New Delhi: Keeping his campaign energy high, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will address supporters on Wednesday in rallies at Dakor, Kalol Wankaner, Bhuj and Rajkot. On Tuesday the tech-savy BJP leader addressed 52 rallies simultaneously via 3D hologram.
While addressing a rally, Modi said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is not campaigning in Gujarat because he does not want to take responsibility of his party's likely defeat in the Assembly polls. "One of the Congress leaders from whom they have big expectations had camped in Uttar Pradesh for 12 months and people kicked that party out of the state. This 'precious' leader of the Congress has not dared to campaign here for assembly elections," Modi said.
Modi also ridiculed the Congress for 'withdrawing' all photographs of Gandhi family members from its poll-related campaign material in Gujarat. "This has happened for the first time in 60 years. Even political pundits have observed that not a single photograph of Nehru, Indira, Rajiv, Sonia, Priyanka or Rahul Gandhi has been used in Congress' election campaign advertisements," Modi said.
In his speech, Modi appealed to audience to bring back the BJP government under his leadership, which had provided them stability. "Because of a stable government, our state has seen exceptional development. If there was a government of 'ayaram-gayaram' in the state, you wouldn't have such development," he said....
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08:49 AM, Dec 05, 2012
New Delhi: India's biggest cycling carnival is all set to witness 80 international and 30 domestic cyclists during the Tour De India to be held in three cities -- Mumbai on December 2, followed by Srinagar on December 4 before concluding in Greater Noida on December 9. In its first edition itself, the event has attracted the attention of teams who participate in Tour De France such as Astana and...
05:49 PM, Nov 22, 2012
Mumbai: The Anti-Corruption Bureau has forwarded documents against Maharashtra ministers to the Enforcement Directorate. The ACB has submitted documents against senior NCP leader and Water Resources Minister Sunil Tatkare in the irrigation scam and against PWD minister Chhagan Bhujbal in the Maharashtra Sadan case. The ACB has forwarded the documents to the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax department. The documents were submitted by BJP leader Kirit Somaiyya. Somaiyya had...
03:37 PM, Oct 16, 2012
Mumbai: Already under investigation by the states anti-corruption bureau in the multi-crore Maharshtra sadan scam, PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal now faces fresh charges. The opposition now alleges that Bhujbal received kickbacks from realty firms for favourably awarding PWD contracts. These kickbacks were routed through companies owned by Bhujbal's family to buy land. Documents from the registrar of companies and bank accounts details reveal a partnership firm Blue Circle Infratech was...
06:31 AM, Oct 14, 2012
New Delhi: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will on Friday hold a meet to discuss the key economic measures introduced by the Centre to rein in its fiscal deficit. These include the diesel price hike and a cap on the maximum number of subsidised LPG cylinders a family can buy in a year. NCP leaders had on Thursday asked the Centre to rethink the "blanket hike" in diesel prices and...
09:31 AM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: In a welcome step, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday allowed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to conduct probe against Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who has been accused of irregularities in the awarding of the Maharashtra Sadan contracts. CNN-IBN had first reported on the matter whereby relatives of Bhujbal were reportedly given the contracts for the building that is under construction in Delhi. Bhujbal, however, has denied...
02:47 PM, Sep 18, 2012
New Delhi: The Maharashtra Assembly was on Monday adjourned twice over the controversy surrounding the new Maharashtra Sadan, currently under construction in the national capital. CNN-IBN had reported last week how sub-contracts were awarded to the relatives of Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Chaggan Bhujbal in return for the contract to build the Sadan that was awarded to M/S KS Chamankar. As the Opposition alleged kickbacks in the awarding of...
02:27 PM, Jul 23, 2012
New Delhi: The inauguration of the Maharashtra Sadan in the national capital was cancelled on Friday after Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit directed the PWD Ministry to first complete the work. The inauguration of the new building was slated for Saturday. Meanwhile, reports have emerged of a possible scam involving PWD Minister Chaggan Bhujbal in the awarding of the contract for building the Sadan. Reports say that Bhujbal allegedly awarded the...
11:51 AM, Jul 20, 2012
New Delhi: Showcasing unique Maratha architecture and spread over a 16,000 square meters in the heart of the national capital, the new Maharashtra Sadan was billed as Maharashtra's pride. Scheduled for a grand opening by Maharashtra's daughter and outgoing President Pratibha Patil this week, the last of her public appearances in office could well be mired in controversy, at the heart of which is the state's PWD Minister Chaggan Bhujbal....
