SC dismisses former TV serial producer’s plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by former TV serial producer Suhaib Ilyasi challenging a Delhi High Court order asking him to face murder charges for the death of his wife Anju in 2000. A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur said it was not interfering with the August 12 judgement of the high court and Ilyasi has to appear before the trial court which will “not be influenced by any of the observations of high court”.
ToiletS: Gadkari for allocation from MPlAD
New Delhi: Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari has written to parliamentarians requesting them to allocate funds from their MPlADS for construction of toilets in village homes, schools and anganwadis. His letter to the MPs comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the parliamentarians to use MPlADS funds in building toilets to end the menace of open defecation in the country by 2019, the 150 birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Union Mins to hear partymen’s woes
New Delhi: As part of efforts to improve coordination between the party and the Government, Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, VK Singh, Kiran Rijiju and Sadanda Gowda will meet partymen and hear their grievances and suggestions at the BJP headquarters next week. While Minister of State for Coal, Power and New and Renewable Energy Goyal will be available at the BJP headquarters at Ashok Road on August 25, MoS for North Eastern Affairs, External Affairs and Indian Overseas Affairs VK Singh will sit at the party headquarters between 4 PM and 6 PM on August 26. MoS for Home Rijiju and Union Railway Minister Gowda will be available to partymen on August 26.