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Mr. Pawar said after the last year’s Assembly polls, BJP leaders approached him to support the Devendra Fadnavis government in the State, but he told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the NCP will not go with the BJP and if possible, it will form government with the Sena or sit in the opposition. … [Read more...] about I took steps to widen the distance between BJP and Shiv Sena, says Sharad Pawar

A large number of people belonging to the two communities have been denied the benefits of ST just when they needed them for securing reservation benefits in educational institutions. The members of the two communities have been denied the benefit after Principal Secretary to the Department of Social Welfare wrote a letter to the head of Atal Janasnehi Kendra, Mr. Simha said. … [Read more...] about ST benefits: Pratap Simha hits out at officials for ‘confusion’

NEW DELHI: Thirty-five lakh houses have so far been delivered to beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-Urban) while 65 lakh houses are currently under construction, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday. Puri said an estimated 3.65 crore jobs would be generated in the construction of all sanctioned houses under the mission and of these, about 1.65 crore jobs would have already been generated. The government has set a target of 1.12 crore houses in urban areas by 2022 under PMAY - ''Housing for All'', one of the flagship programmes of the Narendra Modi government. The Union Housing and Urban Affairs minister was addressing a webinar to mark the 5th anniversary of PMAY (U), Smart Cities Mission (SCM) and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). He said India has undertaken one of the most comprehensive planned urbanisation programmes in the history of the world. According to the ministry, the houses built under PMAY(U) and earlier … [Read more...] about About 35 lakh houses handed over to beneficiaries under PMAY-U: Housing Minister