PM Modi calls first national conference of chief secretaries in third term; employment, skilling on agenda

New Delhi: The fourth national conference of chief secretaries, scheduled for November, will prioritize employment, entrepreneurship, skilling creating an enabling ecosystem for services in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, two persons directly involved in the process said. The apex meeting of the country’s top federal bureaucracy assumes importance against the backdrop of slowing growth and increasing…

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The past shaping the 2024 J&K Assembly elections

The present Assembly elections ends the six-year political stasis in J&K. Expectedly, there is heightened political activity and interest among the electorate. The demand of statehood unites the entire former state with its huge ethnic, religious and geographical diversity. On surface, there is a plenty of newness around with new political actors, new constitutional realities…

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J-K Assembly Polls: ‘Amit Shah forced everyone to read our election manifesto, but the sad part is…,’ says Omar Abdullah

Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah on August 25 ‘thanked’ Union Home Minister Amit Shah for reacting to the National Conference (NC) election manifesto for the upcoming assembly election in the Union Territory. Abdullah said the Home Minister forced everyone to read the manifesto. But the sad part is that he only…

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J-K Assembly Polls: NC, Congress ‘seal’ alliance, yet some hurdles in seat-sharing remain. Details here

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday that a pre-poll alliance with the Congress party is final on all 90 Jammu and Kashmir assembly seats. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is also expected to join this alliance. Abdullah’s comments came after he and his son, Omar Abdullah, met with Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge…

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Will Congress, NC join hands for J-K assembly polls as Rahul Gandhi, other leaders visit Jammu and Kashmir?

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and other leaders, are in Jammu and Kashmir on a two-day visit to assess the party’s preparations for the upcoming assembly polls in the Union Territory and explore a likely alliance with the National Conference (NC). The three-phase assembly polls in the UT are scheduled to…

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J-K Assembly Polls: Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge in Jammu today; to explore Congress party’s alliance possibilities

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi will begin their two-day visit to Jammu and Srinagar today to take stock of party’s preparations for the upcoming assembly elections in the Union Territory.  The two leaders are also expected to explore possibilities of alliances with the regional parties – National Conference…

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J-K assembly polls: ’Deviating people,’ says BJP slamming NC’s pre-poll promise on Indo-Pak dialogue

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed the National Conference (NC) after the promised encouraging dialogue between India and Pakistan in its manifesto for upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. NC vice president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah released the party manifesto comprising 12 guarantees during an event at a hotel in Srinagar…

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J-K Assembly elections: At 86, Farooq Abdullah in political spotlight as son Omar opts out. 5 points

National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah said on August 16 that he will lead the party in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections scheduled in three phases from September 18.  The announcement by 86-year-old Farooq comes after his son Omar Abdullah opted to refrain from participating in elections until Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood is restored….

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