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Time of India
35 minutes ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Bengal Assembly likely to hold special session over 'harassment' of Bengalis
The West Bengal legislative assembly is likely to hold a special session in August to bring a resolution on the issue of the alleged harassment and torture of Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states . The session is likely to focus on two major issues: the alleged targeted attack on Bengali- speaking migrant workers in several states and the labelling of Bengali-speaking migrants as "Bangladeshis". A formal resolution may be introduced for a discussion during the session. The special session of the assembly may be held between August 8 and 21, people in the know said. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Project Management Degree CXO Design Thinking Leadership Finance Healthcare healthcare PGDM MCA Management Technology Public Policy Others Data Science Product Management MBA Digital Marketing Data Analytics Artificial Intelligence Data Science Operations Management others Cybersecurity Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management Project Planning & Risk Analysis Strategic Project/Portfolio Selection Adaptive & Agile Project Management Duration: 6 Months IIT Delhi Certificate Programme in Project Management Starts on May 30, 2024 Get Details Skills you'll gain: Project Planning & Governance Agile Software Development Practices Project Management Tools & Software Techniques Scrum Framework Duration: 12 Weeks Indian School of Business Certificate Programme in IT Project Management Starts on Jun 20, 2024 Get Details According to sources, a preliminary discussion has been undertaken with the ruling legislative party on this matter, although a final decision is yet to be taken. "The proposal for the special session is likely to be placed by the state Parliamentary Affairs Department at the office of the Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay, after the details in the matter gets finalised," sources said. The move comes following a massive Martyr's Day rally held on Monday during which West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee kindled the 'Bengali Asmita' spirit and called for a second 'Bhasha Andolon' (language movement) in Bengal ahead of the 2026 polls. Banerjee had said that she will not tolerate "linguistic terrorism" and asserted that the fight for Bengali identity and language will continue. While addressing the Martyr's Day in Kolkata yesterday, Banerjee has said that if Bengali-speaking migrants are arrested in various states, the protest will move to New Delhi. She also announced her party will launch protest programmes on this issue, which will be the 'second Language' movement, across the state starting July 27. Trinamool MPs have protested on the issue in Parliament today.
New Indian Express
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Anupam Kher's directorial venture ‘Tanvi the Great' declared tax free in Madhya Pradesh
BHOPAL: Actor-director Anupam Kher's directorial venture 'Tanvi the Great' was declared tax free in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav made the announcement, after watching the special screening of the movie with the film's cast and crew, including director Anupam Kher. 'Today, I had the opportunity to watch the film, Tanvi the Great with the renowned actor and director Anupam Kher in Bhopal. I announce the film to be made tax-free in MP. This touching film is dedicated to the struggles, determination and dreams of an autistic girl. It inspires people to be more sensitive, humane and compassionate towards special children. Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Anupam Kher and his entire team for the wonderful film,' the MP CM posted on X (formerly twitter) after watching the movie's special screening. This is the second Hindi movie after the Vicky Kaushal-starrer 'Chhaava' to be declared tax free in Madhya Pradesh within five months. 'Tanvi the Great' is the fourth movie to have been declared tax free in Madhya Pradesh by the 19-months-old Dr Mohan Yadav government. Prior to Chaava, Vikrant Massey and Raashii Khanna-starrer movie 'The Sabarmati Report' was declared tax free in November 2024, eight months after Yami Gautam-starrer 'Article 370' was granted similar tax benefits in the central Indian state. Before it, in May 2023, then CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan had declared Hindi movie, 'The Kerala Story' tax free and also watched the movie with the film's cast and crew in Bhopal. In June 2022, Chouhan had declared Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Samrat Prithviraj' as tax free, just two months after granting similar benefits to Anupam Kher-starrer, 'The Kashmir Files.' But it's not just BJP regimes which have declared movies tax free in MP, as even the 15-months-old Kamal Nath led Congress regime, had declared Deepika Padukone-starrer Chhapaak (based on the real-life struggle of an acid attack survivor) and Taapsee Pannu-starrer 'Thappad' (which dealt with issue of domestic violence) tax free in the state.
