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Nara Lokesh meets Shah, expresses worry about threat to father Naidu's life

Telugu Desam Party general secretary Nara Lokesh on Wednesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and expressed worry about threat to life of his father and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu in jail. Naidu, the TDP chief, has been in judicial remand in the Rajahmundry Central Jail of Andhra Pradesh since September 11 in connection with the skill development scam. The judicial remand of Naidu has been extended till October 19. "Met with the Hon'ble Union Home Minister @AmitShah Ji and apprised him of the blatant misuse of state machinery by YSRCP Govt in Andhra Pradesh, the regime revenge against Hon'ble @ncbn garu, and the appalling condition in which he has been lodged in prison where his life is under threat," Lokesh tweeted on X after the meeting. Lokesh met Shah a day after the Andhra Pradesh CID initiated its interrogation of Naidu in connection with the Amaravati Inner Ring Road scam case. Lokesh had recently met President Droupadi Murmu and sought her ..

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Amit Shah's speech at Adilabad rally 'filled with lies': BRS leader KTR

The working president of the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana, K T Rama Rao, alleged on Tuesday that Union Home Minister Amit Shah's comments at a public meeting in Adilabad were full of lies. Taking a dig at Shah, Rama Rao also said it is ironic to hear him speak of dynastic politics. "Amit Shah's statements at the Adilabad public meeting are filled with blatant lies. Amit Shah has become a laughing stock in Telangana," Rama Rao, the son of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), said in a statement. The home minister should clarify "where his son Jay Shah played cricket or provided coaching" before being appointed as secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), he added. "Amit Shah, during a speech in Adilabad district five years ago, pledged to revive the dormant Cement Corporation of India. Half a decade later, the promise remains unfulfilled," the BRS leader said. He accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of neglecting Telangana. In

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Telangana assembly elections: BJP to begin campaigning, Amit Shah to lead

The elections in Telangana will be conducted on November 30, and the results will be released on December 3, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said in a press conference on Monday, October 9

NCDC to achieve financial disbursement target of Rs 50,000 cr in FY24: Shah

Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Monday exuded confidence that the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) will achieve a financial disbursement target of Rs 50,000 crore in the current 2023-24 fiscal. NCDC, an implementing agency for various central government schemes, disbursed financial assistance of more than Rs 41,000 crore in 2022-23. Addressing the 89th General Council meeting of the NCDC, Shah said, "NCDC is set to achieve 10 times growth in the disbursement of financial assistance in the current financial year from Rs 5,300 crore in 2013-14". "With such an impressive performance, I am confident that the NCDC will be able to achieve the target of Rs 50,000 crore kept for the 2023-2024 fiscal," he said in a statement. Shah said it is a matter of pride that the net non-performing assets (NPA) of NCDC are maintained at 'zero' with a loan recovery rate being over 99 per cent for the 2022-23 fiscal. The minister also said that the NCDC should set a target of achiev

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Amit Shah to chair review meeting of Vishwakarma scheme with BJP leaders

Earlier last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17 launched the PM Vishwakarma scheme aimed at benefitting traditional artisans and craftspeople

Shah, Rajnath Singh, and CM Yogi extend greetings to IAF on foundation day

Indian Air Force on Sunday morning started the 91st-anniversary celebration with a ceremonial parade at Bamrauli Air Force Station in Prayagraj

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Any law becomes out of date after 50 years: Shah on IPC replacement

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday justified the need to replace the IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act saying any law becomes out of date' after 50 years. "There has been no change in the IPC, CrPC or the Evidence Act since 1860. Any law becomes out of date' after 50 years. The scale of crime has changed, and so has the method of committing them but there has been no change in the method of dealing with them," Shah said. Addressing the 49th All India Police Science Congress, he said this has had a crippling effect on the country's criminal justice system. Speaking of the three new legislations -- the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (to replace IPC), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (to replace CrPC) and Bharatiya Sakshya (to replace the Evidence Act) -- under consideration of a parliamentary panel, he said they will replace the three old codes once passed by the Parliament. It will expedite disposal of cases as they won't get inordinately delayed, Shah added. He said numerous reform

No country can progress without robust internal security: Shah at AIPSC

Shah further stated that Centre has managed to control the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Northeast region and Naxalite areas under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in last nine years

Congress President slams BJP for making 'baseless' corruption allegations

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Shah approves release of Rs 44.8 cr to provide relief to people in Sikkim

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved the release of Rs 44.8 crore as an advance amount from the central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to Sikkim to provide relief to flash floods-affected people. Following a directive from Shah, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has formed an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT), which will visit the affected areas of Sikkim soon to make an assessment of the damage caused due to a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), cloudburst and flash floods, according to an official statement. The home minister has approved the release of both the instalments of the SDRF's central share to Sikkim, amounting to Rs 44.8 crore, in advance for 2023-24 to help the northeastern state provide relief to the affected people, the statement said. The Centre has assured the Sikkim government of all possible help. The central government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is standing shoulder to shoulder with Sikkim, the statement

Maharashtra CM to attend review meet on Naxal terror to be chaired by Shah

The meeting, which is held at regular intervals, aims at fulfilling the Central government's commitment to the development of the Naxal-affected states

Naxalism a curse to humanity, Centre committed to rooting it out: Amit Shah

Shah took to 'X' to share his views a few hours before he is to chair a review meeting on Left-wing Extremism (LWE) here in the national capital

Terror ecosystem has to be destroyed, ruthless approach needed: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday said anti-terror agencies will have to adopt such ruthless approach that new terrorist organisations are not formed in the country. Addressing an anti-terror conference here, Shah also said not only terrorism, but the entire ecosystem of the terrorists has to be destroy. The home minister said tough decisions taken by the Modi government have yielded very good results in handling challenges posed by cryptocurrencies, hawala, terror-funding, organised crime syndicates and narco-terror links. Still a lot more is to be done, he said. "All anti-terror agencies will have to adopt such a ruthless approach that new terrorist organisations cannot be formed," he said. Shah said there is a need to not only combat terrorism but also dismantle its entire ecosystem, and for this "we must work with the spirit of the Whole of Government and Team India".

Govt firmly committed to rooting out terrorism, says HM Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Narendra Modi government is firmly committed to rooting out terrorism from the country. Shah also said Prime Minister Modi's vision is behind the policy of zero tolerance for terrorism adopted by the country. The home minister said this ahead of an anti-terror conference that he will inaugurate here. "The Modi government is firmly committed to rooting out terrorism from our country. Will inaugurate the '3rd Anti-terror Conference' hosted by @NIA_India in New Delhi today and illustrate Modi Ji's vision behind the policy of zero tolerance for terrorism adopted by our nation," he wrote on X.

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