Month: August 2014

Mumbai, Aug 24 (ANI): K Sankaranarayanan resigned as the Governor of Maharashtra on Sunday and categorically said that he would not go to Mizoram. An official release by President Pranab Mukherjee’s office earlier in the day stated that Sankaranarayanan had been transferred to Mizoram for the remainder of his term as Governor. Stating emphatically that it was impossible for him to go to Mizoram, Sankaranarayanan said that he was resigning from his post. Sankaranarayanan further said, “There might be many reasons why I resigned but I cannot say anything because I feel that I have to honour the Constitution.

Hanoi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government will strive to give a greater push to India’s Look East Policy, turning it into “acting East”, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in the Vietnamese capital Sunday as she arrived on a three-day visit. Sushma Swaraj, addressing a gathering of the Indian diaspora here, said the Modi government, which rode to power on the back of a huge mandate, “will not disappoint” the people of India. The minister, who is visiting her sixth neighbouring country since she took over as minister in mid-May, also said that India would seek to cooperate with Vietnam in rice exports. India has helped Vietnam with its knowhow in rice cultivation through a rice centre set up here, she said adding “look today, at how they have left us behind” in rice exports.

Lucknow, Aug 24 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the ‘Love Jihad’ controversy.

Panipat (Haryana), Aug 24 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister (CM) Bhupinder Singh Hooda arrived today in Panipat for his mega ‘Vijay Sankalp’ rally, ahead of the assembly elections, which are to be held in October. Addressing the crowd, CM Hooda’s son, Deepender Hooda, challenged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to announce their chief ministerial candidate against his father Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Commenting on the rally’s turnout, Hooda’s political advisor, Professor Virendra Singh said, “This is being seen as the fourth battle of Panipat.

New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): Congress leader Manish Tewari on Sunday described the new disclosures reportedly coming from former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai as yet another sensationalism and wondered why these facts were never brought to light into public domain earlier. Speaking to ANI on the former CAG’s disclosure that he was under pressure reportedly by the former UPA government to drop names from the CAG reports, Tewari asked, “Sensationalism has been a staple of the former CAG, therefore, after putting sensational numbers out in the public space, which completely vitiated the public discourse between 2010-2014, now you have this latest bout of sensationalism. Was it not incumbent upon the former CAG to put those facts into public domain to bring into notice of the country, to bring it to the notice to the public accounts committee?” “If he was being pressurised by anybody to include or delete any names , was this nugget of sensationalism being deliberately saved for what is the favourite post-retirement plan of certain public servants to write a book, after they have demitted office and enjoyed all the fruits and loaves of service,” he added.

Srinagar, Aug. 24 (ANI): With Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir to consolidate his party’s position ahead of the state assembly polls scheduled later this year, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said the National Conference will make all efforts to halt the saffron party in the state. As far as I know, the only party that can stop this is the National Conference and we will do everything possible to make sure that ‘abki baari Kashmir ki baari nahi hogi’. The BJP stays till Delhi only,” he told mediapersons here. Shah will be visiting Jammu on Sunday along with the BJP’s in-charge and co-in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir affairs.

New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan has been transferred to Mizoram. This move comes after former Mizoram governor Kamla Beniwal was recently relieved of her duties due to allegations of corruption. President Pranab Mukherjee announced today that Sankaranarayanan had been transferred to Mizoram for the remainder of his term.