Mangaluru : The Atal Bihari Vajpayee birth anniversary and Kisan Samman day celebration held  at the TV Raman Pai Hall in the city on December 25, Friday. The DK District unit of the BJP and the Raitha Morcha organised the event. Dakshina Kannada MP and State BJP Chief Nalin Kumar Kateel presided over the Function. On his presidencial […]

Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday paid her tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary, describing him as a statesman who rose above partisan politics for the country’s good. The Trinamool Congress supremo, who had shared a cordial relationship with the veteran leader, further said that […]

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the Atal Bhujal Scheme for better management of groundwater, stressing on the need to use technology which helps prevent wastage of water in various spheres, including agriculture. The scheme aims to improve groundwater management through community participation in identified priority areas in seven states – […]

New Delhi : President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several union ministers on Wednesday paid tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary. A prayer meeting was held at Sadaiv Atal–the memorial to Atal Bihari Vajpayee– to mark the birth anniversary of the former prime minister. BJP veteran L K […]

New Delhi: A new 100-rupee coin with the image of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be launched soon, an official statement said today. The coin will weigh 35 grams. One side of the coin will have a portrait of Atal Bihari Vajpayee with his name inscribed in the Devanagari script as well as […]

Bengaluru: Former President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday called on the family of former union minister and BJP leader Ananth Kumar who passed away on November 12 at a private hospital here due to lung cancer. Condoling the death, Mukherjee recalled his association with Kumar during his long political stint. “The former president arrived at 8 p.m […]

New Delhi : Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died in New Delhi today. He was 93 years old. Vajpayee was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on June 11 with kidney infection, chest congestion, urinary tract infection and low urine output. According to a statement issued by AIIMS, Vajpayee died […]

Noida: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday advocated the use of public transport to save on fuel and costs associated with the import of petroleum, saying travelling on a metro train should be a “prestige issue” Launching a 12-km stretch of Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line here, he said governments incur a lot of cost in […]

New Delhi : Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and educationist Madan Mohan Malviya were today chosen for the country’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna. The announcement came ahead of Vajpayee’s 90th birthday on 25 Dec. “The President has been pleased to award Bharat Ratna to Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya (posthumously) and to Atal Bihari […]

New Delhi : Congress was showing its “utter desperation” by heaping praise on Atal Behari Vajpayee to attack Narendra Modi as it has been one of the worst critics of the former Prime Minister, BJP today said and termed the ruling party’s public appreciation as “not bona-fide”. The principal opposition party also said the attempt […]