jharkhand on Tuesday to review security
New Delhi: Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde will visit Jharkhand on Tuesday to take stock of the security situation and development initiatives in the Naxal-affected State. Shinde will travel to Ranchi accompanied by senior Home Ministry officials to review the law and order situation in Jharkhand and steps being taken to check violence by Maoists.