The Hindu
4 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
West Bengal CM Mamata objects to letter from Haryana Police seeking verification of migrants
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (July 22, 2025) took exception to a letter from the Haryana Police seeking verification of Bengal migrant workers working in Gurugram. Addressing a press conference at the State Secretariat, Ms. Banerjee said that the Haryana Police had sent a letter seeking verification from District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police to verify the names of 52 migrants from the State. Only a day before, on Monday, the Trinamool Congress chairperson had announced a 'language movement' in protest against the targeting of migrants from the State in BJP-ruled States for speaking in Bengali, at the party's annual Martyrs Day meeting in Kolkata. 'What do you want? to occupy West Bengal? There is a terrorism on language going on,' she remarked. The development comes at a time when scores of migrant workers from West Bengal are being detained in several States, held for days on suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals. The workers are forced to return to their homes. 'BJP is mistaken' Asking the people from the State not to fear, Ms. Banerjee assured that her government would do all that was required. 'Just by indulging in such tactics, if the BJP thinks by deleting names of people from the voter list they can win West Bengal like [they did in] Delhi and Maharashtra, they are mistaken,' she said. At the press conference, the Chief Minister added that a resident of Falakata in West Bengal, Anjali Seal, had received a notice from a Foreigners Tribunal located in Kokrajhar in Assam. 'If you think that you will run the country in this manner, the country will be divided. Once the country is divided, then unity will suffer. We want the country to remain united and strong,' Ms. Banerjee said at the State Secretariat. She advised Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to mind his own business and not to interfere in the issues of West Bengal. New outreach scheme announced The Chief Minister also announced a new initiative Amader Para, Amader Samadhan (Our locality, our solution), under which government officials will reach out to people across all localities. 'We are the first to take such an initiative in the country. Our officials will be present on the ground to listen to people's concerns. Each centre will cover three booths, effectively forming one unit for a particular locality,' Ms. Banerjee said. The outreach initiative will begin on August 2. Ms. Banerjee added that since there were around 80,000 booths, it would take approximately two months to complete the entire programme. She added that, under the programme, an amount of ₹10 lakh would be allocated for every booth, and that the State government would spend over ₹8,000 crore on this programme. The initiative is similar to the Duare Sarkar (Government at the doorstep) programme, which the State government had started in December 2020.
Indian Express
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Saini govt to walk the talk, roll out Lado-Lakshmi Yojana in Haryana soon
In a move that the party may showcase in its campaign for the Bihar Assembly polls, the Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government in Haryana is set to implement the Lado-Lakshmi Yojana it had promised before the state elections. The scheme entails monthly financial aid of Rs 2,100 to eligible women. Sources said that the draft policy, prepared by the Social Justice Department, has been forwarded for final approval to Chief Minister Saini, who is likely to package it as a 'gift for Haryana's women' and officially roll it out before Rakshabandhan. 'The BJP made a promise to the sisters and mothers of Haryana ahead of last year's Assembly polls. We have worked on the modalities and have sent it to the CM's office. Saini will officially launch the scheme in the coming days,' Social Justice Minister Krishan Kumar Bedi said. According to the draft policy, the scheme will be rolled out in four phases. Women falling below the poverty line (BPL) with an annual income of less than Rs 1.8 lakh, who number around 46 lakh, would be covered in the first phase. 'The poorest of the poor, whose annual income is below Rs 1 lakh, may be given priority,' an official said. Officials said assistance under the scheme, which has a budgetary allocation of Rs 5,000 crore, 'may be increased' once the government finalises the actual number of beneficiaries. Officials peg the number of women between the age groups 18 and 60 to be around 75 lakh, but said employed women and the almost 8.5 lakh women who already avail social security benefits like widow, destitute, retirement and abandonment pension are likely to be excluded from the scheme. 