08:31 AM, Jul 20, 2012
Mumbai: The new Maharashtra Sadan in the heart of the national capital is now at the centre of a controversy. President Pratibha Patil had refused to inaugurate the new building after controversy surfaced. CNN-IBN has accessed documents showing how NCP leader and Maharashtra PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal awarded irregular sub-contracts to his relatives. The anti-corruption bureau is now probing the alleged kickbacks. The documents show Bhujbal gave Maharashtra Sadan contract...
06:24 PM, Jul 19, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Monday it will examine whether a High Court, in exercising its powers under Article 226 of the constitution, can direct a state government to compensate for damages caused to religious places during riots or natural calamities. An apex court bench headed by Justice KS Radhakrishnan said that it will also look into Article 27 and whether under this the tax payers' money could...
01:38 PM, Jul 09, 2012
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government's fire-ravaged administrative headquarters, Mantralaya, is expected to be fully functional within three months, Public Works Department Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said on Saturday. Bhujbal, who inspected the building Saturday afternoon, informed Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan that the structure could be repaired and renovated to start the secretariat's functioning as before within three months. Meanwhile, Chavan, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and several other ministers will shift Monday...
02:49 AM, Jun 24, 2012
It was a sunny afternoon on the 30th of April and I was beginning to be angry at Tarun for being stuck in traffic and getting late for our shoot. Neither he nor I was aware that he had returned from Chattisgarh's Abhujmarh with a latent fever. As I waited for him, I reminded myself, on most shoots with Tarun, I was the one who was normally late. He arrived,...
08:27 PM, Jun 16, 2012
Mumbai: Top Maharashtra leaders Vilasrao Deshmukh, Narayan Rane and Chhagan Bhujbal were left red-faced as the CAG report that was tabled in the Maharashtra Assembly on Tuesday slammed them for allotting subsidised land without following due procedure. As reported by CNN-IBN a week ago, the CAG report implicates Deshmukh for arbitrarily allotting cheap land in Borivali to the Manjra charitable trust; Narayan Rane for allocating land in Sindhudurg to build...
09:27 PM, Apr 17, 2012
New Delhi: Another housing scam has been unearthed in Mumbai. And caught in the centre of it is PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal's Mumbai Educational Trust. The Assistant Charity Commissioner has ordered an inspection of two floors of the MET building, which will be carried out on Saturday. This after MET Vice-Chairman Sunil Karve alleged that the space was being misused by Bhujbal's daughter to run a furniture store. Karve has...
07:41 AM, Apr 06, 2012
Mumbai: Union minister and former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh is at the centre of a fresh land row. This after the state Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) indicted him for allotting land at discounted price to his own trust. The report also puts serving Maharashtra ministers in the dock. Meanwhile, the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) now demanding that Deshmukh must step down. On the day the Supreme Court...
08:11 PM, Apr 05, 2012
New Delhi: Union Minister and former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Thursday refused to comment on the CAG report which indicted him for alleged irregularities in land allotments during his tenure. "I will react after the CAG report is tabled. I am certain my name will be cleared," he told CNN-IBN. The CAG in a recent report is learnt to have indicted Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh for preferential allotment...
05:17 PM, Apr 05, 2012
New Delhi: A new study by the Centre for Science and Environment has found that at least 16 major food brands may label themselves as 'healthy' but are in fact not so. Most junk foods contain very high levels of trans fats, salts and sugar, leading to obesity and diabetes. This is something people well know. But what does one do when food companies label their food as healthy which...
10:48 AM, Mar 31, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra's political fraternity on Sunday condoled the death of veteran Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor. The 79-year-old actor was on dialysis for the last few days and was admitted to the intensive care unit of the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai where he breathed his last at 5:15 a.m. Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan expressed condolences on the actor's demise, saying that Shammi was an iconic figure and a rage for...
11:53 AM, Aug 15, 2011
Mumbai: Three persons who were detained in connection with the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey here, have been let off, police said on Thursday. Three suspects, Anwar, Mateen Iqbal Hatela and Shaikh believed to be associated with gangster Chhota Shakeel were picked for questioning on Wednesday to ascertain their possible role in Dey's killing. However, they were let off late last night and will be called for questioning if...
10:25 AM, Jun 16, 2011