'The eligibility criteria is yet to be finalised by the CM's office,' sources said. The Saini government's initiative is in line with other BJP-ruled states like Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, where the Ladli Behen Yojana and Ladki Bahin Yojana were rolled out respectively ahead of Assembly polls, and seemingly played a key role in bringing the party back to power. Earlier this month, Saini too hinted that the scheme may be rolled out soon and said his government was coming up with a portal for eligible women to register themselves even as officials said that the portal will go live immediately after the CM makes an announcement. Currently, the Haryana government implements schemes like the Aapki Beti, Humari Beti; Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao; Mukhyamantri Matrushakti Udyamita Yojana; Mahila Adhikarita Yojana; Kanyadaan scheme; and Drone Didi to cater to girl children, women entrepreneurs, widows, and women belonging to backward communities. Andhra Pradesh YSR Cheyutha, first women-centric scheme in any state Launched in 2020 Granted Rs 75,000 over four years For women aged 45-60 and from SC, ST and OBC communities Aadabidda Nidhi Launched in 2024 Grants Rs 1,500 per month For all women aged 18 and above West Bengal Lakshmi Bhandar Launched in February 2021 Grants Rs 1,200 per month for SCs and STs; Rs 1,000 per month for other communities For women aged 25-60 Madhya Pradesh Ladli Behna Announced in 2023 Grants Rs 1,250 per month For women aged 23-60 Himachal Pradesh Indira Pyari Behna Sukh Samman Nidhi Launched in 2024 Grants Rs 1,000 per month For women aged 18-60 Jharkhand Maiyya Samman Launched in August 2023 Grants Rs 2,500 per month For women aged between 18-50 and falling under Antyodaya category. Karnataka Gruha Lakshmi Launched in August 2023 Grants Rs 2,000 per month For all women falling below the poverty line Tamil Nadu Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam Launched in September 2023 Grants Rs 1,000 per month For women aged above 21 whose annual household income is less than Rs 2.5 lakh Chhattisgarh Mahtari Vandan Launched in March 2024 Grants Rs 1,000 per month For all women aged 21 and above Maharashtra Mazhi Ladki Bahin Launched in July 2024 Grants Rs 1,500 per month For one woman in every family whose annual household income is less than Rs 2.5 lakh Odisha Subhadra Yojana Launched in September 2024 Grant Rs 50,000 over five years For women aged 21-60
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Business Standard
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Will move SC with contempt plea against Karnataka on Mhadei issue: Goa CM
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday informed the legislative assembly that the state government will file a contempt petition in the Supreme Court against Karnataka for carrying out activities that are aimed at diverting the Mhadei river water. The CM also accused the neighbouring state of being involved in activities aimed at diverting the river water. The two adjoining coastal states are embroiled in a dispute over sharing the Mhadei river water. The BJP-ruled Goa has accused the Congress-governed Karnataka of planning to divert the river water by constructing two dams. The Mhadei river originates in the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka, and flows through Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra as it empties into the Arabian Sea at Panaji in Goa. The Centre had set up a tribunal which decided on sharing the river water between the three riparian states -- Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Goa and Karnataka along with Maharashtra have appealed against the tribunal's order on sharing water by the three states in the Supreme Court, and the matter is sub-judice. Opposition MLAs in the Goa assembly on Tuesday cornered the Pramod Sawant government in the House over its failure to stop Karnataka from conducting illegal activities. Raising the issue, independent MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco sought to know the progress of the case pending before the apex court against the verdict of the tribunal on the share of Mhadei river water. Speaking on the issue, Sawant said Karnataka has been actively involved in activities aimed at diverting the Mhadei river water. "We cannot stop their activities as they are happening in their jurisdiction. But the Goa government has taken every step to counter their attempts to divert the Mhadei water," he said. The chief minister added that he had personally met Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav over the issue. "I have discussed the matter and the Union ministry (has assured that it) will not give any permission to Karnataka to conduct any such activities," he said. "The state will file a contempt petition against Karnataka before the Supreme Court in the matter," the CM added. State Water Resources Department Minister Subhash Shirodkar said the state government has been monitoring the activities of Karnataka. The opposition benches, including Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao, Goa Forward Party (GFP) MLA Vijai Sardesai, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Venzy Viegas and others participated in the discussion. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
